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Packers running back Josh Jacobs’ initial court appearance gets moved up to Thursday

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs' initial court appearance on two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend has been moved up two months and now will take place next week. Jacobs' hearing originally was scheduled for Nov. 17. The hearing now is set for Thursday, three days before the Packers open the season at Minnesota. The NFL has placed Jacobs on the commissioner's exempt list, which prevents the three-time Pro Bowl running back from playing or practicing but allows him to keep receiving a paycheck. The NFL made that move Sunday, three days ...

Breanna Stewart embraces pressure on US as new faces chase a fifth straight World Cup

BERLIN — Breanna Stewart knows exactly how much pressure the U.S. team is under to keep its World Cup title streak going. The Americans have won four straight women's FIBA World Cup championships and she's been a part of the last three. Now the 32-year-old is the leader of a group that features many fresh faces. "There's a ton of pressure, on team USA and on us and embracing that," she told The Associated Press. "Not having the team face it in a bad way, but understanding the ones that have been before us and what they've done. We want to continue to have success every ...

Zheng Qinwen comes through an injury and qualifying to make a run to the US Open quarterfinals

NEW YORK — Zheng Qinwen won't deny it. Having to qualify for the U.S. Open was tough. The qualifying tournament is for up-and-coming players, or maybe ones who are on their way out. It's not a place to find players with resumes like Zheng's. "Psychologically, it is very difficult to accept," the 23-year-old from China said. "I mean, I used to be top 10, Olympic champion. I've played in the big stadiums since the beginning." Now she's back in them again after engineering comebacks from 5-0 deficits in her last two matches, first against No. 22 Madison Keys and then No. 8 Iga ...

Bell passes defending NASCAR champion Larson to win the Southern 500 to start the Chase

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Christopher Bell is finally second-to-none this season. Bell's crazy, frustrating season of seven second-place finishes without a victory at last came to an end with a win at the Southern 500 on Sunday night. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver passed defending NASCAR champion Kyle Larson with 18 laps left at Darlington Raceway and held on to win the Chase-opening race and break a winless stretch of 33 races dating to Bristol last September. "Darlington is the epitome of NASCAR," Bell said. "This is better than a dream come true." It was his first win in 15 career ...