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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The welcome party for the new regime in control of Newcastle could double as a farewell for the club’s coach. Steve Bruce will take charge of his 1,000th match as a manager when Tottenham visits St. James’ Park in the Premier League on Sunday. It marks Newcastle’s first game

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he cannot give assurances to Raheem Sterling about more regular playing time after the winger said he was open to leaving the Premier League champion. Sterling has said he would assess any opportunities “to go somewhere else” after falling down the pecking order at City

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has called on the Premier League to explain the reasons for approving the buyout of Newcastle by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund amid human rights concerns in the kingdom. Klopp says Newcastle had become the first football club to be “owned by a country” and

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The former president of Spanish club Barcelona has denied accusations by the current leadership that his board left the team on the brink of bankruptcy because of poor management. Josep Bartomeu tells Spanish media that most of the club’s financial woes have been caused by the

By The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-seven National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves.

ZURICH (AP) — A request to increase halftime breaks in soccer to 25 minutes for Super Bowl-style entertainment shows will be discussed this month. The International Football Association Board rules panel put it on the agenda for its expert advisers to discuss Oct. 27. South American soccer body CONMEBOL made the request last month. It

By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The husband of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop has been arrested and will be charged with her murder after Kenyan police launched a nationwide manhunt. Authorities say Ibrahim Rotich was apprehended in the coastal city of Mombasa while trying to flee the country. He

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It’s always been one of the most murky areas in baseball: What exactly constitutes a check-swing? Suffice to say, a lot of people were offering their own opinions after San Francisco’s Wilmer Flores was ruled out on precisely that kind of call Thursday night, ending the Giants’ 2-1 loss to the

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A stellar season for the San Francisco Giants ended when Wilmer Flores was called out on a disputed check-swing to end a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the deciding Game 5 of the NL Division Series. Manager Gabe Kapler’s ballclub, which set a

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar had the Kings’ third hat trick in an opener and two assists, Drew Doughty added a goal and three assists, and Los Angeles opened its season with a 6-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. Kopitar set a franchise record with five points

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Neymar’s joy playing for Brazil has apparently returned. He scored the first goal, took the shot that later allowed Raphinha to add the second and provided two assists in a 4-1 South American World Cup qualifying win over Uruguay. Brazil fans had accused Neymar of

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and prized midseason acquisition Max Scherzer came out of the bullpen for his first career save, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers past the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in a thrilling winner-take-all Game 5 and into

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Boomer Sooner! Sort of. Good buddies Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield, who each won the Heisman Trophy while quarterbacking at Oklahoma, get together in Cleveland on Sunday. Murray brings the league’s last undefeated team, the 5-0 Cardinals, who have shown as much balance as anyone in the NFC.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles failed to use their running game with any consistency and lost 28-22 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. Eagles fans gave a sarcastic standing ovation when Miles Sanders gained 5 yards on a rare run in the third quarter. Jalen Hurts

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes, Leonard Fournette ran for two scores and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-22 on Thursday night. The defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers (5-1) lost another cornerback when three-time All-Pro Richard Sherman left in the first quarter

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jake Bentley became the first player in South Alabama history to account for five touchdowns in a game, rushing for two and passing for three more as the Jaguars defeated Georgia Southern 41-14. Bentley had a sixth touchdown negated by a penalty while completing 24 of 31 passes for 389 yards

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Leaders Brazil easily beat Uruguay 4-1 in a South American World Cup qualifying match to put the team in standby mode for its direct spot at Qatar next year. A home win against Colombia in November will put the team in Qatar with several matches

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandon Tanev scored his second goal into an empty net with 1:21 left, and the Seattle Kraken held off the Nashville Predators 4-3 Thursday night for the first victory in the expansion franchise’s second game. They joined Columbus in 2000 and Vegas in December

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Seth Henigan threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns as Memphis scored on five of its first six drives to halt a three-game slide and defeat Navy 35-17. Four of the five touchdown drives included at least one big play to burn the Navy defense. Henigan competed a 49-yard pass to

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Miro Heiskanen scored 1:38 into overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the New York Rangers 3-2 to spoil coach Gerard Gallant’s home debut at Madison Square Garden. Heiskanen, who also had an assist, took a lead pass from Jamie Benn, swooped in on goalie Igor Shesterkin