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LONDON (AP) — Manchester City has been fined $289,000 for fans invading the pitch after winning the Premier League title in May. The English Football Association says Man City admitted a disciplinary charge over the scenes that followed a 3-2 win against Aston Villa. City’s late comeback after trailing by two goals ensured securing the

By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press WATFORD, England (AP) — Aaron Rodgers may need to have a little chat with Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur about the game plan for the Packers’ first game in London. LaFleur was quick to tout the importance of the run game against the New York Giants on Sunday in

CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians starter Zach Plesac will pitch out of Cleveland’s bullpen in the wild-card round against the Tampa Bay Rays. The teams finalized their rosters two hours before Friday’s scheduled first pitch for Game 1. Plesac recently returned from the injured list due to a broken hand and made the 26-man roster ahead

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh and quality control coach Josh Paul won’t be back with the team next season. Hinch announced a series of staff changes Friday, two days after Detroit closed a disappointing season with a 66-96 record that extended the franchise’s postseason drought to eight

TOKYO (AP) — Taylor Fritz advanced to the Japan Open semifinals after Nick Kyrgios withdrew because of a left knee injury. Fritz spent a week in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 in Seoul last week. He will next face Denis Shapovalov. The seventh-seeded Canadian defeated Borna Coric 6-4, 6-3. Frances Tiafoe will take on

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Police firing tear gas into a crowd of soccer fans. Exits locked against all safety regulations. It leads to a crush where people are trampled to death or suffocate. Soccer’s three worst stadium tragedies occurred over a 60-year span but are so strikingly similar that its clear lessons haven’t

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter will offer live broadcast look-ins throughout Major League Baseball’s postseason. ESPN, Fox and other broadcasters of the playoff games will be able to show the look-ins on their social media accounts. MLB’s official account will also provide some live coverage. There isn’t a limit on how long each look-in can

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Portugal has lost Pedro Neto from its World Cup plans. Neto’s club Wolverhampton says the 22-year-old winger needs ankle surgery and will miss the tournament starting Nov. 20. Wolves says he damaged ligaments in a Premier League game against West Ham last weekend. Neto has played three times for Portugal including

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Steve Cooper was widely expected to be fired as Nottingham Forest coach. Instead he got a contract extension Friday from the Premier League’s last-place club. Forest says Cooper has two more years on a deal now running through the 2024-25 season. Cooper was rewarded four days after a 4-0 loss at

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Iran forward Sardar Azmoun is a doubt for the World Cup after picking up an injury while warming up for Bayer Leverkusen. The Bundesliga club says the 27-year-old Azmoun is expected to miss six to eight weeks after tearing a muscle in his right calf in the warm-up before Tuesday’s 2-0

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Russell Wilson was brought in to win games like this. But the Denver Broncos quarterback threw a late interception and an incompletion on fourth down in overtime that sealed a 12-9 win for the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night. Wilson shouldered the blame after a loss

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Richard Bland, Branden Grace and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra upstaged their more-illustrious opponents to shoot 7-under 65s and take the lead after the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational-Bangkok. Marc Leishman and Ian Poulter were a stroke behind while Kim Sihwan, Brooks Koepka and Morgan Jediah were among those two behind in

By HERNÁN ÁLVAREZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Police clashed with soccer fans trying to push into an Argentine league match, and the referee stopped the game as clouds of tear gas spread inside the stadium. The security minister reported one death. Authorities and witnesses say fans of the home team, Gimnasia y

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Matt Ryan kept the faith through all the sacks, interceptions, fumbles and three-and-outs that made for a streaming snooze-fest Thursday night. “It was just kind of a slog of a game,” the Indianapolis quarterback said after Stephon Gilmore batted away Russell Wilson’s pass to Courtland

By HERNÁN ÁLVAREZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At least one person has died while police clashed with soccer fans trying to push into an Argentine league match, and the referee stopped the game as clouds of tear gas spread inside the stadium. Authorities and witnesses say fans of the home team, Gimnasia

NEW YORK (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 17 points, undrafted rookie Jamal Cain added 15 points and 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-80 on Thursday night. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting in 26 minutes. Ben Simmons had four points and 10 rebounds for the Nets.

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — When Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs took the field for the first series of the Hall of Fame Game in August, questions arose about whether or not he was going to be a part of first-year coach Josh McDaniels’ offensive structure. Fast forward to