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FILE - New England Patriots wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster speaks with reporters following NFL football training camp, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

NFL teams already have started trimming rosters ahead of deadline to reach 53 players

NFL teams already have started trimming their rosters ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Teams must pare down to 53 players from 90 by 4 p.m. Eastern. Each team is also allowed to add up to 17 more … more

By The Associated Press | 8/27/24

FILE - Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, front left, watches against Rutgers as analytics assistant Connor Stalions, right, looks on during an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Michigan's ex-sign stealer Connor Stalions says in Netflix documentary he did not break NCAA rules

Connor Stalions broke his silence on Netflix. The former Michigan football staffer was heard publicly for the first time in “Sign Stealer” on Tuesday, two days after the school received a notice … more

By LARRY LAGE | 8/27/24

Real Madrid's Eder Militao, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, and Luka Modric pose with the trophy after winning the UEFA Super Cup Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atalanta at the Narodowy stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Real Madrid won 2-0. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

New Champions League format promises more of almost everything storied clubs wanted from UEFA

The new Champions League format this season will see more teams playing more games for more prize money. On Thursday UEFA makes the draw in Monaco for the match schedule of the new single-standings … more

By GRAHAM DUNBAR | 8/27/24

FILE - Philipp Kohlschreiber, of Germany, serves to John Millman, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sept. 2, 2017. The 2024 U.S. Open begins Monday, Aug. 26.(AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

US Open: 16-year-old Californian Iva Jovic beats Magda Linette in the first round

Iva Jovic is a 16-year-old from California who has became the youngest American to win a women’s main-draw match at the U.S. Open since 2000. She eliminated 2023 Australian Open semifinalist Magda … more

By HOWARD FENDRICH | 8/26/24

Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez (13) and Bobby Witt Jr., left, celebrate after a solo home run by Perez during the fifth inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Nick Cammett)

Salvador Perez hits grand slam, drives in 6 as Royals sweep Guardians, close within 1 in AL Central

Salvador Perez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs as the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland, beating the Guardians 9-4 to pull within one game of first … more

By TOM WITHERS | 8/26/24

Spectators move to their seats during play between Varvara Gracheva, of France, and Coco Gauff, of the United States, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US Open fans can move around in the stands and don't need to wait for changeovers to enter or exit

Fans at the U.S. Open now have the freedom to do what fans at other sporting events take for granted. They can get out of their seats and move around during the action. Etiquette at tennis matches … more

By HOWARD FENDRICH | 8/26/24

Tyler Reddick leads the field on a restart in overtime during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Michigan International Speedway, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Brooklyn, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Viva La México: NASCAR to take Cup Series international for 1st points race of modern era

NASCAR will take its top Cup Series international for the first points-paying race outside the United States next year with a June stop in Mexico City. The Cup Series will race at storied Autódromo … more

By JENNA FRYER | 8/26/24

FILE - Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) runs on the field before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Dec 24, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Murray, File)

Receiver CeeDee Lamb agrees to 4-year, $136M deal with Cowboys, AP sources say

Three people familiar with the deal say All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has ended his holdout with the Dallas Cowboys by agreeing to a $136 million, four-year contract. Lamb is going into the last … more

By SCHUYLER DIXON and ROB MAADDI | 8/26/24

FILE - Driver Austin Dillon smiles prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)

NASCAR appeal officer upholds decision to revoke Austin Dillon's playoff berth after win at Richmond

Austin Dillon’s overly aggressive victory at Richmond Raceway won’t land him a spot in the Cup Series playoffs. A NASCAR appeal officer on Monday upheld the sanctioning body’s decision to … more

8/26/24

Harrison Burton (21) crosses the finish line ahead of Kyle Busch (8) to win a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Analysis: It took 7 decades but the Wood Brothers finally have NASCAR win No. 100

Speedy Thompson was the first driver to wheel the famed No. 21 Ford to victory lane for the Wood Brothers Racing way back in 1960 with a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ninety-eight wins followed … more

By JENNA FRYER | 8/26/24

FILE - A play is signaled from the Washington sideline in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Utah State in Seattle, Sept. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

'Seismic' or 'absolutely horrible'? Helmet communication in major college football is here

After years of debate over cost and liability, college football finally has helmet communications between coach and player. Approved this spring in the wake of a sign-stealing scandal involving … more

By GARY B. GRAVES | 8/26/24

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott stands on the sideline during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez )

Prescott's time with the Cowboys, Russell Wilson's fading career among the hot QB questions in 2024

Dak Prescott figures to get paid one way or another. The star Dallas quarterback would love for that to be with the Cowboys, but the question lingers in the final year of his current contract. … more

By SCHUYLER DIXON | 8/26/24

Chiefs signing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to provide veteran depth, AP source says

A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a contract with Juju Smith-Schuster, adding a veteran wide receiver familiar with the team one … more

By DAVE SKRETTA | 8/26/24

US Open 2024: The year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament has started. Gauff is on the schedule

Play has started at the U.S. Open in New York. It is the year’s last Grand Slam tennis tournament. Defending champions Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic are among the big names on Monday's schedule at … more

8/26/24

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge crosses home plate after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

It was another incredible week for history-making sluggers Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani

Even by their lofty standards, Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani had quite a week. Judge homered seven times in six games for the New York Yankees. He went deep twice Sunday to bring his season total to … more

By NOAH TRISTER | 8/26/24

Swimmer Ali Truwit makes Paralympics a year after losing lower leg in shark attack while snorkeling

Former Yale swimmer Ali Truwit was attacked by a shark more than a year ago while snorkeling in the ocean off Turks and Caicos. She lost her lower left leg and her safe place of the water. Even the … more

By PAT GRAHAM | 8/26/24

FILE - Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark addresses the media, Oct. 17, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Analysis: Big 12 must ask not only why UConn, but why now as Yormark remains open for business

As Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark steps up discussions in the conference about adding UConn, the question isn’t so much why add the Huskies as why add them now? With college sports about to … more

By RALPH D. RUSSO | 8/26/24

Will Power drives during an IndyCar auto race on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. (Zachary Linhares/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Will Power is thick in the IndyCar championship fight and not even considering retirement

Will Power was soaked in victory champagne and still buzzing from a win that kept him in the IndyCar championship fight when he leaned in to do a microphone check in a most unusual way. The … more

By JENNA FRYER | 8/26/24

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) talks with Cardinals passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach Drew Terrell as players take part in drills during an NFL football training camp at the State Farm Stadium, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Fanatics refiles lawsuit against Cardinals' Marvin Harrison Jr., adds father and fraud allegations

Apparel manufacturer Fanatics has refiled its lawsuit against Arizona Cardinals rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., adding his father, Marvin Harrison Sr., and fraud allegations in addition to … more

8/26/24

Keegan Bradley celebrates on the 18th green after winning the BMW Championship golf event at Castle Pines Golf Club, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, in Castle Rock, Colo. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Keegan Bradley goes from last man in to BMW Championship winner and on to East Lake

Keegan Bradley has gone from the last man in the BMW Championship to the winner. He held off mistake-prone Adam Scott, Ludvig Aberg and Sam Burns to win at Castle Pines. And it changed everything so … more

By DOUG FERGUSON | 8/25/24