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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Netherlands has won the toss and elected to bat in the T20 World Cup Group A first-round game against Ireland. Netherlands captain Pieter Seelaar said he expected the wicket to be good for batting. Sri Lanka and Namibia are the other teams in the group and will play

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA. Greece (AP) — Three activists protesting human rights abuses in China have sneaked into the archaeological site where the flame lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is being held and ran toward the Temple of Hera holding a Tibetan flag and a banner

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson is the first driver into NASCAR’s championship four. The Hendrick Motorsports driver clinched his spot in what has been an impressive comeback this season. He had a dominating victory at Texas to open the round of eight in the playoffs. His eighth

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A college basketball player hatched the idea after seeing a discrimination case nearly implode his own team, then wondering why it took so long to get to the facts. Ten years later, that player’s idea provides a key tool for fixing a sports landscape teeming with cases of sexual

By The Associated Press The 1950s All-Decade Team for the NBA as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long series. The team members are Paul Arizin, Bob Cousy, George Mikan, Bob Pettit and Dolph Schayes. 

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Georgia’s defense leads three statistical categories as the college football season reaches the midway point. The Bulldogs are allowing an average of just over six points per game, 145 yards passing and 201 total. LSU’s Tyrion Davis-Price turned in the top rushing performance of the season, so far,

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It started in 1946 with 11 teams and 160 players. The shot clock was nearly a decade away, the 3-point line was a couple generations away. Buildings were smaller. So were the players. And it wasn’t even called the National Basketball Association. The NBA, 75 years ago, was different

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback Geno Smith saw an opening in the offensive line and took off down the middle of the field. Unfortunately for Smith, he didn’t see Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt. Watt strip-sacked Smith in the waning minutes of overtime on Sunday night. That overtime

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves won with a walk-off hit for the second night in a row when Eddie Rosario lined a two-out single off shortstop Corey Seager’s glove, giving Atlanta a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves lead the NL Championship Series two games to

By The Associated Press Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor had movement in all of his extremities after leaving Seattle’s game Sunday night against Pittsburgh late in the fourth quarter on a stretcher with an unspecified injury. Taylor fell to the ground after a collision during a 3-yard gain by Pittsburgh’s Najee Harris with the Steelers driving

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld and Russell Teibert scored in the first half and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday night to keep their playoff hopes alive. Eighth-place Vancouver (10-9-10) remained a point outside of a Western Conference postseason berth with five games left. Second-place Sporting (15-7-7) would have

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has made it clear he’ll use any pitcher at any time. He just hasn’t been able to find the right times in Atlanta. Eddie Rosario delivered the Braves’ second straight walk-off hit, lining a ball against closer Kenley Jansen that caromed off

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Boswell hit a 36-yard field goal with 2:50 left in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a 23-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Boswell’s third field goal of the game came three plays after Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt forced Seattle quarterback Geno Smith to

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seattle Seahawks linebacker Darrell Taylor left his team’s primetime showdown against Pittsburgh late in the fourth quarter on a stretcher with an unspecified injury. Taylor fell to the ground during a 3-yard gain by Pittsburgh’s Najee Harris with the Steelers driving near midfield with 3:10 to play in regulation. Taylor was on

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito announced on social media that he’s entering the transfer portal. In his post on Twitter, DeVito said he was grateful to the university and all the teammates he played with but did not mention coach Dino Babers. DeVito succeeded Eric Dungey in 2019 and kept the job

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Braves won with a walk-off hit for the second night in a row when Eddie Rosario lined a two-out single off shortstop Corey Seager’s glove, giving Atlanta a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and a 2-0 NL Championship Series lead. Atlanta twice rallied

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sean Wainui, a rising star of Super Rugby with the Hamilton-based Chiefs, has died in an auto accident. He was 25 and the father of two children. His death has been confirmed by family members and by New Zealand Rugby which said “one of

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For 60 minutes, the New England Patriots had an answer for nearly everything the Dallas Cowboys threw at them. But as they trudged off the field following a 35-29 overtime loss, they had to confront the reality that they’re not quite good enough to beat

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders were determined not to let Jon Gruden’s undoing lead to their own downfall. They delivered an emphatic 34-24 victory in Denver for longtime special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, their interim head coach, snapping a two-game skid and propelling them into a

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Norrie beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the BNP Paribas Open, giving the tournament its first champion ranked outside of the Top 25 since 2010. Norrie, ranked 26th, had the only two breaks of the final set and won when Basilashvili’s