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LONDON (AP) — While rarely short on bravado or self-confidence these days, Brendan Rodgers did betray a sense of trepidation when taking the Liverpool job.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo wants country fans to know that when he throws, his footballs are properly inflated.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal is fully focused on progressing as far as possible in this week's Barcelona Open, which he refers to as his home tournament.

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter says politicians who are unhappy with Russia hosting the 2018 World Cup should "stay at home" during the tournament.

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Sixth seed Viktor Troicki was knocked out of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Monday, losing to Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver on the first day of the tournament.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Three-time British Open champion Nick Faldo will make his final appearance at the tournament at St. Andrews this year.

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The head of the association representing international sports federations launched a scathing attack on the IOC on Monday, accusing the Olympic body of running a system th…

BRINDISI, Italy (AP) — Seeing Serena Williams play three matches over two days in Fed Cup was a rare treat over the weekend.

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — The last time Fernando Alonso won a race was in front of his home fans at the Spanish Grand Prix two years ago.

In the 25-series scrimmage, UW recorded nine sacks, three interceptions and 13 three-and-outs.

The organization hasn’t made a genuine effort to solve the divisive issue.

CHICAGO (AP) — Scott Darling doesn't need reminding that all those other saves, the ones that win big playoff games, wouldn't have happened without the first one.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin accelerated through the paint and threw down a vicious dunk right on Aron Baynes' head in the third quarter. A few minutes later, Griffin did it again to the s…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby is shooting the puck. Even more importantly for the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's going in. Funny how success seems to follow when that happens.

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:

Kris Bryant finally made his debut for the Chicago Cubs amid staggering expectations.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul scored 32 points, Blake Griffin added 26 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers surged in the second half for a 107-92 victory over the San Antonio …

The Minnesota Wilderness played like a team determined to find new life.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — TJ Brodie had a goal and an assist, and the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Three University of Wisconsin teams prepped for their respective Big Ten Conference tournaments — though the results weren’t encouraging Sunday.