United States' Scottie Scheffler, left gestures with playing partner United States' Sam Burns during their morning Foursome match on the 11th green at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Best friends Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns again struggle together in Ryder Cup loss

Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns are best friends away from the golf course but it's been a struggle when they play the sport together. The latest example came when the Americans won only one hole in …
Europe's Tommy Fleetwood reacts after a chip onto the 10th green narrowly missed going holing out during his morning Foursome match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Europe sweeps opening session in Ryder Cup to put USA in 4-0 hole

Europe captain Luke Donald wanted a fast start in the Ryder Cup. He is getting every bit of that. Team Europe swept the opening session for the first time and built a 4-0 lead going into the …
United States' Scottie Scheffler plays his shot from the 1st tee during his morning Foursome match at the Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Guidonia Montecelio, Italy, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Live updates |Ryder Cup gets going with noise and heckles

The Ryder Cup is finally here and it didn't take long to be reminded how raucous it is. Thousands upon thousands of fans spilled through the gates before dawn for the start of the matches at Marco …
Hayden Dorfman, 10, of Voorhees, N.J., holds up Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper’s autographed helmet during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Philadelphia. Harper tossed his helmet into the stands after he was ejected and it was retrieved by Dorfman. (AP Photo/Daniel Gelston)

Phillies' Harper flips out on ump, tosses helmet into the stands where it's retrieved by 10-year-old

Bryce Harper flipped out on the third base umpire and then flipped his maroon Phillies helmet over the protective netting and into the stands. This was no ordinary souvenir like a foul ball. Hayden …
FILE - Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham, right, talks with general manager Rob Pelinka prior to the team's NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 20, 2022, in Los Angeles. Pelinka believes he has assembled a roster that will allow LeBron James to rest a little bit easier this year. “Our theme was continuity, and bringing our group back that was a Western Conference finals team, and trying to improve around the edges,” Pelinka said Thursday, Sept 28. “We put in the work to execute that plan.” (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

LeBron will get more help this season from Lakers' revamped roster, GM Pelinka says

LeBron James is once again getting to the gym at dawn and putting in long hours as he prepares to begin his 21st NBA season. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka believes he has assembled a roster that …
NFL

The NFL didn’t need a popularity boost before Travis Kelce became enchanted with Taylor Swift. They’ll gladly welcome millions of Swifties to watch this love story unfold. The biggest news that …

Any chance that San Francisco might get caught looking past Arizona and toward their Week 5 showdown against Dallas was put to rest when the 49ers saw the way the Cardinals handled the Cowboys. …
The San Francisco 49ers are off to their second 3-0 start when they host the Arizona Cardinals. The Niners have started a season with four straight wins just three times in the Super Bowl era. San …
NBA

Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are running it back with the Dallas Mavericks after the All-Star pairing flopped in a two-month debut last season. Doncic and Irving believe a full preseason and dozens …

The audacious experiment of pairing two big men together turned into a false start for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season. Karl-Anthony Towns missed 52 games because of a strained calf muscle …
The NBA has hired Albert Sanders Jr. as its new head of referee operations. He's a Google executive and former associate counsel to President Barack Obama. Sanders starts the job Monday. He will be …
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Today in Sports, September 30 - Brett Favre passes Dan Marino to become the NFL leader in career touchdown passes

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Arizona stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Arizona and the rest of the world, visit …
Washington has dominated to start the 2023 season, putting up massive offensive numbers while already being touted as a potential College Football Playoff team. No chance the seventh-ranked Huskies …
No. 8 Southern California visits Colorado on Saturday in Boulder. The Trojans defeated Arizona State 42-28 last weekend but the Sun Devils closed to within 24-21 in the third quarter and USC had to …
Washington looks to avoid a letdown in the final Pac-12 meeting against Arizona. The Huskies opened last season 4-0, then lost their first road game to UCLA and took another loss to Arizona State to …
MLB

The Houston Astros play the Arizona Diamondbacks after Michael Brantley had four hits on Wednesday in an 8-3 win over the Mariners.

Anthony Santander homered in the first, DL Hall worked out of a sixth-inning jam and the Baltimore Orioles clinched the AL East title with a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Dean Kremer allowed …
NHL

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Connor Bedard played in his first preseason game with the Chicago Blackhawks, and fans of the Original Six franchise were ready. The two lower levels of the United Center were mostly full for the …
The Golden Knights are trying to repeat as the Stanley Cup champions, emulating the Tampa Bay Lightning's accomplishment just two seasons ago. But coaches and players say both situations are …
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Historic NHL preseason game under way in Australia after solving apparent ice issues

The National Hockey League’s first preseason game in the Southern Hemisphere got underway after officials apparently solved some issues with the quality of the ice at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, …

AP Advisory: NHL preseason coverage

Editors: For your planning purposes, The Associated Press will not be providing recaps or roundups from the upcoming NHL preseason games and photo coverage will be from select games only. Sums …

AP Advisory: NHL preseason coverage

Editors: For your planning purposes, The Associated Press will not be providing recaps or roundups from the upcoming NHL preseason games and photo coverage will be from select games only. Sums …
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