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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez was not called out after a third strike in a win over the Boston…

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Tuvalu’s beach volleyball team of Saaga Malosa and Ampex Isaac didn’t win at the…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitch Hammontree stood back and gazed at the flowers, candles and handwritten messages laid out…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NCAA will have a committee conduct more research on a recommendation to allow Division I athletes to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula is out of the Citi Open after getting upset by Australian Daria Saville. The defending champion of the…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Lance Lynn threw four-hit ball over six innings, Jose Abreu homered for the second consecutive…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt says there’s still one major item on his career…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baltimore pinch-hitter Terrin Vavra hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This was supposed to be the training camp in which Christian Watson showcased why the…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Senators Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and Joe Manchin of West Virginia have requested feedback from college…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Trey Mancini homered in his first start for Houston to back a sterling performance by Jose…

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dinelson Lamet was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers, two days after being…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch will miss his third consecutive race with concussion-like symptoms when he…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Amed Rosario hit a mammoth three-run homer and rookie Oscar Gonzalez added a solo shot, sending…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer IndyCar has fined Andretti Autosport $25,000 because the car that Alexander Rossi drove to end his 49-race…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Castillo pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning in his Seattle debut, and the…

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trade acquisition Jorge López earned his first save with his new team, newcomer Sandy León drove…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — After watching Tim Patrick ‘s season come crashing down with a serious knee…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid will always have a special fondness for Travis Kelce, one of the first players…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn says women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers tore the ACL in her left knee during a…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hits by newly acquired Jose Siri and David Peralta produced the winning run for the…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies took full…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals receiver Marquise Brown has been arrested and charged with criminal…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has joined French club Nice after an 11-year spell with Leicester during which he…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting safety Lannden Zanders says he is giving up football because of continuing issues with an injured shoulder.…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions rookie Aidan Hutchinson has been getting his work done on the field and quietly has been handling his…

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis says his club will not sign African players anymore unless they agree not to play in…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — One assistant coach was happier than anyone else to be back on the field when the…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee will host an NHL game for the first time in more than three decades when the Chicago Blackhawks face the Minnesota Wild…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Bryant Young straddled the classic football divide between discipline and ferocity more adeptly than just about any…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Longtime Alabama radio announcer Eli Gold will miss the start of the football season due to health issues. Jim Carabin,…

LONDON (AP) — Alex Albon has signed a multi-year contract extension to continue driving for Formula One team Williams. The 26-year-old Albon joined…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu reported for training camp and participated in…

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The Champions League will use a camera-based system to judge tight offside calls in the group stage starting next month.…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have avoided salary arbitration with Jesper Bratt, signing the up-and-coming Swedish forward to a…

LONDON (AP) — England’s women’s soccer team is continuing to generate unprecedented fan interest following its European Championship victory,…

By The Associated Press Juan Soto is set for his San Diego debut at home Wednesday night against Colorado. Before the game, the Padres will hold a…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer This is quite a time to be a season ticket holder for the San Diego Padres. Great weather, a jewel of a ballpark…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer Richard Seymour’s winning start in New England is a good starting point for how the defensive lineman…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a game played as Vin Scully’s death was announced by the Dodgers, Los Angeles beat the San…

By The Associated Press Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully called thousands of games involving the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers during his 67…

SEATTLE (AP) — Nicolas Lodeiro scored an all-important goal while Stefan Frei stopped the three shots he faced as the Seattle Sounders earned a 1-0…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday night at 94. He was the longest tenured broadcaster with a single team in…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — While the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers were making moves during Tuesday’s trade…

By LARY BUMP Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jorge Mateo homered twice and drove in five runs to help the Baltimore Orioles defeat the…

CHICAGO (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored a season-high 26 points, Teaira McCowan added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka won the first match she’s played since May, beating Zheng Qinwen 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on at…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers homered with two RBIs in his return from the injured list to lead the Boston Red…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Sam Haggerty opened the seventh inning with a go-ahead homer, Andrés Muñoz…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Jiménez had three hits and four RBIs, José Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Riley Greene had two hits and two RBIs as the Detroit Tigers spoiled Minnesota’s big trade…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider struck out a career-high 13 in six-plus innings, Eddie Rosario tied a career high…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Natasha Cloud scored 16 points and had nine assists, Shakira Austin added 15 points and eight rebounds and the Washington Mystics…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Oneil Cruz hit a three-run homer to spark a five-run sixth inning as the Pittsburgh…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Christian Walker hit a three-run homer, Alek Thomas had a two-run double and the Arizona…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob deGrom allowed one run on three hits and struck out six in five innings in his season…

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting, Natasha Howard had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the New York Liberty beat…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Gausman allowed one hit and struck out 10 over eight masterful innings and the…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are keeping All-Stars Willson Contreras and Ian Happ for now after Tuesday’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Kyrgios beat American Marcos Giron in his first match at the Citi Open in Washington. It was Kyrgios’ first singles…

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas posted her second triple-double in less than two weeks and the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Baseball’s trade deadline day was an action-packed affair — and no one had more fun than the…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have hired former NBA player DeMarre Carroll and former Utah Jazz assistant coach Vince Legarza as assistant…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Red Sox will be responsible for paying Eric Hosmer only the major league minimum salary after…

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Luis Suarez went on as a substitute in his first match since returning to Nacional but couldn’t help his Uruguayan…

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Xavier Hutchinson, a 6-foot-3 senior, thought about a jump to the NFL, before thumb surgery in…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. will miss the remainder of the preseason after having surgery on his injured thumb.…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox activated center fielder Luis Robert from the 10-day injured list after the slugger and gold glove winner was…

By RICHARD J. MARCUS AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Trent Grisham hit a game-ending home run in the ninth inning, Josh Hader got the win in his…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — CeeDee Lamb says he’s ready to be the No. 1 receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. He…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer The Cincinnati Reds continued to shed veterans at the deadline, trading their most productive offensive player,…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz’s production thus far hasn’t lived up to the…