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MASON, Ohio (AP) — American Madison Keys cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 upset of women’s No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals on Thursday. The slumping Swiatek, a two-time Grand Slam champion, hasn’t gotten past the round of 16 in four tournaments since winning Roland Garros in June. The win

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After three weeks of training camp, there is no doubt New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is playing like the rookie who tore up the NFL in 2018. Barkley is heathy and confident. Speaking with the media after practice Thursday, Barkley said he

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela and right fielder Charlie Blackmon have both left the game at St. Louis in the second inning because of leg injuries. Senzatela crumpled to the ground after awkwardly attempting to cover first base on an infield single by Brendan Donovan. Senzatela had to be helped

MURSKA SOBOTA, Slovenia (AP) — Former United States international Heather O’Reilly scored just four minutes into her Women’s Champions League debut to give Irish team Shelbourne a 1-0 win over Slovenian club Pomurje in the first round of qualifying for the group stage. O’Reilly came out of retirement at the age of 37 in order

The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah high school athletics association secretly investigated a female athlete — without telling her or her parents — after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association is resuming its Dream Gap barnstorming tour for a fourth consecutive year. It’s also developing plans to launch a professional league. The PWHPA announced its fall schedule will open Oct. 14 and feature a five-weekend series. The stops will feature four teams of

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Mike Tomlin wants to see what Kenny Pickett can do against better competition. After an impressive NFL debut in Pittsburgh’s preseason-opening win over Seattle last week that included throwing for the clinching touchdown in the final seconds, the rookie quarterback will see the field far earlier when the Steelers visit Jacksonville.

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jared Bernhardt has traded in his stick for the pigskin. Just two years after being honored as the nation’s top college lacrosse player, Bernhardt is trying to make it as an NFL receiver with the Atlanta Falcons. If this were a lacrosse team, the 24-year-old Bernhardt

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College football players penalized for targeting now can have part of their punishment appealed under new NCAA rules. Players flagged for making an above-the-shoulder hit in the second half of a game must sit out the first half of the following game. This season the national coordinator of officials can take a

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dodgers television and radio reporter David Vassegh said he broke two bones in his right wrist and cracked six ribs when he tumbled and crashed into the padding at the end of his slide down “Bernie’s Chalet.” He was injured going down the same slide Milwaukee

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chip Kelly’s arduous rebuilding job at UCLA started to show positive results last season with an 8-4 record and a Holiday Bowl invitation. The biggest question is if Kelly can continue the climb to Pac-12 contention. The Bruins were picked fourth in the conference preseason

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — After five mostly mediocre seasons at California, coach Justin Wilcox could have been forgiven if he had decided to go after the head coaching job at his alma mater Oregon. But instead of trying to escape to a school with more resources and a much

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay a $5 million fine and undergo professional evaluation and treatment as part of a settlement with the NFL following accusations of sexual misconduct by two dozen women. The league had sought to ban

By ROB MAADDI and TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns following accusations of sexual misconduct, a person familiar with the situation told

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn football defensive coordinator Lou Spanos has taken a leave of absence for personal reasons. The school provided no further details and did not say whether Spanos is expected to return this season. The 51-year-old served as UConn’s defensive coordinator from 2019-21 and became the Huskies’ interim head coach after Randy

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA champions Patrick McCaw, Norris Cole and Jodie Meeks are among the 15 players who have been invited by USA Basketball to training camp for the FIBA AmeriCup tournament. The camp starts Tuesday in Las Vegas. The AmeriCup is the FIBA Americas region championship tournament. It was last held