AP National Sports

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The family of Wendell Scott will receive a trophy commemorating his historic 1963 victory before Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway. Scott is the only Black driver to win a race at NASCAR’s top level. He was not credited for his victory in

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville is suspending head basketball coach Chris Mack for six games. University officials say he failed to properly handle an extortion attempt by his assistant Dino Gaudio. Prosecutors say Gaudio demanded nearly a half-million dollars when he learned he’d be fired over the

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have reinstated catcher Yasmani Grandal from the 10-day injured list. The 32-year-old Grandal had been sidelined since he tore a tendon in his left knee July 5 at Minnesota. The switch-hitter batted .303 with a homer and three RBIs over 11 games

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield will get a summer tune-up after all. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski surprisingly said Mayfield and some of Cleveland’s other starters will play in Sunday night’s nationally televised exhibition finale against the Atlanta Falcons. Stefanski had kept Mayfield and most of his starters on the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Four people with direct knowledge of the player’s decision have told The Associated Press that Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel is changing agents while in the midst of a long-standing dispute with the team over how to treat a neck injury. The paperwork for Eichel

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Six drivers from the all-female W Series have needed medical checks following a heavy crash during a qualifying session on the Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium. The six are British drivers Sarah Moore and Abbie Eaton, Spain’s Belen Garcia, Beitske Visser of the Netherlands, Norwegian

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to acquire restricted free agent forward Lauri Markkanen from Chicago in a three-team trade. The deal also will send forward Larry Nance Jr. from Cleveland to Portland. Markkanen is coming

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Mike Gundy is heading into his 17th year as Oklahoma State’s head coach, and he believes he has his best depth at running back. In the first depth chart released before the Sept. 4 opener against Missouri State, there are four backs listed on the

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport to defend its clubs after they blocked players from taking part in World Cup qualifiers in South America. The league says it will also file a lawsuit against FIFA in Swiss courts

VILLANUEVA DE LA SERENA, Spain (AP) — Florian Senechal has outdueled Matteo Trentin to win the 13th stage of the Spanish Vuelta. Odd Christian Eiking kept the overall lead. Senechal beat Trentin in the final sprint of the 203-kilometer flat stage from Belmez to Villanueva de la Serena in southwestern Spain. The top five riders

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints canceled their home preseason game set for Saturday against the Arizona Cardinals because of the potential for Hurricane Ida to batter Louisiana’s coast with wind as high as 140 mph by Sunday. After initially moving kickoff up by seven hours, the Saints announced the subsequent decision Friday

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn returns to the football field Saturday for the first time in 637 days when it travels to Fresno State. The Huskies and Old Dominion are the only two bowl subdivision teams who did not play a game last fall or in the spring because

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he could stay at the club for another “five years” as he backtracked on comments he made this week at a Brazilian business forum. The 50-year-old Spaniard had told Brazilian investors he would need a break when his contract ends in 2023 saying his next

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Germany coach Hansi Flick has made three new call-ups and recalled five players including Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus for upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Flick continued the rebuilding started by his predecessor Joachim Löw as he called up Hoffenheim midfielder David Raum, Freiburg defender Nico Schlotterbeck

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Sergio Perez is staying with Red Bull next year after the Formula One team gave him a one-year contract extension. Perez replaced Alexander Albon at Red Bull this season and won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in June for his second win in F1. His

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — UEFA’s newest competition will give several teams their first chance to play in the group stage of a European tournament. Lincoln Red Imps, Flora Tallinn and Alashkert are among the smallest in the 32-team field for the Europa Conference League and they all managed to avoid the biggest teams in the

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo is headed back to Manchester United. The English club says it has reached an agreement with Juventus for the transfer of the Portugal forward subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical examination. Ronaldo told Juventus on Thursday that he no longer wanted to play for

LONDON (AP) — The twice-postponed finals of the Billie Jean King Cup will be played in Prague. The International Tennis Federation says the competition will take place Nov. 1-6. It was originally scheduled to take place in Hungary in April 2020 but was postponed for 12 months when the coronavirus pandemic was declared. It was

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Steven Bergwijn has been recalled to the Netherlands squad for three World Cup qualifiers following his strong start to the Premier League season with Tottenham. The squad includes Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk for the first time since his comeback from a long-term knee injury. Bergwijn has been a prominent

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen led the second practice for the Belgian Grand Prix. He was .041 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and .072 clear of Bottas’ Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time defending Formula One champion. With three minutes left Verstappen lost the