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NORWICH, England (AP) — Norwich’s wait for a first English Premier League win of the season goes on after a scoreless home draw with Brighton. At least Norwich earned a second point in its campaign to make it two games without defeat after losing its first six matches back in the top flight. While Norwich

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne score as Manchester City claims a battling 2-0 win over Burnley in the English Premier League. City’s players are not at their fluid best after manager Pep Guardiola rings the changes for the first game after the international break but they still do enough to

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A Vermont high school homecoming football game turned into a “drag ball” runway at halftime with a mix of students and faculty members parading in gowns, wigs and makeup, and a big crowd in rainbow colors. As school cheerleaders wrapped up their routine at Burlington High School on Friday night,

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester has consigned Manchester United to a first away loss in the English Premier League in nearly two years thanks to late goals by Jamie Vardy and Patson Daka in a wild 4-2 victory. United had just made it 2-2 in the 82nd minute through fit-again forward Marcus Rashford when Vardy

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Erling Haaland has scored twice on his return for Borussia Dortmund to beat Mainz 3-1 and move to the top of the Bundesliga. Haaland blasted a penalty straight down the middle in the 54th minute and sealed the result in injury time to move Dortmund two

By The Associated Press Fabián Coito has been fired as coach of Honduras’ soccer team and replaced by Hernán Darío Gómez. Honduras is last in the eight-nation final round of World Cup qualifying for North and Central America and the Caribbean, with no wins, three losses and three draws as the 14-match round nears the

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The third round of NASCAR’s playoffs are getting started in Texas. It is a tight chase with three races left to determine the four championship drivers for the season finale. Series points leader Kyle Larson won NASCAR’s All-Star race in Texas four months ago.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville plans to retire the No. 8 jersey of former Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson, the school’s first Heisman Trophy winner. Jackson’s number will be retired during a ceremony at Louisville’s Nov. 13 home game against Syracuse. He joins Johnny Unitas as the school’s only football players to have their numbers retired.

WATFORD, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah has produced another goal-of-the-season contender to headline Liverpool’s 5-0 win at Watford in the Premier League that also included a hat trick by Roberto Firmino. Salah delivered almost a replica of his stunning individual goal against Manchester City before the international break to show just why many are calling

BEIJING (AP) — Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and Mai Mihara have won the men’s and women’s singles titles at the Asia Open figure skating event at Beijing. The 18-year-old world silver medalist Kagiyama scored 179.98 in the free skate for a 277.78 total in the 2022 Beijing Olympics test event. Kagiyama maintained his overnight lead in

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Lucas Johnson threw TD passes to Jesse Matthews in both overtime periods as No. 24 San Diego State finally got going offensively after a rough regulation and beat San Jose State 19-13. Neither team scored a touchdown in regulation before Johnson delivered a 14-yard

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Brown scored on an 11-yard keeper with 4:50 left and ninth-ranked Oregon held off surprisingly tenacious California 24-17. The Golden Bears took a 17-10 lead early in the final quarter, but Brown answered with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jaylon Redd to tie

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Freshman kicker Blake Glessner’s two field goals in the third quarter made the difference in a defense-heavy contest as Montana State edged Weber State 13-7. Montana State played catchup after Weber State jumped ahead on the game-opening drive. The Bobcats, ranked No. 9 in the FCS coaches poll, knotted the score

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Foligno scored with 7.2 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Foligno beat Anthony Stolarz between his legs to give the Wild the win in their season opener after dramatically remaking their roster, including buying out

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning that helped the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series. Correa’s solo shot off Hansel Robles came with two outs and gave the Astros a 4-3

By PATRICK ROSE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 22 points in the first half and Chicago used a dominant defensive effort to reach a record rout of the Phoenix Mercury 86-50, moving the Sky one victory away from the franchise’s first WNBA title. Chicago will look to close out