National Sports

ZURICH — Germany is back at the top of world soccer, taking over from Brazil as No. 1 in the FIFA rankings which will have a greater role deciding how the World Cup groups are drawn.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Rain and strong winds have forced Thursday's play to be scrapped at the final women's golf major of the season, which will start afresh on Friday as a 54-hole event.

JACKSON, Wyo. — ESPN Radio host Ryen Russillo has paid a $250 fine for drunkenly wandering into a stranger's apartment in the Wyoming resort town of Jackson. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports (http://bit.

NEW YORK — ESPN says it has accepted the apology of its "Sportscenter" host Jemele Hill for tweeting earlier this week that President Donald Trump was a "white supremacist" and "bigot.

LILLE, France — Lucas Pouille and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will lead nine-time champion France in the opening singles against Serbia in the Davis Cup semifinals.

Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi says the city remains at the negotiating table for a new NHL arena even though the Flames have declared they've pulled out of talks.

CALGARY — City subsidies for professional sports teams like the Calgary Flames can be justified in the name of civic planning, pride or politics, but suggestions that they result in net growth to the overall economy don't hold water, economists say.

JERUSALEM — The Giro d'Italia cycling race will open next year's event in Israel, marking the first time any leg of the sport's Grand Tours will take place outside of Europe.

VANCOUVER — A long, looping ball from Vancouver Whitecaps defender Marcel de Jong landed perfectly onto the delicate boot of Yordy Reyna early in Wednesday's match against Minnesota United.

Wednesday's Games MLB American League Baltimore 2 Toronto 1 Cleveland 5 Detroit 3 N.Y. Yankees 3 Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox 5 Kansas City 3 Oakland 7 Boston 3 Seattle 8 Texas 1 L.A.