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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema is not expected to be sidelined for too long as Real Madrid says the France striker…

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Rangers’ first Champions League match in 12 years wound up being a sobering experience. The Scottish club conceded…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — English forward Marcus Edwards has scored one goal and set up another to help Sporting Lisbon defeat Eintracht Frankfurt…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe has become the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006.…

LONDON (AP) — The Premier League has postponed Brighton’s home game against Crystal Palace on Sept. 17 because of a planned rail strike. The…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — First baseman Anthony Rizzo went on the injured list and third baseman Josh Donaldson on the…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ottawa Senators center Tim Stutzle has agreed to an eight-year, $66.8 million contract extension. The deal, which carries an…

BROSSARD, Quebec (AP) — Kirby Dach has agreed to a four-year, $13.45 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens. The 21-year-old center, who was…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Steve Sarkisian left his job as an Alabama assistant to be the head football coach at Texas in…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A radio host admitted he falsely claimed agent Casey Close never informed first baseman Freddie…

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…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders announced his retirement Wednesday after a 12-year…

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…

ARACENA, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel safely kept his Spanish Vuelta lead after three-time defending champion Primoz Roglic withdrew ahead of the…

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…

By ANDREW MENTOCK Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner started with a bang against the Buckeyes. Then he…

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…

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…