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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Three English Premier League games scheduled for this weekend were called off on Monday on safety grounds while authorities make preparations for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Manchester United’s home game against Leeds and Liverpool’s match at Chelsea, both set to take place on Sunday, were postponed. Brighton’s

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said that leading rusher Chris Rodriguez Jr. will return from an unspecified absence on Oct. 1 for the No. 9 Wildcats’ Southeastern Conference matchup at No. 20 Mississippi. Stoops announced Rodriguez’s return during Monday’s weekly news conference but did not

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz’s U.S. Open championship has moved him up to No. 1 at age 19. That makes him the youngest man to lead the ATP computerized rankings since they began in 1973. The Spaniard’s victory over Casper Ruud in Sunday’s final allowed Alcaraz to replace

MONZA, Italy (AP) — Formula One driver Alex Albon suffered “respiratory failure” and had to be put on a ventilator following complications from surgery. Albon was ruled out of the Italian Grand Prix with appendicitis on Saturday morning and underwent successful surgery but the Williams driver then had to be moved to intensive care as

PITTSBURGH (AP) — No. 23 Pittsburgh is dealing with uncertainty at quarterback as the Panthers prepare for a road trip to Western Michigan. Starter Kedon Slovis left last week’s overtime loss to Tennessee with an undisclosed injury. Backup Nick Patti injured his left leg early in the fourth quarter but had limited mobility. Head coach

ANDREW MENTOCK Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner is expected to miss the rest of the regular season with an injury to his nonthrowing shoulder that will need surgery. Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman says Buchner has a severe AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. Buchner was injured

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche added more depth at forward by signing  Evan Rodrigues to a one-year, $2 million deal. The move comes on the heels of losing Nazem Kadri in free agency to Calgary. The Avalanche are banking that Rodrigues can help fill the

MONACO (AP) — European Championship steeplechase silver medalist Ahmed Abdelwahed has been suspended after testing positive for meldonium. The Athletics Integrity Unit did not say when the 26-year-old Italian runner tested positive. Abdelwahed was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the European track championships in Munich three weeks ago. Meldonium is an endurance-boosting heart medication

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Arsenal’s home game in the Europa League this week has been postponed by UEFA because of the limited police resources available after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The north London club was due to host PSV Eindhoven on Thursday when the city will be preparing for the queen’s state funeral

BOCHUM, Germany (AP) — Bochum has fired coach Thomas Reis after starting the Bundesliga with six straight losses. The club says assistant coach Markus Gellhaus has also been let go with immediate effect. Under-19s coach Heiko Butscher will take over from Reis on an interim basis. Bochum’s 3-1 loss at promoted Schalke on Saturday proved

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin is reveling in the view from the top of the Bundesliga for the first time this week. Sunday’s 1-0 win in Cologne lifted the team to the top of the German league after six matches. The club says “other times will come but let

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp says he expects the team’s fans to show “the right respect” when a period of silence is held before the Champions League match against Ajax at Anfield on Tuesday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Liverpool supporters booed the national anthem “God Save the Queen” when it

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Atlanta finally passed the New York Mets this past week. Then the Braves ran into their mirror image from the American League. That would be the Seattle Mariners. They took two of three from the Braves and are now 50-22 in their last 72 games. Atlanta has played at

LONDON (AP) — Soccer was to resume in Britain on Monday after a pause over the weekend as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, with lower-division games set to return to normal this week. The Premier League, however, has yet to confirm when the it will be back playing again,

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Former Spain striker Diego Costa has joined Wolverhampton on a free transfer to secure a surprising return to English soccer for one of the most hot-headed and confrontational players in Premier League history. Costa is well known in England from his spell at Chelsea from 2014-17 when he won two Premier

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Hakim Ziyech has been recalled to the Morocco squad for World Cup warmup games this month. It ends a year of exile after the Chelsea winger fell out with then-coach Vahid Halilhodžić. Ziyech’s dispute with Halilhodžić was a factor in the Moroccan soccer federation’s decision to fire the Bosnian coach last