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It's test time in the Big 12. For most of the league, the opening week of the season was full of lopsided blowouts, including three in which the league's teams scored at least 70 points.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam admits he was blindsided by the decision to tear up his squad ahead of this week's third and final cricket test against England in Birmingham,.

Napoli and Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay has undergone a successful surgical procedure to treat an irregular heartbeat.

Flaky, golden crust. Apple juices bubbling through its vents. The scent of cinnamon. Apple pie is an American comfort food, often done together in family settings -- rolling the dough, fluting the crust's edges, peeling and chopping the apples.

Matthew Brennan is the standout sprinter at the Spanish Vuelta and he won his fourth stage Tuesday. It's the 21-year-old British rider's Grand Tour debut.

Ousmane Dembélé, Harry Kane, and Kylian Mbappé are contenders for the men's Ballon d'Or. France Football magazine has revealed the 30 men's and 30 women's nominees.

If you want to protect your spring garden from hungry animals, choose bulbs they don't like. No plant is 100 percent critter-proof.

This Date in Baseball, September 9 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter ...

Miami wide receiver Malachi Toney is The Associated Press national college football player of the week.

Christian Gonzalez has agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract with the New England Patriots that makes him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history, two people with knowledge of the deal have told The Associated Press.