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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy is back at No. 1 in the world for the first time since the summer of 2020. It…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer Sampdoria has recorded its first win of the season by 1-0 victory over fellow Serie A struggler Cremonese. A late…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bruce Bochy has won a World Series in Texas, something the Rangers haven’t done.…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has apologized for not staying on the field to sing “The Eyes of…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts are benching starting quarterback Matt Ryan and will start Sam…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns starting linebacker Jacob Phillips will likely miss the remainder of the season…

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf suffered an injury to his patellar tendon but does not need surgery at this time,…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies are riding Bryce Harper as they try to win their first World Series…

MONACO (AP) — Ten years after the London Olympics, 400-meter hurdles champion Natalya Antyukh has been disqualified for doping. The Russian’s…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Oscar Tschiebwe was the consensus men’s college basketball player of the year last season, an…

BREST, France (AP) — French club Brest has asked the discipline commission of the French league to investigate allegations by one of its players…

By RAQUEL REDONDO and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish man trekking from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin is learning that winning ugly is sometimes better than playing well. The club claimed…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The World Cup is starting to prey on players’ minds. Raphael Varane’s reaction to getting…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s most successful club Anderlecht has fired coach Felice Mazzù after just 22…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Ukraine’s top soccer club has urged FIFA to remove Iran from the World Cup because of the…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart will make his drag racing debut this weekend at the NHRA Nevada Nationals at…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Napoli is off to its most exciting start since the days when Diego Maradona played for the club. A 1-0…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Oregon’s Bo Nix and Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman became the fourth and fifth Football Bowl Subdivision…