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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Guard Bensley Joseph, widely considered the top recruit in Connecticut, has signed to play for the Miami Hurricanes. The 6-foot-1 Joseph is a graduate of Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut. He spent 2019-20 at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, where he averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Justin Fields outshined his fellow first-round quarterbacks in their preseason openers. Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance and Mac Jones also made a positive impression in their debuts. So did Jordan Love, who isn’t a rookie but didn’t take a snap last year. A few series against backups,

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter will be going with a bigger roster to deal with three games crammed into a seven-day span when 2022 World Cup qualifying starts in September. General manager Brian McBride says the U.S. men’s national team will bring in at least

SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia entrepreneur Amar Doman has purchased the Canadian Football League’s B.C. Lions from late owner David Braley’s estate. The team announced the completion of the deal Wednesday. Braley, a Canadian Football Hall of Famer and former senator, tied in October. Doman is the founder and sole shareholder of the

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Second-ranked Naomi Osaka was tested in her first WTA Tour event since the French Open by 17-year-old Coco Gauff and won in three sets. Osaka withdrew from Roland Garros and skipped Wimbledon, citing her discomfort with post-match news conferences. Her only action since was at the Tokyo Olympics in her native

By ALAIN POUPART Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa remains without the three wide receivers listed as starters on the team’s depth chart. The second-year quarterback says it’s not a big deal that veterans DeVante Parker, Will Fuller and Albert Wilson continue to miss practice. They were sidelined during a joint practice

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Dustin Johnson doesn’t feel much urgency about anything. That includes the FedEx Cup playoffs. Johnson’s only victory in 2021 was on the European Tour, and he starts the PGA Tour postseason at No. 17 in the standings. All he has do is think about

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris has been suspended indefinitely for racist comments made about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani during Tuesday’s game. When asked by play-by-play announcer Matt Shepard how the Tigers should pitch to Ohtani in the sixth inning, Morris adopted an exaggerated East Asian

By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer intends to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and will answer no questions in the case of a woman seeking a five-year restraining order against him. Bauer’s lawyer Shawn Holley told a judge that the only questions he will

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sandro Platzgummer isn’t your ordinary 24-year-old running back trying to make the New York Giants’ roster. Platzgummer is in the fourth year of a six-year program to become a physician. He never played college football. He came out of a club program. He also

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Michael Hermosillo homered for the first time since 2018 and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1. The depleted Cubs took two of three from their playoff-contending NL Central rivals. Ian Happ and Sergio Alcántara also homered for Chicago, which has won two straight after

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney for 22 women who have filed lawsuits accusing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson of sexual assault and harassment says he and some of his clients have spoken to the FBI about the case. Tony Buzbee told The Associated Press that the FBI “reached out

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule emerged from joint practices against the Baltimore Ravens unhappy with his team’s wide receivers, who dropped at least a half-dozen passes. While Rhule continued to praise quarterback Sam Darnold and thought his team’s offensive line did a nice job of

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos coaches ditched their usual navy and orange attire Wednesday for purple T-shirts as the franchise held its third annual Alzheimer’s Awareness Day. “Obviously it’s touched this organization in a deep way with the Bowlen family … ” coach Vic Fangio said. “You

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt has a broken bone in his cheek but no eye damage after being struck on the side of the head by a line drive. Bassitt was taken to the hospital after being hit by the drive from Brian Goodwin in

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has received a new soccer-themed toy: his very own foosball table. Francis played a round on the table that was presented to him Wednesday at the end of his general audience by representatives of a Tuscany-based table football association. The mayor of Altopascio, Sara D’Ambrosio, wrote on Facebook that

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Browns promise to behave when they welcome the New York Giants for two joint practices this week. We’ll see if they keep their word. The teams will work out together on Thursday and Friday in advance of Sunday’s exhibition game at FirstEnergy Stadium. There

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes will host a Rookie Faceoff tournament in the desert next month. The team announced the six-team tournament will be held Sept. 17 to Sept. 20 at Gila River Arena and Ice Den Scottsdale, the Coyotes’ practice facility. The tournament will include Pacific Division teams Anaheim, Los Angeles, San

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play a series of four matches in September and October. The team will play Paraguay in Cleveland on Sept. 16, and again on Sept. 21 in Cincinnati. They’ll also play South Korea on Oct. 21 in Kansas City, Kansas, and on Oct. 26 in St.