Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner and Breeders' Cup Classic favorite Sovereignty has been scratched from the $7 million world championship race after catching a fever.

Northern Italy is gearing up for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, set to be the most widespread Winter Games ever.

The NASCAR season finale at Phoenix Raceway promises a thrilling showdown.

Many NFL teams have lost star players to season-ending injuries this season, or played without them for significant stretches — but a new poll finds that most football fans want more games, even if it means more risk.

Climate change is affecting winter sports worldwide, with shorter winters and less snow.

Manny Pacquiao has hinted at a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. He has mentioned ongoing negotiations during a news conference.

Trey Yesavage, a 22-year-old rookie for the Toronto Blue Jays, is getting attention with his unusual pitching style.

Shane Bieber outshined Shohei Ohtani in his World Series debut.

This time, Shohei Ohtani was just ordinary.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani, Shane Bieber pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays shook off their epic 18-inning loss to even the World Series with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4.

U.S. viewers for the first two games of the World Series between the Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays dropped 14% from last year’s matchup between Los Angeles and the New York Yankees, but Canadian and Japanese audiences set records.

Two people familiar with the decision say the WNBA has offered players a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.

The NCAA is delaying a rule change that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.

Country superstar Brad Paisley has made history.

Will Klein surprised everyone by closing out Game 3 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Toronto’s George Springer is out of the starting lineup for Game 4 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a day after hurting his right side during a swing.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is against using the automatic runner rule for extra innings in the World Series.

Court records say former NFL running back Adrian Peterson was asleep behind the wheel of his SUV at a suburban Houston gas station before he was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon.

Carson Wentz dislocated his left, non-throwing shoulder, tearing his labrum and fracturing the socket, in the first half of a game for the Vikings in London on Oct. 5 and kept playing, according to two people with knowledge of the injury.

With 100 days to go until the Winter Olympics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has begun the complicated and expensive task of identifying female skiers and snowboarders who need to take gender tests before they arrive in Italy.

The granddaughter of President Donald Trump will be making her LPGA debut next month in The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Florida.

Lindsey Vonn feels like she has nothing to prove in her bid to return to the Olympics at the age of 41.

Michigan and football coach Sherrone Moore have dropped their appeal of NCAA penalties stemming from a sign-stealing operation.

Gio Reyna went to the 2022 World Cup as one of United States’ brightest young soccer stars.

The Dodgers have won a thrilling 18-inning game against the Toronto Blue Jays, taking a two-to-one lead in the World Series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-5, 18-inning win in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, producing a lengthy list of records topped by Shohei Ohtani as they took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.

Even among fellow sports superstars, Shohei Ohtani has reached legendary status.

Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice during another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in a World Series classic.

The NFL’s International Player Pathway program gives players from outside the United States and Canada a chance to learn, develop, practice and play American football professionally as the league continues to expand its global reach.

The Utah Jazz played 2,155 regular season games since Karl Malone scored 56 points in awin over Golden State on April 7, 1998.

Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 51 points, the first Jazz player to reach 50 in the regular season since Karl Malone in 1998, and Utah beat the Phoenix Suns 138-134 in overtime on Monday night.

The ex-wife of a Los Angeles Angels employee says the MLB team failed her former husband, who is serving 22 years for his role in the fatal overdose of one of the team's star pitchers.

Dutch Olympian Steven van de Velde has been denied a visa to compete in the beach volleyball world championships in Australia.

Patrick Mahomes threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Washington Commanders 28-7.

Shohei Ohtani homered twice and tied a 119-year-old major league record with four extra-base hits in Game 3 of the World Series.

Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer left Game 3 of the World Series after injuring himself with a swing during the seventh inning.

Rockets take down Nets, 137-109.

A fan has been taken to a hospital after falling from the upper concourse at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

The Minnesota Vikings have placed quarterback Carson Wentz on injured reserve.

For the second time in four years, the Championship 4 in the Cup Series is an even split between the two winningest playoff teams in NASCAR history.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will miss at least a week due to a strained right hamstring.

George Atkinson, a hard-hitting former Raiders safety who struck fear in the opposition, has died.

Chauncey Billups earned a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame a year ago, recognizing his resilience and clutch play in a championship-winning NBA career.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said quarterback Arch Manning is in concussion protocol and did not practice Monday ahead of the No. 20 Longhorns’ game against No. 9 Vanderbilt.

The NBA has started a review to protect the integrity of the game, players, and coaches following the arrests of Miami guard Terry Rozier and Portland coach Chauncey Billups.

Jose Fernandez has been named the new coach of the Dallas Wings.

Flavor Flav, the iconic rapper and reality star, has become the official hype man for the USA Bobsled and Skeleton team.

The Baltimore Orioles have hired Craig Albernaz as their manager.

The ex-wife of a Los Angeles Angels employee is testified she saw players and clubhouse attendants partying with pills and alcohol on a team plane.

The day after the first clasico of the season saw Real Madrid celebrating the end of its losing streak against Barcelona, and hailing the return to form of Jude Bellingham.

The Houston Cougars have climbed to No. 22 in the AP poll after a 24-16 win over Arizona State.

Slumping Juventus fired coach Igor Tudor on Monday following three straight losses and an eight-match winless run.

Some four years after players from the Afghanistan women’s national team fled their homeland amid the Taliban’s takeover, a number of the teammates are representing their country once more in an international soccer tournament.

Aaron Rodgers was solid but not spectacular in his first-ever game against the Green Bay Packers.

Authorities say that former NFL running back Adrian Peterson remains jailed after being arrested in a Houston suburb on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon.

Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way star, jokes about not wanting to hear the "We don't need you!"

Jordan Love passed for 360 yards and three touchdowns as the Green Bay Packers defeated Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-25.

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LSU has fired coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million.

A flight delay caused Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Robers to arrive late for the team’s workout Sunday ahead of World Series Game 3.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have donned throwback uniforms for their Sunday night game against the Green Bay Packers.

Michael Brennan was dominant on the PGA Tour Americas this summer and just as dominant at the Bank of Utah Championship.

With a Championship 4 spot on the line, William Byron put the bumper to Ryan Blaney to win at Martinsville Speedway in the third-round finale of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Lando Norris has ended a five-race losing streak by winning the Formula 1 race in Mexico City.

Paula Moltzan has opened the Alpine skiing World Cup season with her career-best result in giant slalom.

Breece Hall rushed for two second-half touchdowns and threw a 4-yard TD pass to Mason Taylor with 1:54 left, helping the New York Jets edge the Cincinnati Bengals 39-38 for their first win under coach Aaron Glenn.

Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett broke his own franchise record with five sacks against the New England Patriots.

The Los Angeles Lakers say Luka Doncic is expected to be sidelined for at least one week because of a sprained finger on his left hand and a bruised lower left leg.

New York Giants rookie running back Cam Skattebo underwent surgery to repair a dislocated right ankle, coach Brian Daboll said Monday.

The Big 12 has five teams in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.

The San Antonio Spurs have unveiled a banner celebrating Gregg Popovich.

The New York Jets have announced the death of former center Nick Mangold at age 41.

Erling Haaland’s 12-game scoring streak has ended in Manchester City’s first loss in nearly two months that allowed Arsenal to extend its lead to four points in the Premier League.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is inactive against the Miami Dolphins after being listed as questionable with a bone bruise on his left knee.

The AP Top 25 college football rankings are out.

American winger Tim Weah left the field with what appeared to be a thigh injury during Marseille’s 2-1 loss to Lens after providing his first assist for the French league club during the first half.

Olympic champion Marco Odermatt held off a challenge by home crowd favorite Marco Schwarz to win the season-opening men’s World Cup giant slalom in the Austrian Alps.

Real Madrid has ended its four-game losing streak against rival Barcelona with a 2-1 victory in the first clasico of the season.

Velocity rules in October.

Marcel Reed passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more scores, and No. 3 Texas A&M’s second-half dominance turned a slim halftime deficit into a 49-25 victory over 20th-ranked LSU.

Alex Ovechkin had a chance to pull off a double milestone by reaching 900 goals in his 1,500th game.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a four-hitter for his second consecutive complete game, the first in the World Series since 2015, and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 to tie their best-of-seven matchup at one game apiece.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t think Shohei Ohtani heard fans in Toronto taunting him during Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night, and he doesn’t think the Japanese two-way sensation is bothered much by boos anyway.

Germie Bernard scored two touchdowns in the final 2 1/2 minutes, and No. 4 Alabama rallied to beat South Carolina 29-22 for its seventh straight win.

Nikita Kucherov became the third-fastest active player to get his 1,000th career point with an assist in the second period of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s game against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is increasingly confident big league players will participate in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula dislocated his left ankle and will have an MRI exam after being taken off the field on a cart early in the third quarter of a 17-10 against No. 10 Vanderbilt.

Trinidad Chambliss threw for 315 yards and a touchdown and Kewan Lacy ran for two scores to help No. 8 Mississippi defeat No. 13 Oklahoma 34-26.

Held out of the starting lineup a day after returning from a knee injury, Blue Jays infielder Bo Bichette grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning of Toronto’s 5-1 loss to the Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series.

Mikaela Shiffrin is very much used to winning World Cup races but could hardly be more pleased with finishing fourth in the season opener.

The Formula 1 driver championship heats up at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Justin Fields will start at quarterback for the New York Jets against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

Lamar Jackson will miss a third consecutive game with a hamstring injury when the Baltimore Ravens host the Chicago Bears.

Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and made two free throws with 5.5 seconds left to help the Detroit Pistons hold on to beat the Houston Rockets 115-111.

A big-money poker ring involving NBA figures indicted this week for allegedly cheating unsuspecting rich players echoes decades of films and TV shows, with supposed Mafia involvement adding to the drama.

Brooke Henderson and Wei-Ling Hsu beat Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom and Ingrid Lindblad 4 and 3 to qualify the World team for the International Crown semifinals.

Luka Doncic scored 49 points and became the fourth player in NBA history to begin a season with back-to-back 40-point performances, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Shohei Ohtani followed his two-way show for the ages with a homer in the Dodgers’ World Series opener, but he also grounded out with the bases loaded in Los Angeles’ 11-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, Alejandro Kirk added a two-run homer in a nine-run sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overwhelmed the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger launched the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history during Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.