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By The Associated Press Week 5 kicks off Thursday night with two teams struggling to adjust to their new veteran quarterbacks. The Indianapolis Colts are 1-2-1 with Matt Ryan under center and the Broncos are 2-2 with Russell Wilson. Both teams have major issues in the backfield with the Broncos losing running back Javonte Williams

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Sevilla has made official the departure of coach Julen Lopetegui after the team’s 4-1 home loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. The Spanish club is expected to announce the return of Jorge Sampaoli in the coming days. The loss to Dortmund virtually ended Sevilla’s

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Manchester City and Real Madrid each won a third straight game in the Champions League on Wednesday. Erling Haaland scored two in the first half of City’s latest rout, 5-0 against Copenhagen. Madrid beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 after having 35 attempts on goal. Former Madrid coach

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe appears likely to make his first start this weekend for the New England Patriots against the Detroit Lions. Zappe played most of last week’s loss at Green Bay after Brian Hoyer was knocked out of the game with a concussion. Hoyer

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Portland Thorns have dismissed a pair of team executives in the wake of an investigation into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Thorns’ move Wednesday came a day after owner Merritt Paulson removed himself from a decision-making role with the team. Chicago Red Stars owner

SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham led Borussia Dortmund to a 4-1 win at Sevilla in the Champions League with home fans bidding farewell to coach Julen Lopetegui after what proved to be his last game in charge of the Spanish club. Sevilla fired the Basque coach immediately after the match following a poor start

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea eased some of its early concerns in the Champions League by beating AC Milan 3-0 with Reece James setting up one goal and ruthlessly dispatching another. Picking up just one point from its first two games had left Chelsea in a sticky position in Group E. But Chelsea produced easily its

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt Rhule remains confident he can turn around the Carolina Panthers even as pressure mounts on the team’s third-year coach to win. Rhule is 11-26 so far in three seasons with the Panthers. At 1-3, the Panthers are off to another rocky start with their

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland scored two more goals to maintain his incredible scoring rate as Manchester City beat Copenhagen 5-0 in the Champions League. The Norwegian struck a first half double to take his season’s total to 19 goals in 12 games. Only Pep Guardiola’s decision to

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson defensive backs Malcolm Greene and Fred Davis II were sued by a U.S. postal worker who’s delivery truck was struck by Davis last year seconds after he was clocked driving 115 mph on a highway near campus. The suit by Karen Alvarez alleged that both players were seen driving at

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has levied a heavy fine against Kevin Harvick for alleged modifications found on his Ford at Talladega Superspeedway. Harvick has been one of the most outspoken drivers about safety concerns on the Next Gen car. NASCAR docked both Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing 100

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Lionel Messi has scored his 127th Champions League goal to help Paris Saint-Germain earn a 1-1 draw at Benfica in their Champions League match. Benfica started with an intense and high press that unsettled PSG in the early stages until Messi broke the deadlock. The goal came after a move involving

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A protester who ran onto the field during the San Francisco 49ers’ home game against the Rams has filed a police report after being subdued by Los Angeles linebacker Bobby Wagner. Wagner reacted with bemusement when asked about the protester’s complaint. Santa Clara Police

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — It didn’t take long for Real Madrid to get back to winning games. Madrid beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 in the Champions League three days after seeing its perfect start to the season end with a home draw against Osasuna in the Spanish league. Rodrygo and Vinícius

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett’s first NFL start marks the end of an unlikely rise. Pickett was an unheralded prospect coming out of high school and began his college career at the University of Pittsburgh buried on the depth chart. But he engineered an upset

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea eased some of its early concerns in the Champions League by beating AC Milan 3-0 with Reece James setting up one goal and ruthlessly dispatching another. Picking up just one point from its first two games had left Chelsea in a sticky position in Group E. But Chelsea produced easily its

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Terrin Vavra hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the first career homer for Vavra, and it capped Baltimore’s

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A month into the season, it’s clear Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan are still adjusting to their new teams. The star quarterbacks go head-to-head this week on Thursday night when Wilson and the Denver Broncos (2-2) host Ryan and the Indianapolis Colts (1-2-1). Wilson still hasn’t found a