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GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Coco Gauff and Caty McNally beat the Polish pair of Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska 6-1, 6-2 to give the United States a 2-1 win at the Billie Jean King Cup team event. Earlier Linette beat Madison Keys 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in singles to force the deciding doubles after Danielle Collins

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kenny Golladay is going to get another chance to show the New York Giants they didn’t waste a lot of money signing him as a free agent last year. Golladay expects to return to the lineup Sunday when the Giants host the Houston Texans.

By The Associated Press Several prominent names from the world of sports supposedly have tweeted out what would count as big news — except none of those posts are real. They arrived Wednesday from fake accounts that bore the “blue check” that Twitter started offering to anyone who would pay to appear to be verified

MILAN (AP) — Seventh-seeded Dominic Stricker upset tournament favorite Lorenzo Musetti in five sets at the Next Gen ATP Finals to become the first player to qualify for the semifinals. Stricker followed up Tuesday’s victory over Jack Draper by beating Musetti 4-3 (5), 4-3 (6), 3-4 (7), 3-4 (6), 4-3 (3). Draper beat Tseng Chun-hsin

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Magda Linette beat Madison Keys in three sets to force a deciding doubles match between Poland and the United States at the Billie Jean King Cup on Wednesday. Danielle Collins gave the Americans a 1-0 lead after winning the opening singles match against Magdalena French 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2) at the

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Bernhard Langer feels the reminders from 50 years of professional golf every day. Some days it could be a sore wrist. Others a twinge in the elbow or a shoulder ache. None of it has slowed him down. The 65-year-old arrives at Phoenix Country Club this

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Nick Chubb is gaining yards and admirers with every carry. Cleveland’s star running back is having another strong season for the Browns, who may lean on Chubb even more in their last nine games. Chubb is second in the NFL with 841 yards and first

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners claimed left-handed pitcher Gabe Speier off waivers from Kansas City and acquired right-handed pitcher Easton McGee from Boston in exchange for cash. Seattle also waived left-hander pitcher Ryan Borucki and right-hander Casey Sadler, leaving its 40-man roster at 36. Speier made 17 appearance last season for the Royals and

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The World Cup break can’t come soon enough for Atlético Madrid. Atlético’s struggles continued with a 1-0 loss at Mallorca in the Spanish league. The result extended the team’s winless streak to five matches in all competitions. The latest setback dropped Diego Simeone’s team to sixth

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Jake Crouthamel, a star halfback and two-way player at Dartmouth in the late 1950s and an accomplished football coach before finding his ultimate niche as athletic director at Syracuse University for nearly three decades, has died at 84. Crouthamel died Monday in Hanover, New Hampshire. A native of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, Crouthamel

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills coach Sean McDermott says Josh Allen will miss practice because of an injury to his throwing elbow, but the star quarterback could play against the NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings this weekend. McDermott wouldn’t reveal the severity of the injury and stuck mostly to

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have claimed outfielder Daz Cameron off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Cameron hit .219 with a homer and eight RBIs in 21 games with Detroit last season. He also appeared in 98 games with Triple-A Toledo, batting .240 with 10 homers and 50 RBIs. The waiver claim gives Baltimore

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star closer Edwin Díaz and the New York Mets have finalized their $102 million, five-year contract — the largest for a reliever in baseball history. Díaz can opt out after three seasons, and the deal includes a team option for 2028. The 28-year-old right-hander became

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson is bemused by the latest barb from Pete Carroll after the Seattle Seahawks coach threw more shade at him while praising his successor, Geno Smith. Carroll was talking about the Seahawks’ surprising success in 2022 when he mentioned that a big difference

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Ream, Haji Wright, Joe Scally and Sean Johnson made the United States’ World Cup roster, while goalkeeper Zack Steffen, winger Paul Arriola and forwards Jordan Pefok and Ricardo Pepi were among those cut. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter made the long-awaited announcement of the 26-man

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over. “My hope is that now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin will be able to discuss with

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed well-traveled kicker Matthew Wright on Wednesday with starter Chris Boswell dealing with a nagging groin injury. Boswell sustained the injury just before Pittsburgh’s loss to Philadelphia on Oct. 30. Nick Sciba made all three of his kicks — two field goals and an extra point — in

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Moussa Diaby scored again as Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat Cologne 2-1 in their Rhine derby. It gives under-pressure coach Xabi Alonso his second successive Bundesliga win. Diaby scored in the 71st minute on a counterattack. It’s the first time this season Leverkusen has

By The Associated Press Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, who was bullied by NHL prospect Mitchell Miller in middle school, says he hasn’t seen any proof that Miller has changed his ways. In a statement released by the Hockey Diversity Alliance, Meyer-Crothers says Miller reached out by text to apologize and to say he was doing community work