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By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Jose Mourinho had his first defeat as Roma coach as his side surprisingly lost 3-2 at Hellas Verona in Serie A. Lorenzo Pellegrini gave Roma the lead in rainy Verona but the hosts turned the match around in the second half with three goals in 14 minutes.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — No. 8 Cincinnati took one small step toward playoff contention by rallying to beat Indiana. Now the Bearcats have two weeks to prepare for perhaps the biggest game in school history. That comes Oct. 2 at No. 12 Notre Dame. Winning that one could would

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Right-hander Kohei Arihara has been designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers. The 29-year-old Japanese pitcher signed a two-year contract with the Rangers last winter. Arihara’s spot on the 40-man roster was filled when right-hander Mike Folytnewicz was reinstated from the COVID-related injury list. Arihara could be outrighted to the minor

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Clemson and Ohio State have slipped to the back of the top 10 in The Associated Press college football poll and Penn State has jumped four spots to No. 6. Defending national champion Alabama remained an overwhelming No. 1 after holding on to win at Florida. The

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was carted off the sideline during the first quarter of Sunday’s game against Buffalo with a rib injury. The Dolphins wound up losing 35-0. Tagovailoa was hit by Buffalo’s A.J. Epenesa on the final play of Miami’s second series. The

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer According to Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott doesn’t race very smart. In fact, moving forward in NASCAR’s playoffs, Harvick plans to run all over the reigning Cup Series champion. Those were the angry words Harvick had for Elliott after Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway, where a feud

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford played arguably the best game of his career in Penn State’s 28-20 victory over Auburn. Clifford took his time all night and steadily worked through his progressions to complete 28 of 32 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns. He was efficient and

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea beat Tottenham 3-0 as it continues to exactly match each of Liverpool’s results through the first five rounds of the Premier League season. Chelsea took the lead four minutes into the second half Sunday after Thiago Silva darted into space to meet a corner from Marcos Alonso with a header. The

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin running back Antwan Roberts has entered the transfer portal less than three weeks after getting suspended from the team. Roberts is a freshman who hadn’t played in either of the Badgers’ first two games. Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst suspended Roberts and dismissed fellow freshman running back Loyal Crawford from the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — IndyCar’s extended partnership with NBC Sports yielded an additional bonus for next year’s schedule, which was already earmarked to air the most races ever on network broadcast. The three-year extension announced with the network in July touted a record 13 races on main NBC.

By The Associated Press American midfielder Brenden Aaronson scored his first league goal of the season for RB Salzburg  during a 2-0 home win over Rapid Vienna in the Austrian Bundesliga. Aaronson, a 22-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, tapped in a cross from Noah Okafor in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. Aaronson has

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry said at his introductory news conference that the adversity he encountered in two unsuccessful stints filling the same role in Detroit and Washington made him a better coach. It sure hasn’t taken long for him to take a few more lumps in

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Brighton maintained its impressive start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 win over Leicester. VAR benefited Brighton as Leicester had two equalizers ruled out in the final stages with Harvey Barnes judged to be offside and obstructing the goalkeeper on both occasions. Neal Maupay put Brighton ahead from the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Arrow Electronics has agreed to a contract extension with the McLaren SP race team. The announcement was made ahead of Sunday’s race at Laguna Seca, where Arrow McLaren SP driver Pato O’Ward was in championship contention. The agreement keeps Arrow in the team name

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Erling Haaland has scored twice as Borussia Dortmund emerged with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. The 21-year-old Norwegian grabbed Dortmund’s second goal in the 24th minute and secured the result in the 83rd just after Union scored to set up what

CROMVOIRT, Netherlands (AP) — Kristoffer Broberg of Sweden has shot a tense level-par 72 to finish at 23 under and win the Dutch Open. It was his second European Tour win and first since beating Patrick Reed in a playoff to clinch the 2015 BMW Masters. The 35-year-old set new course records at the Bernardus

LONDON (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo began the comeback as Manchester United won 2-1 at West Ham thanks to Mark Noble missing a penalty in stoppage time for the hosts straight after being brought off the bench. The club captain was sent on by manager David Moyes to take the penalty after Luke Shaw handled in

BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Defending champion Filippo Ganna of Italy has secured back-to-back gold medals at the road world championships by retaining the men’s time trial title. Ganna won with a small margin of just over five seconds to beat Belgian Wout van Aert for the second year running. Remco Evenepoel, another Belgian rider, claimed

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Vinícius Junior and Karim Benzema added to their impressive starts to the season by scoring late goals in Real Madrid’s 2-1 win against Valencia in the Spanish league. Vinícius Júnior scored his fourth goal of the season in the 86th minute and Benzema netted his sixth

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Bamba Dieng’s third goal in two games helped unbeaten Marseille defeat Rennes 2-0 and move into second place in the French league behind bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain. PSG was playing against Lyon in the late game Sunday with six-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi set for