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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Jeffrey Springs pitched six shutout innings to win for the fifth time in six decisions, Randy Arozarena drove in a two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 in Game 1 of their doubleheader, snapping a three-game losing streak. Yandy Díaz had

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer’s not sure what to expect out of his defense and that’s even before this weekend’s game with No. 1 Georgia. The Gamecocks will be without starters in linebacker Mo Kaba and defensive end Jordan Strachan. Both suffered knee injuries at

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bryan Reynolds homered for the second straight game and drove in two runs, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 in a doubleheader opener. Cincinnati’s Jake Fraley was hit on the head by Manny Bañuelos’ 93.5 mph fastball in the eighth inning. The ball appeared to glance off the bill

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys aren’t putting quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve after surgery on his right thumb. That leaves open the possibility that he could return within the next four games. That is the minimum number of games a player must miss if put on that list. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Riot police intervened when opposing fans launched flares and fireworks at each other before kickoff of Marseille’s home game against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League. Other sections of the home crowd egged on their Marseille counterparts, with some cheering as flares and firecrackers landed

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It’s sometimes hard to believe that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, for all that he’s accomplished during his young but brilliant NFL career, would carry such a considerable chip on his shoulder. But he thrives on proving people wrong, and that was evident

PILSEN, Czech Republic (AP) — Edin Džeko scored one goal and set up another to lead Inter Milan to a 2-0 victory over Viktoria Plzeň in the Champions League. It was the Bosnia international’s 10th goal in nine matches against Plzeň and his ninth in the last six. The 10 goals against Plzeň are the

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mickey Joseph says he wants to be Nebraska’s next head football coach and not just on an interim basis for the next nine games. Joseph met with the media for the first time since taking over for the fired Scott Frost. Joseph says when

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Ymer brothers keep coming through for Sweden in the Davis Cup Finals. Elias Ymer and Mikael Ymer led the Swedes to a surprising run to the quarterfinals last year and got off to a good start this season by leading their nation to victory over

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Sporting scored in the 90th minute and again in stoppage time to beat Tottenham 2-0 and make it two wins from two to open the Champions League group stage. Substitutes Paulinho and Arthur Gomes scored the goals as Tottenham slipped to its first loss of the season in all competitions. Paulinho

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid criticized the field inside State Farm Stadium on Tuesday after two Kansas City players slipped on the turf and sustained injuries during their 44-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals last week. Harrison Butker’s plant foot slipped awkwardly during a kickoff

By The Associated Press American goalkeeper Zack Steffen missed his fourth straight game for Middlesbrough, raising doubt whether he will be available for the United States’ last two warmup matches ahead of the World Cup. The 27-year-old has not played since Aug. 20, Middlesbrough’s fifth match of the season, because of a knee injury. The

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Lamar Jackson was still wearing his uniform when he walked into his postgame news conference minutes after the Baltimore Ravens earned a season-opening win over the New York Jets on Sunday. He was coming off a three-touchdown game that had provided the bulk of Baltimore’s points during its 24-9

By DAVE SKRETTA Kansas improved to 2-0 for the first time in more than a decade by squeezing out a victory at West Virginia, a win highlighted by a clinching pick-six in overtime. Iowa State also went on the road and ended a six-game skid against its biggest rival, Iowa. There was Kansas State walloping

CHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty on a charge of rape of a 19-year-old woman. The verdict was given by a jury on the direction of a judge. Mendy’s co-accused is Louis Saha Matturie. Matturie was also cleared of two counts of rape and one of sexual

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Abdul Hodge was a three-time, all-Big Ten linebacker who played the position in the NFL and spent the last three years coaching future linebackers at South Dakota. Yet the former Iowa star now is working on the other side of the ball as he returns to his alma mater

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Ryan Armour is 46 and starts a new PGA Tour season this week. That’s a surprise even for him. He was supposed to be out with a rib injury until late October. But when the pain started to subside, he decided to play the last two Korn Ferry Tour