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By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Falcons coach Arthur Smith likes what he’s seen thus far from the offensive line even though the unit still has three unsettled positions. Atlanta is set at left tackle with Jake Matthews and right guard Chris Lindstrom. Both are former first-round picks signed to

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer CANTON, Ohio (AP) — LeRoy Butler leaped into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the same enthusiasm he celebrated big plays at Lambeau Field. The four-time All-Pro safety was the first of eight members of the Class of 2022 enshrined Saturday afternoon at Tom Benson Hall of

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Krepin Diatta and Sofiane Diop have scored for a weakened Monaco to prevail at Strasbourg 2-1 in the French league. It was a clash between contenders for European spots. Diatta opened the scoring with a powerful volley from the edge of the box in the 43rd minute. The Senegal winger could

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Silly season has gone mad in motorsports and the domino effects stretch three series, across the globe and into at least one courtroom. McLaren has stockpiled a deep roster of driver talent that has disrupted the free agent market in both Formula One and

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Scott Parker won the battle of the former England midfielders as his newly promoted Bournemouth marked its return to the English Premier League with a 2-0 win over Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa. Jefferson Lerma and Kieffer Moore scored either side of halftime at the Vitality Stadium. Gerrard played alongside Parker at

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Fabian Schar’s long-range shot and Callum Wilson’s late goal have ensured Nottingham Forest’s long-awaited return to the English Premier League ends in a 2-0 loss at Newcastle. Schar thumped a 58th-minute strike past goalkeeper Dean Henderson and Wilson beat him with a cultured flick to cap a dominant display from the

LEEDS, England (AP) — American midfielder Brenden Aaronson helped Leeds open the English Premier League with a 2-1 comeback win over Wolverhampton. Aaronson looked poised to convert a cross from Patrick Bamford in the 74th minute after a run into the area, forcing defender Rayan Ait-Nouri to stick out a foot for an attempted clearance

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham has recovered quickly from going a goal down and routed Southampton 4-1 in their English Premier League opener on Saturday. Spurs showed off their new strength in depth. Attacking duo Harry Kane and Son Heung-min failed to get on the scoresheet but it was fellow forward Dejan Kulusevski who orchestrated the

By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liverpool has made a stuttering start to the English Premier League. Tottenham showed it might be ready to take another step forward under Antonio Conte. Liverpool had to come from behind twice to salvage a 2-2 draw at promoted Fulham after a performance that Jurgen Klopp conceded

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird knows she made the right decision announcing publicly what she knew inside — that this would be her last WNBA season. But the emotions that are likely to come when she plays what could be her final game in Seattle? Bird has no idea

TEL AVIV (AP) — A friendly between Juventus and Atlético Madrid scheduled to be played in Tel Aviv has been canceled after an outbreak of fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinians. The game was due to be held at the Bloomfield Stadium on Sunday. But the Italian and Spanish teams, along with game promoter Comtec

LONDON (AP) — New Liverpool signing Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score one goal and set up another as the Reds salvaged a 2-2 draw at promoted Fulham in the opening round of the Premier League. Aleksandar Mitrovic put Fulham ahead twice as Marco Silva’s team threatened an upset. But Nunez first met

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Frank Clark arrived at training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs noticeably trimmer and much quicker. His attitude? That was better, too. Both were impacted by the decision the defensive end made to clean up his life, even forgoing alcohol, which has gotten him

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Taylor Ward’s sacrifice fly scored Magneuris Sierra in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels blew a three-run lead late before pulling out a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. The Angels led 3-0 going to the bottom of the ninth before Seattle scored three

CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 19 points, Allie Quigley added 18 points and the Chicago Sky beat the short-handed Washington Mystics 93-83. Chicago tied a franchise record for most regular-season wins, last done by the 2013 team. The Sky have a two-game lead over second-place Las Vegas with four games to play. Chicago plays

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Geraldo Perdomo hit a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning, then made a terrific diving snag on a grounder in the ninth to preserve the lead, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Colorado Rockies 6-5. The Rockies led 5-2 after six innings, but the Diamondbacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios fought off six match points during a second-set tiebreaker against hometown favorite Frances Tiafoe, then raced past him in the third set to win 6-7 (5), 7-6 (12), 6-2 at the Citi Open. Kyrgios allowed the first set to slip away with some mental lapses, then frustrated Tiafoe