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By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard has tested positive for COVID-19. Syndergaard was scratched from a rehab start on Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not disclosed the positive

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama linebacker Quandarrius Robinson has been charged with driving under the influence after a three-car crash. Tuscaloosa police said the wreck occurred just after 11 p.m. Saturday. Robinson remained in the Tuscaloosa County Jail Sunday morning on $1,000 bond. Robinson is a 20-year-old sophomore and he did not play last season.

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Luis Suárez’s first goal of the season wasn’t enough to extend Atlético Madrid’s perfect start in the Spanish league. The defending champion only avoided defeat because of a bizarre own-goal by a Villarreal defender in the final minute of stoppage time. Aissa Mandi tried to head

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says Jacques Rogge, who led the organization as president for 12 years, has died. He was 79. Rogge was an Olympic sailor and orthopedic surgeon from Belgium. The IOC announced his passing without giving details. Rogge’s health had visibly declined when he

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Patrick Bamford’s late equalizer rescued Leeds a point in a 1-1 draw at Burnley to leave both sides chasing their first Premier League win of the season. The opener from Chris Wood was the 30,000th goal scored since the start of the Premier League in 1992. But one moment of magic

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Striker Taiwo Awoniyi has scored a brilliant goal to help Union Berlin upset Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 for its first Bundesliga win of the season. The 24-year-old Awoniyi combined with Max Kruse to score what proved to be the winning goal in the 41st minute. Awoniyi has

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Rasmus Højgaard shot a 7-under 63 with a flurry of birdies late in his round to win the European Masters. He won Sunday by one stroke from Bernd Wiesberger who made double bogey at the 18th after hitting into green-side water. Wiesberger is on the fringes of selection for Europe’s Ryder

EL BARRACO, Spain (AP) — Rafal Majka took the lead at the first of four climbs and held on for an impressive win in the 15th stage of the Spanish Vuelta. Odd Christian Eiking keeps the overall lead. Majka went to the front with less than 90 kilometers to go and stayed in control during

LONDON (AP) — Tottenham is the Premier League’s last remaining team with a perfect start after Son Heung-min clinched a 1-0 victory over Watford. It was a third successive win at the start of Nuno Espirito Santo’s first season in charge of the north London club. The goal came in the 42nd minute after Son

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin linebacker Jack Sanborn was making an impression in team meetings long before he started making plays on the field. Now he’s making his presence felt in every respect as the top returning tackler on a defense that again should rank among the nation’s best.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer American wrestler Gable Steveson has been on the go since his dramatic last-second victory earned an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo. He blew the Gjallarhorn at a Minnesota Vikings preseason game, attended a Bellator MMA event and showed up at World Wrestling Entertainment’s SummerSlam. He’s living it up as

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Rocket” Rod Laver will be at the U.S. Open to welcome Novak Djokovic into a remarkably exclusive club if the 34-year-old from Serbia manages to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis in 52 years. The 83-year-old Laver says he’d be happy to

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Argentina players Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia face 10 days in hotel quarantine on their return to England after Aston Villa allowed them to fly to South America for World Cup qualifiers. That was despite the Premier League’s collective decision not to permit travel to red-list countries due

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Max Verstappen has won a rain-soaked Belgian Grand Prix. The race was finally called off after it had restarted under a safety car nearly three hours later than its scheduled time. The race was shortened to last one hour with only half points awarded

LONDON (AP) — Burnley has signed Ivory Coast international Maxwel Cornet from Lyon on a five-year deal. The northwest English club says the transfer is “one of the largest transfer deals in Burnley’s history.” The 24-year-old Cornet spent seven years at Lyon, where he scored 51 goals, and can operate on either flank up front

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Britain defeated the United States 54-49 in the gold-medal game of Paralympic wheelchair rugby, the first medal of any kind for Britain in the sport. Wheelchair rugby has been an official Paralympic sport since 2000, and Britain’s best finish was fourth place in 2004 and 2008.

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer The Lionel Messi era has begun at Paris Saint-Germain. Messi finally made his debut for PSG in a 2-0 win at Reims in the French league on Sunday. He came off the bench in the 66th minute when he replaced his friend and former Barcelona teammate Neymar. They shared

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli have arrived in Tokyo, via what’s been described as a harrowing journey from Kabul to Paris, to compete in the Paralympics. But for now, they are sequestered in the Paralympics Village alongside Tokyo Bay. Officials say they will not

By The Associated Press A day after ending their longest winning streak in nearly 60 years, the Yankees try to get back in the win column against Oakland. New York ended a 13-game string of victories with a 3-2 loss to the A’s on Saturday, with Frankie Montas pitching seven shutout innings. Oakland had lost

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Starkel threw for four touchdowns and 394 yards and defending Mountain West Conference champion San Jose State kicked off the season with a 45-14 win over Southern Utah. Starkel, who finished 17-of-28 passing to nine receivers with one interception, also had a rushing touchdown to tie his career high