Associated Press stories, Page 789

INDIANAPOLIS — When Anthony Richardson thinks about his mother walking into her new home, the emotions flow. His wide eyes reveal the satisfaction of giving his mom something meaningful after all she did to help him. The beaming smile reflects the pure joy of starting this next football chapter in...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Alex Palou wore a McLaren papaya-colored shirt at the Miami Grand Prix in May, and a $1 million Richard Mille custom watch adorned his wrist. Given only to McLaren’s F1 drivers, the timepieces are a talking point among the collecting crowd. Simon Pagenaud, himself a Mille ambassador,...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Deion Sanders’ slogan, “We Comin’,” suggests he expects immediate success at Colorado. Nebraska’s Matt Rhule is confident enough to adopt the same motto, except with the caveat that it might take his program a while to arrive. Two of college football’s high-profile building projects are underway, and...

Texas gained credibility. Alabama showed vulnerability. But that was last year’s game between the two traditional football powers and soon-to-be SEC opponents. The 11th-ranked Longhorns and No. 4 Crimson Tide meet again Saturday night in Tuscaloosa sporting high rankings and even higher ambitions. “It just presents a new challenge for...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers began their first game week preparation of the season with their best defensive player nowhere to be found. Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa’s contract holdout that kept him out of all of training camp is now seriously threatening to last...

BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. — Muddy roads that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at a counterculture festival had dried up enough by Monday afternoon to allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert. Burning Man organizers said they started to let traffic flow...

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Another NASCAR playoff and another show of strength from Hendrick Motorsports. A week after drivers Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman missed out on the 16-team playoffs, the powerhouse organization made a formidable statement about their championship chances with Kyle Larson’s win Sunday in the Southern 500. Larson,...

BEREA, Ohio — The Browns could be missing one of their top defensive players when they open against one of the NFL’s most potent offenses. Two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward remained in concussion protocol and missed practice Monday, putting his availability for Sunday’s season opener against quarterback Joe Burrow...

NEW YORK — Madison Keys overpowered fellow American Jessica Pegula, 6-1, 6-3, in just over an hour Monday to move into the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Keys, the No. 17 seed and 2017 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, converted on 77% of her first-serve points and used powerful ground strokes to keep...

ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia and NFL linebacker Jarvis Jones, who now works on the football staff at his alma mater, was arrested for speeding and reckless driving ahead of the Bulldogs’ season opener. Jones’ arrest late Friday is the latest driving investigation to tarnish the two-time reigning national champions,...

DETROIT — A 46% pay raise. A 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay. A restoration of traditional pensions. The demands that a more combative United Auto Workers union has pressed on General Motors, Stellantis and Ford — demands that even the UAW’s own president calls “audacious” — are edging...

NEW YORK — Coco Gauff is the first American teen since Serena Williams more than two decades ago to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals two years in a row, so the 19-year-old from Florida knows her way out of trouble on a tennis court. As the second set slipped away...