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By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina have made their 325th career start together, setting a major league record for most as a battery. The St. Louis duo eclipsed the regular-season mark of 324 by the Detroit Tigers pair of Mickey Lolich and

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr threw to wide receiver Davante Adams 17 times in the Raiders’ season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, tied for third-most toward one target during his career. Carr and coach Josh McDaniels say they are confident the targets will even themselves

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers find themselves in a frustrating but familiar spot after starting running back Elijah Mitchell got injured in the season opener. That injury gives Jeff Wilson Jr. a chance as the starter. Since coach Kyle Shanahan arrived in 2017, the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The rapport between Bills quarterback Josh Allen and receiver Stefon Diggs has grown to the point of being intuitive in opening their third season together in Buffalo. The team’s dynamic duo showed off its chemistry with Allen completing eight of nine pass attempts to

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cade York has become a cult hero in Cleveland. The Browns rookie kicker has quickly endeared himself to fans after making a 58-yard field goal in the final seconds Sunday to give the Browns a win over Carolina and their first Week 1 victory since

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears hope the improvement their offense showed in the second half of their season-opening win carries over to their game at rival Green Bay this week. Chicago started to click in the second half against San Francisco and pulled out a surprising

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The athletic directors who lead the schools that play major college football want the sport to continue be governed by the NCAA. But only if that governance can be streamlined. LEAD1, an association of Bowl Subdivision ADs, convened 105 of its 131 members for

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California mother must pay more than $9,000 in restitution and apologize to a teenage basketball player she told her daughter to hit during a youth basketball game in 2021. The woman’s daughter punched the rival player in the neck and she collapsed on the court

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carlos Rodón struck out eight in five dominant innings before leaving with a blister and the San Francisco Giants slowed down the Atlanta Braves 4-1 to win the series. Rodón improved to 13-8. He allowed just an unearned run on two hits and a walk. He

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Justin Simmons’ 66-game starting streak will end this weekend after the Denver Broncos’ captain and star safety sustained a thigh injury in the season opener at Seattle. Coach Nathaniel Hackett revealed the injury Wednesday, when Simmons was placed on injured reserve, sidelining him at

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The bitter memories from last season’s finale still have not dissipated in Indianapolis. Sure, the Colts insist it’s a new season and a different team. Yes, they believe the seven-game losing streak at Jacksonville is more aberration than jinx. But the litany of questions never really

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Freeland outdueled Dylan Cease and put a dent in a push by the Chicago White Sox for a playoff spot, pitching 6 2/3 shutout innings as the Colorado Rockies earned a 3-0 victory. The White Sox fell four games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland with 19 games

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid needed late goals by Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio to extend its perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Leipzig in the group stage of the Champions League. Valverde scored from inside the area in the 80th minute and Asensio

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Mykhaylo Mudryk scored an early equalizer to give Shakhtar Donetsk a 1-1 draw against Celtic in the Champions League. Mudryk used his speed and powerful left foot to beat Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart with a rising shot in the 29th minute. The 21-year-old winger also scored in the 4-1 victory over

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Four years have passed since the tight rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin that marked the second bout in one of the best rivalries in boxing. Both fighters say their opponent will see someone entirely different across the ring when they meet for the

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish soccer federation says Spain’s new professional women’s league will finally get to start after a deal has been struck to end a strike by the referees who demanded better wages and work conditions. The federation says an agreement with the government’s main sports body will allow the women referees to

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell knows what it must have been like for LeBron James in Cleveland. The Cavaliers’ newest acquisition was introduced by the team and received a warm welcome from fans on Wednesday. The three-time All-Star guard said he expected to be traded to his hometown New

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Copenhagen and Sevilla stayed winless in the Champions League after a 0-0 draw. Both teams are in the bottom half of Group G with a point each. Manchester City leads the group with six points after a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund which has three points. Sevilla had most of the

LONDON (AP) — Graham Potter’s first game as Chelsea manager ended in a disappointing 1-1 draw at home against Salzburg in the Champions League to leave the English team facing an uphill task to advance from its group. Raheem Sterling was deployed as an attacking left wing back in an early tactical shift by Potter

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More than 5,500 minor league baseball players have formed a union, completing a lightning-fast organization campaign that launched just 17 days earlier in an effort to boost annual salaries as low as $10,400. Martin Scheinman, the sport’s independent arbitrator, notified Major League Baseball and the