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DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Zack Steffen is the new Tim Howard. Sort of. The United States national team goalkeeper admired Howard growing up and now he’s being mentored by him in Europe. It’s been a breakout year for Steffen, who signed for Manchester City in July for a record transfer fee for an MLS goalkeeper, then […]

Magnus Carlsen is a No. 1 player in both reality and fantasy By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer December 16, 2019, 9:18 AM 2 min read Magnus Carlsen is a No. 1 player in both reality and fantasy. The world chess champion from Norway is showing he has a flair for another game by moving

The folks at NFL headquarters can relax: The NFC East winner will have at least a .500 record. That’s barring a tie next week when Dallas visits Philadelphia, of course. And in this season of unpredictability — isn’t December supposed to be dominated by the better teams? — anything from 55-55 to 3-3 in a

PITTSBURGH — The Buffalo Bills didn’t have many playoff experiences during a recent two-decade stretch. Bills coach Sean McDermott and his quarterback Josh Allen are helping to change the culture in Buffalo. Allen threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Kroft with 7:55 to play and the Bills clinched a playoff spot, beating the Pittsburgh

Bogdan Bogdanovich scored 25 points, Buddy Hield added 19 and the Sacramento Kings routed the Golden State Warriors 100-79 By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press December 16, 2019, 6:09 AM 4 min read SAN FRANCISCO — The Sacramento Kings flipped the script Sunday night in their one-sided rivalry against the Golden State Warriors. Bogdan Bogdanovich scored

Max Pacioretty had two goals and two assists to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press December 16, 2019, 5:24 AM 5 min read LAS VEGAS — Max Pacioretty has scored 67 points twice in his career. At the rate he’s producing this season, the 12-year veteran

CARSON, Calif, — Mike Zimmer has accomplished many things as a defensive coordinator and head coach. He added one more Sunday in the Minnesota Vikings’ 39-10 rout of the Los Angeles Chargers. The Vikings forced seven Chargers’ turnovers and converted them into 20 points. It is the most takeaways for a Zimmer-led unit, surpassing the

Anze Kopitar scored two goals and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 By PAUL HARRIS Associated Press December 16, 2019, 3:38 AM 3 min read DETROIT — Anze Kopitar passed Wayne Gretzky on the all-time scoring list — for the Los Angeles Kings, that is. Kopitar scored twice to help the

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys turned “much ado about nothing” over the coin toss into “win and they’re in” next weekend. Prescott threw two touchdown passes after his confusing exchange with referee Walt Anderson made many think the Cowboys forced themselves to kick off to start both halves, and Ezekiel Elliott

Reserve guard Aaron Holiday scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter in the Indiana Pacers’ 107-85 victory over the Charlotte Hornets By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press December 16, 2019, 1:30 AM 3 min read INDIANAPOLIS — Aaron Holiday didn’t offer much of an explanation for his recent scoring surge that has