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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Massimiliano Allegri’s job at Juventus could be on the line again. Allegri returned as Juventus coach last year but his team may be heading for another early Champions League exit after losing 2-1 at home to Benfica. Allegri was fired by the club three years ago. A João Mário penalty and

By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court is reviving unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. A judge had dismissed most of the unsettled cases last year. The judge acknowledged it’s clear hundreds of young men were abused, but

BERLIN (AP) — France pulled off a wild rally at the end of regulation, then carried that momentum into a spot in the EuroBasket semifinals. Thomas Heurtel scored 20 points, Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and France found a way to get past Italy 93-85 in a quarterfinal game. Next up for

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

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It just had to be Erling Haaland. His acrobatic volley with the outside of his left foot completed Manchester City’s late comeback against his former club Borussia Dortmund in a 2-1 win in the Champions League. Dortmund was leading after 79 minutes and keeping City unusually quiet. But the German team

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new surveys shows nearly one in five U.S. adults bet money on sports over the past year. The report from the Pew Research Center shows that 19% of adults surveyed said they bet on sports. The most common way they did so involved bets

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen has been declared out for Thursday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a hamstring injury. Allen sustained the injury during the first half of Sunday’s 24-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Allen said he felt a slight pull and

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Newly revealed text messages show how deeply involved a Mississippi governor was in directing more than $1 million in welfare money to retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre. Instead of the money going to help low-income families in one of the nation’s poorest states, as intended,

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Quarterback Joe Burrow says the Bengals have to start faster and communicate better as they prepare to go on the road for a Week 2 game against the Cowboys. Burrow’s mistakes put Cincinnati in a hole in a 23-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The third-year

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Guardian Caps helped reduce the number of concussions among NFL players mandated to wear the padded helmets during training camp, according to data from the league. Offensive linemen, defensive linemen, tight ends and linebackers were required for the first time to wear Guardian Caps during practice between the

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall’s campus is still buzzing after the Thundering Herd toppled Notre Dame in South Bend. Marshall beat a Top 10 team on the road for the second time in school history and became the talk of college football. Marshall coach Charles Huff, who was hired

PARIS (AP) — French officials say soccer star Paul Pogba’s brother is in police custody along with four other people as part of an extortion investigation. Investigators are examining allegations that Mathias Pogba and childhood friends attempted to extort millions from Paul Pogba, a World Cup winner. Mathias Pogba came to see police about the

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 MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Purdue receiver Charlie Jones makes it all look so easy. The smooth transition from Iowa to Purdue, the perfect timing he’s established with childhood friend Aidan O’Connell, the crisp routes, the tough catches, even the long, striding runs afterward. It’s taken the sixth-year receiver two weeks to create a

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — National police say the crowd violence at the Champions League game between Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt resulted in injuries to 17 police officers and two German fans, one of whom sustained a serious neck injury after being hit by a flare. Riot police intervened twice — shortly before Tuesday’s game and

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer The only commissioner the Mountain West Conference has known is stepping down after nearly 24 years in charge. Craig Thompson’s last day will be Dec. 31. Thompson has been at the helm of a league that started operations in January 1999. He saw Mountain West teams take part in

By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Trey Lance’s Week 1 was marred by bad weather and a slow pace from the Chicago Bears. He still managed to rush 13 times for 54 yards and had three red zone carries. If you drafted him for the rushing upside, don’t panic yet. The most obvious “streamer” candidate in this

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Petrino is 61 these days, nearly five years removed from being on the national stage with Louisville and, far more importantly, more than a decade removed from the coach’s scandalous flameout at Arkansas. Just listen to him discuss his return to Fayetteville on

BERLIN (AP) — France pulled off a wild rally at the end of regulation, then carried that momentum into a spot in the EuroBasket semifinals. Thomas Heurtel scored 20 points, Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and France found a way to get past Italy 93-85 in a quarterfinal game. Next up for

By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch It’s the second week of the NFL season, and some of the top players in fantasy are already off to a fast start. These players are my best bets to continue the trend at the RB and WR positions in Week 2.