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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal has had successful surgery on his appendix and will remain in the hospital for up to two days to recover.

LONDON (AP) — Two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic has been handed a favorable draw at the ATP Finals, while Roger Federer and Andy Murray will meet in the round-robin phase.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The reviews came quickly and unanimously.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Bernhard Langer robbed the Charles Schwab Cup Championship of some of its usual drama when he wrapped up the points title a week before the Champions Tour finale.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks had a 24-3 lead over winless Oakland at halftime. The injury-ravaged defending Super Bowl champions ended up barely holding on.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — San Diego mounted a handsome drive to start the game, moving to Miami's 22, and Chargers coach Mike McCoy was so impressed he decided against kicking a field goal on…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Smith doesn't care how the Kansas City Chiefs score touchdowns.

HOUSTON (AP) — Mark Sanchez filled in so seamlessly for the Philadelphia Eagles after Nick Foles was injured Sunday that at first one of his linemen didn't know there was a quarterback change.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Carson Palmer gave the Dallas Cowboys just the gift they needed early in a game without Tony Romo — throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — St. Louis quarterback Austin Davis had begun mentally preparing for the 2-minute offense if San Francisco took the lead or tied it on a field goal.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A lot of scenarios ran through Terrell Suggs' head when the Baltimore linebacker prepared to face the Pittsburgh Steelers.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Brad Keselowski is doing everything he can for a chance at another NASCAR championship. No matter how angry he makes other drivers.

MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh was often referred to as the most important player for the Miami Heat over the last four seasons, something that probably not many people understood.

Colin Kaepernick came awfully close to scoring a go-ahead touchdown for San Francisco with a quarterback sneak on third-and-goal at the 1 in the closing seconds — just as he had come awfully c…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady outdueled Peyton Manning, throwing for four touchdowns, and Julian Edelman returned a punt 84 yards for a score in leading the New England Patriots past the …

Klay Thompson scored 29 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 8.7 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 95-90 on Sunday night.

Klay Thompson scored 29 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 8.7 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 95-90 on Sunday night.

DENVER (AP) — Defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Cam Fowler scored their first goals of the season 1:44 apart in the second period, and emergency starter Jason LaBarbera stopped 16 shots, lifting …

MONTREAL (AP) — Josh Jooris scored two goals to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady outdueled Peyton Manning, throwing for four touchdowns, and Julian Edelman returned a punt 84 yards for a score in leading the New England Patriots past the Denve…