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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lost in the drama of the Chiefs’ comeback win over the Chargers last week was the fact that Kansas City, with its star quarterback and offensive-minded head coach, had five opportunities on third-and-short and converted just once. And that’s not going to cut it

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals fired longtime executive Dayton Moore on Wednesday, ending the roller-coaster tenure of an influential general manager and president who took the club from perennial 100-game loser to two World Series and the 2015 championship before its quick return to mediocrity.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyler Murray appears content to let things that happened in Vegas stay in Vegas. Police in Las Vegas said on Monday that they were investigating allegations that a fan in the stands struck the Cardinals quarterback amid celebrations of Arizona’s 29-23 overtime victory over the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Greg Norman says he has been asked not to attend the QBE Shootout in December. That’s the PGA Tour-sanctioned event he started in 1989 as the Shark Shootout. It’s held at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. It isn’t clear who asked Norman not to

By The Associated Press Unbeaten Syracuse looks to make it two in a row in Atlantic Coast Conference play when it hosts Virginia on Friday night looking to extend its season winning streak to four. The Orange are coming off a comeback 32-29 win over Purdue, while the Cavaliers are coming off a last-second, 16-14

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Mitch Trubisky will make his debut in the Steelers-Browns rivalry. At this point, his second appearance isn’t so certain. Given the job as Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback in training camp over rookie Kenny Pickett mostly because of his experience, Trubisky isn’t making enough plays. He has struggled

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts is planning to hold a Pride Day on the same day the Minutemen host evangelical Liberty in a football game. The school made the “special announcement” on Twitter in a 37-second video featuring techno music and a uniformed player standing in a room lit by rainbow colors

By The Associated Press Illinois can start 3-1 for the first time since 2015 and is fresh off a bye week and a 24-3 win over Virginia. Chattanooga has outscored its first three opponents 110-34 and is ranked No. 9 in the FCS coaches poll as it visits Champaign for the first Thursday night game

By The Associated Press Two former Big East rivals with a long and tense rivalry will square off at Lane Stadium when West Virginia plays at Virginia Tech. The Mountaineers enter with one of the nation’s most potent offenses and will face one of the stingiest defenses and a highly charged crowd. The Hokies are

By BRANDON GDULA numberFire How likely are you to bench Green Bay’s Aaron Jones after a two-touchdown game? Not very. We can say that we need to scale back expectations against a tough Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive front, but let’s contextualize it for this week. Tampa Bay ranks well overall against the rush, but is

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina’s government has entered the squabble between shop owners and the local manufacturers of popular but scarce World Cup sticker albums. Soccer fans in the South American nation have struggled to find the collectible stickers two months before the tournament kicks off in Qatar. Argentina’s trade department convened a meeting Tuesday

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Training camps open around the NHL this week less than 90 days since Colorado won the Stanley Cup. Players are used to the short summers by now after the pandemic squeezed the past two offseasons. But this is the return to the normal calendar of meaningful hockey from October

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — This year’s World Cup apparently won’t be the end for Cristiano Ronaldo. The 37-year-old Portugal star says he is not considering retiring from international soccer in December after the tournament in Qatar. He says plans to play at the 2024 European Championship. Ronaldo says he is “still motivated” and that his

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Robert Sarver says he has started the process of selling the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, a move that came barely a week after he was suspended by the NBA over workplace misconduct that included racist speech and hostile behavior toward employees. The decision was quickly applauded by many

JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of the International Olympic Committee has apologized for the organization’s longtime failure to commemorate 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian militants at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Thomas Bach spoke at a ceremony in Tel Aviv on Wednesday marking the 50th anniversary of the deadly attack. Bach said the Palestinian attack

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Through three games, freshman running back Nick Singleton has been the flashiest Penn State player on the field. Behind an offensive line that is playing more physical each week, the speedy Singleton has broken tackles and outrun defenders to give the No. 14 Nittany Lions

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk has been skating with the Florida Panthers for a few weeks. He’s already set for the season. The new forward starts his first training camp with the Panthers on Thursday. It’s also the start of the Paul Maurice era as coach in

The Browns aren’t communicating on defense. The Steelers aren’t connecting on offense. On Thursday night, the longtime rivals meet with each of them struggling early this season. Cleveland’s coming off an epic meltdown Sunday, when a collection of mistakes led to the Browns blowing a 13-point lead in the final two minutes in losing to

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Portuguese soccer federation says veteran central defender Pepe will not play for Portugal in the Nations League because of an injury. The federation says the decision was made after doctors evaluated Pepe following his arrival at the team’s training camp this week. It did not say what his injury was.