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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Saints have scratched top running back Alvin Kamara from the lineup against Tampa Bay because of a rib injury that has bothered him since New Orleans’ Week 1 victory at Atlanta. Kamara is one of the New Orleans’ most productive players as both a runner and receiver. But after practicing

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — American forward Jordan Pefok and Sheraldo Becker scored again to fire Union Berlin back to the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg. Becker set up Pefok to open the scoring in the 55th minute. Then the Suriname forward raced clear to seal

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton finally earned its first win of the Premier League season after Neal Maupay’s goal was enough to beat West Ham 1-0 on Sunday. It was Maupay’s first goal for Everton after joining from Brighton in the offseason and came in the 53rd minute with a clinical finish at Goodison Park.

SYDNEY (AP) — Kenyan Moses Kibet claimed victory in a fast-paced Sydney marathon that saw the top three finishers all better the previous fastest time in Australia. Kibet finished the course set around Sydney’s harbour and city center in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 3 seconds. He finished two seconds ahead of countryman Cosmas Matolo.  Ethiopian

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo will quickly want to forget this game as he was sent off after just nine seconds in his side’s 1-0 home defeat to Angers. The former Barcelona central defender tripped Abdallah Sima as he was running through on goal, and referee Bastien

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal’s 15-year-old academy product Ethan Nwaneri has become the youngest player ever to appear in a Premier League game after coming on for the final few minutes of the Gunners’ 3-0 win at Brentford. Nwaneri was included in Arsenal’s matchday squad for the first time and was handed a record-breaking debut Sunday

HOUSTON (AP) — TJ McMahon threw for 303 yards with three touchdown passes to lead Rice over Louisiana-Lafayette 33-21 in a Conference USA opener. McMahon, who threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Luke McCaffrey late in the second quarter, hit Bradley Rozner for a 12-yard score early in the third. McCaffrey added a 6-yard TD

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus’ injury is not as bad as initially feared. He should still feature at the World Cup for Germany. Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl says the player “will be out for three to four weeks and will then hopefully be available.” The 33-year-old Reus was taken off

By MATTIAS KARÉN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Fabio Vieira marked his first Premier League start with a goal as Arsenal reclaimed top spot in the standings with a 3-0 win over Brentford. The Portuguese midfielder curled in Arsenal’s third goal with a long-range effort via the post in the 49th minute after starting in

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Dallas cliched a playoff berth for the seventh time in nine seasons with a 1-1 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes as Jáder Obrian scored in the 16th minute. Paul Arriola of Dallas was given a red card in the 83rd minute for pushing Jamiro Monteiro in the face following

HONOLULU (AP) — Dedrick Parson ran for two first-half touchdowns, Penei Pavihi returned and interception 50 yards for a touchdown and Hawaii beat Duquesne 24-14. Duquesne (1-2) took nearly-8 minutes off the clock with a 14-play, 56-yard drive in the first quarter before settling for a 26-yard field goal by Brian Bruzdewicz that made it

WOLLONGONG, Australia (AP) — Ellen van Dijk defended her world title and claimed a third women’s time trial gold medal at the opening event of the world road cycling championships. Taking advantage of a technical course the Dutch athlete maintained a perfectly paced cadence to beat Australia’s Grace Brown by 12.79 seconds at the road

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kaleb Johnson rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and Iowa endured a night of lightning delays for a 27-0 win over Nevada on Saturday night. The game, which was delayed three times for 3 hours, 56 minutes, started at 6:40 p.m. CDT, and ended

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Miles Hastings threw three touchdown passes, Trent Tompkins ran for two TDs and Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. broke UC Davis’ all-time rushing record as the Aggies beat San Diego 43-13 to snap a five-game losing streak that dated to last season. Gilliam went into the game needing just seven yards rushing to

JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Samson Evans ran 35 times for 257 yards and a touchdown and Eastern Michigan never trailed in beating Arizona State 30-21. Evans posted his first 100-yard game — he had 96 by halftime — as the Mid-American Conference’s Eagles easily handled the Pac-12’s Sun Devils. The Eagles

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Being a good, but definitely not great, quarterback can be a rough ride in college football, especially when fans see only a ceiling they wish was higher. This is the life that Penn State’s Sean Clifford and Oregon’s Bo Nix have led. On Saturday, the veteran quarterbacks

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caleb Williams threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores, Travis Dye and Austin Jones each ran for more than 100 yards and No. 7 Southern California beat Fresno State 45-17 on Saturday night. Williams completed 25 of 37 passes

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chance Nolan threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns and Oregon State remained undefeated with a 68-28 victory over Montana State at Portland’s Providence Park on Saturday night. Anthony Gould caught a pair of touchdown passes and returned a punt for another score for the Beavers, who are 3-0 to open