Training camp performance raises hopes for Packers defense
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — More than a decade has passed since the Green Bay Packers had a defense that could be…
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Rhule: Panthers want to avoid ‘wrong decision’ in QB battle
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers’ quarterback competition remains unsettled two weeks into training…
Continue Reading Giants practice disrupted by a string of fights
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With the New York Giants ramping up practices in the middle of a heat advisory days…
Continue Reading Serena Williams earns first win of season in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams earned her first win in more than a year by beating Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 6-3, 6-4 at the women’s National Bank…
Continue Reading Lions lose 4th player to retirement this summer
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions rookie offensive tackle Zein Obeid has retired, the fourth player to end his career with the team in two…
Continue Reading Harvick win complicates NASCAR playoff spots in final weeks
BY LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — NASCAR just got more interesting down the stretch. Kevin Harvick won his first Cup race in…
Continue Reading Saints QB Winston leaves practice with foot ‘tweak’
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints projected starting quarterback Jameis Winston has a foot injury that coach Dennis…
Continue Reading Chiefs running back job surprisingly up for grabs in camp
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Isiah Pacheco were chosen by the Kansas City Chiefs on opposite…
Continue Reading Jets OT Becton’s knee injury more serious than first thought
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The injury to New York Jets offensive tackle Mekhi Becton’s surgically…
Continue Reading Dortmund signs Modeste as illness-struck Haller replacement
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has signed French forward Anthony Modeste from Bundesliga rival Cologne to compensate for Sébastien…
Continue Reading Jayhawks’ Lance Leipold settled in, optimistic about Year 2
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lance Leipold took over the football program at Kansas after a winless season and a somewhat…
Continue Reading Sevilla confirms signing ex-Spain midfielder Isco
MADRID (AP) — Sevilla has confirmed the signing of former Spain and Real Madrid midfielder Isco Alarcón. Isco signed a two-year deal after passing…
Continue Reading ETSU hires Brenda Mock Brown as new women’s hoops coach
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — East Tennessee State hired Brenda Mock Brown as its new women’s basketball coach. Her hire comes a week after…
Continue Reading Ravens reach 4-year extension with All-Pro K Justin Tucker
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a four-year contract extension with star kicker Justin…
Continue Reading Argentina defender Senesi joins Bournemouth from Feyenoord
LONDON (AP) — Argentina defender Marcos Senesi has signed for Bournemouth two days after the newly promoted club made a winning start in the…
Continue Reading Alabama No. 1 in preseason coaches’ poll; Ohio St. 2, UGA 3
By The Associated Press Alabama is No. 1 in the preseason USA Today coaches’ poll, with Ohio State second and defending national champion Georgia…
Continue Reading Coyotes sign Lawson Crouse to 5-year deal before arbitration
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed restricted free agent forward Lawson Crouse to a five-year contract. Terms of the deal…
Continue Reading Phillies pushing hard for 1st playoff berth since 2011
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies are trying to make the playoffs for the first time since 2011. The…
Continue Reading PGA Tour says players knew consequences of joining LIV Golf
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour asked a federal judge in San Francisco to deny the appeal of three suspended players who joined…
Continue Reading Brewers tumble out of 1st in division after trading Hader
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Virtually nothing has gone right for the Milwaukee Brewers in thee week since they traded…
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