AP National Sports

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On nearly every basketball court around the world —from NBA arenas to elementary school gyms — you’ll see players of all sizes regularly attempting long 3-point shots. There’s one man largely credited with transforming basketball from a must-see above the rim game to box office-long

By The Associated Press The stage in golf belongs to the European tour this week and it could get feisty. The BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth is the flagship event for the European tour. The field is strong with such players as Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick. It also includes 18 players who

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Trevor Immelman is using five of his six captain’s picks on Presidents Cup rookies. They fill out an International team decimated by defections to Saudi-funded LIV Golf. British Open champion Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann of Chile signed with the rival league after qualifying had ended. They played their

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Lawmakers in France are heaping criticism on the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain after he fobbed off concerns about the team’s use of chartered flights during a national drive to save energy. Coach Christophe Galtier quipped sarcastically that the French league champion might instead switch to using

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — A match-play event comprising of 10-man teams of players from Continental Europe and Britain and Ireland is being revived by the European tour to provide more experience of the format for Ryder Cups. The Hero Cup will take place in Abu Dhabi from Jan. 13-15 next year and the teams

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer

ROME (AP) — Alleged antisemitic chants by Juventus and Inter Milan fans are being investigated by Italian soccer authorities. The chants allegedly included references to Jews and occurred on Saturday during Juventus’ 1-1 draw at Fiorentina and Inter’s 3-2 loss to AC Milan in the Milan derby. Inter tweeted its support of the fight against

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — They call her the wildest soccer mom. And now she’s back where it all began. After two decades in the United States building a family and a career, one of Real Madrid’s most hardcore fans has returned to Spain to be near the club she adores.

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Harry Maguire has been dropped by Manchester United despite being its club captain and the most expensive defender in soccer history. The big question now is whether that affects his place in England’s team ahead of the World Cup. England coach Gareth Southgate has often said he finds it

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member are widening as Japanese prosecutors “re-arrested” Haruyuki Takahashi in a case involving suspected payments from a publisher which became a sponsor for the Games. The latest allegations center on 76 million yen — about $540,000 — Takahashi

PARIS (AP) — PSG coach Christophe Galtier’s ironic comments about the club’s use of planes instead of trains have drawn sharp criticism from France’s sports minister. The French league champions have defended their use of charter flights rather than more ecological trains after an executive for France’s high-speed rail network called out the club for

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Defending national champion Georgia became the second team in 15 seasons to score a touchdown on its first seven possessions against a ranked opponent. The Bulldogs did it in their 49-3 win over No. 11 Oregon. According to Sportradar, Florida State is the first winning team in at

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lewis Brinson, J.D. Davis, Thairo Estrada and David Villar rocked Andrew Heaney for home runs in back-to-back innings during the San Francisco Giants’ 7-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants snapped an eight-game losing streak to their longtime rivals. San Francisco struck for

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had his sixth multi-homer game of the season, Mike Trout also went deep and José Suarez threw three-hit ball over seven innings as the Los Angeles Angels routed the skidding Detroit Tigers 10-0. Luis Rengifo had a career-high four hits and drove in

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Óscar González hit a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Kansas City Royals 6-5 to regain sole possession of the AL Central lead. Cleveland moved a game ahead of Minnesota, which lost 5-2 to

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has announced a new joint venture to expand its reach in the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian subcontinent to continue its push to grow internationally and narrow the gap to the English Premier League. The Spanish league is teaming with multinational

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei threw for one touchdown and ran for another, overcoming a sluggish start in the season opener to lead No. 4 Clemson to a 41-10 victory over Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets kept it closer than expected much of the way. But they couldn’t overcome

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Brown dazzled in his major league debut, scattering three hits across six impressive innings as the Houston Astros beat Texas 1-0 to hand the Rangers their ninth straight defeat. The Astros scored against hard-luck loser Martín Pérez with the help of an error in the