AP National Sports

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Cleveland Browns linebacker Jacob Phillips tore his biceps and could miss most of this season. Phillips was hurt Thursday during the first of two joint practices against the New York Giants. The team has

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Major League Baseball is ending a 70-year relationship with trading card company Topps after signing a new partnership with a rival company. The loss of the MLB partnership immediately scuttled a deal announced earlier this year that would have made Topps a publicly traded company. The special-purpose acquisition company

MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema has signed a contract extension with Real Madrid through 2023. The 33-year-old France striker has helped Madrid win four Champions League titles and three Spanish league titles since he joined from Lyon in 2009. Benzema became the main attacking threat for Madrid when Cristiano Ronaldo left in 2018. He scored

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The preseason AP Top 25 college football is out and Alabama will pick up where it left off as No. 1 in the country. On the latest episodes of the AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Rece Davis of ESPN’s “College GameDay” joins AP’s Ralph Russo to

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic has tested positive for COVID-19 less than two weeks before United States players begin reporting for camp ahead of their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says the 22-year-old American had tested positive and was in self-isolation. He has been ruled out of Sunday’s game

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Nelly Korda could barely raise a smile after tapping in for the first birdie of her second round at the Women’s British Open. It was a day when the putter turned cold for the world’s top-ranked player and it took her 14 holes to pick up a shot at Carnoustie. Some

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the U.S. Open and says he will not play tennis again this year because of a nagging injury to his left foot. The Spaniard joins Roger Federer in sitting out the year’s last major tennis tournament. Nadal skipped Wimbledon and the Olympics because of fatigue after

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has completed the signings of midfielder Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. Norway international Odegaard was on loan in the second half of last season and returns on a long-term contract after Arsenal paid a fee reported to be $41 million. Odegaard scored two goals in 20 appearances

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Yordenis Ugás is finally living the life he imagined when he decided to leave Cuba. On Saturday night he will be in a boxing ring with Manny Pacquiao under the Vegas spotlight, fighting for a championship belt in front of the whole world. Ugás wanted

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are coming out of two joint practices with the Los Angeles Rams feeling confident about their ability to contend with the NFL’s best teams this season. Although Thursday’s session ended early following a fight on special teams which left Raiders coach

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trea Turner went 2 for 4 and drove in a run to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the New York Mets 4-1 for their seventh straight win. The Dodgers moved within 2 1/2 games of the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants, who were idle.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had a putback of a missed 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left to help the Los Angeles Sparks edge the Atlanta Dream 66-64. Atlanta made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions — by Aari McDonald and Crystal Bradford — to tie it at 64 with 25.6 left. Kristi Toliver dribbled down

PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner had 30 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for her 12th double-double and the Phoenix Mercury used a big second half to beat the Washington Mystics 77-64.Phoenix, which trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half, started the second half on a 21-5 run — with eight

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — South Africa has offered to host all remaining games in the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship after a COVID-19 outbreak in New Zealand caused it to go into lockdown and cancel two homes tests against the Springboks. The All Blacks also will not immediately travel

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Ecudor’s Barcelona has joined three Brazilian clubs in the Copa Libertadores semifinals. The Ecuadorian club reached the last four on away goals after a 1-1 home draw with Brazil’s Fluminense following a 2-2 draw last week in Rio de Janeiro. Flamengo, Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill and Lars Nootbaar hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run fifth inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4. Nolan Arenado also drove in a pair of runs as St. Louis erased a three-run deficit to avoid a three-game sweep.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Newton passed for 103 yards and a touchdown, Mac Jones threw for 146 yards and the New England Patriots routed the Philadelphia Eagles 35-0 on Thursday night. Rhamondre Stevenson had a pair of 1-yard touchdowns runs sand J.J. Taylor also had a 1-yard score. Damien

LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit hit a two-run double out of the leadoff spot in New York’s four-run third inning and the surging Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 Thursday night for their season-high seventh straight victory. Kyle Higashioka homered and started the four-run inning with an RBI double. Both

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons re-signed guard Hamidou Diallo on Thursday. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The 6-foot-5 Diallo, the 2019 NBA Slam Dunk champion as a rookie, was acquired from Oklahoma City in March for Svi Mykhailiuk and future draft consideration. In 20 games with the Pistons, Diallo averaged 11.2 points,

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto slammed a three-run homer, Luis Castillo pitched seven innings of one-run ball and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-1. Votto’s 428-foot shot into the seats in right-center highlighted a four-run Reds fourth inning after Miami right-hander Nick Neidert had faced the minimum