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LEEDS, England (AP) — Arsenal held on for a scrappy 1-0 win over Leeds in an eventful match brimming with controversy to stay top of the Premier League and extend its lead over second-place Manchester City. Leeds missed a penalty and had another overturned during a review in a game that was delayed for 40

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback Skylar Thompson, starting because the Dolphins’ top two quarterbacks had been in concussion protocols, left the field in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against Minnesota. Thompson was being evaluated for a possible injury to his right thumb, the Dolphins said. Thompson

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Janik Haberer has scored twice for Union Berlin to upset Borussia Dortmund 2-0 and consolidate its early-season Bundesliga lead. Haberer’s two first-half goals dealt Dortmund its fourth defeat from 10 games so far and lifted Union five points clear of second-place Freiburg before its visit to

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola says coins were thrown at him during Manchester City’s 1-0 defeat at Liverpool in the Premier League. The City manager remonstrated angrily Sunday with a section of the Anfield crowd after Phil Foden saw a goal ruled out when VAR invited referee Anthony

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Victor Osimhen continued his comeback from injury with his second goal in as many matches to help free-scoring Napoli beat Bologna 3-2 and move back to the top of Serie A. Napoli had to come from behind Sunday and goals from Juan Jesus and Hirving Lozano

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Is No. 2 Ohio State on an inevitable march to another championship — or is it too early to get a good read on the Buckeyes’ potential? The Buckeyes went into their off week with spotless 6-0 record (3-0 in the Big Ten). The season’s

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah has ended Man City’s unbeaten start to the season with his goal securing a 1-0 win for Liverpool against the defending Premier League champion. On a dramatic day at Anfield Jurgen Klopp was sent off for furiously running out of his technical area

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Tennessee moved to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll behind No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Ohio State after knocking off Alabama. The Crimson Tide was one of five unbeaten teams to fall during a wild weekend and dropped three places to No. 6

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has won the first “clásico” of the season to take the lead of the Spanish league and give Barcelona another painful blow four days after the Catalan club’s hopes of advancing in the Champions League all but ended. Karim Benzema and Federico Valverde scored

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies are set to play the San Diego Padres in the National League Championship Series. The Phillies got there by sweeping the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals. They then knocked off the World Series champion Atlanta Braves in the NLDS. The Phillies won

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bengals receiver Tee Higgins has been activated and Saints leading receiver Chris Olave has been scratched for Cincinnati’s game at New Orleans. The Saints secondary is getting a boost with cornerback Paulson Adebo being activated after being questionable on Friday’s injury report because of knee soreness. Higgins is the Bengals’ second-leading

SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — Adrián Otaegui cruised in the final round to win the Andalucia Masters by six shots for his first home victory. The Spaniard had four birdies and only one bogey in a 3-under 68 Sunday that left him at 19 under after four rounds. That was seven shots better than the previous

ATLANTA (AP) — 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa will not play Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons because of a groin injury. Bosa was listed as questionable in practice this week, but was ruled out before the game. Bosa leads the NFL with six sacks and has 15 tackles, six tackles for a loss and 16

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has won the first “clásico” of the season to take the lead of the Spanish league and give Barcelona another painful blow three days after the Catalan club’s hopes of advancing in the Champions League all but ended. Karim Benzema and Federico Valverde scored

By The Associated Press Malik Tillman has scored his third goal of the season in the Scottish Premier League. He dribbled half the length of the field and scored the opening goal in the 53rd minute in the Glasgow Rangers’ 2-1 win at Motherwell. The 20-year-old was loaned from Bayern Munich last July. He played

LEEDS, England (AP) — Arsenal held on for a scrappy 1-0 win over Leeds in an eventful match brimming with controversy to guarantee it stays top of the Premier League. Leeds missed a penalty and had another overturned during a review in a game that was delayed for more than 30 minutes after an electrical

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Declan Rice denied Ralph Hasenhuttl a vital win as West Ham drew 1-1 at Southampton in the Premier League. Saints manager Hasenhuttl had come under increasing pressure after a run of four straight defeats in the league. A first Premier League goal from Romain Perraud gave Southampton hope of a victory

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has lost ground in the race for the top four of the Premier League after being held by Newcastle in a 0-0 draw. Fourth-place Chelsea won 2-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday and moved three points clear of United in fifth with Erik ten Hag drawing for the first

By The Associated Press American forward Josh Sargent has scored his eighth goal of the season for Norwich. It was the team’s only goal in a 2-1 loss at Watford in England’s second-tier League Championship. Sargent beat goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann to the near post from 16 yards. The 22-year-old from O’Fallon, Missouri, has scored in

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Mason Mount and Kepa Arrizabalaga were Chelsea’s stars as they helped to maintain Graham Potter’s unbeaten start in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa. Mount bagged a brace at Villa Park in front of watching England manager Gareth Southgate. But the visitors needed ’keeper Kepa to produce