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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers are ready for some football. Three college games from the opening weekend of the…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz believes he will start Sunday’s season…

ATLANTA (AP) — Former Atlanta Falcons executive Morgan Shaw Parker has been named president and chief operating officer for the Atlanta Dream. Shaw…

KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Midfielder Dennis Praet has scored the lone goal as a Belgium team missing many of its stars beat Belarus 1-0 to open a…

ZURICH (AP) — Olympic high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene has soared above her gold medal leap to clear a world-leading 2.05 meters at the Diamond…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns will start their 2021 season where 2020’s ended — in Kanas City. Cleveland…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots went from being the NFL’s stingiest defense in 2019 to ranking in the…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Oregon freshman linebacker Justin Flowe had a breakout game against Fresno State, but he and the rest of the…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray has established that he’s got the arm to be one of the NFL’s elite…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino is determined to double the frequency of World Cups to every…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores says there’s “no nostalgia” about his…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There were nearly 34,000 offensive plays run in the NFL last season and exactly 11 that…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — British teenager Emma Raducanu has become the first qualifier in the professional era to reach…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Ash Barty headline the entry list for the BNP Paribas Open. The tournament is set for Oct. 4-17 as…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights…

LONDON (AP) — A man from northwestern England was spared jail time after he pleaded guilty to posting racist abuse on social media after three…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil has triggered a FIFA regulation in a bid to prevent eight players from competing for…

By The Associated Press Tom Brady and the reigning Super Bowl champions open the 2021 season with a prime-time matchup against Dak Prescott and the…