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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Spain defender José Luis Gayà had to leave practice after spraining his right ankle ahead of the team’s final warmup before the World Cup on Thursday. The Spanish soccer federation says Gayà sustained a low grade lateral sprain and was waiting on results from an MRI to determine the full extent

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Now that Anthony Rizzo has decided to remain in New York Yankees pinstripes, he’d like to see Aaron Judge stick around, too. Rizzo agreed to a $40 million, two-year contract, a week after turning down a $16 million player option. He says “I hope Judge

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have placed tight end Dallas Goedert on injured reserve with a shoulder injury and signed veteran defensive tackle Linval Joseph. Goedert was injured in Philadelphia’s 32-21 loss to the Washington Commanders on Monday night. The 27-year-old Goedert has 43 receptions for 544 yards and three touchdowns. Goedert will miss

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson whipped a short pass, pulled down on the face mask of his helmet and ducked his head before running across the field while trailing starter Jacoby Brissett and Cleveland’s other quarterbacks. He is catching up. Still suspended, Watson is back on the field.

By The Associated Press The Green Bay Packers look to build on the momentum from their 31-28 overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys as they host the AFC South-leading Tennessee Titans. The Packers are seeking to get back into playoff contention now that they have snapped their five-game skid. Green Bay must try to find

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has confirmed that Novak Djokovic had been granted a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination. The 21-time Grand Slam champion had his visa cancelled on public interest grounds

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper will have surgery next week to repair the small tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow. The injury forced the right fielder to spend most of the season as designated hitter. It now puts his opening day status

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Less than a year ago, fans across the Southeastern Conference were mocking new LSU coach Brian Kelly for trying to talk Southern. No one’s laughing now. Josh Heupel’s revival of Tennessee from the SEC depths to one of the nation’s top teams in his second season has been

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers appreciates the way the Tennessee Titans turned their season around. The reigning MVP quarterback is hoping his Green Bay Packers can dig themselves out of an even bigger hole. First they must find a way to cool off those AFC South-leading Titans

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic is out for rest against Houston a night after the Dallas superstar played 40 minutes in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Doncic had to play that long to help the Mavericks keep from blowing a 25-point lead. The three-time All-Star hinted after the 103-101 win over LA that

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — First World Cup in the Middle East. First World Cup kicking off in November. First modern edition based around a single city. First in an Arab country. Now add “first World Cup with an Olympics-style opening ceremony” to the list of novelties for the tournament in

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced plans for a 25,000-seat stadium for Major League Soccer’s New York City Football Club. The $780 million stadium is slated to open in 2027 in the neighborhood known as Willets Point. City officials said Wednesday that the stadium

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — All-Star left-hander Tyler Anderson is moving across Los Angeles, finalizing a $39 million, three-year contract with the Angels. The 32-year-old was 15-5 with a 2.57 ERA this year for the Dodgers in 28 starts and two relief appearances. He is 44-43 with a 4.16 ERA for Colorado (2016-19), San Francisco (2020),

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — World Cup players are being offered some protection from abuse on social media by a project involving their trade union FIFPRO and FIFA. FIFA says more than 830 players in Qatar can access a “dedicated monitoring, reporting and moderation service.” It aims to filter hate speech targeting them. The World Cup

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Drake Maye is the frontrunner for Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, a redshirt freshman with 34 touchdown passes in just 10 games, tied for the most in the Bowl Subdivision. He’s also the leading rusher for the No. 13 Tar Heels, and his running style is

By The Associated Press No. 21 Tulane is hoping to break a seven-game losing streak against SMU when the Green Wave hosts the Mustangs in a week-night game with implications in the American Athletic Conference race. Tulane fell into a three-way tie for first atop the ACC with a loss to UCF last week but

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson is practicing with the Browns for the first time since his 11-game NFL suspension started in August. Watson, who was accused of sexual misconduct by more than two dozen women in Texas, returned to the field with his teammates on Wednesday. Despite temperatures

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Lionel Messi played the entire game in Argentina’s final World Cup warmup and scored in a 5-0 rout of the United Arab Emirates as the pre-tournament favorites stretched their unbeaten run to 36 games. Messi scored his team’s fourth goal right before the break. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was missing his top three wide receivers in practice Wednesday because of injuries and illness, and the situation might not be a whole lot better when Kansas City visits the Chargers this weekend. JuJu Smith-Schuster remained in the concussion protocol

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had 29 points and 15 rebounds and No. 15 LSU scored 100-plus points for the fourth straight game, beating Houston Christian 101-47. LSU set a program record for the most consecutive games eclipsing the century mark with four, breaking the previous record set in the 1995 season. LSU