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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry could miss multiple games after spraining his knee in Sunday’s win over Houston. Landry hurt his medial collateral ligament while being tackled at the end of a 9-yard completion on Cleveland’s second offensive play. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Landry will

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Longtime New Jersey Devils center Travis Zajac is retiring. Zajac signed a one-day contract with the Devils so he could retire as a member of the organization where he spent all but 27 games of his 15-year career. The 36-year-old Zajac plans to remain with the Devils in a number of

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston quarterback Tyrod Taylor is day to day with a hamstring injury as the Texans face a quick turnaround with a Thursday night game against Carolina. If Taylor can’t play, Deshaun Watson won’t be an option. Coach David Culley said Monday that Watson would be inactive

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer England’s cricketers will not travel for matches in Pakistan next month because of security concerns. The decision taken by the England and Wales Cricket Board comes three days after New Zealand Cricket abandoned its men’s team’s limited-overs tour of Pakistan following a government alert that warned of a possible

LONDON (AP) — Australian referee Jarred Gillett will become the first overseas official to take charge of a game in the English Premier League this weekend. Gillett will referee the match between Watford and Newcastle on Saturday. He is a former referee in Australia’s A-League and has been officiating in English soccer’s lower leagues since

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands has won the women’s time trial at the road cycling world championships to claim a second title in the discipline. The rider perfectly paced her effort on the flat 30.3-kilometer course in the Flanders region of Belgium to beat

PARIS (AP) — French club Lens will play its next couple of home games in an empty stadium in the wake of the fan violence that marred Saturday’s match between the northern side and bitter rival Lille, the French league said on Monday. The league put the case under investigation and imposed the penalty as

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s defensive frailties are keeping expectations in check despite the team’s fearsome attack. Dortmund has the fifth worst defensive record in the Bundesliga. The team has already conceded 11 goals in five league games to take the shine off outstanding play from Erling Haaland, Marco

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami quarterback D’Eriq King has a shoulder injury that will need further evaluation this week in the latest blow to the reeling Hurricanes. Coach Manny Diaz says King will meet with doctors again on Tuesday. The Hurricanes fell out of the AP Top 25

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA is finally starting to speak to soccer clubs, leagues and players’ unions in its push to organize a men’s World Cup every two years. All 211 FIFA member federations have also been invited to online talks on Sept. 30. It’s part of consulting on the future of national team soccer. FIFA’s

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The move to Michigan State has been a career booster for Kenneth Walker III. He leads the nation in rushing through his first three games with the Spartans. Walker has had his two highest rushing totals as a collegian since transferring from Wake Forest in January. He’s averaging

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The bar for Major League Baseball’s batting title is unusually low this year and that’s creating wild races for the honor in both leagues. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the majors in hitting with a .321 average and Trea Turner is atop the National League at .316. According to Baseball-Reference.com,

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have lost in September for the first time in five years. Patrick Mahomes was intercepted late in the third quarter, one of two turnovers by the Chiefs that led to a 36-35 loss to Baltimore. It was Kansas City’s first September defeat

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson finally beat Patrick Mahomes, using his legs to rush for 107 yards and scoring twice, including flipping into the end zone for the winning score as Baltimore defeated Kansas City 36-35. Jackson was 0-3 against the Chiefs, and he needed all of his