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DETROIT (AP) — Wednesday’s game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park has been postponed because of rain. The game will be made up on Monday afternoon. The Tigers stalled the White Sox’s drive for the AL Central title with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday. Chicago’s magic number for clinching

DERBY, England (AP) — Second-division soccer club Derby has been taken over by administrators after falling into financial problems during the pandemic and will be hit with a 12-point deduction. The team is managed by England great Wayne Rooney. Derby will slip to last place in the Championship with minus-2 points after eight games. The

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has surprised journalists at a news conference by reading a prepared statement that called for patience and practically dismissed the team’s chances of achieving any significant results this season. Barcelona has made a sluggish start to the campaign following Lionel Messi’s departure

BRUSSELS (AP) — Austrian junior rider Leila Gschwentner was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury after colliding with a public bus during a training ride at the world cycling championships. The Austrian cycling federation says the crash took place in the city of Leuven. The 17-year-old Gschwentner was riding the course that will

By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has accused an unnamed individual in India of sending threatening emails that caused New Zealand to abandon its cricket tour in the country. New Zealand scrapped its tour to Pakistan moments before the start of the first one-day international in Rawalpindi last Friday after citing

LONDON (AP) — Standing sections are set to return to Premier League stadiums for the first time in 27 years. British authorities on Wednesday announced a pilot scheme that will allow some clubs to trial licensed standing areas from January, ending a blanket ban on such sections in top stadiums. All-seater stadiums have been mandatory

LONDON (AP) — Marathon runner Mary Keitany has retired from the sport because of a back injury to end a career in which she won multiple races in London and New York and set the world record for a women-only race. The 39-year-old Kenyan says pandemic-related travel restrictions have stopped her from coming to Europe

LONDON (AP) — The language of cricket is changing in an attempt to make the sport more inclusive. Cricket’s lawmaker announced that the gender-neutral term “batter” will be used instead of “batsman” to reflect the growth of the women’s game. The Marylebone Cricket Club says the move “recognizes the changing landscape of the game in

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The rookie class of quarterbacks that entered the season full of fanfare is finding the adjustment to the NFL is not very easy. Top two picks Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson lead the league with five interceptions after opening the season with back-to-back losses, Trey Lance has barely

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. team has struggled mightily on the golf course against the Europeans in recent years, losing nine of the last 12 Ryder Cups. Give them paddles and a proper pingpong table, though, and they turn into world beaters. At every Ryder Cup there’s talk

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer TORONTO (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois is looking forward to finally getting to know his Jets teammates after spending much of last season in Winnipeg isolated from them due to COVID-19 protocols, coupled with a rash of injuries. Dubois says he never felt like himself after being traded by Columbus

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. singled over leaping All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. in the ninth inning to bring in the go-ahead run and the San Francisco Giants beat the staggering San Diego Padres 6-5 to keep a one-game lead in the NL West. Wade’s hit was

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt is set to return to the mound, just over five weeks after being hospitalized when he was hit in the head by a 100 mph line drive. A’s manager Bob Melvin announced Bassitt will come off the injured list and start Thursday’s series finale at home

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies both launched two-run homers for the Atlanta Braves, who held their NL East lead by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1. Jorge Soler added a solo homer for the Braves, who won their third in a row and stayed three games ahead

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 45th homer in the eighth inning of the Los Angeles Angels’ 10-5 loss to the Houston Astros. Ohtani connected for his first homer since Sept. 10, driving a solo shot off Houston’s Cristian Javier 445 feet into the elevated right field