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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern was feeling pretty good about itself. Then, September rolled around. The Wildcats are reeling with three straight nonconference losses after opening with a win over Nebraska in Ireland. At least they’re not the Cornhuskers. Nebraska fired coach Scott Frost just over two weeks ago in the wake of

PARMA, Italy (AP) — Sara Sorribes Tormo beat second-seeded Martina Trevisan 7-5, 6-0 in the opening round of the Parma Ladies Open. It marks the third consecutive first-round loss for this year’s French Open semifinalist. Third-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu advanced when Viktoriya Tomova retired with Begu leading 7-5, 5-1. Danka Kovinic beat Oceane Dodin 6-1, 3-6,

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 appeared headed toward another College Football Playoff miss when Oregon got throttled by top-ranked Georgia and Utah lost at Florida. Flash forward three weeks and it seems the Pac-12 might be in good shape after all. The Ducks and Utes bounced back with big wins and the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State is in the Top 25 after its win at Oklahoma on Saturday night. Kansas is the first team left out of the rankings but are one of 21 Football Bowl Subdivision teams who haven’t lost yet this season. Only five states have multiple

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn’t panicking with his team off to a 1-2 start. Tomlin says he believes the offense is heading in the right direction even though it ranks next-to-last in the league in yards through three games. Tomlin says he likes what he’s seen from quarterback Mitch Trubisky and

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A Tennessee cheerleading gym faces sexual abuse allegations in a case that escalates the accusations against some of the sport’s top institutions. A federal lawsuit brought Monday by two anonymous plaintiffs alleges that an adult coach at Premier Athletics sexually assaulted teenage boys. Lawyers brought a similar complaint

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Americans have won a cup for the third straight time. The next one is really what matters. Even though the Americans won big in the last Ryder Cup, they have not won on European soil since 1993. They will be favored. The question is

By The Associated Press Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, DeAndre Yedlin and Kellyn Acosta entered the starting lineup as U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter made four changes for an exhibition against Saudi Arabia. The match is the last for the Americans before the World Cup in Qatar. Matt Turner remained in goal and Yedlin started at right

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Veteran New York Giants receiver Sterling Shepard has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Coach Brian Daboll confirmed the injury on Tuesday. Shepard was hurt on the Giants’ final offensive play of their 23-16 loss to Dallas on Monday night. Shepard

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Warner University football coach Dialleo Burks channeled his inner P.T. Barnum after his team was the loser in one of the most lopsided college games of all time. Barnum was the 19th-century circus impresario who said there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Burks agrees after his team

By KAHLEAH COPPER For The Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Kahleah Copper is chronicling her journey with USA Basketball in the FIBA World Cup in Australia for The Associated Press. The U.S. team has won all five of its games in pool play and gears up for a quarterfinals matchup. Copper discusses getting rest, eating

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch says he remains “hopeful” he will recover from a concussion in time to return to competition before the end of the NASCAR season. The 2004 Cup champion has been sidelined since he crashed July 23rd during qualifying at Pocono Raceway. He’s so

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida, South Carolina and South Florida are taking steps to salvage home football games as Hurricane Ian approaches. The Gators moved their game against Eastern Washington from Saturday to Sunday just before a slate of NFL games begin. The Gamecocks will host South Carolina State

LONDON (AP) — The famous royal silks are returning to British horse racing for the first time since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Educator will don the famous purple, red and gold silks for a race at Salisbury on Thursday under the ownership of the queen’s heir, King Charles III. Educator will be the

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets won the free-agent sweepstakes for prized forward Johnny Gaudreau. Now it’s a matter of filling out the lines with players who best complement the superstar. Gaudreau, who recorded 115 points with the Calgary Flames last season, agreed to a seven-year deal