Sports

By LISA RATHKE and THOMAS PEIPERT JAY, Vt. (AP) — Ski resorts are expecting a more normal season on the slopes this winter with many virus restrictions lifted. But skiers and snowboarders are advised to keep a mask in their pocket in case they’re required to wear one inside lodges and restaurants. Any virus-related protocols

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Vinícius Júnior has scored twice to help Real Madrid win 2-1 at 10-man Elche and join two other teams at the top of a tightly contested Spanish league. Sevilla kept pace with Madrid by beating Osasuna 2-0. Real Sociedad is level on points with the other

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Aaron Ramsdale produced a stunning goalkeeping performance to help Arsenal secure a 2-0 win at Leicester that extended its unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven games. Goals in the opening 18 minutes by Gabriel and Emile Smith Rowe put Arsenal in command before Ramsdale took center stage at the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — India captain Virat Kohli has thrown his full support behind Mohammed Shami after the fast bowler was abused on social media following a T20 World Cup cricket defeat against archrival Pakistan. “Here’s a good reason why we are playing on the field and not some bunch of spineless people

LONDON (AP) — West Ham has dispatched Manchester United and Manchester City in previous rounds of this season’s English League Cup and will have to get past another of the country’s so-called “Big Six” to reach the semifinals. West Ham was pitted against Tottenham in the draw for the quarterfinals. Premier League leader Chelsea is

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Quinton de Kock has returned to South Africa’s team for the T20 World Cup game against Sri Lanka in Sharjah. He also took a knee for the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of the start. De Kock refused to play in Tuesday’s game against West Indies after an order

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi has pleaded with his country’s fans to “please buy tickets” instead of forcing their way into the stadiums without a valid ticket at the Twenty20 World Cup. Ticketless fans, mostly carrying Afghan flags, tried to enter the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday night and

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Memphis has landed plenty of elite recruits, yet still hasn’t earned an NCAA Tournament bid during Penny Hardaway’s coaching tenure. Perhaps this is the year that changes. Memphis returns three of its top five scorers from a team that won the NIT last season and also brings in the

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Starting pitchers continue to claim the pregame spotlight, but the bullpens have carried the bigger workload in this World Series. Entering Game 4, the relievers for the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves have logged more innings than the starting pitchers. For Atlanta, a small disparity between

ATLANTA (AP) — Braves manager Brian Snitker usually sends bench coach Walt Weiss to take the lineup card to the umpires at home plate, but he wanted to do it himself before his team beat Houston 2-0 to win the first World Series game in Atlanta since 1999. What Snitker didn’t know was that Astros

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carson Strong threw for 417 yards and four touchdowns, Nevada’s defense returned two interceptions for touchdowns and the Wolf Pack defeated UNLV 51-20. Strong hit all-conference receivers Romeo Doubs and Cole Turner with early touchdown passes as Nevada scored on its first four possessions. He completed passes to nine receivers.  Cameron

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Critics of President Joe Biden have come up with a cryptic new phrase to insult the Democratic president. It’s “Let’s Go Brandon.” The phrase took off after a reporter at a NASCAR race in early October mischaracterized a vulgar three-word chant against Biden as a chant in

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points, Carmelo Anthony added 24 while hitting six 3-pointers, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers’ three-game winning streak with a 113-101 victory. Russell Westbrook had 19 points and six rebounds for the Lakers, who won for the third

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Houston Astros are still waiting for all their stars to break loose after a 2-0 loss to Atlanta in Game 3 of the World Series. Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez are stuck in a collective slump with the Astros trailing two

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 11 points and 16 rebounds on a bruised right knee, Will Barton added 17 points and the Denver Nuggets routed the Dallas Mavericks 106-75. Jokic was a game-time decision after hurting his knee Tuesday in Utah. The reigning NBA MVP was an efficient

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extracted some revenge for a loss earlier this week to the Los Angeles Clippers with a 111-92 victory. Jusuf Nurkic added 14 points and 17 rebounds for the Blazers, who snapped a seven-game losing