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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz has beaten No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets at the…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer Tiny Cape Verde has one big advantage as it tries to become African basketball champion for the first time: 7-foot-3…

GUIDONIA, Italy (AP) — Australia’s Min Woo Lee opened up a two-shot lead after the second round of the Italian Open, while Tommy Fleetwood…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says he has “grave concerns” about FIFA’s plans to stage World Cups…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three-time Super Bowl champion David Patten Jr. has died in a motorcycle accident. The Richland County (South Carolina)…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFC East nearly crowned a 6-10 champion last year. With Dak Prescott back from injury in Dallas, there’s…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have acquired defensive back Ahkello Witherspoon from Seattle in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the…

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A capsule look at the American team for the Solheim Cup. The three major champions on the team include Nelly Korda. She’s…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen will begin his preparation for the Winter Olympics at Skate America in late October in Las…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Bumpy field, outdated stadiums. They are part of playing on the road in CONCACAF,…

By The Associated Press The New York Giants are going to retire the No. 92 jersey of Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan this season. The…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have tested positive…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills stormed to the top of the AFC East and kept going last…

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A capsule look at the 12 players on the European team for the Solheim Cup. The matches start Saturday at Inverness Club. Europe…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry is a man of few words, preferring to work hard with a…

MONFORTE DE LEMOS, Spain (AP) — Magnus Cort Nielsen has won his third stage of the Spanish Vuelta after winning a bunch sprint on stage 19. The…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — An 11th-century castle. A grove of olive trees. The remains of an ancient Roman…

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers NHL players are going back to the Olympics. The league has reached an agreement with the…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama is hoping its search for receiver help to complement John Metchie III pays immediate dividends. The top-ranked…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL plans to punish unvaccinated players more harshly if they test positive for the coronavirus as part of…