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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Sevilla’s struggles have continued with a 2-1 loss to promoted Almería. The result extends the team’s winless streak at the start of the Spanish league. It was the third consecutive match without a win for Sevilla. Sevilla began the league amid high expectations after finishing fourth

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — Laura Davies shot a 5-under 68 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Helen Alfredsson in the the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Davies, the 58-year-old English star who won the inaugural event in 2018 at Chicago Golf Club, eagled the par-5 16th and had three birdies in a

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers remain unsure about the status of their top two offensive linemen for their Sept. 11 season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins were both removed from the physically unable to perform list over the past two weeks as they recover from knee

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Favored Epicenter stormed down the stretch past his rivals and won the 153rd running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The runner-up in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Epicenter, with Joel Rosario aboard, won his second stakes in a

By MATTHEW GELHARD Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Cohen Sakamoto struck out seven and Ruston Hiyoto hit a two-run homer as Hawaii continued its run through the Little League World Series on Saturday with 5-1 win over Tennessee to advance to the championship game.  Hawaii will play Curacao, 1-0 winners over Taiwan in

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers reliever Trevor Rosenthal’s status for the rest of the season is in doubt due to a lat injury. This represents the latest setback for a former All-Star closer who hasn’t pitched since the 2020 playoffs. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said there’s a possibility Rosenthal

PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU has banned a fan who yelled a racial slur at a Black player on the Duke volleyball team during a game on Friday night. The university says the fan was sitting in the BYU student section but was not a student, and has been banned from all athletic venues on

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Hye-Jin Choi shot a 5-under 66 to join fellow South Korean rookie Narin An atop the leaderboard Saturday in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. Choi matched second-round leader An at 16-under 197 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. An had a 68. In July in Michigan, An and Choi teamed to

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California defensive lineman Brett Johnson will miss a second straight season after going down with a lower-body injury in practice. Cal said the injury is unrelated to the broken hip Johnson suffered in a car accident that forced him to miss the 2021 season. Johnson was a preseason pick for the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Captain Seko Fofana has scored a fine goal as Lens continues its strong start by beating Rennes 2-1 to move above Paris Saint-Germain and into first place in the French league. Although PSG can restore its two-point lead if if it beats Monaco at home on

MADRID (AP) — Athletic Bilbao has signed Ander Herrera from Paris Saint-Germain on a loan until the end of the season. Athletic will have the option to buy the Spanish midfielder. Herrera previously played for Athletic from 2011-14 before signing with Manchester United in the English Premier League. The 33-year-old Bilbao native transferred from United

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer DUBLIN (AP) — Ryan Hilinski threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns to help Northwestern rally for a 31-28 victory over Nebraska in Saturday’s season opener in Ireland. Northwestern handed the Cornhuskers their seventh consecutive loss going back to last season and added more pressure on embattled coach Scott

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Canada and the United States have paced each other with second wins at the women’s world ice hockey championship in Denmark. The only champions in the history of the women’s worlds are set to meet in the last group match on Tuesday, and are favored to play the final next weekend.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Austin Reed threw four touchdown passes in his Western Kentucky debut and the Hilltoppers defeated Austin Peay 38-27 in a season-opener on Saturday. Reed’s first three TD throws went to Malachi Corley, a sophomore who caught 73 passes last season. Western Kentucky recovered a fumble near midfield after Corley’s third

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer has made a record 19 saves and his team has given the Bundesliga a sliver of hope by holding Bayern Munich 1-1.  Bayern had 33 attempts at goal and could only beat Sommer once as Leroy Sané finally equalized in the

NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Terrence Williams has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud and identity theft in connection to a multimillion-dollar scam against the basketball league’s health plan. Williams faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for the conspiracy charge, and a mandatory minimum of two years in

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer Defending WNBA champion Chicago and Connecticut meet Sunday in the WNBA playoffs for the third straight year and a second straight time in the semifinals. The teams are 1-1 in those matchups, but for the past year, the Sky have dominated the Sun. Chicago won last season’s playoff series

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule says backup quarterback Sam Darnold and kicker Zane Gonzalez both suffered “significant” injuries in the 21-0 win over the Buffalo Bills on Friday night. Darnold suffered a high ankle sprain, which is normally a four-to-six week injury. But Rhule says

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund is not taking any chances with Gio Reyna. The American midfielder was surprisingly left out of Dortmund’s squad for its 1-0 win at Hertha Berlin on Saturday in the Bundesliga despite making his long-awaited return from injury the week before. Dortmund coach Edin Terzić

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Roma forward Paulo Dybala returned to Juventus and helped in the equaliser as José Mourinho’s side drew 1-1 and lost its perfect start to the season. Dušan Vlahović scored the opener after just 76 seconds and Juventus appeared to be in firm control until Tammy Abraham’s