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By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Lazio badly missed Ciro Immobile after the forward went off injured during a 0-0 draw against Udinese in a top of the table clash. Both sides were looking to move to within a point of Serie A leader Atalanta ahead of Napoli’s match against Bologna but

PARIS (AP) — Laurent Blanc could not turn Lyon’s fortunes around in his first match in charge. The former Bordeaux and PSG coach was appointed last week as the replacement for Peter Bozs with the mission of putting the seven-time champions back on track. His arrival did not produce an immediate effect, though, and Lyon

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton is expected to miss the first few weeks of the season with a strained right calf. Connaughton had missed the Bucks’ final two preseason games with calf soreness. The Bucks say Connaughton had an MRI on Friday that revealed the strain and will be out for approximately

LONDON (AP) — Reece James has vowed to fight on after almost certainly being ruled out of the World Cup with a knee injury. Tests have confirmed the Chelsea and England defender faces an eight-week lay-off while he receives specialist treatment on the damage sustained in the Champions League game against AC Milan on Tuesday.

MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi called Paola Egonu to offer his support after the volleyball star threatened to quit the national team following racist abuse. A video emerged of Egonu talking to her agent and crying after Italy beat the United States to take bronze at the world volleyball championship on Saturday. Egonu

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Richarlison faces a race to be fit for the World Cup after suffering a calf injury in Tottenham’s win against Everton in the Premier League. The Brazil international was tearful as he admitted his “dream” of playing in Qatar was now in serious jeopardy. The forward was forced off

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Neymar will return to Spain on Monday to face trial on fraud charges regarding his 2013 transfer from Santos to Barcelona. The Brazil forward, his father, and the former executives of Barcelona and Santos are accused of hiding the true cost of his transfer with the

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer Third-ranked Canada conceded a try in less than 30 seconds but rallied to beat Italy 22-12 in a Group B match at the Women’s Rugby World Cup. In doing so it sealed a quarterfinal place. Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi shocked Canada with a try from her first touch of the

By The Associated Press The Houston Astros are going back to the AL Championship Series for the sixth straight year. One big swing by Jeremy Peña was enough. Peña homered in the 18th inning, and Houston beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 on Saturday for a three-game sweep of their AL Division Series. Luis Garcia worked

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) — It was worth the trip to Japan for Keegan Bradley, who won the Zozo Championship with a final-round 2-under 68, one ahead Rickie Fowler and Andrew Putnam for his first PGA Tour win in just over four years. Bradley bogeyed two of the last

HONOLULU (AP) — Brayden Schager threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Zion Bowens, Dedrick Parson added three short scoring runs and Hawaii cruised to a 31-16 victory over Nevada. Parson scored from a yard out on the opening possession to give Hawaii (2-5, 1-1 Mountain West Conference) a 7-0 lead. Nevada (2-5, 0-3) answered with

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Logan Fife threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Nikko Remigio and Fresno State kept San Jose State off the scoreboard in the second half en route to a 17-10 victory. Chevan Cordeiro fired a 32-yard scoring strike to Elijah Cooks with 15 seconds left in the first half to give San

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Devin Haney says he’s confident he has established himself as one of the world’s best boxers after a successful defense of his four world lightweight championship belts. The unbeaten 23-year-old American claimed the 29th win of his career after outclassing former world champion George Kambosos Jr.

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Baseball fans in San Diego have been waiting a long time to party like this and the Padres were more than happy to finally oblige. What made it so much sweeter was that they toppled the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers, the best team in the

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland rallied to beat fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the San Diego Open final. In the other semifinal, qualifier Donna Vekic of Croatia and unseeded American Danielle Collins were tied 2-2 in the third set when the match was delayed by rain. Vekic took

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Michael Stone had a goal and two assists and Nazem Kadri added a goal and an assist in Calgary’s four-goal first period, and the Flames held on to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3. Mikael Backlund and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for Calgary, which won its second straight to open the season.

By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2. Keegan Kolesar, Reilly Smith and Shea Theodore also scored to help the Golden Knights win its third straight to open the season. Adin Hill stopped 31 shots in his first start. Justin Schultz

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brad Roberts had four short touchdown runs, John Lee Eldridge III opened the scoring with a 60-yard run and Air Force Academy cruised to a 42-7 victory over UNLV, beating the Rebels for a fifth straight time. Eldridge gave Air Force (5-2, 2-2 Mountain West Conference) the lead for good midway

By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — With Ben Gulbranson making his second career start at quarterback for Oregon State, the Beavers relied heavily on their running game and defense in a 24-10 victory over Washington State. Good strategy. Oregon State (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12 Conference) rushed for 203 yards and Jack Colletto ran

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Oscar Gonzalez hit a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, rallying the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees for a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. Gonzalez, a hero earlier in the postseason as well, lined