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FIFA president Infantino open to 40-team World Cup, co-hosts
GENEVA — FIFA President Gianni Infantino is open to a 40-team World Cup in 2026, with several countries serving as co-hosts.With key World Cup t...
Colon pitches Mets to 5-0 victory over Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bartolo Colon pitched six innings of five-hit ball and Matt Reynolds homered to the lead the New York Mets to a 5-0 victory ov...
NFL 2016: Same team, hurdle for Bengals
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals are right up there among the NFL’s elite when it comes to reaching the playoffs. Once there, they’re a...
NFL 2016: Hu(g)e job as Jackson takes on rebuilding Browns
CLEVELAND (AP) — There are rebuilding projects and then there are the Cleveland Browns, a floundering franchise currently on the wrong end of th...
Martin Truex Jr. holds off Kevin Harvick to win Southern 500
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. took the lead with 28 laps to go and held off Kevin Harvick on the final restart to win the Southern 50...
Nadal falters late, falls to Pouille in US Open fourth round
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal kept making a stand, kept coming back, kept showing he would not depart quietly from this U.S. Open. Facing a much ...
Un-retired Sevastova beats Konta, into US Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK (AP) — Latvian tennis player Anastasija Sevastova wore a Yankees cap to her news conference after she reached her first major quarterfi...
Martinez stays hot on road as Cardinals beat Reds 5-2
CINCINNATI (AP) — Randal Grichuk and Kolten Wong homered, Carlos Martinez carried a shutout into the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals ...
Bengals claim quarterback Jeff Driskel off waivers from SF
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals claimed rookie Jeff Driskel off waivers from San Francisco on Sunday, giving them a No. 3 quarterback.Driskel, fro...
Earnhardt Jr. said lingering symptoms kept him from racing
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. returned to Sprint Cup success after a concussion in 2012. He’s betting he’ll do it once ...
