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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…

LYON, France (AP) — The takeover of French league club Lyon by American businessman John Textor will not be completed until next month. The sale…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The full schedule and kickoff times for next year’s Women’s Football World Cup have been released by FIFA,…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul was back in a familiar building in a city he still calls home. With his parents,…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman delivered big hits and the Houston Astros advanced to the…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Injuries to Pelicans stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram took some of the luster off of…

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber breaking the Bank in Philly. Yordan Alvarez launching moonshots in H-Town. Dusty…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge’s future is uncertain. It remains to be seen whether Aaron Boone’s is, too.…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa got the Dolphins off to a fast start in his return from a concussion,…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are playing dominant basketball for stretches, then struggling to…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lauri Markkanen capped a 31-point performance with clutch free throws late in overtime, Kelly…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have plenty of experience digging out of early holes this…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points in his home debut and atoned for some critical mistakes in the…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees All-Star pitcher Nestor Cortes left Game 4 of the AL Championship Series with an injured…