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BURNLEY, England (AP) — Burnley and Norwich saw their winless starts to the Premier League continue as they fought out a 0-0 draw which at least provided a first point of the season for the Canaries. The first 0-0 draw between these clubs after 44 meetings in all competitions neatly summed up how their seasons

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Hwang Hee-chan’s two goals earned Wolverhampton a 2-1 victory over winless Newcastle in the Premier League to pile the pressure on manager Steve Bruce. The South Korea forward scored in the 20th and 58th minutes for Wolves’ first home goals in the Premier League this season. Jeff Hendrick’s 41st-minute equalizer briefly

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Osasuna’s fans have enjoyed a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in the first Spanish league match to be played before a stadium at full capacity since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The 19,000 spectators at El Sadar stadium in Pamplona saw a stoppage-time goal by

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu has a sports hernia that will require offseason surgery, but the New York Yankees’ leadoff hitter will attempt to play through the injury in October. The major league batting champion last year, LeMahieu was out of the starting lineup again for a critical

LONDON (AP) — Late goals by Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell sent Chelsea to the top of the Premier League after a 3-1 win over 10-man Southampton at Stamford Bridge. James Ward-Prowse scored an equalizer for Southampton from the penalty spot only to be sent off in the 77th minute for a late, lunging tackle

LEEDS, England (AP) — Leeds has held on for its first victory of the Premier League season after defender Diego Llorente scored early in the 1-0 win over Watford. The Spain center back netted from close range after 18 minutes by getting his left foot on the ball after Watford midfielder Juraj Kucka tried to

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia quarterback JT Daniels is out of the starting lineup for Saturday’s key Southeastern Conference game against No. 8 Arkansas because of a right lat injury. Stetson Bennett is making his second start of the season. Daniels’ injury was not expected to keep him from

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo was grumbling to himself and shaking his head as he went straight toward the tunnel at the final whistle of Manchester United’s latest slip-up at Old Trafford. He had plenty to be aggrieved about. Ronaldo had not only seen his team drop more points at home in

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Tom Brady’s biggest accomplishments with the Patriots came in Super Bowls played far away from New England. But he still had many memorable moments playing at home in his 19 seasons as quarterback for the Patriots. He returns for the first time as a visitor on Sunday with

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund needed Julian Brandt to score the winner in a 2-1 victory over Augsburg in the Bundesliga. Brandt helped to fill the gap created by Norway forward Erling Haaland’s continued absence. Brandt grabbed Dortmund’s second goal in the 51st minute with a low shot inside

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Dragan Stojković of Serbia has joined the list of European national-team soccer coaches disagreeing with FIFA’s plan for playing the World Cup every two years. Stojković’s comments Saturday follow Didier Deschamps of 2018 World Cup winners France and Roberto Martinez of top-ranked Belgium. The Serbia coach

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marc Marquez would love to find some of his old magic in America. He’s on just the right track to do it. The Repsol Honda rider and six-time MotoGP champion has dominated the Grand Prix of the Americas in recent years. His 2020 season was

MAUI, Hawaii (AP) — The Maui Invitational is relocating to Las Vegas this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing travel restrictions in Hawaii. It will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino from Nov. 22-24. The original field of eight schools remains in place for the marquee early season event. The

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — NASCAR’s playoffs shift to Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday for the middle race of the second round. Denny Hamlin is the only driver locked into the round of eight and is the defending race winner. Drivers are on edge ahead of Talladega because of the

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — There was a trademark Cristiano Ronaldo celebration at Old Trafford even if it didn’t come from the Portugal superstar himself. Everton winger Andros Townsend did a cheeky yet passable imitation of the spin-in-the-air move in front of his team’s jubilant fans after scoring the 65th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw at

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s club president has quashed reports of the imminent firing of Ronald Koeman. Joan Laporta said “Koeman will continue being the coach of Barcelona” regardless of the outcome of Barcelona’s Spanish league match at Atlético Madrid on Saturday. Barcelona later lost that match 2-0. This was

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Life has been anything but normal for the Brazilian teenager who became an overnight sensation after winning a silver medal at the Olympics’ inaugural skateboarding competition. Thirteen-year-old Rayssa Leal says “going to the mall or the supermarket is not the same as it was before” as there’s always someone

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw exited his start with left forearm discomfort in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers. Kershaw gave up three runs and two hits on 42 pitches over 1 2/3 innings in his final regular-season start. The left-hander struck out one and