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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Vic Fangio says Urban Meyer told him coaching in the NFL is “like playing Alabama” every week. Denver’s coach relayed his conversation from last weekend with the embattled Jacksonville Jaguars coach to illustrate a point about parity in the NFL. Asked on Wednesday how

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett has become one of just six players to have at least one touchdown of 60 yards or more in each of the first two games of a season. He’s the first to do it since Steve Smith in 2007.

Barcelona visits Cádiz in the Spanish league as it tries to rebound from consecutive setbacks. The match comes a day after coach Ronald Koeman surprised journalists at a news conference by reading a prepared statement that called for patience while practically dismissing the team’s chances of achieving any significant results this season. Napoli looks to

ANGERS, France (AP) — There was more fan disorder in the French league as Marseille supporters ran onto the field and clashed with Angers counterparts at the final whistle. Moments after the 0-0 draw about 50 Marseille fans left their away enclosure and rushed along one side of the field to the stands where Angers

By BILL HUBER Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Imagine if Aaron Rodgers was playing for the San Francisco 49ers instead of the Green Bay Packers when the two teams face off Sunday night. San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan inquired about the availability of Rodgers in a trade before this year’s draft. The Packers

DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated outfielder AJ Pollock from the injured list a day earlier than they were anticipating in order to have another position player on the bench. With outfielder Cody Bellinger going on the injured list and infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor dealing with a sore neck, the Dodgers elected to bring

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a directive announced Wednesday by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. CEO Sarah Hirshland wrote in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that starting Nov. 1, the USOPC will require staff,

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier was hit by a pitch after scooping up a Toronto scouting report two days earlier, and the Tampa Bay Rays clinched a postseason berth with a 7-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Reliever Ryan Borucki hit Kiermaier on the back with his first

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are used to star running back Dalvin Cook fighting through injuries. Cook, the team’s offensive focal point, demonstrated his toughness again in another physically punishing effort on Sunday at Arizona. Cook left the field twice because of separate injuries, but finished with 131 yards

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — This time Real Madrid didn’t need to rely solely on Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior to keep winning in the Spanish league. Benzema scored twice to reach 200 league goals but Madrid also got a hat trick from Marco Asensio on its way to a comfortable

By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University officials failed to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson agreed Wednesday with OSU’s argument that the legal

By The Associated Press Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep no longer will be coached by Darren Cahill. Halep announced the split after six years via a Twitter post on Wednesday. Halep said she and Cahill “have decided that it’s time to end our working relationship.” Halep won the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament. The move was expected after Osaka indicated following her U.S. Open loss this month that she planned to take another extended break from tennis. The withdrawal was announced by the official Twitter feed for the hard-court tournament at

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones knows the significance of Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons at MetLife Stadium. Both teams are 0-2 and they need to win if they are to get back in the postseason race. The good news for the Giants

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Vic Fangio expects Pro Bowl pass rusher Bradley Chubb to return by November after undergoing surgery Wednesday to remove bone spurs from his left ankle. “His procedure today was a roaring success” without any complications, the Denver Broncos coach said. “And he’ll be back

LONDON (AP) — One route to a first trophy since 2017 is already over for Manchester United. Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s team was knocked out of the League Cup in the third round by West Ham. Manuel Lanzini clinched a 1-0 victory. Chelsea advanced by beating Aston Villa 4-3 on penalties, with Reece James scoring the

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans led the NFL in 2020 with a plus-11 turnover margin thanks in part to how well they took care of the ball. That’s proving more of a challenge two games into this season. Ryan Tannehill already has lost three fumbles

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues have promoted Peter Chiarelli to vice president of hockey operations. They are also bringing back former coach Ken Hitchock  as  consultant. Chiarelli takes over for Dave Taylor, who is now a senior adviser under president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong. This is Chiarelli’s most

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s chief medical officer notes that daily testing of all players for COVID-19, something the union’s president has pushed for, has its strengths and weaknesses. Using the situations for many doctors and nurses as a comparison, Dr. Allen Sills says testing is one component of fighting through

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh has heard all kinds of opinions, criticisms and suggestions just two games into his NFL head coaching career. From fans, media and the Twitterverse. And also his mother who told Saleh what the team should tell its wide receivers. Saleh