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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has followed up her upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open by beating another past title winner at Flushing Meadows. The 73rd-ranked Fernandez came back from a set and a break down to eliminate 2016 U.S. Open champion

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Defending NASCAR Truck Series champion Sheldon Creed swept both events at Darlington Raceway this season. Creed led the final 80 laps for his second consecutive win in this season’s truck playoffs. John Hunter Nemechek closed to about a half-second of Creed on the final lap,

CINCINNATI (AP) — Five Detroit pitchers teamed up to allow Cincinnati just one run, Jeimer Candelerio delivered a two-run triple and the Tigers took the rubber match of the three-game series 4-1. Cincinnati dropped a half-game behind San Diego for the National League’s second wild card. The Padres beat the Astros on Sunday. All-Star closer

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Robbie Ray struck out 10 while pitching one-hit ball into the seventh inning, Marcus Semien hit his 35th home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 8-0 to complete a three-game sweep. Bo Bichette went 4 for 4, scored twice and drove in a

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn football coach Randy Edsall, whose teams have won just six games since he returned to the Huskies in 2017 has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. Edsall, 63, is in his second stint at Connecticut, where he went 74-70

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Kevin Kelley was counting on Ren Hefley’s record-setting 10 touchdown passes in his debut game as the Presbyterian coach. But the coach known for never punting believes the effects of their 84-43 victory over St. Andrews this weekend will serve his team down the road. Hefley threw an FCS-record

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Former U.S. women’s coach Jill Ellis has been appointed to lead FIFA’s technical advisory group on the future of women’s soccer.  The 54-year-old Ellis coached the U.S. team from 2014-2019, winning a pair of World Cups. She was voted FIFA Women’s Coach of the Year in 2015 and

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The man who contributed the most to Europe’s team in the 2018 Ryder Cup triumph will almost certainly be missing from this month’s competition in Wisconsin. Francesco Molinari has all but officially withdrawn himself from consideration on Padraig Harrington’s team while recovering his form

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic has won his third consecutive Spanish Vuelta title after adding to his already comfortable lead by winning the final stage’s time trial. Roglic increased his advantage over Enric Mas during the 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Padrón to Santiago de Compostela. It was the fourth stage win

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Bukayo Saka set up Jesse Lingard’s opening goal and then completed England’s 4-0 victory over Andorra with a header in a World Cup qualifier. It was the return of Saka and England to Wembley 56 days after the European Championship final when the Arsenal youngster

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Former Dallas Mavericks center Salah Mejri has scored 22 points to help Tunisia repeat as African basketball champion in a 78-75 victory over Ivory Coast. The veteran squad included former UCLA star Michael Roll, a naturalized citizen who had 18 points and nine assists as Tunisia won its third AfroBasket tournament

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Big 12 is in transition and that’s causing anxiety in the conference’s cities and towns. Oklahoma and Texas are moving to the Southeastern Conference by 2025 and the Big 12 is looking to add four new members. Fans are wondering if the reformed

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s World Cup qualifier against Morocco has been postponed after a Guinean army colonel seized control of state television and said the government had been dissolved. The West African nation was due to host Morocco in the capital of Conakry on Monday. No new date has been set for the fixture.

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Argentina has been suspended amid chaotic scenes after local health officials walked onto the pitch in a bid to remove three players who didn’t comply with coronavirus protocols. Play in the match featuring Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Brazil’s Neymar was

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Nicolai Højgaard sunk a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Italian Open a week after his identical twin brother Rasmus won the European Masters in Switzerland. It marked the first time in European Tour history that brothers have won back-to-back tournaments.

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are expected to open the season at Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay without right guard Zack Martin after the four-time All-Pro tested positive for COVID-19. Martin is the latest of several Dallas starters to test positive and miss time, but the

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Twins manager Rocco Baldelli plans to leave the team to return home to Minnesota for the birth of his child. Baldelli says he will be in the dugout for the start of Minnesota’s game at Tampa Bay but could depart before it ends. The schedule called for Baldelli to head

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Defending champion Europe will take a 9-7 lead into the final day of the Solheim Cup. The Europeans relied heavily on the team of Leona Maguire and Mel Reid to stay in front. Reid and Maguire improved to 2-0-1 on the weekend when Reid birdied

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have placed reliever Jonathan Loaisiga on the 10-day injured list because of a strained right rotator cuff. Manager Aaron Boone says Loaisiga experienced some pain Saturday morning after he surrendered a game-tying homer to Jorge Mateo in the seventh inning of Friday

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A lawmaker in Poland says that a second Belarussian athlete, an equestrian who was excluded from the national Olympic team after criticizing state authorities, has been given a humanitarian visa and refuge in Poland. Opposition lawmaker Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska said Sunday that Belarus dressage rider Olga Safronova, who was barred from going