Super Bowl contenders meet as Bills, Rams open NFL season
By The Associated Press BUFFALO (12-7) at LOS ANGELES RAMS (16-5) Thursday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC OPENING LINE: Bills by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel…
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Emmanuel Sanders retires after 12-year career in NFL
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders announced his retirement Wednesday after a 12-year…
Continue Reading Bills TE Knox honors late brother after signing 4-year deal
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The joy Dawson Knox experienced in signing a $53.6 million, four-year contract extension…
Continue Reading Evenepoel safely in Vuelta lead after Roglic withdraws
ARACENA, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel safely kept his Spanish Vuelta lead after three-time defending champion Primoz Roglic withdrew ahead of the…
Continue Reading NASCAR calls car fires ‘unacceptable’ after Harvick inferno
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASCAR is investigating a spate of car fires that left one championship contender fuming after his Ford erupted…
Continue Reading ACC gets September shot to boost reputation in marquee games
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference gets a chance in September to bolster the perception of the…
Continue Reading Beat-up Buchner ready to show Irish what he learned in loss
By ANDREW MENTOCK Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner started with a bang against the Buckeyes. Then he…
Continue Reading Jets QB Wilson out until at least Week 4, Flacco to start
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Joe Flacco will start at quarterback for the New York Jets in the season…
Continue Reading Wins — and losses — can pile up with sped-up sports betting
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With legal sports betting in its fifth year in much of the U.S., things are getting much…
Continue Reading Mets place Scherzer on 15-day IL with left oblique injury
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The New York Mets have placed pitcher Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list with what the club described as “left oblique…
Continue Reading FIFA promises free concerts for fans at World Cup in Qatar
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA has promised to stage free concerts with international stars for visitors to the official Fan Festival in Qatar during the…
Continue Reading McIlroy says LIV has strained bond with Ryder Cup teammates
By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Don’t expect Rory McIlroy to spend much time reminiscing with his former…
Continue Reading Horschel, Homa among 6 players added to Presidents Cup team
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Billy Horschel finally gets to play golf for the Stars and Stripes as a pro. Horschel and Max Homa are among six…
Continue Reading Defending Super Bowl champion Rams open season as underdogs
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams will raise their Super Bowl banner Thursday night before…
Continue Reading Luka goes wild, scores 47 to lead Slovenia past France
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Luka Doncic was asked Tuesday about whether he or Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had the better chance of setting a…
Continue Reading Major League Baseball Players Association joins AFL-CIO
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association is joining the AFL-CIO. Executive director Tony…
Continue Reading Iran hires coach Carlos Queiroz for 3rd World Cup together
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Carlos Queiroz has been rehired as Iran coach and will take the national soccer team to its third straight World Cup together.…
Continue Reading Ryan Giggs to go on trial again on domestic violence charges
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Former Manchester United great Ryan Giggs will go on trial for a second time on domestic violence charges. A judge has…
Continue Reading Defending Vuelta champion Roglic withdraws after crash
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Primoz Roglic’s quest to win an unprecedented fourth straight Spanish Vuelta title ended when he…
Continue Reading Tuchel fired by Chelsea in ruthless call by US ownership
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Chelsea’s new American owners are proving to be just as ruthless as the man they replaced. Thomas Tuchel was…
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