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Browns QB Deshaun Watson ruptured his Achilles tendon and is out for the season, AP source says CLEVELAND (AP) Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will miss the rest of Clevelands season after rupturing his right Achilles tendon on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

That's according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the results of imaging tests taken on his leg.

Yankees and Dodgers meet in World Series for 12th time in matchup of Broadway and Hollywood NEW YORK (AP) New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are renewing their starry struggle in the World Series for the first time in 43 years.

It will be Broadway vs.

Hollywood.

Subway vs.

Freeway.

Aaron Judge vs.

Shohei Ohtani.

New York is 8-3 against the Dodgers in the most frequent World Series matchup, including 6-1 against Brooklyn and 2-2 versus LA.

Mickey Owen, Al Gionfriddo, Cookie Lavagetto, Sandy Amoros, Johnny Podres, Don Larsen, Sandy Koufax and Reggie Jackson created indelible images in the matchup.

Duke's Cooper Flagg makes preseason AP All-America team as ACC, Big 12, SEC each place 2 players Alabama's Mark Sears and North Carolina's RJ Davis headline The Associated Press preseason All-America men's basketball team.

Sears received all but one vote from a 55-person panel and Davis was right behind him with 51.

They were joined by Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson, Auburn forward Johni Broome, Arizona guard Caleb Love and Duke freshman Cooper Flagg.

Love and Flagg tied for the final spot, creating a six-man team.

The NBA season set to begin with the Celtics seeking a 19th title and several challengers looming The defending champion Boston Celtics will open the new NBA season at home on Tuesday night against the New York Knicks.

According to BetMGM Sportsbook the Celtics are the overwhelming favorite to capture the 2025 championship.

The Celtics-Knicks matchup starts an opening night doubleheader, followed by Minnesota at the Los Angeles Lakers.

That game will see LeBron James tie Vince Carter by playing in a 22nd NBA season.

It could be the first official game where a father and son are teammates, with Bronny James entering his rookie season.

New York Liberty win first WNBA championship, more could be on the horizon NEW YORK (AP) Breanna Stewart joined the New York Liberty two years ago with one goal in mind: to bring the long-suffering franchise its first championship.

WNBA Finals MVP Jonquel Jones soon joined her and the pair helped the Liberty accomplish their mission, a year after they suffered a disappointing loss in the Finals to Las Vegas.

Now with the core group mostly intact, winning more championships might be in the future for Stewart and the Liberty after Sundays 67-62 overtime victory against the Minnesota Lynx in the deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals.

On Football: Crafty Chiefs keep winning despite Mahomes' struggles and others' injuries Patrick Mahomes is having his worst season statistically and the Chiefs keep losing playmakers to injuries.

The two-time defending Super Bowl champions are 6-0 anyway.

Kansas City is the NFLs only unbeaten team following an ugly 28-18 victory over San Francisco in a Super Bowl rematch that looked more like a preseason game.

Mahomes, a two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP, threw two picks and posted a career-worst 44.4 passer rating against the 49ers but he made enough plays, including a nifty 33-yard run, to lead the Chiefs to their 12th straight win, dating to last year.

Spanish and German soccer royalty collide in third round of Champions League games Its the best in Spain against German soccer royalty in the latest round of games in the Champions League.

A rematch of last seasons final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund is the headliner on Tuesday.

Barcelona hosts Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the next chapter of what has been a fairly one-sided rivalry in Europes top club competition.

All four teams have been European champions inside the last 30 years and theyve made mixed starts to this seasons revamped format.

Borussia Dortmund is the early league leader after two big wins, while Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern have all lost one of their games.

Manchester City is looking to set the record for for consecutive games unbeaten in the history of the competition, at 26.

Aryna Sabalenka overtakes Iga Swiatek to reclaim WTA No.

1 ranking ST.

PETERSBURG, Fla.

(AP) U.S.

Open champion Aryna Sabalenka is officially No.

1 in the WTA rankings again after ending Iga Swiateks 11-month reign.

Sabalenka led Swiatek by 41 points in the latest rankings published Monday.

She overturned a 69-point deficit from the week before, even though neither of the two played last week.

Instead, the WTA says the Belarusian took back the No.

1 spot following continuing year-end adjustments for falling short of certain tournament quotas." The next chance for Swiatek to regain the top spot is at the WTA Finals next month.

Becky Sauerbrunn and over 100 women's soccer players protest FIFA deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco ZURICH (AP) Former U.S.

national team captain Becky Sauerbrunn and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema are among more than 100 womens soccer players who have signed an open letter protesting FIFAs sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco.

The letter calls the deal, which includes sponsorship at the 2027 Womens World Cup, much worse than an own goal.

It cites Saudi Arabias record on the rights of women and LGBTQ+ people and the impact of Aramcos oil and gas production on climate change.

AP Top 25 Extra Points: As 4th team to reach No.

1 this season, Oregon's rise is sign of the times This college football season is delivering when it comes to unpredictability and entertainment value.

Its reflected week by week in The Associated Press Top 25.

Oregon became the fourth team to hold the No.

1 spot.

Three of the top five teams have a loss entering Week 9 for the first time since 2007.

Player movement through the transfer portal and promises of NIL riches in recruiting have helped spread talent across the country.

Expansion in the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference created three top-five matchups before November for the first time since 1996..

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