AP College Football WriterStadiums quiet but college football, shows of unity go onBy ERIC OLSONThe first big weekend of college football was mostly stripped of the pageantry that is at the heart of the game.The stands were empty, or...

AP Basketball WriterThe reign ends for the Raptors, who now look to the futureBy TIM REYNOLDSLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Kyle Lowry was understandably torn.Lowry and the Toronto Raptors spent nearly three months in Florida for the NBA...

AP College Football WriterAP Source: Big Ten presidents to discuss starting footballBy RALPH D. RUSSOBig Ten university presidents will meet Sunday to hear a presentation about playing a fall football season after all -- maybe as soon as late...

LEADING OFF: Giants-Padres pause after positive virus testBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:ON PAUSEThe Giants and Padres will see if their game Sunday at Petco Park will be played after someone in the...

Mark Newman, oversaw Yankees' prospects, dead at 71NEW YORK (AP) Mark Newman, a key front office executive for the New York Yankees during their run of five World Series titles from 1996 through 2009, was found dead Saturday...

AP Hockey WriterDespite loss, Lightning have blueprint to play without PointBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Brayden Point didn't walk out of the tunnel to the ice with his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates for Game 3 of the Eastern...

A's 3B Chapman needs hip surgery, to miss rest of seasonARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Oakland All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman is expected to miss the rest of the season because of a strained right hip.Chapman was placed on the...

Canes trade Edmundson's rights to Montreal for 5th rounderRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes parted ways with defenseman Joel Edmundson after one season, trading his free agent rights to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday for a fifth-round pick.Carolina...

Twins' Romo suspended for jawing with Indians SS LindorMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Twins reliever Sergio Romo was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball on Saturday for jawing with Indians star Francisco Lindor.Romo and Lindor also were fined for...

AP Sports WriterIslanders have played Lightning tough since Game 1 routBy NOAH TRISTERThe New York Islanders are gaining confidence in their series with Tampa Bay.Coach Barry Trotz understands this is still an uphill battle.''We're going to get their best...