Sports
FILE - In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Taylor Rogers throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game in Minneapolis. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. “I think you’ve all seen, with a runner on second base these days, we have to be pretty complicated with our sequences,” Rogers said. “I don’t see that speeding up the game. In fact, I see that slowing it down."(AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Rays at Twins 6/27/2019

8 hrs ago

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, fans cheer as Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich walks off the field after driving in the winning run with a double during the ninth inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Milwaukee. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. This rule has been used since 2018 in the minor leagues, where it created more action and settled games sooner. “I think it’s great,” Yelich said. “As a player, there’s nothing worse than extra innings." (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File)
Cubs at Brewers 9/7/2019

8 hrs ago

FILE - In this April 17, 2014, file photo, Chicago White Sox second baseman Leury Garcia pitches in relief during the 14th inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, in Chicago. The Red Sox won 6-4. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Red Sox-White Sox 4/16/2014

8 hrs ago

FILE - In this April 28, 2018, file photo, Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, left, talks with second base umpire Mike Everitt during a pitching change in the 10th inning of the team's baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Washington. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. This rule has been used since 2018 in the minor leagues, where it created more action and settled games sooner. “I haven’t met anyone so far that likes it,” Martinez said. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Diamondbacks at Nationals 4/28/2018

8 hrs ago

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2013, file photo, two Tampa Bay Rays fans sleep in the stands during the 16th inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in St. Petersburg, Fla. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. MLB is experimenting with the rule this year in part to prevent marathon games from causing long-term damage to pitching staffs in a pandemic-shortened season. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Orioles-Rays 9/20/2013

8 hrs ago

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2018, file photo, a fan yawns before the start of the 17th inning in Game 3 of the World Series baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, in Los Angeles. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. This rule has been used since 2018 in the minor leagues, where it created more action and settled games sooner. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Red Sox at Dodgers 10/26/2018

8 hrs ago

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns stands on the field before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, in Miami. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. Stearns, who says he’s long advocated this change, noted a game that lasts at least 15 innings “can impact you for weeks after that if they are compounded by other challenging games.” (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Brewers at Marlins 9/11/2019

8 hrs ago

FILE - In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Taylor Rogers throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game in Minneapolis. Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base. “I think you’ve all seen, with a runner on second base these days, we have to be pretty complicated with our sequences,” Rogers said. “I don’t see that speeding up the game. In fact, I see that slowing it down."(AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
New extra-inning format stirs debate as teams plot strategy

By Steve Megargee 8 hrs ago

NFL players are banned from exchanging jerseys after games

By Rob Maaddi 9 hrs ago
NFL teams will be prohibited from post-game interactions within 6 feet of each other, so players won’t be allowed to exchange jerseys after games as part of...

FILE - This is a Nov. 24, 2019, file photo showing New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman during an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Edelman said he hopes that recent anti-Semitic social media posts by Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson can be a teaching moment not just for him but others as well. In a video posted to Instagram Thursday, July 9, 2020, Edelman joined the Eagles, NFL and others who have condemned Jackson’s posts over the weekend.(AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
Pats' Edelman hopes Jackson posts serve as teaching moment

By Kyle Hightower 9 hrs ago

Ricardo Zapata, left, a photographer for the Los Angeles Angels, has his temperature taken by Sarah Morris before entering Angels Stadium for baseball practice on Monday, July 6, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. New protocols like temperature checks, social distancing, and limiting amount of people allowed in sports venues have been put in place due to the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: California CCAA moving all sports to the spring

By The Associated Press 10 hrs ago

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press 11 hrs ago
July 11 1914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching debut for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland, getting the 4-3 victory over the...

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2019, file photo, Toronto FC soccer player Justin Morrow speaks to the media during an end of season availability in Toronto. A group of African American Major League Soccer players have formed a coalition to address systematic racism in their communities and bring about change within the league. The coalition is the result of an Instagram group formed after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, which spawned a wave of nationwide protests against racism and policy brutality. Started by Toronto FC defender Justin Morrow, the group grew to some 70 MLS players, who decided to act and the Black Players Coalition of MLS was born. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Black Players for Change lead protest at MLS is Back tourney

By Anne M. Peterson 22 hrs ago

Members of the Columbus Crew, wearing shirts and masks with messages about race, stand on the field before an MLS soccer match Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Inter Miami CF vs Orlando City SC 7/8/2020

Jul. 08, 2020 09:56 PM EDT

Members of all the MLS soccer teams march around the stadium before a soccer match Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla., wearing shirts and masks with messages about race. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
MLS returns to action after poignant moment of silence

By Mark Long Jul. 08, 2020 09:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 file photo, San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert (31) runs against the Green Bay Packers during the second half of the NFL NFC Championship football game in Santa Clara, Calif. San Francisco 49ers postseason breakout star Raheem Mostert requested a trade from the team after not being able to renegotiate his contract. Agent Brett Tessler made the request public on Wednesday, July 8, 2020.(AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
Agent: RB Raheem Mostert requests trade from 49ers

By Josh Dubow Jul. 08, 2020 09:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, the Washington Redskins logo is shown on the field before the start of a preseason NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Landover, Md. The Washington Redskins are undergoing what the team calls a “thorough review” of the nickname. In a statement released Friday, July 3, 2020, the team says it has been talking to the NFL for weeks about the subject. Owner Dan Snyder says the process will include input from alumni, sponsors, the league, community and members of the organization. FedEx on Thursday called for the team to change its name, and Nike appeared to remove all Redskins gear from its online store. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
Maryland governor: Probably time to change Redskins name

By Brian Witte Jul. 08, 2020 06:40 PM EDT

Bills hire Sinnarajah as VP of business administration

By John Wawrow Jul. 08, 2020 03:59 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have hired Jason Sinnarajah as senior vice president of business administration. From Toronto,...

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, Jimmie Johnson (48) drives through the area of the course called "The Bus Stop" during a practice run for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Three months after its opening day was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, Watkins Glen International is hosting car clubs again as NASCAR weekend looms in mid-August. “Everybody is excited about getting back in the saddle. I know we are," track president Michael Printup said. (AP Photo/John Munson, File)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Watkins Glen

Jul. 08, 2020 03:34 PM EDT

Ricardo Zapata, left, a photographer for the Los Angeles Angels, has his temperature taken by Sarah Morris before entering Angels Stadium for baseball practice on Monday, July 6, 2020, in Anaheim, Calif. New protocols like temperature checks, social distancing, and limiting amount of people allowed in sports venues have been put in place due to the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: D-Backs' Guerra returns after negative test

By The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 02:31 PM EDT