AP National Sports

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Austin Greaser and James Piot have reached the championship match in the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont. Both won their matches with big runs that turned in their favor. Greaser had never trailed on the back nine all week and was 1 down to Travis Vick

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer said expected starting quarterback Luke Doty could miss the team’s opener with a sprained foot. Beamer said Saturday someone inadvertently stepped on Doty’s foot at practice on Friday. Exams show the foot was only sprained and not more seriously damaged. Still, the 6-foot-1 Doty might not

TORONTO (AP) — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia beat John Isner of the United States 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday night in the National Bank Open semifinals. Medvedev knocked off the 6-foot-10 Isner to set up a final against 6-11 American Reilly Opelka, a 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-4 winner over third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Adrian Klemm says all five positions remain up for grabs along the team’s revamped offensive front. At the same time Klemm added that he’d like to see a starting five emerge and spend extended time together during the Steelers’ next preseason game

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Doug Barron eagled the par-5 18th for his second straight 6-under 64 and a one-stroke lead Saturday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Shaw Charity Classic. The 52-year-old Barron also had five birdies and a bogey at Canyon Meadows. He won the 2019 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open for his lone tour title.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cincinnati’s Tyler Stephenson homered against Archie Bradley leading off the eighth inning Saturday, breaking up the Philadelphia Phillies’ no-hit bid and keeping the big league total at seven no-hitters this season, one shy of the record. The mark of eight no-hitters was set in 1884, the first season overhand pitching was allowed.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Former South Carolina coach Will Muschamp is leading what Georgia coach Kirby Smart calls a “total team effort” to coach the Bulldogs’ special teams as Scott Cochran is away from the team for health reasons. Cochran, Alabama’s former strength and conditioning coach, was hired by Smart to the on-field position before

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Russell Henley shot a 1-under 69 to take a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the Wyndham Championship on Saturday and move a step closer to his first PGA Tour in four years. Henley had tied for lowest 36-hole score on tour this season. He couldn’t keep up that pace, but

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema picked up from where he left off last season and scored twice to lead Real Madrid to a comfortable 4-1 win over Alavés in its Spanish league opener. Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid also got a goal from Nacho Fernández. He is one of the defenders

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Aaron Ashby and three relievers combined on a four-hitter, Rowdy Tellez hit a long home run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 to split a day-night doubleheader. Ashby pitched four innings in his thid career start, falling one inning shy of qualifying for

FIFE, Scotland (AP) — Ariya Jutanugarn bogeyed the final two holes for an even-par 72 on Saturday at windy Dumbarnie Links, leaving her tied for the lead with Charley Hull and Ryann O’Toole in the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open. Three strokes ahead entering the round, Jutanugarn had five birdies, three bogeys and a double

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top two soccer divisions will have a female chief executive for the first time next year. The German soccer league (DFL) says Donata Hopfen will take over from outgoing CEO Christian Seifert on a three-year contract from January 2022. The 45-year-old Hopfen is currently managing director of a corporate investment firm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Washington Post has reported that an Ohio woman sought a protective order against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer last year after accusing him of punching and choking her without consent while they were having sex. The allegations of sexual misconduct detailed in the story are similar to recent allegations

MONTREAL (AP) — Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic beat top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the National Bank Open final. Pliskova will face Camilia Giorgi of Italy, a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 winner over U.S. qualifier Jessica Pegula in the night match. Pliskova won the last of her 16

BURGOS, Spain (AP) — Two-time defending champion Primoz Roglic has won the opening stage of the Spanish Vuelta. Roglic was fastest in the short first stage in Burgos. He finished the 7.1-kilometer (4.4-mile) time trial in 8 minutes, 32 seconds. Alex Aranburu was six seconds behind Roglic. Jan Tratnik was another two seconds back in

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie quarterback Justin Fields came off the bench in the second quarter and rallied the Chicago Bears from a 13-0 deficit to a 20-13 win over the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field to start each team’s preseason. Fields went 14 of 20 for 142 yards and threw

By BOB FERRANTE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Bobby Bowden may have been known across the country for winning two national championships at Florida State, but the coach was eulogized Saturday as a man with three guiding principles: faith, family and football. And that family included the thousands of players he coached. More than 300 players

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Being better on defense shouldn’t be that challenging for the Tennessee Titans following a season where it would be tough to be much worse. The Titans looked like a completely different unit in their preseason opener after an offseason makeover. Two of their top

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power took the lead early Saturday, then watched it shrink over the final half of the race before holding on to win another Indianapolis Grand Prix. The Australian, who started second, beat Romain Grosjean to the yard of bricks by 1.1142 seconds for his first

NORWICH, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah set up two goals and scored himself for a fifth straight year in the opening round of a Premier League season to lead Liverpool to a 3-0 win at Norwich. The hosts were in celebratory mood ahead of kickoff after clinching the second-tier Championship title in May but Juergen