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By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Quarterback Joe Burrow said his left knee is fine and he’s eager to lead the Cincinnati Bengals against the Minnesota Vikings in the season opener on Sunday. Burrow had been rehabbing through training camp and was held out of all but one series in the last

By The Associated Press No. 11 Penn State will try to avoid a letdown when they host Ball State in its home opener. The Nittany Lions are coming off an emotional season-opening 16-10 win on the road at Wisconsin. Ball State is the defending Mid-American Conference champion and has won eight straight dating back to

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled the AFC for the better part of three seasons, making back-to-back trips to the Super Bowl. The Cleveland Browns could offer the stiffest test to their perch at the top. The two teams met in the divisional round

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MONZA, Italy (AP) — Max Verstappen will be looking to consolidate his Formula One championship lead on a track that Lewis Hamilton has long dominated. Verstappen won the Netherlands Grand Prix on Sunday to move three points ahead of Hamilton but the lead could again change hands at this weekend’s

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Call this the Rebuilding Bowl. When the Atlanta Falcons open the season Sunday hosting the Philadelphia Eagles, it will be a matchup of rookie coaches leading the two worst teams in the NFC from a year ago. Former Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith takes over

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Justin Rose needs to win the BMW PGA Championship to qualify automatically for a fifth straight appearance at the Ryder Cup and the Englishman is off to a strong start in that quest. Rose shot a bogey-free, 5-under 67 and was three shots off the first-round lead shared by Thailand’s

By The Associated Press Chase Young will go up against old rival Rashawn Slater when Washington hosts the Los Angeles Chargers in each team’s season opener. The AP Defensive Rookie of the Year has been dominant going back to his time at Ohio State. Slater at Northwestern was one of the few offensive tackles to

By The Associated Press No. 9 Iowa State and No. 10 Iowa’s first meeting as ranked teams in the history of the series is a top-10 matchup. The Hawkeye of the Big Ten come in on a seven-game winning streak, during which they have won by an average of 23 points per game. The Cyclones

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — The new coach of England women’s national team wants FIFA to stick with the World Cup every four years. Sarina Wiegman says” if you have a World Cup every two years that is too much for the players at the moment so I wouldn’t be

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 17 Coastal Carolina looks to continue its rise, this time with its first home game against a Power Five conference opponent. The Chanticleers host Kansas Friday night and have won 12 of their past 13 games. They opened the season with a 52-14 victory

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Clemson coach Dabo Swinney likes almost everything about his team, despite the sixth-ranked Tigers opening loss to No. 2 Georgia. He says his team played hard and matched Georgia’s effort. But there were small mistakes at critical times that cost them in the loss. Swinney says the team is

By The Associated Press The Fighting Irish put their 24-game winning streak at Notre Dame Stadium on the line Saturday against first-time opponent Toledo of the Mid-American Conference. Coach Brian Kelly’s team, which blew a 38-20 second-half lead against the Seminoles, needs to shore up its running game and improve its tackling against coach Jason

By The Associated Press The Detroit Lions will kick off a new era with coach Dan Campbell against the San Francisco 49ers at home on Sunday. Niners defensive end Nick Bosa is back for the first time since he had a knee injury in Week 2 of last year. Bosa will likely test Detroit rookie

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay gave his players a succinct message the first day of training camp. Win the opener. While it sounds simple, the Colts have lost seven straight Week 1 matchups. But they will start this season with another new quarterback, Carson Wentz, who

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It has been nearly five years since the Kansas City Chiefs have lost a game in the opening month of the NFL season. The remarkable streak of perfection predates quarterback Patrick Mahomes, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and a multitude of players that hope to

By The Associated Press Top overall draft pick quarterback Trevor Lawrence will make his NFL debut for Jacksonville against the Houston Texans on Sunday as the Jaguars try to begin the turnaround after sinking to 1-15 last season. The Texans also have a new face at quarterback with Tyrod Taylor scheduled to start for Deshaun

By The Associated Press No. 7 Cincinnati could get an invitation to join the Big 12 soon, and has big games at Indiana and No. 8 Notre Dame this month. But the Bearcats can’t overlook FCS opponent Murray State who’ll be looking to end their 21-game winning streak at Nippert Stadium on Saturday. It’s the

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The World Rally Championship has returned to Greece after an eight-year absence with a crowd-pleasing special stage around Athens’ main Syntagma Square. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched the race at the foot of the Acropolis. Defending champion and standings leader Sebastien Ogier completed the circuit as the fastest drier on the

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Longtime NHL player, coach and executive Paul Holmgren, retired forward Peter McNab and broadcaster Stan Fischler make up the 2021 class of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. They’ll be inducted at a ceremony in December. Holmgren played for, coached and most recently ran the front office for the Philadelphia

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A young giraffe named for a Louisiana football star has died in a zoo in Baton Rouge.  The Baton Rouge zoo says the 20-month-old giraffe was named Burreaux — after Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and former LSU star Joe Burrow. The zoo says the giraffe fell ill Tuesday with a sudden