Sports

Grim future: Loss to Bayern exposes Barcelona’s new reality

MADRID (AP) - Barcelona needs to brace for some tough times ahead while adjusting to the post-Lionel Messi era. That message was clear after the 3-0 loss at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions Leag...

Sep 15, 2021

Stenson selected as Europe's final Ryder Cup vice captain

VIRGINIA WATER, England - Henrik Stenson will still have a role for Europe at the Ryder Cup despite failing to get into the team. The Swedish player was selected by European captain Padraig Harrington...

Sep 15, 2021

Late Inter Miami penalty sinks 100man Toronto FC as losing streak grows

TORONTO - Christian Makoun's 95th-minute penalty lifted Inter Miami CF to a 1-0 win over 10-man Toronto FC on Tuesday, extending TFC's losing streak to six and winless run to nine (0-7-2). The penalty...

Sep 14, 2021

Rays cool Toronto bats in 2-0 victory, ending Blue Jays' four-game winning streak

TORONTO - Ji-Man Choi and Brandon Lowe hit solo homers and five Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the Rays blanked Toronto 2-0 to end the Blue Jays' four-game winning streak. The B...

Sep 14, 2021

Thanks, Tom Brady! Ageless quarterback helps NBC in ratings

NEW YORK (AP) - The ageless Tom Brady is due a thank you note from NBC. The Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback helped the network to a smashing audience of 24.8 million viewers for the NFL kickoff game, where...

Sep 14, 2021

Bucs, Chiefs start season in top 2 spots in AP Pro32 poll

NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to winning, Tom Brady is accustomed to leading the NFL. After one week of the regular season, Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in a familiar spot: on top of the fir...

Sep 14, 2021

Aaron Gordon, Nuggets agree to 4-year, $92 million extension

DENVER (AP) - Forward Aaron Gordon and the Denver Nuggets have agreed on a four-year, $92 million contract extension. His agent, Calvin Andrews, confirmed the contract to The Associated Press on Tuesd...

Sep 14, 2021

NBA goes ahead with plan to test unvaccinated players often

For NBA players, the scenario this season is simple: Get vaccinated or get tested, and often. The league told its teams on Tuesday that it is going ahead with a plan where those who are fully vaccinat...

Sep 14, 2021

49ers RB Raheem Mostert to undergo season-ending surgery

San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert will undergo season-ending surgery on his knee after getting injured in the season opener. Coach Kyle Shanahan had said Mostert was expected to miss eig...

Sep 14, 2021

US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Soccer Federation said it had offered identical contract proposals Tuesday to the players' associations for the men's and women's national teams, and the governing body said i...

Sep 14, 2021