Associated Press

SOCCER-WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
PARIS (AP) _ The United States plays France Friday in a Women's World Cup match that's been described as a final in the quarterfinals.
A sellout crowd is expected in Paris to watch the defending champions take on the upstart hosts...

Odell Beckham Jr.'s extended absence may have finally gotten to Browns coach Freddie Kitchens.

Odell Beckham Jr.'s got a new team and a new ride.

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Fans spelled out the message at the end of the national anthem, unfurling a huge banner behind the goal on the south end of Red Bull Arena: "ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR FOUR" it read, with a large gold star in the center...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots remain one of the NFL's five unbeaten teams this season, and the first two reach seven wins.
Tom Brady threw for 356 yards and four touchdowns as the Pats ripped Miami 36-7. Julian Edelman grabbed two of the scoring passes to help New Engla…

TORONTO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are one victory away from returning to the World Series. Ben Zobrist tagged R.A. Dickey for a two-run homer in a four-run first inning, Alex Rios went deep leading off the second and the Royals routed the Toronto Blue Jays 14-2 to take a commanding 3-1 lea…

CHICAGO (AP) — Daniel Murphy homered for a record-tying fifth straight game in the postseason, sending Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night for a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series...

(AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays staged a pair of big rallies to get within two games to one of the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series.
Held to no homers and just three runs in the first two games, the Jays belted three home runs in an 11-8 win over the Royals in Tor…

TORONTO (AP) — Jose Bautista launched a three-run homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the American League Championship Series for the first time in 22 years by scoring four times in the seventh inning of a 6-3 triumph over the Texas Rangers...

(AP) - As for the Mets, they took a 2-1 lead in their NLDS by clobbering the Dodgers 13-7. Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes and Travis d'Arnaud combined for eight hits, 11 RBIs and six runs scored after New York managed just five runs and 10 hits in the first two games of the series...

UNDATED (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays finished with the American League's best records during the regular season, but they find themselves trailing in the division series after dropping their openers.
In Kansas City, Collin McHugh worked six innings and the Houston As…

CHICAGO (AP) — Oscar Lindberg, Kevin Klein and Derek Stepan scored in the first period, and the New York Rangers ruined Chicago's Stanley Cup party with a 3-2 victory over the Blackhawks on Wednesday on the first night of the NHL season...