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By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Top seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia and second seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia won their first round matches at Tennis in the Land. Kasatkina defeated Kaja Juvan of Slovenia 6-3, 6-3 in the opening match of the day, while Kontaveit rallied for a 1-6, 6-0, 6-0 victory

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Julia Zorn, Jule Schiefer and Theresa Wagner scored, and Germany beat Denmark 3-1 in the women’s world hockey championship. Zorn, Germany’s captain, opened the scoring with her second goal of the tournament. She capitalized on a turnover just over the blue line and sent in a shot from the right circle.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Tony Finau is a winner on the PGA Tour again. Finally. Finau ended a drought of more than five years and 142 tournaments on the PGA Tour by winning The Northern Trust in a playoff. But he needed some help. Cameron Smith his his

LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won’t be moonlighting as the coach of a boys high school basketball team where he already is the girls coach. The Greenbrier County Board of Education on Monday rejected a motion to hire Justice as the boys coach at Greenbrier East High School. News outlets report

The Associated Press New York (AP) — The former president of El Salvador’s soccer federation has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to a corruption charge in the long-running FIFA bribery scandal. In remote proceedings, Reynaldo Vasquez pleaded guilty Monday to racketeering conspiracy for accepting bribes in exchange for awarding media and marketing rights for

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston College navigated the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as any football team in the country. As the Eagles head into the second season since the coronavirus outbreak, they promise not to relax. BC didn’t have a positive test until the final week

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons plan to sign a quarterback this week after losing backup AJ McCarron to a season-ending knee injury. The Falcons began working out free-agent quarterbacks after Monday’s practice. Coach Arthur Smith says the team could audition more quarterbacks next week. An MRI showed McCarron

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule is playing it safe when it comes to Christian McCaffrey’s playing time in the preseason. Rhule said that while most of the team’s starters will play most of the first half in Carolina’s preseason finale Friday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers, McCaffrey will be “very, very

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Soroka already went through nine grueling months of rehab after blowing out his right Achilles tendon. Now he’s doing it all again. Soroka is speaking for the first time since getting the shocking news that he re-tore his Achilles. It was a devastating blow to

WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Starting quarterback Carson Wentz, All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and center Ryan Kelly all returned to Indianapolis Colts practice Monday after each missed roughly three weeks. It’s still unclear whether any — or potentially all three — will start the Sept. 12 season opener against Seattle. Wentz and Nelson had been out

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers lost two depth players on defense to injuries that could impact their decisions as they prepare to cut down the roster before the regular season. Defensive tackle Maurice Hurst suffered a high ankle sprain and linebacker Mychal Kendricks came

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — New York Yankees reliever Zack Britton has sustained another injury setback, going on the 10-day injured list with a strained left elbow. Yankees manager Aaron Boone says the team will evaluate Britton’s condition over the next few days to determine the best course of action. Britton

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm at the White House. In doing so, he celebrated their success on the court and hailed the four-time title holders for changing lives with their activism. The visit by the Seattle Storm marks the first time

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Angel City FC has acquired U.S. national team forward Christen Press and hired coach Freya Coombe as the team prepares to begin play in the National Women’s Soccer League next season. The team acquired the rights to Press from Racing Louisville. The Southern California native is coming off

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Travis Shaw hit a game-ending grand slam in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-4. Shaw, who entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth, drove a 3-2 pitch off Dennis Santana over Boston’s bullpen. He flipped his bat and looked

TORONTO (AP) — The former Canadian Football League player Nick Volpe has died. The Toronto Argonauts confirmed his death but did not give details Monday. Volpe helped.” Volpe played for Toronto from 1949 to 1952, with the Argos winning the Grey Cup in 1950 and 1952. He kicked two field goals in the 1950 title

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former football great Herschel Walker has registered to vote in Georgia, a possible prelude to him running for U.S. Senate in 2022. Electronic voter registration records show Walker registered Tuesday at an Atlanta house owned by his wife, Julie Blanchard. Former President Donald Trump has been urging

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Duke Williams’ three-year bid to restart his career in Buffalo is over after the Bills released the receiver by waiving him because of an injury. The team did not specify the injury, with the move coming after Williams managed an 8-yard catch on three

LONDON (AP) — Michail Antonio’s record goal for West Ham was sealed with a kiss. The fun-loving striker became the London club’s all-time leading scorer in the Premier League era by moving onto 49 goals with two in a 4-1 win over 10-man Leicester at the Olympic Stadium. Antonio’s first pushed him past Paolo Di

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — AC Milan got its season off to a winning start despite the continued absence of Zlatan Ibrahimović as it won 1-0 at Sampdoria in Serie A. Brahim Díaz scored the only goal of the match in the ninth minute and Milan’s new signing Mike Maignan made a