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DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund leads the Bundesliga going into the weekend after beating Hoffenheim 1-0 on Friday. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens made the key pass and Julian Brandt’s through-ball was latched onto by captain Marco Reus to score in the 16th minute from the center of the box. Dortmund made the goal stand through an

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have placed Pro Bowl linebacker Harold Landry III on injured reserve. The Titans did not cite a reason for Landry going on IR. A person familiar with the injury confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that Landry tore an

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer After 14 1/2 months of haggling over details and questioning motivations, a plan to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams was finally approved Friday, setting the stage for a multibillion-dollar tournament as soon as the 2024 season. What still needs to be determined is just

NEW YORK (AP) — Ons Jabeur is finally through to the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Avoiding the type of upset that has already knocked out many of the top women in the tournament, the No. 5 seed beat No. 31 Shelby Rogers 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. The Nos. 2-4 seeds were all upset in

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby is about to become a father, and he is already looking forward to the arrival of his daughter with fiancée Rachel Washburn. Crosby is one of the NFL’s most feared pass rushers, but Washburn says it’s “cutest thing ever

MILAN (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo simply took over with the game on the line. And as usual, he did it on both ends of the floor. Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Tyler Dorsey also finished with 27 points and Greece held off Croatia 89-85 in the opening Group C game for both

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff voted Friday to expand the postseason model for determining a national champion from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that the presidents would like

FARSO, Denmark (AP) — English golfer Ross McGowan sunk a 12-foot birdie putt on the last hole to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend at the European tour’s Made in HimmerLand. McGowan was the overnight leader and started his second round also with a birdie. He scored a 6-under-par 65 to total 15 under

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) — California teenager Lucy Li has the early 36-hole lead on the LPGA Tour. The 19-year-old Li had another bogey-free round in the Dana Open. She shot a 64 for a two-shot lead over 19-year-old Ruoning Yin of China among early starters. Li is playing with a lot more freedom than some

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A cap designed for Black swimmers’ natural hair that was banned from the Tokyo Olympics has been approved for competitive races. Swimming governing body FINA says the Soul Cap was on its list of approved equipment. FINA executive director Brent Nowicki says it’s “very important that all aquatic athletes have access

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A series featuring some of the best offensive stars in the WNBA has so far been defined by defense. Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson have played like the two best players in the league as the Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces split the first two

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer The Chicago Bears say President and CEO Ted Phillips will retire at the end of the season after nearly 40 years with the franchise. Phillips, an accountant by trade, joined the Bears as the team’s controller in 1983 and spent four years in that position before moving up the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A series featuring some of the best offensive stars in the WNBA has so far been defined by defense. Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson have played like the two best players in the league as the Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces split the first two

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari has torn the ACL in his left knee. Such injuries typically involve a recovery process of up to a year, meaning it would be unlikely for the veteran to play this season. Gallinari tore the same ligament in 2013. The Celtics

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers intends to play basketball for Connecticut in the 2023-24 season after recovering from an ACL injury and surgery that’s sidelined her this season. Speaking on campus Thursday for the first time since being hurt, Bueckers was adamant that she won’t enter the 2023 WNBA Draft. The 21-year-old Bueckers had

MONTILLA, Spain (AP) — This time there was no finish-line disappointment for Mads Pedersen in the Spanish Vuelta. The Danish rider finally triumphed in the Vuelta by taking the 13th stage after three consecutive second-place finishes earlier in the Grand Tour race. Pedersen was pipped at the end of the second, third and fourth stages

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sport Writer GENEVA (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain must pay $10 million for breaking UEFA financial rules with seven other clubs also punished for overspending since 2018. UEFA says its club finance investigators ordered prize money from European competitions totaling $26.1 million to be withheld from the eight clubs sanctioned under Financial

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Multiple cheerleading coaches in South Carolina — including a coach who recently killed himself — sexually abused at least six boys and girls and provided them with drugs and alcohol, a federal lawsuit alleges. A “coven of sexual predators” surrounded Rockstar Cheer of Greenville for more

ISTANBUL (AP) — FIFA and UEFA have condemned a shooting incident at the headquarters of Turkish soccer during a board meeting. Turkish media reported at least seven bullets were fired at the building in Istanbul on Thursday before the shooters escaped in a waiting vehicle. No injuries were reported. The international soccer bodies denounced “a

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Oscar Piastri will join McLaren on a multiyear deal in 2023 after Formula One’s contracts board ruled in his favor and against Alpine. The Alpine team was in dispute with its reserve driver Piastri after he said he didn’t want promotion to the seat vacated by Fernando Alonso