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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Mark van Bommel became the first Bundesliga coach to lose his job this season when he was fired by Wolfsburg on Sunday after just nine league games in charge. He’s unlikely to be the last. Van Bommel’s predecessor Oliver Glasner left Wolfsburg to join Eintracht Frankfurt

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Drew Timme of Gonzaga is the lone unanimous selection on The Associated Press preseason All-America team. He was joined by Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn, UCLA guard Johnny Juzang, Villanova point guard Collin Gillespie and Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis. Timme was a second-team All-American last season while leading the

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have hired Bobby Dickerson for a second stint as their infield coach. The 56-year-old Dickerson served as Philadelphia’s infield coach in 2019. He spent the last two seasons with the San Diego Padres. He was the club’s bench coach in 2020 and was also third base coach this past

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Longtime Milwaukee Brewers coach Ed Sedar has retired after a 30-year career with the organization. The 60-year-old Sedar had worked as the Brewers’ first base coach from 2007 until 2010 and third base coach from 2011 until 2020. He spent this season as an adviser to the Brewers’ major league coaching staff.

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the diagnosis says an MRI confirmed that New York Jets rookie quarterback Zach Wilson has a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will be sidelined at least two weeks. Wilson was injured in the

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Kayla Harrison is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a mixed martial arts champion. She is now a mother of two. And when tragedy struck her family, Harrison became the guardian for her young niece and nephew. She has maintained her undefeated record fighting in the Professional Fighters League.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan has won the toss and elected to bat in its opening Super 12 game against in-form Scotland at the T20 World Cup in Sharjah. Scotland is on a high after upsetting Bangladesh in the qualifiers before beating Papua New Guinea and co-host Oman to advance. Experienced Mohammad Nabi

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Sevilla are the ones getting things done in the Spanish League. It’s close at the top of the standings after 10 matches with six teams within three points of the lead. Madrid is the powerhouse looking the best as defending champion

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker will make his second trip to the World Series as a manager and first since leading the San Francisco Giants to the NL pennant in 2002. As a player, he went three times with the Dodgers, winning it all in 1981.

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Buffalo is back on top of the Mid-American Conference sacks chart after its school-record performance against Akron. The Bulls have been the MAC’s leading sack team the past two years, but had slipped a bit this season under a new coaching staff and were fifth entering their game

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A game that started with three straight scoring drives in the first quarter ended with a couple of interceptions by Jimmy Garoppolo. Now the question is where do the San Francisco 49ers head from here following a fourth straight loss. Garoppolo committed three

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ilya Sorokin made 42 saves, Josh Bailey and Matthew Barzal scored and the New York Islanders beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0. The Islanders recorded consecutive road shutouts after blanking Arizona on Saturday. The Islanders improved to 22-4-4 on the back end of back-to-back games under

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points, Anthony Davis had 22 points and four blocks and LeBron James scored 19 points as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Ja Morant’s 40-point game and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 121-118 Sunday night for their first win of the season. There

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A former high-level swimming coach accused of historical child abuse has been remanded in custody until next month after his case was mentioned in an Australian court. John Reginald Wright was extradited to Queensland state from Western Australia after being charged last week with nine counts of indecent dealing with children.

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 points and became the first player in Warriors franchise history to reach 5,000 assists, helping Golden State improve to 3-0 with a 119-107 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. Curry had 10 assists and seven rebounds. The two-time MVP had

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two TD passes and ran for another score to lead the Indianapolis Colts to a rain-soaked 30-18 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. The Colts overcame the wet conditions and an early nine-point deficit to win for the third time