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By The Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ken. (AP) — Five-star recruit Shaedon Sharpe has committed to Kentucky, giving coach John Calipari his highest-rated player in five years. Sharpe announced his decision on Twitter after also considering Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma City and the G League. A 6-foot-5 shooting guard, Sharpe is rated No. 4 in the 247

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has exited his start against the Toronto Blue Jays with two outs in the fourth inning because of left hamstring tightness. Cole was pulled after allowing a sacrifice fly to Reese McGuire that gave Toronto a 3-1 lead.  After the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Each year, the Buffalo Bills bring in new competition in a bid to challenge cornerback Levi Wallace for the starting job. And each year, he finds himself back in his familiar spot opposite Tre’Davious White. That’s where Wallace is expected to once again line

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL Players Association wants daily COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated players. The league and the union agreed last week to update protocols so vaccinated players would be tested weekly instead of every 14 days as they were during training camp. That’s not enough, according to NFLPA president

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While the Americans are all done in singles at the U.S. Open, there’s still some home hopes in doubles. In fact, at least one U.S. man is already guaranteed to play for the title. Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson reached the semifinals of the men’s

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Two starters are injured, another tested positive for COVID-19 and a fourth was sent home as punishment. The star is regaining fitness after a bout with coronavirus. Less than a week into World Cup qualifying, much has gone wrong for the United States,

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians manger Terry Francona is resting comfortably after undergoing toe surgery, his second operation since stepping aside for the season in July. Francona, who had hip replacement surgery in August, had the procedure Tuesday at the Cleveland Clinic. The surgery was to fix his left

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Weston McKennie could be welcomed back to the U.S. national team in the future, coach Gregg Berhalter said after banishing him from a pair of World Cup qualifiers for violating team COVID-19 protocols. Berhalter said he made the decision not only for the

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have placed tight end Colby Parkinson, cornerback Tre Brown and cornerback Nigel Warrior on injured reserve. Seattle filled the open roster spots by promoting wide receiver Penny Hart and John Reid from the practice squad and signing free agent cornerback Blessuan Austin. Parkinson and Brown had been ruled

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos Pro Bowl linebacker Bradley Chubb was detained Tuesday on a warrant for failing to appear in court last month to face traffic-related charges. Douglas County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Miller said Chubb was pulled over for speeding Tuesday morning and it was discovered he

MIAMI (AP) — New York Mets President Sandy Alderson says he’s had little communication with acting general manager Zack Scott, who was arrested last week on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Alderson said he has reached out to Scott on a couple of occasions since the arrest. The Mets placed Scott on paid administrative

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 opened the season with five ranked teams and was expected to have a competitive race to the conference championship, maybe even get a team into the College Football Playoff for the first time in five years. But the league stumbled out of the 2021 starting gate, becoming

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz knows what Iowa State coach Matt Campbell is going through. He was once sought by other schools and the NFL. Ferentz decided to stay at Iowa and has become one of the winningest coach in Big Ten history. In

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Court of Appeals has agreed to hear the long-running dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals over television rights fees. The court, the highest in the state, on Sept. 2 granted the the Orioles’ motion for permission to appeal. MASN was established in March 2005 after the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer McNeese State quarterback Cody Orgeron says he’ll live out a childhood dream when he plays in LSU’s Tiger Stadium this week. And he says he won’t hold it against his father for trying to ruin it. The younger Orgeron expects his father to implore LSU’s defensive front to get

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 quickly moved into expansion mode with Texas and Oklahoma preparing to leave for the SEC. There will be no perfect replacements for the only two Big 12 teams to win national championships. And there will be no teams coming from other Power Five leagues. Cincinnati, Central

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn guard Allen Flanigan has had surgery to repair a right Achilles injury and is expected to be out 12-14 weeks. Auburn announced that Flanigan sustained a non-basketball injury. He had surgery Friday at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. The junior is

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A stunning season-opening loss to Northern Illinois has third-year Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins forced to defend the state of his rebuilding process. Collins is 6-16 in his third season in Atlanta. Now Collins has a new injury concern at quarterback. Jeff Sims suffered an apparent

COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few has been cited for driving under the influence and said he exhibited “poor judgement” operating a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol. Few released a statement Tuesday night apologizing for the “hurt caused to those most important to me – my family, my players, and my