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By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh is hoping its appearance in the AP college football poll is more than a cameo. The Panthers climbed into the rankings at No. 23 after improving to 5-1 with a blowout win on the road at Virginia Tech. This is the fifth time in coach

MADRID (AP) — France defender Lucas Hernández has showed up in a Madrid court and been issued a voluntary prison order for violating a restraining order. The Bayern Munich player will have 10 days to voluntarily turn himself in to authorities to start serving a six-month prison sentence. His lawyers have appealed and hope to

By FRANK GRIFFITHS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Arsenal substitute Alexandre Lacazette has scored a dramatic late equalizer against Crystal Palace to finish 2-2 in the English Premier League. The return of Patrick Vieira to Arsenal as Palace manager nearly haunted the home crowd at Emirates Stadium with the visitors leading deep into injury time

MADRID (AP) — Espanyol has followed up its shock win against Spanish league leader Real Madrid with a 2-0 victory over Cádiz. Raúl de Tomás and Nico Melamed scored in each half to give Espanyol its third win in four matches. The home victory moved the Barcelona club to 11th place. Cádiz’s winless streak was

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons placed right tackle Kaleb McGary on the COVID-19 reserve list but also got some good news. Top receiver Calvin Ridley is back at practice after skipping the team’s last game for a personal matter. McGary has started 34 of 35 games over his three-year NFL career, but

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Promoted Venezia has earned its first Serie A home win in nearly two decades after beating Fiorentina 1-0. Mattia Aramu scored into an empty net late in the first half after a perfect set up from Gianluca Busio and Thomas Henry left the goalkeeper out of position. Fiorentina was reduced to

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant’s widow and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, his teenage daughter

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Saleh spent the past week huddling with his New York Jets coaching staff and trying to figure out how to solve the issues that have contributed to a 1-4 start. The coach is optimistic his team will show improvement as it comes

By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the suspended World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina should be decided on the pitch. The Sept. 5 match in Sao Paulo was suspended after seven minutes due to alleged breaches of COVID-19 protocols. Infantino also says the 10-team round-robin

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin isn’t optimistic about quarterback Matt Corral’s availability against LSU. Corral rushed 30 times for 195 yards in the 12th-ranked Rebels’ 31-26 win over Tennessee. Kiffin says the performance took a physical tollon Corral. On Monday the coach said: “Hopefully he’ll play but I’m not feeling really good

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have signed Jaren Jackson Jr. to extension before the NBA deadline. The Grizzlies did not disclose the terms of the deal Monday with the No. 4 overall pick in the 1018 draft. ESPN reported the extension is four years for $105 million. Jackson has started 117 of his

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson has been placed on injured reserve. He hurt his hamstring against Carolina and must miss a minimum of three games. The injury is not believed to be season-ending. That means Peterson is expected to return at some point during the second half of the schedule. The Vikings

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have signed Jaren Jackson Jr. to extension before the NBA deadline. The Grizzlies did not disclose the terms of the deal Monday with the No. 4 overall pick in the 1018 draft. ESPN reported the extension is four years for $105 million. Jackson has started 117 of his

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Purdue coach Jeff Brohm spent his bye week putting together a creative game plan for No. 2 Iowa. He wanted three quarterbacks ready to play. He needed receiver David Bell to be dominant. He expected his defense to hold up. And now the Boilermakers are back in the Top

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Former U.S. women’s national team coach Jill Ellis insists a biennial Women’s World Cup is not a foregone conclusion but it is being discussed by FIFA as part of a strategy to grow the women’s game. FIFA recently revealed its aspirations to redraft the calendar of international soccer

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has fined Tennessee $250,000 for fans stopping the Vols’ game with Mississippi by throwing debris onto the field late in the game. The league office also announced Monday that Tennessee must meet other standards. Tennessee’s cheerleaders and dance field left the field dodging debris with the band leaving

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has lost its second quarterback in two weeks to a season-ending injury. Wildcats coach Jedd Fisch says Gunner Cruz is done for the year after suffering a thumb injury in a 34-0 loss to Colorado. The sophomore is expected to have surgery and will have about a six-month rehabilitation. Cruz

MOSCOW (AP) — Marin Cilic has begin his bid for a third Kremlin Cup trophy by beating another former champion Damir Dzumhur 6-7, 6-1, 6-1 in Moscow. Cilic ended a three-match losing streak. He won in Moscow in 2014 and 2015. Dzumhur won here in 2017. But this weekend he came through qualifying to play

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns running back Kareem Hunt will likely miss more than a month with a significant calf injury sustained in Sunday’s loss to Arizona, one of numerous injuries to key players on Cleveland’s roster. The Browns were already missing star running back Nick Chubb with a calf