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By The Associated Press Manchester City aims to match Arsenal in opening the season with three straight wins in the Premier League. Defending champion City heads to Newcastle for a match against a Saudi-funded team which could within a few years be a serious title contender because of the wealth of its owners. Barcelona will

MILAN (AP) — Romelu Lukaku starred in his first home game for Inter Milan since returning from Chelsea. He helped his team beat Spezia 3-0 on Saturday for two wins from two games in Serie A. The Belgium forward was involved in two goals scored in each half by Lautaro Martínez and Hakan Çalhanoğlu. Home

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rams rookie offensive lineman Logan Bruss is out for the season after tearing ligaments in his right knee in Los Angeles’ second preseason game. The Rams on Saturday also waived tight end Kendall Blanton, a Super Bowl starter who made several big postseason receptions during

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole twice banged on the dugout roof, shouting in frustration and getting booed as scuffling New York lost for the 15th time in 19 games, beaten by the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2. Cole hadn’t given up a hit until the Blue Jays scored

BY MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Godwin Igwebuike’s tiebreaking 2-yard run with 4:03 left led the Detroit Lions to a 27-26 victory at Indianapolis. The Colts could have won it with a 2-point conversion but Jack Coan’s pass fell incomplete with 38 seconds left. Detroit quarterbacks David Blough and Tim Boyle split

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Alexander pitched six strong innings and the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen finished off a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Detroit had lost two straight and 10 of 12. Alexander allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk in six innings to win for the

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, A.J. Brown, Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp and even Christian Kirk are among the wide receivers who reset the market for just how well the NFL pays the best at that position this year. Now comes the tough part

SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — American Nelly Korda shot a 5-under 67 to make up seven strokes on her sister Jessica Korda and win the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour. Nelly Korda had bogeys on her second and final holes but it was still enough for a three-shot victory over her older sister,

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Will Zalatoris is out of the BMW Championship with back pain. Zalatoris felt a tweak in his lower back and withdrew after four holes. He says he wants to be ready for the FedEx Cup finale next week. Zalatoris is coming off his first PGA Tour victory last week to start

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Joe Flacco and the rest of the New York Jets’ starters might have to get comfortable on the sideline Monday night. Coach Robert Saleh says he’s unsure what the team’s plan will be for who’ll see the field in the Jets’ preseason

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t played since, is headed to Kansas State to resume his college career. Johnson made the announcement on social media Saturday, picking the Wildcats over fellow finalists Memphis, Nebraska and Western

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It was a milestone day for Harry Kane in the Premier League. The Tottenham striker netted his 185th goal in the competition to seal a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton and become the top scorer for a single club in the Premier League’s 30-year history. Tottenham manager Antonio Conte praised

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays ace Tyler Glasnow threw 20 pitches in his first live batting-practice session since undergoing Tommy John surgery a little over one year ago. The 2021 opening-day starter faced hitters at the Rays’ spring training complex in Port Charlotte, Florida. Rays manager Kevin Cash said the outing went

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Arsenal made it three straight wins to open the Premier League season by beating Bournemouth 3-0 with Martin Odegaard setting the team on its way with two goals inside 11 minutes. The Norway playmaker converted a rebound in the fifth minute after Gabriel Martinelli’s shot was saved and then lashed in

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs right-handed starter Keegan Thompson has been put on the 15-day IL with low back tightness. The team recalled righty Anderson Espinoza from Triple-A Iowa. The 27-year-old Thompson leads the Cubs in wins with a 9-5 record and 3.97 ERA. He has made 17 starts since joining Chicago’s rotation on May

By MATTHEW GELHARD Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. (AP) — Hawaii has won its first two games at the Little League World Series by a combined score of 23-1. The club from Honolulu hasn’t even played a full game yet, having mercy-ruled each of its opponents after the fifth inning. Led by Kekoa Payanal, Hawaii