MOSCOW (AP) — The deputy CEO of the Russian anti-doping agency says Russia has been formally asked to explain possible signs of tampering with data from its doping laboratory.
LSU has earned a reputation the last decade or so as a program that relies on defense and usually does just enough on offense.
So maybe all those fans and media members blasting the choice of Daniel Jones with the No. 6 overall pick in the NFL draft were being a little hasty in their judgment of him and New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman.
The Milwaukee Brewers are charging toward a playoff spot without Christian Yelich.
The value of a loss can be tricky to quantify for AP Top 25 voters.
Oh, the moans and groans in Nawlins.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Elvis Andrus has spent his entire career as a player in the Texas Rangers' ballpark, from his debut as a 20-year-old shortstop to consecutive World Series and now being the team's longest-tenured player.
A look at what's happening around the majors today:
CLEVELAND (AP) — Backed up to their own goal line, the Rams buckled down.
MADRID, Colombia (AP) — After a punishing climb in the Andean mountains surrounding Colombia's capital, Armando Cardenas leans against his bike to catch his breath.
Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman left the Patriots' win against the Jets on Sunday with a chest injury.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Jones is making the decision to bench Eli Manning look like a good one.
SEATTLE (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater wanted to stay composed. He wanted to remain calm and in control while taking over for the next several weeks with the New Orleans Saints' leader, Drew Brees, sidelined with injury.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots became the third team in seven months to sour on Antonio Brown's off-field problems when they released the All-Pro receiver Friday. On the field, they didn't need him to roll to an easy victory over the New York Jets.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers gave away everything but the game.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Antonio Brown went on a Twitter rant on his first NFL Sunday without a team, announcing he was done for good with the league that exiled him. Even though, he claimed, it had been more lenient toward others facing allegations of sexual misconduct.
HOUSTON (AP) — George Springer, Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros put a check mark in the September box.
CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated the franchise's first postseason berth in four years with a champagne toast in the visitor's clubhouse.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The mere sight of rookie tight end Dawson Knox bowling over one Bengals defender and shoving off another breathed life into a sputtering and sloppy Buffalo offense.
