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AFL star 'Cookie' Gilchrist selected to Bills' Wall of Fame

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Running back Carlton Chester ”Cookie” Gilchrist is getting his place on the Buffalo Bills’ Wall of Fame in a nod to the franchise’s American Football League heyday.

Michael Feldman, former top AP photo editor, dies at 70

PHILADELPHIA (AP) A former top photo editor whose 40-year career took him from the gritty streets of Philadelphia to major international sporting events including the Olympics and the World Cup has died. Michael Feldman was 70.

Royals will 'keep chugging away' in rubber game vs. Rays

Tampa Bay Rays-Kansas City Royals preview August 30, 2017

Skip explains why Dak Prescott is the next Roger Staubach for the Cowboys

Skip Bayless gives his reaction to Shannon Sharpe on Dak Prescott’s comments about Ezekiel Elliott. Is Dak being a little bit too confident?

Penn State frat death preliminary hearing starts 6th day

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) The sixth day of a preliminary hearing for former members of a Penn State fraternity charged after the death of a pledge is underway with arguments over whether an adviser who lived in the chapter house should be called to the stand.

Polish swimmer tackles the Baltic Sea, swims to Denmark

WARSAW, Poland (AP) A Polish champion swimmer has reportedly swum non-stop across the Baltic Sea from Poland to the Danish isle of Bornholm in what Polish authorities are calling a tremendous feat.

Browns release veteran cornerback Haden

Ottis Gibson appointed South Africa coach

JOHANNESBURG (AP) Ottis Gibson was appointed head coach of South Africa on Wednesday and will start his new job in mid-September after the conclusion of England’s test series against the West Indies.

Saliva samples part of new concussion test in English rugby

LONDON (AP) Spitting into a hand-held device could soon be a way of diagnosing concussions in sports.

World Cup qualifying: State of play in Europe

With four rounds of qualifying remaining, all 13 European slots for the World Cup are still up for grabs. The picture should become clearer over the next week, with Germany able to secure its place at next year’s tournament in Russia.

Arenado bests Saupold this time as Rockies top Tigers 7-3

Michael Fulmer falls to 10-12

Italy's anti-doping agency seeks to lengthen Errani's ban

ROME (AP) Italy’s anti-doping agency is appealing to lengthen the two-month ban handed to former French Open finalist Sara Errani.

World Cup qualifying in Africa: How it stands

The competition between Nigeria and Cameroon will draw the most attention when World Cup qualifying in Africa returns with two matches squeezed into six days.

NCAA head in Tokyo to offer advice on college sports body

TOKYO (AP) NCAA president Mark Emmert has been offering Japanese sports industry leaders advice on forming their own collegiate athletics association.

Spain wants Villar to resign as head of soccer federation

MADRID (AP) Spain’s highest sports authority and its leading soccer officials want Angel Maria Villar to resign from the presidency of the Spanish soccer federation.

Pakistan cricketer Sharjeel Khan banned for 5 years

ISLAMABAD (AP) Test cricketer Sharjeel Khan has been banned for five years for spot-fixing.

Angels look to sweep Athletics (Aug 30, 2017)

ANAHEIM, Calif. — There is a good chance that Kaleb Cowart will be in the starting lineup at second base for the Los Angeles Angels when they attempt to complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.

Chapecoense crash survivors received by Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) The Brazilian soccer club that was devastated by an airplane crash in the mountains of Colombia last year met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday.

D-backs, Ray try to keep Dodgers down (Aug 30, 2017)

PHOENIX — Taken by anything Robbie Ray did in his last start, Skip?

Giants' Blach tries to get back on track vs. Padres (Aug 30, 2017)

SAN DIEGO — Ty Blach gets the start for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday against the San Diego Padres, and he hopes the three-run homer doesn’t follow him to the third game of three-game series.

WADA prioritizing research into full extent of doping

PARIS (AP) The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is prioritizing research on the extent of doping in sports.

Sub-.500 Rays, Royals continue wild-card chase (Aug 30, 2017)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals have sub-.500 records.

White Sox hope to follow Twins' blueprint (Aug 30, 2017)

MINNEAPOLIS — With Chicago owning the worst record in the American League, it is safe to say 2017 is a rebuilding year for the White Sox.

Verlander hopes to give Tigers series win at Colorado (Aug 30, 2017)

DENVER — The Tigers, whose struggles on the road have been monumental, will try to win a road series Wednesday when they play the rubber game against the Colorado Rockies, and Detroit will send ace Justin Verlander to the mound.

Harvey keeping Rice and Houston football teams off campus

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Josh Rahman and the Rice football team were about 8,500 miles from their Houston campus, in a time zone 15 hours ahead, when they started to hear about a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

Miranda faces former team in Mariners-Orioles matchup (Aug 30, 2017)

BALTIMORE — Ariel Miranda will give the Baltimore Orioles a look at what might have been when he starts for Seattle in the series finale Wednesday afternoon at Camden Yards, trying to help the Mariners take one game of the three-game series.

Arenado hits 3-run shot for 30th HR, Rockies top Tigers 7-3 (Aug 29, 2017)

DENVER (AP) Warwick Saupold got the best of Nolan Arenado on Monday night. The slugger got redemption in his rematch with the Detroit Tigers reliever 24 hours later.

Sri Lanka's cricket selection committee resigns amid defeats

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka’s national cricket selection committee is resigning amid heavy public criticism of its performance after a series of defeats in the current matches against India.

Cron's 2 home runs power Angels to 8-2 win over Athletics (Aug 29, 2017)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) C.J. Cron hit two homers, including a three-run drive in the first inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Tuesday night.

Wings aim to seal playoff berth with win at Chicago (Aug 30, 2017)

Playoff prospects for the Chicago Sky are slim but not completely extinguished as the end of the WNBA regular season looms.