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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Upsets dominated the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open, with four top-five seeds getting dismissed in straight sets. No. 2 Iga Swiatek, the highest remaining women’s seed, lost to No. 24 Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-3. Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova was upset a day earlier, when she lost to Beatriz Haddad

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking home run off Milwaukee closer Josh Hader with two outs in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves advanced to the NL Championship Series for the second year in a row. They finished off the Brewers 5-4 to win the best-of-five

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Venezuela players have missed practice in Santiago ahead of a World Cup qualifying game against Chile because of COVID-19 protocols. Venezuela’s soccer federation says all of its players had shown negative tests for the coronavirus upon arrival in Chile and again after being tested at the team hotel. Media reports from

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer and scored four times, and the Houston Astros eliminated the Chicago White Sox with a 10-1 victory in Game 4 of their AL Division Series. Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman each hit a two-run double as the Astros advanced to

By ROB MAADDI AND BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writers The NFL is not planning to make public any of the hundreds of thousands of emails it obtained as part of an investigation of the Washington Football Team, some of which led to the resignation of Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden. The emails were

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones has been put on NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday because of a positive test, according to a person with knowledge of the result. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the move has not been

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league has only four unvaccinated players as it opens up the 2021-22 season. Bettman was in attendance for the regular-season opener between the back to back Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins.  Bettman said NHL officials and all the personnel that

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will have home fans for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began when it hosts Uruguay in a World Cup qualifying match on Thursday. Brazil leads the 10-team South American competition with 28 points and second-place Argentina has 22 in 10 matches. Brazil

SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request by Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman La’el Collins for an injunction that would have halted his five-game suspension with one game remaining. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant suggests in his ruling issued the NFL suspended Collins in violation of the league’s collective bargaining agreement with

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks will miss the start of the season to ensure he fully recovers from a broken left hand. The Grizzlies announced Tuesday that the decision for Brooks to receive additional treatment was made after imaging in checking Brooks as part of the team’s return to play protocol.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa and the Chicago White Sox had their sights set on advancing in the playoffs after running away with the AL Central. Their season came to an emphatic end with a 10-1 loss to AL West champion Houston in Game

By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An Australian own-goal kept Japan in the race for an automatic spot in next year’s World Cup. Australia defender Aziz Behich put the ball into his own net in the 85th minute to give Japan a 2-1 victory and six points from four matches in

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Raptors guard Fred VanVleet doesn’t worry about players who aren’t teammates anymore, or what can’t be done without them. He just wants to win. Finally back home in Canada after two frustrating seasons disrupted by the pandemic, the Raptors are a far cry from the star-studded team

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer, scored four times and stole a base, and the Houston Astros eliminated the Chicago White Sox with a 10-1 victory in Game 4 of their AL Division Series. Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman each hit a two-run double as the

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics say center Al Horford has tested positive for COVID-19. Horford is currently in isolation and didn’t travel with the team for its two-game exhibition road trip to Florida, which includes games in Orlando and Miami. He is the second Celtics player to test positive this month, joining Jaylen Brown,

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have removed Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden from the team’s Ring of Honor at Raymond James Stadium. Gruden, who resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders following the discovery of emails he sent containing racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments, led the Bucs from 2002 through 2008.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Trying to figure out the Pac-12 Conference’s top offensive player remains a difficult proposition even this far into the season. Colorado running back Jarek Broussard was last year’s Offensive Player of the Year but he has yet to post a 100-yard game as the Buffaloes have struggled. But much

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Upsets dominated the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open, with three top-five seeds getting dismissed in straight sets. No. 2 Iga Swiatek, the highest remaining women’s seed, lost to No. 24 Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-3. Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova was upset a day earlier, when she lost to Beatriz Haddad

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference is facing a changing landscape in men’s basketball amid coaching retirements, roster upheaval and a bumpy showing in last year’s NCAA Tournament. The league has already seen the retirement of Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams at North Carolina. Duke Hall

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Nikki McCray-Penson says she is stepping down as Bulldogs coach immediately after one season to focus on her health. The Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer said in a release she has been faced again with health concerns she had hoped were behind her. To devote time