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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sandy Alderson will step down as president of the New York Mets when the team finds his replacement. The 74-year-old Alderson, a cancer survivor who has served two stints as New York’s general manager, will move to a new role as special advisor to owners

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Canelo Álvarez’s rivalry with Gennady Golovkin reaches the ultimate standard of modern boxing excellence this weekend when the fighters complete a trilogy. Most of the great rivals in the sport’s recent history have engaged in at least three memorable bouts, from Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier to Manny Pacquiao

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons running back Damien Williams was held out of practice for the second consecutive day with a rib injury. Williams’ status is uncertain for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams. Williams had been expected to share carries with Falcons starter Cordarrelle Patterson. Instead, Williams had only two carries

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Cooper Rush is starting at quarterback again for the Dallas Cowboys. It’s also the second time he is replacing an injured Dak Prescott. Rush will start opposite Joe Burrow and defending AFC champion Cincinnati on Sunday at home. Dallas dumped Rush as Prescott’s backup

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Atlanta United forward Thiago Almada has been included in Argentina’s 28-man squad for two World Cup warm-up matches to be played in the United States this month. The team will face Honduras on Sept. 23 in Miami and Jamaica four days later in New Jersey. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni dropped

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills haven’t forgotten how they fell just short against the Tennessee Titans last season. It happened when Allen was stopped for no gain on fourth down near the goal line in the final seconds of a 34-31 loss. The

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike LaFleur glanced at the final stats from the New York Jets’ season opener and one number really made him uneasy. Joe Flacco threw the ball a whopping 59 times in the 24-9 loss to Baltimore last Sunday. Not exactly the way

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ayako Uehara of Japan is the early leader at the Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour. The 38-year-old is slowly returning from a lung issue that kept her away from golf for six months. This is her third tournament back. The key to her round was a couple of par saves

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Yandy Díaz hit a three-run home run and the Tampa Bay Rays — starting an unprecedented nine Latin American position players on Roberto Clemente Day — routed Toronto 11-0 on Thursday to pull within a half-game of the Blue Jays in the wild-card chase. Clemente, the late

By The Associated Press Syracuse returns home to face Purdue after its second straight dominating win to open the season. It will be only the second meeting between the teams. Purdue won the 2004 opener 51-0 at home over a ranked Orange team. Orange quarterback Garrett Shrader was nearly flawless against Louisville and UConn, accounting

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The International Olympic Committee’s coordination commission made its first in-person visit to Los Angeles to inspect proposed venues for the 2028 Games. The group met with local organizing officials over three days. LA28 organizing committee Chairman Casey Wasserman says the city is “well-positioned for an

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon expects to sign contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche soon. The face of the franchise for the reigning Stanley Cup champions says he hopes the deal gets done before the season starts in October. Agent Pat Brisson says the two sides are trying

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The hallmark of the early Bill Snyder teams at Kansas State was a dominating defense. Turns out that’s becoming the hallmark of the early teams under Chris Klieman, too. The Wildcats opened the season with one of the handful of shutouts across Division I, a

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have placed safety Jamal Adams on injured reserve for the quadriceps tendon injury he suffered in the opener against Denver. Adams is expected to have surgery soon that will likely keep him out for the season. It’s the second straight year Adams had his season cut short by

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Elvis Andrus hit one of Chicago’s five home runs off rookie Hunter Gaddis and the White Sox cut into Cleveland’s lead in the AL Central with an 8-2 win. Andrus connected in the fifth inning off Gaddis, who became the first Cleveland pitcher to allow five

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson led the Sooners to a win over Nebraska in what was dubbed “Game of the Century II” back in 1987. Thompson, one of masters of Barry Switzer’s wishbone offense, had 21 carries for 126 yards that day, and Oklahoma clinched the

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Roger Federer never let ’em see him sweat. He played tennis with a style that only rarely betrayed the effort behind the masterful serving, the rare-in-its-day attacking and the flawless footwork. He was not one to grunt loudly on shots or celebrate wildly after them. The way he wielded

By The Associated Press The Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders look to shake off season-opening losses when the two 2021 playoff teams meet in Week 2. The Cardinals got blown out at home by Kansas City in the opener, while the Raiders lost a close game on the road to the Chargers. Both teams

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Elvis Andrus hit one of Chicago’s five home runs off rookie Hunter Gaddis and the White Sox cut into Cleveland’s lead in the AL Central with an 8-2 win. Andrus connected in the fifth inning off Gaddis, who became the first Cleveland pitcher to allow five

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz have won their singles matches to help the United States beat Kazakhstan 2-1 and move atop its Davis Cup Finals group. The Americans are almost assured of reaching the quarterfinals with two wins from two in Group D. Paul enjoyed a 6-1, 6-4 win over Mikhail