By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Oklahoma's Jackson Arnold and Tennessee's Nico Iamaleava are the Southeastern Conference's wild-card quarterbacks. The two first-year starters and former five-star recruits have the potential to turn their teams into College Football ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal was on the U.S. Open entry list released Tuesday via a protected ranking, although that doesn't necessarily mean he will compete in the year's last Grand Slam tournament. Nadal has been dealing with injuries the past two seasons and playing sporadically. He is ...

NIMES, France (AP) — Jasper Philipsen completed a hat trick of stage wins at this year's Tour de France after Biniam Girmay — his main rival for the best sprinter's green jersey — crashed near the finish on Tuesday. There was no major change in the general classification with two-time ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball is considering whether to take any actions to protect players following threats arising from the proliferation of gambling in the U.S. "In the last month or so, players mentioned this issue to me," baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday ...

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Teoscar Hernández needed a moment to calm down during the Home Run Derby, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger got a boost from a former teammate who just happened to be last year's champion. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wore a ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bronny James struggled from the field again Monday, finishing 1 for 5 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 88-74 loss to the Boston Celtics at NBA Summer League. James played 25 minutes, finishing with two points, three rebounds and one assist. He was 0 for 3 from 3-point range and ...

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baltimore's Corbin Burnes will start for the American League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game against Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes. A 29-year-old right-hander, Burnes is 9-4 with a 2.93 ERA in his first season with the ...

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt and cream-colored tie, teenage acne on his face and wonder in his voice. In a ballpark filled with six dozen All-Stars, the 22-year-old ...

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers that helped stop a freefall by the Americans, and ...

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Kicker Dustin Hopkins has agreed to a three-year, $15.9 million contract extension with the Cleveland Browns, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday night. Hopkins was a major weapon for Cleveland ...

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Having a franchise-record and MLB-high eight All-Stars is a reflection of what the Philadelphia Phillies have done so far this season, not what they expect to be when it is all done. Especially after how they finished each ...

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer From Simone Biles to Sha'Carri Richardson and Diana Taurasi to Katie Ledecky, Team USA will provide some of the biggest star power at the 2024 Olympic Games. And it will be the women leading the way as the U.S. looks to top the overall medal table for the ...

DETROIT (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson was chosen for induction into the "Pride of the Lions," an honor that will put his name on permanent display at Ford Field. Mike Disner, chief operating officer of the Detroit Lions, surprised Johnson with the team's plans on Monday ...

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey unofficially opened the league's first football season as 16-team league Monday in a massive hotel ballroom in North Texas, a new setting for SEC Media Days at a time when ...

By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Joey Bart and Bryan Reynolds homered, Ke'Bryan Hayes had three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their fourth straight game, beating the Chicago White Sox 9-4 on Sunday. Nick Gonzales tripled and drove in two runs for the Pirates, ...

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Yohan Ramírez had two consecutive errors in the ninth inning, paving the way for the Detroit Tigers to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Sunday for their second straight comeback win over the NL West leaders. Wenceel Pérez had a ...

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones, whose 108-yard kickoff return in 2013 remains the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history, has died. He was 40. The Houston Texans, Jones' team for the first five seasons of his career, announced his ...

BY KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer that broke a seat deep in right field at Fenway Park, Dominic Smith also had a two-run shot and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday to take the series. The Red Sox won their ...

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawrence Butler hit three home runs, Brent Rooker and Seth Brown each had two homers, and the Oakland Athletics routed the first-placed Philadelphia Phillies 18-3 on Sunday. Butler had six RBIs. Rooker tied his career high with ...

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Robert MacIntyre screamed so loud when the winning putt dropped that he lost his voice. He still was drowned out by thousands of delirious Scottish fans who celebrated one of their own winning the Scottish Open on ...