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By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Lewis Hamilton can clinch a record-extending 100th win at this Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. It is where fellow F1 great Michael Schumacher won the first of his 91 races on his favorite track 30 years ago. The 36-year-old Hamilton has won 78 of his

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Forward  Jo Smith has transfered to Seton Hall from Chipola College in Florida and will be eligible to play this season. Coach Kevin Willard announced Smith has signed a grant-in-aid offer. Smith played in 24 games last seson with three starts and shot 65.9% from the floor. The Selma, Alabama,

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City left back Benjamin Mendy has appeared in court to face charges of rape and sexual assault. Mendy spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth at Chester Magistrates’ Court in northwest England. No pleas were entered as the charges were put to the 27-year-old France international

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms on an eight-year contract with forward Andrei Svechnikov. That deal is set to keep the No. 2 overall draft pick from 2018 with the franchise through the 2028-29 season. It will also pay the 21-year-old an average annual value of $7.75 million

CÓRDOBA, Spain (AP) — Magnus Cort Nielsen has earned another sprint victory at the Spanish Vuelta to win a hot and hilly 12th stage. It was his second win at this year’s edition of the Vuelta and his fifth career stage victory at the Spanish race. Norway’s Odd Christian Eiking kept the race lead. The

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Gio Reyna and Zack Steffen are among 20 players who could make World Cup qualifying debuts when the United States opens at El Salvador on Sept. 2. Christian Pulisic was on the 26-man roster after missing Chelsea’s match at Arsenal last

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans’ coronavirus outbreak has grown to nine people. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill is among three players added Thursday to the reserve/COVID-19 list. General manager Jon Robinson says Tannehill, tight end Geoff Swaim and linebacker Justin March-Lillard are joining four other players on

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid visits Real Betis on Saturday with the club engulfed in speculation that it’s attempting to sing Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain. The match is Madrid’s last before the transfer window for the Spanish and French leagues closes on Tuesday. PSG said for the first

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan has signed forward Joaquín Correa from Serie A rival Lazio. The Argentina forward arrives at Inter on a one-year loan but with the obligation to make the transfer permanent. Correa has signed a four-year contract and will be reunited with former Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi. Correa scored 30 goals in

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo once again could be playing his final match for Juventus. The Portugal great’s departure has been rumored for months. Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City appear to be the likeliest destinations. Juventus has met with Ronaldo’s agent. The talks lasted about an hour and a half

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Pep Guardiola would be the first to accept he has an obsession with midfielders. He once said his preference would be “to have a thousand midfield players in my squad.” Manchester City is doing its best to facilitate Guardiola’s dream. Harry Kane’s announcement Wednesday that he was staying at

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers’ state-of-the-art team headquarters and practice facility is beginning to take shape. Just over the South Carolina state line in Rock Hill, steel support beams are emerging from the ground on a rocky, dusty 240-acre plot of land. Dug-up boulders have been

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott expressed frustration with his team’s relatively low vaccination rate while saying there’s little more he can do to convince his players to get the shot. The Bills are considered to be at the lower end of the NFL scale

LONDON (AP) — Leeds striker Patrick Bamford has been called up by England for the first time in the squad for a triple header of World Cup qualifiers. They face Hungary, Andorra and Poland in their first matches since losing the European Championship final in July. Bamford is the only player who has never played

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Valtteri Bottas and George Russell are still waiting to find out who will be driving alongside Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season. Bottas’ contract with the team hasn’t yet been renewed for 2022. The 23-year-old Russell drives for Williams but came

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo will have another chance to break the all-time men’s international scoring record when Portugal plays its upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Coach Fernando Santos has included Ronaldo in Portugal’s squad that will have many of the players who participated in the European Championship. Ronaldo scored his 109th goal with Portugal

PARIS (AP) — Coach Didier Deschamps has announced France’s squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers with four new players and no place for veteran striker Olivier Giroud. He is the France team’s second highest scorer with 46 goals. It is the first time he has been left out of the national team’s squad since 2011.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australia’s home World Cup qualifying game against China on Sept. 2 will instead be played in Qatar. The Asian Football Confederation says the switch to a neutral site was made “in light of the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and China.” Arrivals into both countries face quarantine