BAGSHOT, England (AP) — Todd Gurley isn’t buying this NFL in London business. The Los Angeles Rams running back arrived with the team in London on Friday after an overnight flight from Florida, where they spent the week following their win over Jacksonville last Sunday.
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Puig, Taylor Power Dodgers Past Cubs 5-2 in NLCS Game 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, Yasiel Puig added a homer and an RBI double to his dynamite postseason, and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a short start by Clayton Kershaw for a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night in the NL Championship Series opener.
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Altuve’s Dash Lifts Verlander, Astros Over Yanks in Game 2
Jose Altuve raced home on Carlos Correa’s double in the ninth inning, Justin Verlander struck out 13 in a complete game and the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Saturday for a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.
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German Soccer Team ‘Takes a Knee’ in Show of Solidarity with NFL Players
BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin nodded to social struggles in the United States by kneeling before its Bundesliga game at home on Saturday.
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Eric Reid: 49ers Won’t Force Players to Stand for Anthem
The San Francisco 49ers won’t be forcing their players to stand during the national anthem, safety Eric Reid said Wednesday.
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US Out of World Cup Contention with 2-1 Loss at Trinidad
COUVA, Trinidad (AP) — Twenty-eight years after one of the United States’ most important victories came in stunning fashion at Trinidad to end a four-decade World Cup absence, the Americans’ chances for the 2018 tournament in Russia ended on this island nation off the coast of Venezuela.
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Two Title Bouts Headline UFC 216 in Vegas After Shooting
Demetrious Johnson chasing an unprecedented 11th title defense and a headline fight that could decide Conor McGregor’s next opponent top a UFC 216 card set for Saturday in Las Vegas, an event playing out in a city still reeling from a mass shooting in…
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Weekend Gun Show at Las Vegas Casino Is Canceled Following Mass Shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the mass shooting in Las Vegas: A gun show that was scheduled to take place this weekend in a casino off the Las Vegas Strip has been canceled following last Sunday’s mass shooting.
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Billie Jean King: White Women Who Voted for President Trump ‘Really Don’t Like Themselves’
NEW YORK (AP) – Tennis icon Billie Jean King is not mincing words about the many white women who voted for Donald Trump, saying they “really don’t like themselves.”
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The Juice Is Loose!: O.J. Simpson Out of Prison After Nine Years for Armed Robbery
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Former football legend O.J. Simpson became a free man Sunday after serving nine years for a botched hotel room heist that brought the conviction and prison time he avoided after his 1995 acquittal in the killings of his ex-wife and he…
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