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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s nine forwards in its World Cup squad offer so many variables and options.…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A basketball game scheduled between Northern Iowa and No. 16 Virginia has been canceled after three football players…

By HANK KURZ Jr. and BEN FINLEY Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Three University of Virginia football players killed in an on-campus…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots returned from their bye week very much in the AFC playoff picture. But so…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former Argentina defender Martín Demichelis says he will replace Marcelo Gallardo as coach of River Plate. The…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals hired Tampa Bay Rays field coordinator Paul Hoover to serve as the bench coach for Matt Quatraro on Monday,…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina passed its first test of the season and now the top-ranked Gamecocks have a tougher challenge: a…

By The Associated Press Christian Pulisic will wear No. 10 for the United States at the World Cup and goalkeeper Matt Turner will wear No. 1. The…

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston Southern has dismissed football coach Autry Denson after four seasons at the Championship Subdivision…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has fired athletic director Shane Lyons, a move that comes amid the worst stretch for the football team in…

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev has made an appeal for peace following his win over compatriot Daniil Medvedev at the ATP…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer France captain Hugo Lloris has hinted he will not wear a rainbow-colored armband with a rainbow heart design to…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — DaMarcus Beasley, the only man to play for the U.S. at four World Cups, will serve as a digital host and analyst in Qatar for…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina and Gonzaga are 1-2 in the first regular-season men’s college basketball poll from The…

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A University of Virginia student and former member of the school’s football team…

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — One of Germany’s top players at the World Cup in Qatar could easily have been…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Baker Mayfield will start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday against the…

By The Associated Press Arsenal looks like the real deal after building a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Few saw Mikel Arteta’s…

By The Associated Press Russia hosted the World Cup party in 2018 but now it’s off the guest list. Russia will be playing a little-noticed…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been cleared to practice, a significant step in…