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By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are sending cornerback CJ Henderson, the ninth overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for tight end Dan Arnold. The deal Monday also includes a swap of draft picks in 2022: Jacksonville gets Carolina’s third-rounder,

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are sending cornerback CJ Henderson, the ninth overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for tight end Dan Arnold. The deal Monday also includes a swap of draft picks in 2022: Jacksonville gets Carolina’s third-rounder,

LONDON (AP) — England allrounder Moeen Ali has retired from test cricket and says he hopes his career can inspire other English Muslims to play the sport. Ali made his test debut in 2014 against Sri Lanka and went on to represent England 64 times. He took 195 wickets that included five five-wicket hauls and

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Russian players Varvara Gracheva and Anastasia Gasanova have progressed from the opening round of the inaugural women’s Astana Open in Kazakhstan. The seventh-seeded Gracheva has overcome Kristyna Pliskova and Gasanova eased past Yuliya Hatouka of Belarus at the hard-court tournament. Lesia Tsurenko, Alison Van Uytvanck, Aleksandra Krunic and Anna-Lena Friedsam also

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Russian players Varvara Gracheva and Anastasia Gasanova have progressed from the opening round of the inaugural women’s Astana Open in Kazakhstan. The seventh-seeded Gracheva has overcome Kristyna Pliskova and Gasanova eased past Yuliya Hatouka of Belarus at the hard-court tournament. Lesia Tsurenko, Alison Van Uytvanck, Aleksandra Krunic and Anna-Lena Friedsam also

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denny Hamlin will reach the third round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs next month having faced the make-or-break pressure of the postseason only twice. Ending the first race of each postseason round in victory lane can do wonders for the blood pressure of a

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denny Hamlin will reach the third round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs next month having faced the make-or-break pressure of the postseason only twice. Ending the first race of each postseason round in victory lane can do wonders for the blood pressure of a

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi has recovered from a knee injury and is expected to return for Paris Saint-Germain against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday. PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino says the Argentina star is fit again. Messi had previously been ruled out of two consecutive league games following a knock to his

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi has recovered from a knee injury and is expected to return for Paris Saint-Germain against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday. PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino says the Argentina star is fit again. Messi had previously been ruled out of two consecutive league games following a knock to his

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin’s millionaire backer Lars Windhorst was meeting Prince Albert II of Monaco on a luxury yacht as his team was getting trounced 6-0 by Leipzig in the Bundesliga. It was the second successive heavy defeat Hertha suffered against one of the teams Windhorst wants to

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin’s millionaire backer Lars Windhorst was meeting Prince Albert II of Monaco on a luxury yacht as his team was getting trounced 6-0 by Leipzig in the Bundesliga. It was the second successive heavy defeat Hertha suffered against one of the teams Windhorst wants to

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Raheem Sterling is indispensable for his country but getting increasingly overlooked by his club. Sterling is in his prime at the age of 27 but also in a curious place at the moment. He entered as an 87th-minute substitute in the 1-0 win at Chelsea

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sumo great Hakuho is retiring at the age of 36. It marks the end of an era in Japanese traditional sport. The Mongolian-born grand champion Hakuho has won a record 45 tournaments. That tally includes 16 perfect victories, which is also a record. Japan’s NHK national television

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Marcus Rashford is targeting a return to the Manchester United team following the upcoming international break. His last competitive game was the European Championship final in mid-July when he missed a penalty for England in a shootout loss to Italy at Wembley Stadium. Rashford has been in recovery from a shoulder

LONDON (AP) — England allrounder Moeen Ali has retired from test cricket and says he hopes his career can inspire other English Muslims to play the sport. Ali made his test debut in 2014 against Sri Lanka and went on to represent England 64 times. He took 195 wickets that included five five-wicket hauls and

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Air Force’s Haaziq Daniels didn’t just break the longest run of the weekend when he went 94 yards for a touchdown against Florida Atlantic. It was the longest by a Football Bowl Subdivision quarterback in 18 years. Daniels’ big run was the second of his two touchdowns in

By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The chance to win the Stanley Cup and the ability for friends and family to see him play in Edmonton led Zach Hyman to sign with the Oilers. Hyman left his hometown of Toronto after it was clear the Maple Leafs couldn’t fit the versatile forward

By The Associated Press Cleveland will play its final home game as the Indians, the team’s nickname since 1915. The club will be called the Cleveland Guardians next season. President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti doesn’t have a date when the Indians signage outside and inside the ballpark will be removed. Cleveland hosts Kansas City

By The Associated Press The NBA is back, returning Monday with most teams around the league holding media day interview sessions ahead of the official start of training camps on Tuesday. There will be new faces in new places, with five coaches — Boston’s Ime Udoka, Portland’s Chauncey Billups, Orlando’s Jamahl Mosley, New Orleans’ Willie