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PARIS (AP) — Lorient has missed the occasion to move to the top of the French league after drawing with 10-man Reims 0-0. The Brittany side would have leapfrogged leader Paris Saint-Germain in the lead by extending its excellent run to a seventh consecutive win. But Lorient could not find a breach in Reims’ solid

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts will face Jacksonville on Sunday without either of their top two running backs. Team officials say Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines will both sit out because of injuries. Taylor won last year’s NFL rushing title but is missing his second straight game with an injured ankle. Hines has been

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jordan Poole and the Golden State Warriors are finalizing a four-year, $140 million extension. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract has not been signed. ESPN first reported the agreement. Poole is entering

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit filed this week against New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara seeks $10 million in damages and a jury trial in connection with the February assault of a man in Las Vegas during Pro Bowl weekend. Kamara already faces a felony battery charge in the alleged assault of Darnell

LONDON (AP) — Aleksandar Mitrovic’s second-half penalty has salvaged for Fulham a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in the English Premier League. Dominic Solanke scored 63 seconds into the game and set up Jefferson Lerma’s first-half goal for Bournemouth. Bournemouth twice gave away leads but ultimately extended its unbeaten run to six games under interim manager

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault. The Crown Prosecution Service says it authorized Manchester police to charge the 21-year-old Greenwood. He is due to appear in court on Monday facing three counts relating to the same woman. Greenwood was first

KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Peter Uihlein has taken a one-shot lead going into the final day of the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah after a 7-under 63 in the second round. The American made seven birdies and one eagle to compensate for a double bogey on the 13th hole at the Royal Greens

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Xabi Alonso has endured another frustrating game as Bayer Leverkusen coach while they lost at Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the Bundesliga. It comes after Porto’s 3-0 win in the Champions League midweek. Leverkusen’s second loss in Alonso’s three games in charge ends the former Spain star’s

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — NASCAR champion Kurt Busch says he won’t be back for the rest of the season because of a concussion and also will not compete full-time in 2023. The 44-year-old made his announcement at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his home track and where he launched

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The deadline to complete negotiations for the Buffalo Bills to build a new $1.4 billion stadium has been pushed back to at least December to await the completion of the state’s environmental impact study. The new deadline is now be 30 days after the study

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater have completed all of the return-to-play steps required by the NFL and are no longer in the league’s recently revised concussion protocols, a person with knowledge of the decisions said Saturday. The person spoke to The Associated

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester missed the chance to climb out of the Premier League’s bottom three with a 0-0 draw at home against Crystal Palace. But a point was enough to move it off the bottom on goal difference ahead of Nottingham Forest — even if only temporarily. In the day’s early kick-off at

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer England has overcome the toughest test it is likely to face before the final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup when it beat France 13-7 in the second round of group play. Top-ranked England extended its world-record winning streak in test matches to 27 and looked more like an

INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) — Rickie Fowler shot a 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Zozo Championship. He is in position for his first PGA Tour win in 3 1/2 years. Fowler last won in 2019 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Keegan Bradley also had a 66

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer Lori Cramer kicked the conversion of Ashley Masters’ 74th-minute try as Australia rallied from 12-0 down at halftime to beat Scotland 14-12 at the Women’s Rugby World Cup. The United States beat Japan 30-17. England and France will meet later in the first clash of heavyweights at the tournament.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Russell Westbrook left the Los Angeles Lakers’ preseason finale because of an injured left hamstring after five scoreless minutes off the bench Friday night. Coming off the bench for the first time since he was a rookie, Westbrook entered midway through the first quarter in the Lakers’ 133-86 loss to Sacramento.

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:58 remaining in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes beat San Jose 2-1 to hand the Sharks their third straight loss to open the season. Martin Necas scored his second goal in his many games for