LYON, France (AP) — Turned down by Jose Mourinho, Lyon has hired Rudi Garcia as coach.

BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian newspaper reported Monday that cycling great Eddy Merckx sustained head injuries in a crash while riding with friends.

TOKYO (AP) — Roger Federer says he plans to play at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Next stop Tokyo for Simone Biles.

LINZ, Austria (AP) — Coco Gauff is still just 15. She also is already the owner of a WTA singles title.

MADRID (AP) — Sergio Ramos and Gerard Piqué were the pillar of Spain's defense for years and were crucial to the team's success over the last decade.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has criticized the Spanish Supreme Court's conviction of 12 Catalan politicians and activists for their role in a 2017 secession attempt, saying "prison is not the solution."

For the first time in eight years, there will be a new World Cup women's luge champion.

It's not easy to follow in your father's footsteps when he is one of the best wingers to have played for France.

Asked if he will be at the next Rugby World Cup in 2023, Manu Tuilagi sighs.

Minnesota Wild (0-4-0, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (1-3-0, eighth in the Atlantic Division)

Anaheim Ducks (4-1-0, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (4-1-0, second in the Atlantic Division)

Dallas Stars (1-4-1, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (4-0-1, first in the Atlantic Division)

Colorado Avalanche (4-0-0, first in the Central Division) vs. Washington Capitals (3-1-2, third in the Metropolitan Division)

St. Louis Blues (3-1-1, third in the Central Division) vs. New York Islanders (2-3-0, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)

Edmonton Oilers (5-0-0, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-1, sixth in the Central Division)

Florida Panthers (1-2-2, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (0-3-2, eighth in the Metropolitan Division)

St. Louis Cardinals (91-71, first in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (93-69, second in the NL East)

A look at what's happening around the majors today:

Georgia beats Notre Dame in a close game at home. Georgia loses to unranked South Carolina in double overtime at home. Both Notre Dame and Georgia are 5-1. Which team should be ranked higher: Notre Dame or Georgia?

Marcus Mariota might be out as the starting quarterback in Tennessee, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers might have to decide how many more interceptions they can afford from Jameis Winston.

A review of college football statistics at midseason shows a lot of familiar names at or near the top of the charts, and a few surprises, too.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Yankees went to the bullpen early and kept a parade of relievers going to the mound — even CC Sabathia.

HOUSTON (AP) — In a battle of the bullpens, Carlos Correa felt the greatest relief.

HOUSTON (AP) — A man in the Astros dugout who was not in uniform was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Houston's Michael Brantley during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series and exited with a towel over his head.

The quarterfinal meeting between Ireland and New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup comes with a strong feeling of reckoning.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights thought their power play had been playing well, despite a 3-for-17 start this season.

SAN JOSE,Calif. (AP) — Less than a week after rejoining his former team, Patrick Marleau is already making a big impact.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Zach Aston-Reese, Sam Lafferty and Jake Guentzel each had two goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Pittsburgh's Devlin Hodges walked into the stadium properly attired for his first NFL start. He was wearing a T-shirt with a duck on it that read "I'm The Boss," befitting his nickname and quiet confidence.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers couldn't hide their glaring shortcoming on Sunday, and the problem became even worse against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Injuries to some key players has forced the Pittsburgh Penguins to play a simpler game, and it's working out quite well for them.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Deshaun Watson threw for 280 yards and a touchdown while running for two more, outdueling Chiefs counterpart Patrick Mahomes in a matchup of former first-round picks and leading the Houston Texans to a 31-24 victory over Kansas City on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams dazzled the NFL with inventive, exciting offensive football during their first two seasons under coach Sean McVay.

CHICAGO (AP) — Boxer Patrick Day suffered a traumatic brain injury and is in extremely critical condition in a coma caused by the injury sustained in a bout, his manager said Sunday.

Preseason numbers often mean almost nothing. Rotations are unusual, starters rarely play much, and few if any teams are putting a premium on winning games.

DENVER (AP) — Marcus Mariota was blasted, baffled and finally benched.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — There's no panic in the Dallas Cowboys just yet.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to some superb pitching, the countdown is on to the Washington Nationals' first World Series appearance in franchise history.

DENVER (AP) — On a day the Denver Broncos honored their past, their current roster put on a good, old-fashioned defensive destruction of the Tennessee Titans.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold returned — and so did the New York Jets' hopes to turn around a season that was quickly unraveling without him.

SCOREBOARD

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams ran the ball on their first seven consecutive plays, marching straight through San Francisco's defense for 65 yards and a touchdown.

HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Six feet away from his first PGA Tour victory, Lanto Griffin never felt calmer.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons mounted a massive second-half comeback, rallying from 17 down to pull within a point of tying Arizona.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona's Kliff Kingsbury said he didn't even bother to watch Matt Bryant's extra point attempt near the end of the fourth quarter.

Seahawks tight end Will Dissly, whose 2018 season ended after four games when he tore his right patellar tendon, was seriously hurt again, suffering an Achilles injury in Seattle's 32-28 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — As rap music thumped from the large sound-system speakers sitting atop lockers at one end of the room, several Seattle players stood on their chairs and danced.

HUMBLE, Texas (AP) — Lanto Griffin took the lead with a 35-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and won the Houston Open on Sunday with a 6-foot par at the end that gave him a 3-under 69 and a one-shot victory that sends him to the Masters next year.