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RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Norris Cole made sure that USA Basketball will play for a medal at AmeriCup. Cole scored a game-high 20 points and the winning basket with 1.4 seconds remaining as the U.S. rallied past Puerto Rico 85-84 in an AmeriCup quarterfinal game. It was the game’s seventh and final lead change, the

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson has started 84 games at Lumen Field in Seattle, including a half dozen playoff matchups. His return Monday night with the Denver Broncos marks his first game there as a visitor. So, he knows he’ll hear the full-throated din of the Seahawks’

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The “Baker Bowl” is one of the standout games on the NFL’s Week 1 calendar. Baker Mayfield leads the host Carolina Panthers against his former team, the Cleveland Browns. Mayfield said the Browns’ decision to replace him with Deshaun Watson came “abruptly and unexpectedly,” but

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan India hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Chicago was ahead 3-2 when Alejo Lopez’s liner off Mark Leiter Jr. (2-7) slipped between right fielder Seiya Suzuki and center

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The members of Great Britain’s basketball team stood side by side, their arms slung over each other’s shoulders, coaches on one end of the row, players on the other. For 45 seconds before their EuroBasket game in Milan on Thursday afternoon, they listened to the national anthem of Great

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe’s run to the U.S. Open semifinals is, first and foremost, about Tiafoe himself, a 24-year-old from Maryland who took up tennis because his father was a janitor at a junior training center, a player who never won a match past the fourth round

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Atlanta Dream guard Aari McDonald is returning to Arizona to work under women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes. The school announced that McDonald will serve as director of recruiting operations while continuing to fulfill her WNBA commitments. She will oversee all recruiting logistics, assist with on-campus visits, manage recruit information and social

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Indian Olympic officials have been given a final warning by the IOC about their standards of leadership. They warned that India’s hosting of the IOC’s annual meeting in Mumbai next year was postponed and could yet be canceled. The International Olympic Committee cited “ongoing internal disputes,

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott says he’s fine for the opener against Tom Brady and Tampa Bay despite an ankle issue he says arose from trying a different style of cleats. Prescott has shown up on the injury report with the same ankle that was surgically repaired after the gruesome injury

LONDON (AP) — Several sporting events in Britain have been called off as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. Organizers of the BMW PGA Championship golf event reacted to the announcement of the queen’s death by immediately suspending play with many players still out on

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Albert Pujols is just five home runs from joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth in the 700 club. Reaching that mark would be without doubt a fitting way to cap one of the finest careers in baseball history, especially with the St. Louis

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Longtime NHL goaltender Ryan Miller and Olympic gold medal-winning women’s hockey stars Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando headline the 2022 class of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Three-time Paralympic gold medal-winning sled hockey goalie Steve Cash and late USA Hockey executive Jim Johannson were also elected. Miller backstopped

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Brazilian teenager Marquinhos marked his Arsenal debut by scoring the opening goal and setting up a second in a 2-1 victory over Zurich in the their opening group stage match of the Europa League. Eddie Nketiah scored the winner after Zurich equalized from a penalty awarded due to his foul

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — It’s Week 1 in the NFL. That’s usually means a loss for the Browns. Cleveland is just 1-21-1 in season openers since 1999, a dismal record that perhaps underscores the franchise’s struggles the past two decades as much as any. The Browns’ only win since

By The Associated Press All eyes figure to be on the quarterbacks when the San Francisco 49ers visit the Chicago Bears for the season opener. Trey Lance takes over for a 49ers team looking for another deep playoff run after starting two games as a rookie. Justin Fields comes into his second season hoping to

By The Associated Press The Los Angeles Chargers host the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday in the season opener. The Raiders hired longtime New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as their new head coach, and followed it up by trading for wide receiver Davante Adams. The Chargers focused on defensive upgrades in the offseason,

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Adrian Peterson still wants to play in the NFL after he fights Le’Veon Bell in the boxing ring. A four-time All-Pro running back, Peterson is taking on the two-time All-Pro back Bell on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. It’ll be the first boxing match for

By The Associated Press Quarterback Matt Ryan makes his debut with the Indianapolis Colts when they open the season at Houston on Sunday. Ryan spent the first 14 years of his career in Atlanta before joining the Colts this offseason. He’ll try to help Indianapolis end a streak of eight straight losses in openers. The

By The Associated Press The Tennessee Titans have won six of the past seven in this series against the New York Giants. The Titans are looking to follow up winning the AFC’s No. 1 seed by earning a fourth straight playoff berth. Only Kansas City has a longer active streak of winning seasons at nine

By The Associated Press Syracuse, which routed Louisville 31-7 at home in its opener, visits UConn in the Orange’s only road test before an Oct. 22 visit to No. 5 Clemson. UConn, which beat Central Connecticut 28-3 last week, is trying for its first win over an FBS opponent since beating UMass in October of