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LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Ohio woman sought a protective order against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer last year after accusing him of punching and choking her without consent while they were having sex, according to a report by The Washington Post.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Bobby Bowden lived life with three guiding principles: faith, family and football.
The longtime college football coach may have been known across the country for winning two national championships and 377 games, including 314 of them at Florida State from 1976 to 2009.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power spent this week seeking redemption.
He found it in a familiar spot -- on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course.
Just six days after enduring one of the most frustrating races of his career, Power took an early lead, pulled away from the field and held on for his first IndyCar win of the season, beating Romain Grosjean to the yard of bricks by 1.1142 seconds.
CHICAGO (AP) — Once rookie quarterback Justin Fields settled in the Chicago Bears saw the playmaking ability they dreamed about on draft day.
Fields rallied Chicago back Saturday from a 13-0 deficit in his preseason debut by throwing for a touchdown and running for one in a 20-13 victory over the Miami Dolphins.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan is Notre Dame's starting quarterback.
Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly announced the choice Saturday in a Twitter post after suggesting for the last week that a decision would be coming soon.
A deal BYU has made available to its football players could test how much allowing athletes to be compensated by outside companies for name, image and likeness can be used as a competitive advantage.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield has grown up. There was no other option.
“I had to hit rock bottom for a little bit,” he said.
He's rising, and judging by last season, so are the Browns.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — With only a few practices remaining before breaking training camp, the Kansas City Chiefs take a business trip on Saturday to visit the San Francisco 49ers. For quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the results in this first preseason outing matter less than the process.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick made their opinions perfectly clear Saturday. They'd rather be racing on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's historic oval.
MONTREAL (AP) — Karolina Pliskova defeated top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to reach the final of the National Bank Open.
Pliskova, seeded fourth from the Czech Republic, will play for the title Sunday against the winner of the other semifinal between Camilia Giorgi of Italy and qualifier Jessica Pegula of the U.S.
BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus warned against over-praising teammate Erling Haaland after yet another outstanding performance from the Norway striker.
Haaland was involved in every goal Saturday as he led Dortmund to a 5-2 rout of Eintracht Frankfurt in their Bundesliga opener.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Being better on defense shouldn't be that challenging for the Tennessee Titans following a season where it would be tough to be much worse.
After their preseason opener, the Titans look like a completely different unit after an offseason makeover.
The return of near-capacity crowds fueled a barrage of goals and a bunch of home wins on the first Saturday of the English Premier League season.
Fans at Old Trafford particularly enjoyed themselves.
NORWICH, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah set up two goals and scored himself for a fifth straight year in the opening round of a Premier League season to lead Liverpool to a 3-0 win at Norwich on Saturday.
LONDON (AP) — England captain Joe Root reeled off his fifth century of the year to change the face of the second test against India at Lord's on Saturday.
After his match-saving hundred at Trent Bridge in the drawn first test last week, Root went big again at the home of cricket, undefeated through the entire third day to finish on 180 not out.
PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi stood and smiled, looking transfixed as Paris Saint-Germain fans chanted the soccer great's name — “Leo Messi, Leo Messi” — before Saturday's French league game against Strasbourg.
GQEBERHA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa came straight off a series win over the British and Irish Lions to beat Argentina 32-12 in the opening round of the southern hemisphere's Rugby Championship on Saturday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Steve Spurrier stashed six decades worth of memorabilia in closets and cabinets, scattered between his office, his home and his nearby beach house. Jerseys and cleats. Helmets and visors.
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday:
ENGLAND
Manchester City begins the defense of its Premier League title with a trip to Tottenham, for whom the champions' transfer target Harry Kane could feature.
WATFORD, England (AP) — Watford record signing Ismaila Sarr starred on his Premier League return as the Hornets held off a late challenge from Aston Villa to secure a 3-2 win on Saturday.
Sarr had already set up Emmanuel Dennis for his first club goal for Watford’s opener in the 10th minute before he found the net himself after an individual run down the right for his side’s second.
BURNLEY, England (AP) — Neal Maupay and Alexis Mac Allister scored second-half goals as Brighton came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 away Saturday in their Premier League opener.
Burnley took the lead via a second-minute header by James Tarkowski, which stood after a VAR check amid Brighton claims that the defender had fouled Maupay.
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez’s controversial tenure at Everton got off to a strong start as his team came from behind to beat Southampton 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.
LEICESTER, England (AP) — Jamie Vardy scored the winner as Leicester followed up its Community Shield victory with a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton in their Premier League opener.
Vardy ran onto a cross from Ricardo Pereira in the 41st minute to flick a left-footed shot past Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea began its bid to follow up a Champions League title with another Premier League trophy by beating Crystal Palace 3-0 on Saturday, illustrating the size of the task facing newly hired manager Patrick Vieira at the visitors.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — AJ Allmendinger watched everyone else take their shots at his fast lap Saturday.
Then he waited to find out if it would hold up. It did.
The longtime Cup driver captured his first Xfinity Series pole of the season by posting a top speed of 97.744 mph on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula are committed to paying a portion of the projected $1.4 billion in their proposal to build a stadium.
“When it comes to the future new home of the Bills, (the Pegulas) have always known that, like virtually all NFL stadiums, this will ultimately be some form of a public/private partnership,” Pegula Sports and Entertainment senior vice president Ron Raccuia said in a statement to The Associated Press on Saturday.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bruno Fernandes scored a hat trick and Paul Pogba set up four goals as Manchester United thrashed Leeds 5-1 Saturday to make a statement about its Premier League title credentials.
Finally a Manchester United player, Raphael Varane walked out in front of a full house at Old Trafford, holding up a team jersey.
Stopping in the center circle, Varane took out his phone and took a selfie to huge cheers from the crowd.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The All Blacks preyed ruthlessly on Wallabies’ errors, running in eight tries to three to win the second Bledisloe Cup test 57-22 on Saturday and extend their hold on the trans-Tasman rugby trophy into a 19th year.