AP Sports WriterLou Johnson, hit winning homer in '65 World Series, diesBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) ''Sweet'' Lou Johnson, who hit a key home run for the victorious Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the 1965 World...

AP Sports WriterAstros head to hostile Los Angeles for ALDS vs AthleticsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) The Houston Astros are returning to the scene of the crime. The Los Angeles Dodgers won't be there, but their fans surely...

Reliever Stammen to start for Padres in Game 3 vs CardinalsSAN DIEGO (AP) Reliever Craig Stammen will start for the San Diego Padres in the decisive Game 3 of the NL wild-card series against the St. Louis Cardinals...

Rutgers guard McConnell (back) to take medical redshirt.PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers guard Caleb McConnell is going to take a medical redshirt for the basketball season.The junior disclosed his intention Friday, saying he has not recovered from injuries, including...

Associated PressNo. 5 Irish return to practice following COVID-19 outbreakBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Fifth-ranked Notre Dame is embracing an ''all in'' mentality for the rest of its coronavirus-interrupted Atlantic Coast Conference season.Coach Brian Kelly needs only...

AP College Football WriterWeek 5 Preview: Top-25 matchups in SEC; ACC title rematchBy RALPH D. RUSSOTwo games matching ranked Southeastern Conference teams. including the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, highlights the fifth week of the college football season.No....

Man behind threat to football players gets sentencing dateCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A California man who used Facebook to threaten a shooting at Ohio State University and vowed to hurt players on the football team and then-head coach Urban...

AP Basketball WriterHeat are ailing, but insist NBA Finals vs Lakers aren't overBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Jimmy Butler had a bandage on his right knee and a wrap on his left ankle. His team's starting...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Auburn's sluggish ground game still a work in progressBy JOHN ZENORThe Auburn Tigers once seemed virtual locks to have at least one 1,000-yard rusher every season.After a two-year drought in that category, the seventh-ranked Tigers...

AP Basketball WriterDel Harris receives 2020's Chuck Daly achievement awardBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Del Harris was a small-college player and once those days were over his life's goal was to be a successful small-college coach.He...