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NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle had Allan Saint-Maximin’s brilliance to thank after coming from behind to secure a 1-1 draw against Leeds in the Premier League. The 24-year-old Frenchman blasted home a superb equalizer to cancel out Raphinha’s opener on a night when sections of the 50,000 crowd at St. James’ Park once again chanted

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Jurgen Ekkelenkamp has scored 87 seconds into his Hertha Berlin debut in a 2-1 win over promoted Greuther Fürth in the Bundesliga. The 21-year-old Dutch midfielder joined Hertha from Ajax in the offseason. He scored with a header from a corner in the 61st minute. Ekkelenkamp

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The list of kickers signed by the Tennessee Titans just keeps growing with the addition of Ryan Santoso to the practice squad Friday. Randy Bullock will kick Sunday for the Titans in Seattle as their fourth different kicker since training camp started. Santoso

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Joey Bosa and Ezekiel Elliott have been close friends since arriving as freshmen at Ohio State in 2013. On Sunday the former college roommates find themselves on opposite sidelines in one of the spotlight games of the Week 2 schedule. Bosa and the Los

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — A.J. Brown and DK Metcalf haven’t been on the same field for a game that counted since the middle of the 2018 season. That was back when the former college roommates were still playing at Ole Miss and before each became a Pro Bowl wide

REGGIO EMILIA, Italy (AP) — Marko Pjaca scored a late goal and Torino won 1-0 at Sassuolo in Serie A. It was Torino’s second consecutive victory after opening the season with two straight losses. Torino now has six points and moved three points behind Italian league leaders Roma, AC Milan and Napoli. Sassuolo remained with

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs will miss this week’s game at Pittsburgh with injuries to his toe and ankle. Jacobs didn’t practice all week for the Raiders after rushing for 34 yards and two touchdowns in a season-opening 33-27 win in overtime against Baltimore on Monday

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé took “a little step back” in his recovery from surgery to remove a tumor from his colon according to his daughter Kely Nascimento. She said Friday that her father is now “recovering well” at a Sao Paulo hospital. However the Albert

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver Broncos pass rusher Bradley Chubb remains questionable for the game at Jacksonville due to a sore ankle. He missed the opener to give the ankle more time to heal.  Chubb will test it out during a walkthrough on a high school field in Jacksonville over

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — After being slowed by the pandemic, the race among 17 U.S. cities to land a coveted spot hosting the 2026 World Cup is back on. Two FIFA inspectors were in Atlanta to get a look at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, centerpiece of the city’s bid. Atlanta is counting

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Linebacker Kyle Van Noy is out for the Patriots matchup with the Jets with a throat injury. An abdomen issue will also sideline kicker Quinn Nordin. The undrafted rookie was a healthy scratch for last week’s opener against Miami. In addition, tight end Jonnu Smith (hip), right tackle Trent Brown (calf),

By The Associated Press The British government is keeping Panama on its red list, which means the United States may have to play without star Christian Pulisic and several other players for its World Cup qualifier at the Central American nation on Oct. 10. The U.S. plays at Panama between home matches against Jamaica on

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh drew up a poster for himself seven years ago as an assistant in Jacksonville to serve as a reminder that the game plan is to allow opposing offenses no explosive plays. Now the New York Jets head coach, Saleh has

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU and Caesar’s Sportsbook have announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement that makes Louisiana’s flagship state university the first in the Southeastern Conference to enter a financial partnership with a gambling company. A person familiar with the situation says Caesars will pay LSU “multiple millions” of

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Ty Nsekhe is out for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Chargers after being hospitalized overnight because of heat illness. Coach Mike McCarthy says Nsekhe was treated after practice Thursday. The athletic trainers decided to send him to the hospital because they didn’t like the way the

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer The back issue that bothered Green Bay outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith throughout the preseason will now force the Packers to play without their Pro Bowl pass rusher for the next few weeks. The Packers have placed Smith on injured reserve. That means Smith will miss at least three games.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have placed starting offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga on injured reserve. Bulaga was battling groin and back injuries throughout training camp. He started at right tackle during last Sunday’s opener at Washington, playing 45 snaps before being sidelined early in the

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane says he participated in the Chicago Blackhawks investigation into allegations that a then-assistant coach sexually assaulted two players in 2010. He also says he did not know anything happened at the time.  Kane calls the allegations serious and added he was also unaware of

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Whistling Straits has hosted the PGA Championship three times. Now it’s time to see how it fares in match play for the Ryder Cup. The opening holes on both nines of this Pete Dye creation are shorter to tempt players to try to drive the green. The 11th hole has been

CROMVOIRT, Netherlands (AP) — Kristoffer Broberg of Sweden has shot 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Dutch Open. The 772nd-ranked Broberg rolled in a 12-foot putt at his last hole for his ninth birdie of the round to set a course record at the Bernardus club in Cromvoirt.