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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 22 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Kia Nurse each added 14 and Phoenix used a big third quarter to beat the Indiana Fever 87-65 for the Mercury’s eighth straight victory. Phoenix closed the third quarter on a 18-0 run, highlighted by Sophie Cunningham’s two 3-pointers in 12 seconds, to build

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kansas State sixth-year quarterback Skylar Thompson ran for two touchdowns and the Wildcats opened the season with a 24-7 win over Stanford. Deuce Vaughn sprinted 59 yards for a touchdown and finished with 124 yards rushing on 13 carries for the Wildcats, who finished last

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Phil Jurkovec threw for three touchdowns and 303 yards in a little over three quarters, leading Boston College to a 51-0 victory over Colgate in the season opener for both schools. Jurkovec, a 6-foot-5 redshirt junior who transferred from Notre Dame before last season, completed 16 of

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Adrian Martinez ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and Nebraska broke away from Fordham in the second quarter in a 52-7 victory. Samori Toure caught eight balls for 133 yards and ran three times for 35 yards and a score as the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Saturday night’s National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit has been postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak among the Spirit players. Four players on the Spirit tested positive, according to a statement released by the league earlier Saturday. The team had traveled to Portland on

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays rookie shortstop Wander Franco was back in the starting lineup against the Minnesota Twins after clearing MLB concussion protocols. Franco extended his on-base streak to 33 games with a seventh-inning walk Thursday night against the Red Sox. He left after the at-bat with a headache.  He was

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman and broadcaster Tunch Ilkin has died. Ilkin was 63. Ilkin played 13 of his 14 seasons for the Steelers, making a pair of Pro Bowls in the 1980s for Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll. Ilkin spent 23 years as part of the organization’s

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Naturalized citizen Matt Costello had 17 points and 12 rebounds to help Ivory Coast beat Senegal 75-65 to advance to the final of the African basketball championship in Rwanda. Costello played at Michigan State and then briefly for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2017-18 season. Ivory Coast will face defending

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Defending champion Europe rode a dominant performance in the alternate-shot format to surge to a 5 1/2-2 1/2 lead at the Solheim Cup. The Europeans took 3 1/2 of a possible four points during the foursome matches and split the afternoon four-ball session to grab

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin dominated NASCAR’s 2020 season. They have come up dry so far this year, but they are in the playoffs that start Sunday with the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Harvick and Hamlin swept the three events at Darlington a year

MOS, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic has only the decisive stage’s time trial standing in the way of his third consecutive Spanish Vuelta title after finishing Saturday’s rugged 20th stage runner-up to Clement Champoussin. Roglic leads Enric Mas by 2 1/2 minutes heading to Sunday’s time trial. Roglic won the gold medal in the time

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have acquired veteran center DeAndre Jordan in a multiplayer trade with the Brooklyn Nets. The Pistons also received four second-round picks and cash considerations from the Nets in exchange for forward Sekou Doumbouya and center Jahlil Okafor. The 33-year-old Jordan signed a free-agent deal with Brooklyn on July 6,

LONDON (AP) — England coach Gareth Southgate has praised the character of Raheem Sterling, Jude Bellingham and all of his squad’s Black players following the latest incident of racist abuse to affect the national team. FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings after Sterling and Bellingham were targeted with monkey chants by Hungary fans during England’s 4-0

By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Dillan Gibbons is back in the Sunshine State and the Florida State offensive lineman will be reunited with not just family when the Seminoles take on No. 9 Notre Dame but a large a number of old friends from Indiana as well. The Clearwater, Florida, native

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Nicolai Hojgaard has shot a 65 to take a one-stroke lead entering the final round of the Italian Open a week after twin brother Rasmus won on the European Tour in Switzerland. He says that “seeing Rasmus win is a big motivation.” Nicolai had a mistake-free round that featured four

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The NHL and international officials are now in wait-and-see mode after reaching an agreement to send players to the Beijing Olympics this winter. The deal allows the league and Players’ Association to withdraw if pandemic conditions worsen. USA Hockey, Hockey Canada and other national federations will

By The Associated Press Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin will miss the opener against Louisville with a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Kiffin announced the positive test two days ahead of the Rebels’ opener in Atlanta. Kiffin, his team and his players are all fully vaccinated. He said no other members of the team are expected to

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch driver Max Verstappen has sent his Orange Army of fans into raptures after taking a brilliant pole position for the Netherlands Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver’s final lap was just good enough to beat Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton by .04 seconds and