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NEW YORK (AP) — The tennis players’ association founded by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil two years ago has appointed former NFL Players Inc. president Ahmad Nassar as its executive director and the CEO of a new for-profit affiliate to generate off-court commercial opportunities. The Professional Tennis Players Association — or PTPA — announced the

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Bernarda Pera won her 13th consecutive WTA Tour match, beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Thursday night in the Tennis in The Land quarterfinals. Pera, ranked 51st, has not lost in a main draw since Wimbledon two months ago. She will face

By BERNIE WILSON and JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza and two of his former San Diego State teammates have been accused in a civil lawsuit of gang-raping a teenager at an off-campus party last fall. The lawsuit was filed in San Diego County Superior Court. It accuses

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — Tammie Green shot a bogey-free 5-under 68 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. The 62-year-old Green, a seven-time winner on the LPGA Tour, had four straight birdies on Nos. 13-16 on NCR Country Club’s South Course. Catrin Nilsmark and Leta Lindley shot 69. Helen

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Paula Reto shot a course-record 9-under 62 on Thursday at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club to take a two-stroke lead in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. Winless on the LPGA Tour, the 32-year-old South African opened with a 6-under 29 on the back nine and added three birdies on the front

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees All-Star left-hander Nestor Cortes has gone on the 15-day injured list with a strained left groin. The move is retroactive to Monday. The Yankees also activated slugger Giancarlo Stanton from the injured list and put him in the lineup at Oakland. Cortes

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy can each claim a roller coaster day in the Tour Championship. Only one of them was aware of it. Scheffler started with a two-shot lead as the No. 1 seed in the FedEx Cup. He led by six, it

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler has been put on the 15-day injured list with right forearm tendinitis. The move came three hours after the team announced slugger Bryce Harper was set to return from a broken thumb. The 32-year-old Wheeler is 11-7 with a 3.07 ERA. The

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Thriston Lawrence and Alejandro Cañizares shot 8-under rounds of 62 to take the first-round lead at the European Masters in the Swiss Alps. Lawrence chipped in for an eagle at his final hole, the par-5 ninth, after six birdies and no bogeys. Four players were tied for third, two shots back,

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Haniger hit a three-run home run in the first inning to account for all of Seattle’s offense, while Marco Gonzales tossed six strong innings in the Mariners’ 3-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Seattle took the opener of a key four-game series between playoff contenders

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — John Velazquez, already the leading career rider at Saratoga, had his 1,000th winner Thursday at the historic track. The 50-year-old Hall of Fame jockey won the eighth race by a neck aboard Precursory, who paid $14 to win. The filly is trained by fellow Hall of Famer Bill Mott.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have traded for guard Patrick Beverley. The move sends guard Talen Horton-Tucker and forward Stanley Johnson to the Utah Jazz and returns Beverley to the city where he starred for the Clippers from 2017 until last year. Beverley averaged 9.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Teven Jenkins has gone from left tackle to right tackle backup to rumors that he’s being traded. Now he’s playing right guard for the Chicago Bears with hopes of securing a starting spot. The Bears face the Browns this weekend in Cleveland in their preseason

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets and the New York Giants held a joint preseason practice for the first time in 17 years. Coaches Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll want to make the workout an annual event. Both coaches stressed being respectful in the workout at

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Big Ten sent shockwaves in late June with the additions of Southern California and UCLA in 2024. That led to last week’s announcement of a seven-year rights deal with Fox, NBC and CBS that will see the conference receiving at least $1 billion a year. In 2020, the

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams have ended their joint practice session early after a chippy day that ended with Rams star Aaron Donald repeatedly swinging a helmet at Bengals players before getting thrown to the ground. Players threw fists and helmets during scuffles leading up to a final free-for-all with

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions rookie linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez has become a surprising star on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” — and the sixth-round selection from Oklahoma State has a shot to start in Week 1. Rodriguez made an immediate impression on the coaching staff back in May. Linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard called Rodriguez one

By MAX RALPH Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Little League International says participation in its baseball and softball leagues was up this season, and team managers are optimistic about another bump next year coming off the first full-scale Little League World Series since the pandemic. After the number of participating teams dropped 7%