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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert has mostly picked up from where he left off last season when he was the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. But there are some areas of concern as the Los Angeles Chargers prepare to face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press Opposing quarterbacks are quickly learning what A.J. Epenesa can do on the field, where the young pass rusher appears to be making up for lost time. The second-year pro has been a vital and integral part of the Bills’ resurgent pass rush, showcasing the skills that made him a second-round

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob $50,000 for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule with comments he made about Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons. Lacob said the Warriors had no interest in the disgruntled Sixers guard. Lacob said Simmons does not fit the Warriors because he makes too

By The Associated Press Fresno State hosts UNLV after moving into the AP poll for the first time since 2018 following a 40-37 win at No. 13 UCLA last week. Fresno State last hosted a game as a ranked team in 2013 when Derek Carr led the Bulldogs to a 24-17 win over Utah State

By DOUG FERGUSON and TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writers SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Spieth benefited as much as anyone from the one-year postponement of the Ryder Cup. That extra year helped him get on the U.S. team. He was in a slump when the pandemic forced the one-year delay. This year, Spieth finally won

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The NHL has found no evidence that San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane bet on NHL games or tried to throw games after investigating allegations made by his estranged wife. Anna Kane alleged in an Instagram post this summer that Kane bet on NHL

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Vic Fangio says Urban Meyer told him coaching in the NFL is “like playing Alabama” every week. Denver’s coach relayed his conversation from last weekend with the embattled Jacksonville Jaguars coach to illustrate a point about parity in the NFL. Asked on Wednesday how

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett has become one of just six players to have at least one touchdown of 60 yards or more in each of the first two games of a season. He’s the first to do it since Steve Smith in 2007.

Barcelona visits Cádiz in the Spanish league as it tries to rebound from consecutive setbacks. The match comes a day after coach Ronald Koeman surprised journalists at a news conference by reading a prepared statement that called for patience while practically dismissing the team’s chances of achieving any significant results this season. Napoli looks to

ANGERS, France (AP) — There was more fan disorder in the French league as Marseille supporters ran onto the field and clashed with Angers counterparts at the final whistle. Moments after the 0-0 draw about 50 Marseille fans left their away enclosure and rushed along one side of the field to the stands where Angers

By BILL HUBER Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Imagine if Aaron Rodgers was playing for the San Francisco 49ers instead of the Green Bay Packers when the two teams face off Sunday night. San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan inquired about the availability of Rodgers in a trade before this year’s draft. The Packers

DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated outfielder AJ Pollock from the injured list a day earlier than they were anticipating in order to have another position player on the bench. With outfielder Cody Bellinger going on the injured list and infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor dealing with a sore neck, the Dodgers elected to bring

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a directive announced Wednesday by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. CEO Sarah Hirshland wrote in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that starting Nov. 1, the USOPC will require staff,

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier was hit by a pitch after scooping up a Toronto scouting report two days earlier, and the Tampa Bay Rays clinched a postseason berth with a 7-1 victory over the Blue Jays. Reliever Ryan Borucki hit Kiermaier on the back with his first

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are used to star running back Dalvin Cook fighting through injuries. Cook, the team’s offensive focal point, demonstrated his toughness again in another physically punishing effort on Sunday at Arizona. Cook left the field twice because of separate injuries, but finished with 131 yards

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — This time Real Madrid didn’t need to rely solely on Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior to keep winning in the Spanish league. Benzema scored twice to reach 200 league goals but Madrid also got a hat trick from Marco Asensio on its way to a comfortable

By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University officials failed to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson agreed Wednesday with OSU’s argument that the legal

By The Associated Press Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep no longer will be coached by Darren Cahill. Halep announced the split after six years via a Twitter post on Wednesday. Halep said she and Cahill “have decided that it’s time to end our working relationship.” Halep won the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon