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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have rewarded John Schneider for his strong performance as their interim manager. The Blue Jays agreed to terms Friday on a new contract for Schneider to manage the team. Toronto says the deal is for three years with a team option for 2026.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says fans’ chants related to the Hillsborough Stadium disaster do “not represent what we are as a team or as a club” amid continuing fallout from the bad-tempered match against Liverpool. City has yet to publicly apologize after some of its fans were heard singing songs

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry’s latest move is one for the books. The NBA superstar is launching a graphic novel series, “Stephen Curry Presents!: Sports Superheroes,” in partnership with Penguin Workshop. The first of four planned installments will focus on Curry’s career and is scheduled for fall 2024. The series will be created through

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Ian Baraclough has been fired as coach of Northern Ireland after a poor Nations League campaign. The team had targeted promotion in the Nations League but barely avoided relegation from the third tier after collecting only five points from a possible 18. The 51-year-old Baraclough had replaced Michael O’Neill in

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle has confirmed another midseason trip to Saudi Arabia days after playing a Premier League match in the kingdom’s green and white colors. The Saudi-owned club said Friday it will hold a training camp in the Middle Eastern country during the break for the World Cup in early December less than

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute in the 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League. Ronaldo headed to the locker room before the final whistle of Wednesday’s game at Old Trafford in a show of dissent and has since been

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer There’s been a bump in the road in Steven Gerrard’s seemingly natural managerial journey to the helm of his beloved Liverpool. Gerrard was fired as Aston Villa manager on Thursday night after less than a year in charge. It leaves his managerial reputation in a tough-to-judge spot given how

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fernando Alonso remembers the quiet times in Austin. Back when he could jog the city streets without being noticed, move through the hotel lobby with ease, and drive to the Circuit of the Americas for the United States Grand Prix without planning for traffic ahead

By The Associated Press San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove is hoping to keep things quiet in his part of South Philly. To silence Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies, at least. The sports complex home to three stadiums will be jammed Friday night with a Smashing Pumpkins concert at the Wells Fargo Center

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid each had a goal and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game skid with a 6-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Zach Hyman, Ryan McLeod, Evander Kane and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers (2-2-0). Jack Campbell made 36 saves.

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma is taking what could be a landmark case to a Los Angeles jury Friday. Matthew Gee died in 2018 from permanent brain

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Tuch had his first career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres handed Calgary its first loss of the season, beating the Flames 6-3 on Thursday night. Rasmus Dahlin scored for the fourth straight game to set an NHL record for defenseman to open a season. Eric Comrie made 40 saves

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristian “Chicho” Arango scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time and Los Angeles Football Club advanced to the Western Conference final in the MLS Cup Playoffs with a 3-2 victory over rival LA Galaxy in the latest dramatic edition of the rivalry known

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Astros star Jose Altuve was more than happy to oblige when a fan ran onto the field and asked the Houston second baseman to take a selfie with him during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Security at Minute Maid

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had 14 points and seven rebounds in his first game in 16 months, and the Los Angeles Clippers opened a season of sky-high expectations with a 103-97 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul George scored 15 points and John Wall added 15

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel scored twice, Adin Hill made 26 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Thursday night. Vegas continued its impressive start under first-year coach Bruce Cassidy with the Knights improving to 4-1-0. William Karlsson, Chandler Stephenson and Jonathan Marchessault also

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have acquired star running back Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers for a haul of draft picks. The Panthers announced the deal that sends McCaffrey back to the Bay Area where he starred in college at Stanford in Thursday

TORONTO (AP) — Nick Robertson scored his second goal of the night in his season debut at 3:46 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. The winger took a pass from Auston Matthews on a 3-on-1 rush and fired a shot past Scott Wedgewood.