AP National Sports

SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — Patience paid off for Matt Fitzpatrick at the tough Valderrama course in Spain. The Englishman made 15 straight pars then rallied with two birdies on his last three holes to win the Andalucía Masters by three shots. Fitzpatrick finished at 6 under for the tournament after closing with a 2-under 69

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle says a fan is “stable and responsive” in the hospital after requiring emergency medical treatment that led to a 20-minute suspension of Sunday’s Premier League match against Tottenham. The players initially waited by the side of the St. James’ Park pitch before leaving for the dressing room as the crowd

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry have scored twice apiece as Bayern Munich demolished Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 to return to the top of the Bundesliga table. Four goals in seven minutes left Leverkusen in tatters before half-time as Bayern made a statement win to underline why

SALERNO, Italy (AP) — Last-place Salernitana has fired coach Fabrizio Castori after only one win in eight matches. The announcement comes a day after Salernitana lost 2-1 at Spezia. It’s the third coaching change of the Serie A season after Igor Tudor replaced Eusebio Di Francesco at Hellas Verona and Walter Mazzarri replaced Leonardo Semplici

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Giannis Antetokounmpo could probably start drafting his Hall of Fame speech without ever adding to the skillset he has now. The Milwaukee Bucks forward is among the best players in the NBA; he’s a a two-time league MVP and is just 26 years old. But standing pat isn’t the

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler and Miami’s D’Eriq King have been two of the most prominent football players to cash in as athlete endorsers since the NCAA allowed it July 1. King is now out for the season with an injury and Rattler has struggled badly enough to get

AL AMERAT, Oman (AP) — Openers Jatinder Singh and Aqib Ilyas smashed unbeaten half centuries as co-host Oman thumped debutant Papua New Guinea by 10 wickets in its opening first-round Group B game on Sunday. Singh scored 73 off 42 balls and Ilyas made 50 that eased the host to 131-0 with more than six

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i defeated Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-2 in an Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Sunday to stay on course for a second successive continental title. Ulsan, which also won in 2012, needed extra-time to beat its South Korean rival. Knockout ties in the tournament have been reduced to a

LONDON (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa will start but the Miami Dolphins will be without starting cornerbacks Xavien Howard and Byron Jones for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. Howard had earlier been ruled out but Jones, who has an Achilles injury, was questionable and had hoped to play. Both were declared inactive about

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Cloudy weather has disrupted the dress rehearsal for the Beijing Winter Olympics flame-lighting ceremony at the birthplace of the ancient Games in Greece. And earlier Sunday, two protesters were detained on the Acropolis in Athens trying to raise a banner to draw attention to human-rights

AL AMERAT, Oman (AP) — Co-host Oman has won the toss and elected to field in the T20 World Cup first-round Group B game against debutant Papua New Guinea on Sunday. Bangladesh and Scotland are the other two teams in the group and will play later Sunday. Group A comprises Ireland, Namibia, Sri Lanka and

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two women attempted to hang a banner from the Acropolis in Athens Sunday morning in protest at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics and were detained by Greek police. The activists, 18-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang and 22-year-old Hong Kong exiled-activist, Joey Siu, both American citizens, are

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carson Strong passed for 395 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns and Nevada pulled away after halftime to beat Hawaii 34-17 in Mountain West Conference play. The Wolf Pack scored first on a Brandon Talton 23-yard field goal midway through the first quarter, but the lead lasted just one play after Dae

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cameron Rising threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns in the second half, rallying Utah to a 35-21 victory over No. 18 Arizona State. Rising added 59 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Tavion Thomas ran for 84 yards and a touchdown. The Utes

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored three goals for his 11th career hat trick and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 5-2. Mike Smith made 45 saves, and Jesse Juljujarvi had a goal and two assists for Edmonton, which improved to 2-0. Derek Ryan also scored, and Leon Draisaitl added three assists. Andrew

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Sacha Kljestan scored on a penalty kick in the final minutes in the LA Galaxy’s 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. The Galaxy (12-11-6) have won two straight against the Timbers (14-11-4), who ended a four-game winning streak. Kljestan scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frederick Gaudreau, Victor Rask and Ryan Hartman scored in the second period and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot started for the second straight night and made 29 saves. He stopped 57 of 60 shots to

By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Brad Roberts rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns, Air Force’s defense turned in another stifling performance, and the Falcons knocked off Boise State 24-17. Air Force (6-1, 3-1 Mountain West Conference), which hasn’t started a season this well since 2002 when the Falcons began the

SAINT GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Steven Duncan passed for 299 yards, Javy McDonald rushed for 173, and Tarleton defeated Dixie State 41-20. Duncan passed for 275 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as the Texans took a 31-13 lead. In the second half, Adrian Guzman kicked a couple of field goals before McDonald’s

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Deion Hankins ran for two first-quarter touchdowns and Texas-El Paso earned its fourth-straight win, rolling past Louisiana Tech, 19-3 in a Conference USA battle. Gavin Hardison completed 19 of 29 passes for 283 yards and had one pass picked off. Jacob Cowing caught nine passes for 166 yards.