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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans ruled starting cornerback Kristian Fulton and running back Dontrell Hilliard out for Monday night’s game in Buffalo because of hamstring injuries. Neither player practiced all week. Reserve guard Jamarco Jones also was ruled out after missing practice Friday and Saturday because of an elbow injury. With Fulton out,

TOM COYNE Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o made his first public appearance on campus in nearly a decade since it was disclosed he was the victim of a bizarre high-profile catfishing scheme involving a fake girlfriend. Te’o spoke briefly before Notre Dame’s game against California to a

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Jack Grealish and Son Heung-min are two of the English Premier League’s most high-profile players and have been facing growing criticism for their failure to score this season. They have silenced the doubters. Grealish struck after 55 seconds to set Manchester City on its way to a 3-0 win

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor have won their respective singles against Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul for the Netherlands to finish top of their Davis Cup Finals group. Van de Zandschulp settled the tie when he defeated Fritz 6-4, 7-6 (3) after Griekspoor opened with a 7-5, 7-6

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Even the wind couldn’t thwart U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick at the Italian Open. Fitzpatrick will head into the final round in the lead and aiming to go one better than three years ago after coping with challenging conditions to post an impressive 2-under 69. He’s edged clear of Rory

By JIMMY ROBERTSON BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Grant Wells threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns to lead Virginia Tech to a 27-7 victory over Wofford. Wells completed 26 of 35 passes and the defense for the Hokies (2-1) dominated throughout, handing the Terriers (0-3) their 13th consecutive loss. Virginia Tech put the game away

ERIN, Wis. (AP) — Matthew McLean has won the U.S. Mid-Amateur in an all-Irish championship match against Hugh Foley. The 36-hole title match was played over two days at Erin Hills because of rain earlier in the week. McLean was 2 up after the first 18 holes and stretched the lead to 5 up. He

By The Associated Press American goalkeeper Zack Steffen returned to Middlesbrough’s lineup for a 0-0 draw against Rotherham after missing four games because of a knee injury. The 27-year-old from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, had not played since Aug. 20 Steffen was left off the roster for upcoming World Cup warmup matches because of the injury. Steffen

By The Associated Press American forward Ricardo Pepi has ended a 30-match scoreless streak for club and country that reached almost a year. He got his first goal for Groningen in a 2-1 loss at Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie. Pepi outjumped defender Adil Auassar just outside the 6-yard box and headed Isak Määttä’s

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Alexander Isak rescued a point for Newcastle with his first goal at St. James’ Park. Isak converted a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth in the English Premier League. The Sweden striker sent Brazilian goalkeeper Neto the wrong way from the spot in the 67th minute. Philip Billing gave Bournemouth

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior has called out the haters of his goal celebrations as racist and insists he will keep on dancing. Spanish sports talk shows have been discussing the appropriateness of his celebrations, and a commentator on television said he should stop “doing the

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Augsburg has stunned defending champion Bayern Munich in their Bavarian derby 1-0 in the Bundesliga. Bayern ended its three-game run without a win by losing for the first time this season. Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 Ruhr derby win over Schalke has been overshadowed by a serious-looking injury

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills starting defensive tackle Ed Oliver has been ruled out and his backup, Tim Settle, is listed as doubtful, leaving Buffalo potentially thin in the middle against running back Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans on Monday night. Oliver has been sidelined since hurting

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Thiago Motta’s first match in charge of Bologna has ended in disappointment as his team hit the woodwork twice in a 1-0 defeat at home to fellow struggler Empoli in Serie A. Filippo Bandinelli’s second goal in as many matches was enough to give Empoli its

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus is again in danger of missing a major tournament for Germany. The 33-year-old Reus has been stretchered off in the first half of Dortmund’s Ruhr derby against Schalke with what looks like a serious ankle injury. Reus was in tears after bending his right ankle unnaturally

PARIS (AP) — Marseille midfielder Jordan Veretout has been called up for France’s Nations League matches as a replacement for the injured Boubacar Kamara, the day after Kamara had replaced Adrien Rabiot. Veretout made the last of his five international appearances last November in a World Cup qualifier. Kamara came off just before halftime in

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Erling Haaland added a strike from outside the area to his repertoire of goals since joining Manchester City in a 3-0 win at 10-man Wolverhampton in the Premier League. City had already taken the lead through Jack Grealish after 55 seconds at Molineux when Haaland picked up the ball 40 meters

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Erling Haaland added a strike from outside the area to his repertoire of goals since joining Manchester City in a 3-0 win at 10-man Wolverhampton in the Premier League. City had already taken the lead through Jack Grealish after 55 seconds at Molineux when Haaland picked up the ball 40 meters