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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The New England Revolution are the leaders in Major League Soccer as the league heads into the post-All-Star Game stretch run. The once-struggling Revs have won 15 games, more than any other team, and lead the Supporters’ Shield race by seven points. They’re also currently riding a nine-game

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have put two starting offensive linemen — All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and Pro Bowl left tackle Eric Fisher — on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Fisher has not yet practiced because he is recovering from a torn Achilles tendon in January. Nelson returned to practice Monday after missing three weeks following

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Luis Robert hit a two-run home run, Carlos Rodón won in his return from the injured list and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7. José Abreu, César Hernández and Eloy Jiménez each hit solo shots as the White Sox earned a split in

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints coach Sean Payton says reduced numbers of healthy tight ends, defensive tackles and cornerbacks on New Orleans’ roster is becoming a challenge as the preseason winds down. Payton says the Saints could snap up some players cut by other teams after Tuesday’s deadline for

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins will miss the rest of the season with an abdominal tear that requires surgery. Hoskins leads the Philadelphia Phillies with 27 homers and 71 RBIs, and the news is a major blow to the team’s playoff hopes. Philadelphia entered Thursday trailing first-place Atlanta by five games in the NL East.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Two more Edmonton Elks players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 14 since the Canadian Football League team returned home after beating the B.C. Lions last week. The Elks announced Thursday that the two positive results came from Wednesday’s PCR tests of all tier-one members of the team.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames re-signed forward Dillon Dube to a three-year, $6.9 million contract Thursday. The 23-year-old Dube had 11 goals and 11 assists in 51 games last season. He has 18 goals and 25 assists in 121 games in three seasons with the Flames. Selected 56th overall in the 2016 draft,

CONWY, Wales (AP) — Great Britain & Ireland is off to a great start in the Curtis Cup. It already has more points on the first day at Conwy Golf Club in Wales than the entire event the last time it was played. The Americans won in 2018 by a score of 17-3. This time,

Gibraltar will have a team in the group stage of a European competition for the first time. Semi-professional club Lincoln Red Imps advanced Thursday in the third-tier Europa Conference League. Lincoln won 3-1 after extra time at the national stadium against visiting Riga of Latvia to go through 4-2 on aggregate. Lincoln will line up

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pop star JoJo Siwa will compete as part of the first same-sex pairing on “Dancing With the Stars” for the show’s upcoming 30th season. Olympic gymnastics champion Suni Lee also is joining the cast, the rest of which will be announced on Sept. 8. ABC says

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Sony Michel might have been the only person around the NFL who was shocked to hear he had been traded by the New England Patriots. The running back still seems pleased he landed with the Los Angeles Rams. After Michel suited up and watched

By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jonathan India hit a three-run homer, Nick Castellanos also went deep and the Cincinnati Reds beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 to avoid a three-game sweep. Sonny Gray allowed three hits in six scoreless innings for the Reds, who still trail the Brewers by 8 1/2

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — With Josh Myers, a second-round pick, entrenched as the center and fellow rookie Royce Newman, a fourth-round pick, leading the competition to start at right guard, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is ramping up the intensity and expectations on his revamped offensive line with a little more than two weeks until

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos coach Vic Fangio faced another difficult decision without a clear-cut answer after selecting his starting quarterback this week: Play Von Miller this weekend on grass or hold him out until the season opener on turf? Fangio decided Miller will play at least a

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alphonso Davies. Jonathan David and Atiba Hutchinson are returning to Canada’s national team for World Cup qualifying after missing the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Seeking its first World Cup berth since 1986, Canada is in the final round of qualifying for the first time since the leadup to the 1998 tournament. Hutchinson

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin has clinched European qualification in city rival Hertha Berlin’s stadium. Union qualified for UEFA’s new Europa Conference League competition with a scoreless draw against Kuopion Palloseura in Berlin’s iconic Olympiastadion. It ensured a 4-0 aggregate win over the Finnish team thanks to Union’s away

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A day after ending a 19-game losing streak, the major league-worst Baltimore Orioles handled Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels again. Baltimore got a grand slam and six RBIs from Pedro Severino in a 13-1 victory on Thursday. Ohtani led off the game with a homer,

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has added 16-year NBA veteran Rasheed Wallace as an assistant coach on a staff that also features former NBA coach Larry Brown. The Tigers announced the hiring with the move finally official. Hardaway says he’s excited about adding Wallace with all his experience. The announcement comes a

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 says it will stand pat with its membership and not look to add schools to the 12-team conference, making it highly unlikely the Big 12 schools being left behind by Texas and Oklahoma will find new Power Five homes. The announcement comes two days after

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has clocked the third-fastest women’s 100 meters in history to beat Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah at the Athletissima meeting. Fraser-Pryce surged clear of her Jamaican rival from the blocks and timed 10.60 seconds with Thompson-Herah 0.04 back. The 34-year-old Fraser-Pryce took 0.03 off her lifetime best she set in