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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Chelsea and Manchester City didn’t field a recognized striker between them yet still combined for 11 goals in ominous displays by the two title contenders in the Premier League. Missing injured strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner, Chelsea still powered to its biggest win of the season with a

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Daniel Ricciardo lived his childhood dream at the Circuit of the Americas when he turned a few laps and spun some donuts in the late Dale Earnhardt’s 1984 No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The Saturday morning drive ahead of U.S. Grand Prix activities was

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Country musician Travis Tritt is set to sing the national anthem before Game 6 of the NL Championship Series, just days after canceling shows at venues that required a COVID-19 vaccine or masks. Tritt made the announcement on his Twitter page. The Atlanta Braves are set

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have tapped Walker Buehler to start Game 6 of the NL Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves after bumping achy Max Scherzer. The right-handed Buehler will be coming back on just three days’ rest, with the 106-win Dodgers in a must-win situation.

SANTA PONSA, Spain (AP) — Jeff Winther has reclaimed the lead at the Mallorca Open with an 8-under 62. The Dane is two shots clear of Spain’s Jorge Campillo who had a third-round 64. Winther repeated his 62 from the first round after 1-over par on Friday. He was bogey-free Saturday and had eight birdies

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Maxwel Cornet has scored twice for Burnley to salvage a point in a 2-2 draw at Southampton in the Premier League. The Ivory Coast winger scored early at St. Mary’s on a header and equalized with a dipping half-volley in the 57th minute after teenager Tino Livramento and 20-year-old Armando Broja

LONDON (AP) — Callum Wilson’s goal from an overhead kick rescued a 1-1 draw for Newcastle at Crystal Palace but the team now under Saudi ownership remained without a Premier League win after nine games this season. Wilson’s acrobatic effort in the 65th minute was his fourth goal of the season and second in two

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Claudio Ranieri claimed his first win as Watford manager as Josh King scored a hat trick in a stunning 5-2 thrashing of Everton in the Premier League. Watford bounced back from a 5-0 loss to Liverpool last weekend in Ranieri’s first game in charge to perhaps signal the impact the 70-year-old

LEEDS, England (AP) — Spain striker Rodrigo converted a penalty in the fourth minute of stoppage time to earn Leeds a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton in the Premier League. Leeds trailed to South Korea forward Hwang Hee-chan’s fourth goal in six league games since his loan move from Leipzig and also lost key player Raphinha

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane is missing practice because of the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Fellow forward Ryan Carpenter and defenseman Erik Gustafsson also are missing practice for the same reason. The announcement doesn’t necessarily mean that any of the players tested positive. General manager Stan Bowman said during training camp that the

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Jannik Sinner has reached his fifth tour-level final of the season and stayed in contention for the ATP Finals by beating Lloyd Harris 6-2, 6-2 at the European Open in Antwerp. The top-seeded Sinner moved closer to what would be his fourth title this season by dispatching his South African opponent

MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich has won 4-0 against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga with coach Julian Nagelsmann again sending instructions remotely after testing positive for the coronavirus. Borussia Dortmund coped without injured striker Erling Haaland to beat Arminia Bielefeld 3-1. Leipzig took some of the pressure off its American coach Jesse Marsch with a 4-1

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle has backtracked on its request for fans to stop wearing imitation Arab clothing to mark the purchase of the Premier League team by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The club now says supporters “should feel free to do so as they see fit.” Newcastle says in a statement before the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer KANSAS CITY, Kansas (AP) — A conversation on driver code and on-track etiquette is raging in NASCAR, and with it comes debate about the expectations of non-playoff drivers. If a title contender is trying to gain track position, should another driver clear the lane for an easy pass?

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has won the season-opening women’s World Cup giant slalom by beating world champion Lara Gut-Behrami in a close fight for her 70th career victory. The American three-time overall champion sat .02 behind Gut-Behrami after the opening leg but put in another clean run in

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman says his team can’t be afraid of Real Madrid in the first “clásico” of the season on Sunday. It will also be the first clásico since Lionel Messi departed from Barcelona, which has been struggling on and off the field since then.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Crew forward Gyasi Zardes sprained his left knee and likely will be sidelined for two to four weeks. He could miss the United States’ World Cup qualifiers next month against Mexico and Jamaica. The 30-year-old sustained a Grade 2 MCL sprain late in the first half of Wednesday’s 1-1 draw

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has coped just fine without its injured strikers. The Premier League leaders romped to a 7-0 win over last-place Norwich with Mason Mount scoring a hat trick and the other goals spread around the team in the injury-enforced absence of Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner. Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James

KITAKYUSHU, Japan (AP) — Rebeca Andrade of Brazil has added a world title to her Tokyo Olympic gold medal in vault and also won a silver medal in uneven bars at the gymnastics world championships. Andrade scored 15.133 points on her first vault and 14.800 on her second effort, a double-twisting Yurchenko, for a 14.966

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Police say Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quiñónez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil. He was 32. Quiñónez became a national hero in 2012 when he reached the 200 meter final at the London Games, finishing seventh in a race won by Usain Bolt. There were no immediate report of