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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana has entered the player assistance program of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. The league and the union made the announcement. They did not specify why he entered the program. Vrana will be paid while he is receiving treatment. The program administrators will determine when he’s

By TOM CANVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Daniel Jones and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence have been linked since being taken in the first round by the New York Giants in the 2019 draft. Not only were they drafted together, they ended up being roommates in training camp and close friends.

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United arguably produced its most complete performance under Erik ten Hag in a 2-0 win against Tottenham to move within a point of the Premier League’s top four. Second-half goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes ensured victory in a game that saw Hugo Lloris

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — DeSean Jackson has resurfaced with the Baltimore Ravens and the veteran receiver says he still has plenty to offer. Jackson is on the practice squad for now, and coach John Harbaugh was noncommittal about the possibility of him being activated for Sunday’s game against

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Seventh-ranked Louisville is the favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball title, while Virginia Tech post player Elizabeth Kitley is the preseason pick for league player of the year. In results released Wednesday, the Cardinals received 31 of 60 first-place votes from the league’s panel of 15 head coaches

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros third base coach Gary Pettis was not at the ballpark for Game 1 of the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees because of an illness. First base coach Omar Lopez will fill in for Pettis, and quality control coach Dan Firova will coach first base.

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester United and Liverpool are starting to show promise after slow starts to the Premier League. United produced possibly its most complete performance under Erik ten Hag to sweep past Tottenham in a 2-0 win and move into fifth place. Liverpool completed a redemptive week by beating West Ham

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson says he and quarterback Mitch Trubisky are fine following a confrontation at halftime of a loss to the New York Jets earlier this month. Johnson says he has no ill will toward Trubisky, who was benched in favor of rookie Kenny Pickett against the Jets in

MADRID (AP) — The start of the Spanish league game between Real Sociedad and Mallorca was delayed for about 15 minutes after a Sociedad fan in the stadium fell ill and later died. Emergency personnel were called in to help the fan in the stands. They tried to revive him before taking him to a

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema and referee Jesús Gil Manzano looked at each other and started to laugh. The Ballon d’Or winner couldn’t bear seeing another one of his goals being disallowed. He had already found the net twice but neither had counted because of offside. That third one

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — P.J. Walker will make his second straight start at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Interim head coach Steve Wilks said Jacob Eason will serve as the backup. Walker struggled last week, completing just 10 of 16 passes for

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Miguel Almiron curled in a first-half winner as Newcastle beat Everton 1-0 for a third victory in its last four Premier League games. The Paraguay winger hit a first-time shot from Bruno Guimaraes’ lay-off and bent it from the edge of the area into the top corner in the 30th minute.

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen says he is taking calls from bowl game representatives and is looking forward to a near-capacity crowd when Memphis visits the 25th-ranked Green Wave on Saturday. That’s a stark change from one year ago when Tulane was laboring through a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Perhaps no other team in the NFL sees a greater variety of defenses, and vast departures from an opponent’s norm, than the Kansas City Chiefs. And while part of it has to do with Patrick Mahomes running the plays, and part of it Andy

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has another shot at reaching No. 1 in the world if he can win the CJ Cup in South Carolina. McIlroy has been to the top of the ranking eight times. Getting there is nothing new. The reward never gets old. McIlroy says

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just about every game in the Big 12 this men’s basketball season will feel like a reunion. On the coaching front, there already was Mark Adams entering his second year at Texas Tech, where he replaced Chris Beard, who headed off to Texas, his

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames and city officials say they will restart negotiations for a new arena. Their previous deal, agreed upon in 2019, collapsed late last year when the estimated cost of the project rose and the Flames withdrew. In January, the city hired third-party negotiators to resurrect the project, and those

By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch The picks this week are a combination of the usual scoring suspects and new entrants to the ranks of the most likely to cross the end zone in Week 7. These are the best bets to score at the WR and RB positions.