England Rallies After Early Setbacks on Day 4 of Final Ashes test

SYDNEY (AP) – England weathered multiple setbacks with skipper Ben Stokes limping from the field and opener Zak Crawley dismissed in the first over of the second innings before rallying to reach 80-1 at lunch Wednesday on Day 4 of the fifth and final Ashes test.

Nottingham Forest seals late 2-1 win at West Ham

LONDON (AP) – Nottingham Forest piled the pressure on former manager Nuno Espirito Santo with a 2-1 win at West Ham on Tuesday.

A's hit speedbump with trademark denial for 'Las Vegas Athletics'

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has for now denied the A’s request to trademark the names “Las Vegas Athletics” and “Vegas Athletics.”

Coco Gauff gives US 1-0 lead over Greece in United Cup quarterfinals

PERTH, Australia (AP) – After a singles loss and social media drama earlier in the week, Coco Gauff did all her talking on court Wednesday in the United Cup quarterfinals.

Golden Knights win 4-3, hand Jets their 10th straight loss

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) – Tomas Hertl scored on the power play at 4:47 of overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat Winnipeg 4-3 on Tuesday night, handing the Jets their 10th straight loss.

CJ McCollum steadies Wizards with 120-112 win over Magic

WASHINGTON (AP) – CJ McCollum scored 27 points and steadied the Wizards after they nearly blew a 26-point lead as Washington held on for a 120-112 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

Elijah Strong scores 30 points, leads South Carolina over LSU 78-68

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Elijah Strong scored a career-high 30 points, and South Carolina built a big first-half lead that held off LSU for a 78-68 victory on Tuesday night.

Wembanyama returns to play against Grizzlies after missing 2 games

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Victor Wembanyama played in Tuesday night’s game between the San Antionio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies after missing two games with left knee soreness.

Tom Brady, GM John Spytek working together to hire next Raiders coach

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) – Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis issued a statement after firing coach Pete Carroll on Monday saying that minority owner Tom Brady and general manager John Spytek would work together to find a replacement.