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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks will place quarterback Russell Wilson on injured reserve. They are considering a similar move with running back Chris Carson after ruling him out of Sunday’s game at Pittsburgh. Coach Pete Carroll says Wilson will go on IR as he recovers from surgery

HOUSTON (AP) — Bill Miller will be the umpire crew chief for the AL Championship Series that starts in Houston and Jerry Meals will lead the crew for the NL Championship Series. The Boston Red Sox visit the Houston Astros on Friday night for Game 1 of their best-of-seven matchup. The Los Angeles Dodgers play

PARIS (AP) — Runaway French leader Paris Saint-Germain needed a late penalty from striker Kylian Mbappe to come from behind and scrape a 2-1 win against Angers. PSG won its opening eight games but was soundly beaten by Rennes in its last game and looked out of sorts again without managing a shot on target

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Wide receiver Mike Williams is questionable for the Los Angeles Chargers’ key AFC matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday due to a knee injury. Coach Brandon Staley said Williams’ knee had some swelling after last Sunday’s 47-42 win over the Cleveland Browns. Williams had a career-high 165 yards on

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee wide receiver Julio Jones practiced for a third straight day Friday. So too A.J. Brown. The Titans will have their pair of Pro Bowl receivers available Monday night against the Buffalo Bills. Jones says he feels great and is ready to go.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin for a game for roughing Tampa Bay forward Mathieu Joseph. The league announced the penalty on Friday, adding Larkin will give up $30,500.00 in pay that will go toward the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. Larkin will miss Detroit’s home game on

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have acquired tight end Zach Ertz in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. The undefeated Cardinals sent cornerback Tay Gowan and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the Eagles for the 30-year-old Ertz, a three-time Pro Bowler. Ertz had four receptions for 29

HOFFENHEIM, Germany (AP) — Ambitious Cologne has been brought back to earth with a resounding thud after Hoffenheim turned on the style to win their match 5-0 in the Bundesliga. Togo striker Ihlas Bebou led the way with the opening two goals. His second was a deft backheel from a cross. Christoph Baumgartner made it

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Nikoloz Basilashvili outlasted No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to move into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open with the biggest win of his career. Basilashvili next plays either No. 3 Alexander Zverev or American Taylor Fritz, who met in a

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dodgers ace right-hander Max Scherzer is the planned starter for the opening game of the NL Championship Series against the Braves. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts plans to start Scherzer even after the ace pitched the final inning of the NL Division Series win over the

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers aren’t striking gold as often whenever they get near the goal line. But it’s been an entirely different story for Packers opponents. The Packers are scoring touchdowns on 55% of their red-zone possessions – down from 76.8% last year –

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are celebrating Mike Shanahan’s coaching contributions this weekend. The two-time Super Bowl winner who holds the franchise record with 146 victories between 1995 and 2008, including eight playoff wins, will go into the Broncos’ Ring of Fame during halftime of the

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is tackling quarterbacks on the field and burying them in his front yard. The NFL sacks leader has decorated the lawn of his suburban home with mock gravestones of seven opposing quarterbacks, including Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson and

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Mikaela Shiffrin wants to participate in every individual women’s Alpine ski race at the Beijing Olympics. The 26-year-old American also knows that was her aim for the last Winter Games — and things did not quite work out according to plan back then. So as Shiffrin gears up for

By The Associated Press The New Orleans Saints will soon add the name of the late Sam Mills to their ring of honor in the Superdome. The club announced the decision to honor Mills, who died from cancer in 2005, during halftime of their Dec. 2 home game against Dallas. Mills, who played for New

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns says nobody has been able to figure out the cause of Christian Yelich’s hitting struggles over the past couple of seasons. Getting him back on track is a major offseason priority for the Brewers as they continue chasing

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Star running back Nick Chubb will miss the Cleveland Browns’ game Sunday against the undefeated Arizona Cardinals, but wide receiver Jarvis Landry could return to action. Chubb, who is second in the NFL with 523 yards rushing, did not practice all week because of a calf

SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — Jon Rahm’s woes back home in Spain continue after failing to make the cut at the Andalucía Masters. The top-ranked Rahm shot 3-over 74 through Friday’s second round. That came after he matched his worst round as a professional on Thursday with a 7-over 78. He bowed out with a share

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has received a seven-year contract worth $22.4 million. She will get a salary increase of $800,000 this season, earning a total of $2.9 million. Her salary will increase each year of the deal until it tops out at $3.5 million

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey will miss his third straight game Sunday against Minnesota because of a hamstring injury. McCaffrey was held out of practice for a second consecutive day and is listed as out for the game. Coach Matt Rhule said when McCaffrey