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NORWICH, England (AP) — Norwich’s nightmare return to the Premier League has continued as it came off worst from a frenetic four-minute spell against Leeds. Raphinha and Rodrigo grabbed second-half goals Sunday to earn Leeds a 2-1 win at Carrow Road as Marcelo Bielsa’s team picked up a second top-flight victory of the season. Raphinha

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was refreshingly honest this week when asked about how two gun-related arrests during the offseason have weighed on him, along with injuries to each hamstring just weeks apart that kept him off the field for long periods

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley will miss his second game of the season because of a personal matter. The Falcons announced shortly before kickoff that Ridley is inactive against the Carolina Panthers. Ridley also skipped the Falcons’ trip to London for an Oct. 10 victory over the New York Jets. The

VIENNA (AP) — Alexander Zverev won his fifth ATP title of the season and 18th overall by defeating American qualifier Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-4 at the Erste Bank Open. The fourth-ranked German improved to 5-0 in finals this season. He is the second player after Norwegian Casper Ruud with a tour-leading five tournament wins in

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s problems continue to compound ahead of its Champions League match at Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday. Gerard Piqué and Sergio Aguero are not likely to make the trip to Ukraine because of health issues. The club says veteran defender Piqué has “a right calf strain” that

PARIS (AP) — Some 3,600 amateur runners faced off against Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge in a special race in the heart of Paris, as the city prepares to host the 2024 Olympics. The runners raced along the historic, cobblestoned Champs-Elysees, with Kipchoge starting off last. All those he failed to catch over the 5-kilometer

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The University of Hartford men’s basketball team is hoping to make a run at a second straight NCAA Tournament, even as the school moves forward with plans to downgrade the program to Division III. Coach John Gallagher says he told all of his returning

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Joaquín Correa scored twice as Inter Milan beat Udinese 2-0 to keep up the pressure on the top two in Serie A. Both Correa’s goals came in the second half as Inter moved to within four points of Milan and Napoli. Both are playing later. Napoli visits

LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha has called on Instagram to take racism more seriously after being targeted with abuse after scoring in a 2-0 win at Manchester City on Saturday. The Ivory Coast international posted screenshots on Instagram of racist abuse he had received by direct messages following the match that saw

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Game 5 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves might have represented a historic moment for Major League Baseball. It could have been the final time a pitcher appeared in the batting order. There’s a good chance the designated hitter will come

MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tavion Thomas rushed for a career-high 160 yards and a school record-tying four touchdowns to power Utah to a 44-24 win as the school retired the number 22 in honor of the untimely deaths of Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe. Utah (5-3, 4-1 Pac-12) is alone

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Jake Haener passed for 306 yards and a touchdown, Jordan Mims rushed for a career-high 186 yards and two scores, and Fresno State handed No. 21 San Diego State its first loss of the season with a 30-20 victory. The Bulldogs raced out to a

By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Tyler Allgeier rushed for a career-high 266 yards and five touchdowns, leading  No. 25 BYU to a 66-49 victory over Virginia. Jaren Hall threw for a career-high 349 yards and three touchdowns. Hall also ran for 42 yards and another score. The Cougars (7-2) pulled away

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — There are plenty of stars at this World Series, from Freddie Freeman to Jose Altuve. But let’s give a shout-out to the bespectacled, 44-year-old jazz lover sitting behind the Hammond SK2 organ at Truist Park. Matthew Kaminski has no ambitions of being a star, but he’s

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Morris threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jalen McMillan with 21 seconds remaining, lifting Washington past Stanford 20-13. Sean McGrew ran for 114 yards on 19 carries to pace Washington’s best game of the year running the ball. Cameron Davis added 99 yards on 18 attempts

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Zack Greinke wasn’t in line to get a decision in the Atlanta Braves’ 3-2 victory in Game 4 of the World Series but he was nonetheless impressive as Houston’s starter, giving up no runs and four hits with no walks and three strikeouts in four innings.