AP Sports SummaryBrief at 2:40 p.m. EDT

Falcons select Tua Tagovailoa as Week 1 starter; Michael Penix Jr. will be inactive vs. Steelers FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa has been selected as the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team announced the decision Monday after Tagovailoa's monthslong competition with Michael Penix Jr. Penix started nine games for the Falcons in 2025 before a season-ending ACL injury in November. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that Cooper Rush will back up Tagovailoa and Penix will be inactive. Tagovailoa signed a one-year deal with the Falcons in March after a six-year stint with the Miami Dolphins. High school QBs face new reality as transfers dominate starting jobs at the top of college football MADISON, Wis. (AP) — This is a complicated time to be a high school quarterback recruit. There aren't as many roster spots available for those guys now that most Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks rely on transfers as their starting quarterbacks. And it allows college coaches to be choosier. About 65% of the FBS starting quarterbacks to open this season transferred at some point in their careers. The reliance on transfers by most major programs leaves fewer roster spots available for high school prospects. The US tariff on Canadian imports could send already soaring hockey gear prices even higher Hockey families in the U.S. are feeling the pinch from rising equipment costs. Kelly Rand, whose teenage sons play in Minnesota, says gear prices have skyrocketed. A helmet that cost $400 in 2022 now costs $1,000. The recent 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, imposed by the Trump administration, could add to the burden. Hockey sticks and skates are among the affected items. The tariffs threaten to increase costs even more. The Sports & Fitness Industry Association warns this could impact the sport's growth, despite a 7% rise in participation over the past three years. Pochettino says US mindset must change, appearing to cite Pulisic absence from 2025 Gold Cup U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino vows to change the attitude and habits of the men's national soccer team as he starts a second term. He appeared to refer to Christian Pulisic's decision to skip the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Pulisic skipped the Gold Cup to rest after his season with AC Milan and to be fresh for the 2026 World Cup, then picked up a pair of injuries at the World Cup and didn't score in four games. Pochettino plans to announce his roster on Sept. 17 for upcoming friendlies. He anticipates a mixture of veterans and youth. France sets 3-pointer record with 22 at women's FIBA World Cup, Spain and Germany safe BERLIN (AP) — France has set a record for 3-pointers in a single game at the women's FIBA World Cup with 22 against already-eliminated Nigeria in a comprehensive 111-56 victory in Germany. Migna Toure's 3-point shot with 5:45 left was her team's 21st. That broke the three-day-old record of 20 set by Japan on Friday. Dominique Malonga notched the 22nd. France was already assured of its place in the quarterfinals. Emma Meesseman led Belgium to the quarterfinals and Puerto Rico finished strong to eliminate Turkey in their final group games. Spain and Germany also progressed. Zheng Qinwen erases another 5-0 deficit and beats Iga Swiatek to reach the US Open quarterfinals NEW YORK (AP) — Zheng Qinwen made a daring escape from a 5-0 deficit for the second straight match, with this comeback sending her back into the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The Olympic gold medalist from China beat No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 on Monday to become the first qualifier to reach the final eight in Flushing Meadows since Emma Raducanu won the title in 2021. Two days after she was down 5-0 in the third set before winning the final seven games to stun No. 22 Madison Keys 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5, Zheng quickly dropped the first five games against Swiatek, the 2022 U.S. Open champion. Get ready for an unbalanced American League postseason bracket that will probably cause an uproar When the baseball postseason starts in a few weeks, the format will probably be a major discussion topic. If the playoffs began now, the Astros and Guardians — with the worst records in the American League field — would meet each other in the first round. The winner would face the White Sox. Meanwhile, the teams with the three best records would all be on the other side of the bracket. The Rays, Yankees and Red Sox would be fighting for one spot in the AL Championship Series. Korda leads U.S. bid for Solheim Cup win on the road. Her captain knows how to get it done Nelly Korda is the world No. 1, a multiple major winner and an Olympic gold medalist but she says nothing in golf beats putting on the Team USA uniform and representing her country at the Solheim Cup. Korda says 'there's no greater feeling, especially stepping onto that first tee box.' This week could be even more special for the biggest name in women's golf as Korda headlines a U.S. team seeking to win the Solheim Cup on European soil for the first time since 2015. The matches start Friday at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. The Americans are the holders after winning in Virginia in 2024. They need only 14 points to keep possession of the crystal trophy. Title holder PSG, Mourinho's Madrid aim to resist big-spending English rivals in Champions League The Champions League starts this week with five Premier League clubs in the 36-team lineup chasing a first title for England in four seasons. That's after yet another transfer window of heavy spending by English clubs amid an affordability crisis for most of European soccer. Two-time defending title holder Paris Saint-Germain and record 15-time European champion Real Madrid each has lifted the trophy as many times this decade, twice, as Premier League clubs have combined. PSG starts Wednesday hosting Slovan Bratislava. Real Madrid hosts coach José Mourinho's former club Inter Milan on Tuesday. Big-spending Liverpool host Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Chase Lookahead: JGR shows power with Bell winning Southern 500 in postseason's opening Chase race DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Joe Gibbs Racing showed its dominance again with Christopher Bell's victory in the Chase-opening Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Bell passed defending NASCAR champion Kyle Larson late and captured his first victory this season. He also cut into teammate Denny Hamlin's series points lead. While Bell was winning, teammates Ty Gibbs finished second and Chase Briscoe sixth. Hamlin had the poorest finish at 18th after he was involved in a midrace incident. Bell's win meant all four JGR drivers earned victories this season. That's the first time that's happened since 2019 when the late Kyle Busch gave JGR its fifth and last NASCAR championship.