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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois coach Bret Bielema has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss his team’s game at No. 18 Iowa on Saturday.…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A person familiar with the matter tells The Associated Press that the Toronto Blue Jays have reached…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australia has slipped out of the automatic World Cup qualification spots after a 1-1 draw with China. The Socceroos had…

By The Associated Press The LPGA Tour and the PGA Tour are playing official events for the final time this year. That marks the end of the season for…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Lazio is sponsoring a soccer friendly between the Vatican and a team from the World Roma…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States will host a cricket World Cup for the first time after the allocation of global events from…

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock says Justin Fuente is out as the Hokies’ football coach. The AD…

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — French alpine skier Adrien Théaux needed surgery after he crashed in training in the United States and will miss the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland will have two teams called the Guardians. The Major League Baseball franchise and a…

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with two additional counts of rape and now faces six allegations. The France…

HINWIL, Switzerland (AP) — Zhou Guanyu will become the first Formula One driver from China after signing with Alfa Romeo next season. Zhou steps up…

By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Former cricketer Azeem Rafiq has told a British parliamentary hearing that he was humiliated by the…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jerod Haase begins his sixth season coaching the Stanford men’s basketball team…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — The newest player on the U.S. men’s national soccer team feels like he fits right…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Russell Wilson wants to play another decade and hopes to buy an NFL team after he retires. The seven-time Pro…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — For a guy who wouldn’t put himself in harm’s way or Darius Slay’s path,…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić is learning what all great big men have had to figure out when it comes…