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PUERTO DE NAVACERRADA, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel all but clinched his first Grand Tour title after the 22-year-old Belgian protected his lead in the Spanish Vuelta on the final competitive stage of the three-week race. The Quick-Step rider burst into tears on crossing the finish line. Evenepoel had little trouble ensuring that Enric Mas

PARIS (AP) — Neymar scored the only goal in Paris Saint-Germain’s 1-0 win over Brest in the French league as PSG moved back to the top of the standings. PSG failed to convert its many chances after taking the lead and could have been made to play for its profligacy toward the end. But goalkeeper

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers has left the field after taking a hard fall on his left shoulder at the end of the first quarter against No. 1 Alabama. Ewers was 9 of 12 passing for 134 yards and completed a 46-yard throw to Xavier Worthy that set up a touchdown

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Though it’s not the contract extension Jordan Poyer was seeking, the Buffalo Bills increased the amount of bonus incentives the starting safety can earn this season. Poyer’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed the agreement being reached, with his client now eligible to make as much

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh says the significance of his team playing at home in MetLife Stadium on Sunday is amplified because it’s the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Jets will open the NFL regular season against the

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Star tight end Darren Waller has agreed on a three-year contract extension with the Las Vegas Raiders. Agent Drew Rosenhaus said the sides reached the deal that adds $51 million to Waller’s existing contract that was previously set to pay him about $7 million in each of the

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Leipzig’s new coach Marco Rose has overseen a 3-0 rout of his former club Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich has been held to its third successive draw in the Bundesliga. Rose was dismissed by Dortmund at the end of last season. He steered Leipzig to what

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Reserve striker Giacomo Rasapdori scored a last-gasp winner in Napoli’s 1-0 over Spezia in the Italian league. The victory moved unbeaten Napoli atop the Italian league standings and one point ahead of Atalanta. Atalanta can reclaim the lead when it hosts promoted Cremonese on Sunday. Defending

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MONZA, Italy (AP) — Charles Leclerc will be looking to reignite the Formula One championship race on Ferrari’s home track after clinching pole position for the Italian Grand Prix. Runaway points leader Max Verstappen will again have to try and fight his way to the front albeit only from

PUERTO DE NAVACERRADA, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel all but clinched his first Grand Tour title after the 22-year-old Belgian protected his lead in the Spanish Vuelta on the three-week race’s final competitive stage. He was well-supported by his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team. Evenepoel had little trouble ensuring that Enric Mas and the Spaniard’s Movistar

BERLIN (AP) — Rudy Gobert scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Olympic silver medalist France moved into the EuroBasket quarterfinals by holding off Turkey 87-86 in overtime on Saturday. Gobert had a putback dunk with 2.7 seconds left in regulation to tie the game, then scored the first four points of overtime, and

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Former Paris Saint-Germain and Italy midfielder Thiago Motta will be named Bologna’s new coach to replace the fired Siniša Mihajlović. Bologna CEO Claudio Fenucci says that “we have decided that as of Monday the coach will be Thiago Motta. He adds that Motta’s choice “is linked to a long-term project.” Mihajlović

MADRID (AP) — The start of Spain’s new professional women’s league has been called off after referees refused to work until their demands for better wages and work conditions are met. The season was scheduled to kick off on Saturday, but the league issued a statement saying that it was impossible to hold the games

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Scottie Scheffler is the PGA Tour player of the year and it wasn’t a big surprise. No one had more than his four PGA Tour wins this season. That included the Masters. And he’s been the No. 1 player in the world since March. Scheffler won 89% of the

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — FIFA’s decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar in winter means thousands of German soccer supporters will have to do without their traditional huge “fan mile” viewing party at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. Berlin’s local environment authority tells news agency DPA that it is unlikely to

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — German soccer club Cologne has urged its fans to submit photos and videos to a police “evidence portal” to identify those responsible for violence at the Europa Conference League game in Nice. Thirty-two people were injured at Thursday’s match between Nice and Cologne when fights broke out among supporters in the

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer There have been moving and respectful tributes to Queen Elizabeth II as sports resumed in Britain following a nationwide shutdown Friday as a mark of respect for the monarch. The queen died at the age of 96 on Thursday. The start of play in the third and deciding cricket

By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Last year, Sam Jalloh zig-zagged across West Africa coaching tennis to kids, taking with him rackets, balls and a cellphone loaded with photos and videos of a pro player in action to inspire the youngsters. The player? Frances Tiafoe. That move to

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth singled home the winning run off Heath Hembree with one out in the 10th inning, and the San Diego Padres beat Los Angeles 5-4 on a wet Friday night to keep the Dodgers’ magic number at six for clinching the NL West. The