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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Teaira McCowan made a go-ahead layup with 11.4 seconds left to help the Dallas Wings beat the Las Vegas Aces 82-80. Kelsey Plum sank a 3-pointer with 1:11 left to pull Las Vegas within 80-78 and after a Dallas miss, Chelsea Gray made a jumper from the free-throw line to tie

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 15th victory, Chas McCormick and Martin Maldonado each homered and had three RBIs, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0. Verlander, making his comeback from Tommy John surgery, extended his winning streak to seven

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Brandon Lowe had a home run among his three hits and drove in three runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2. Randy Arozarena had four hits for Tampa Bay, which won back-to-back games for the first time since the All-Star break. Rays starter

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Deadline acquisition Tyler Naquin homered twice in his home debut, Edwin Diaz locked down his first two-inning save as a pro and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 to open a pivotal five-game series between the NL East rivals. Pete Alonso and Daniel

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels tied a major league record with seven solo home runs, including two by Shohei Ohtani, but still lost to the Oakland Athletics 8-7. The Angels are the first team in the majors to hit seven solo homers and score no other

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Peter Drury’s voice has been synonymous with the Premier League for over 20 years. As he embarks on his first season as NBC’s play-by-play announcer, his new bosses have made one thing clear — don’t change the style. Drury takes over for Arlo White, who called NBC’s coverage of

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Brionna Jones added 13 points and nine rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 77-64. Connecticut started the fourth quarter on an 11-0 run to take control. Phoenix, which was without Diana Taurasi for the first time this season, struggled

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers introduced their latest first-round draft pick, and then saw two former No. 1 picks make their big league debuts together. Kumar Rocker will spend a few more days around the team. The third overall draft pick will is expected to make his

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Coach Sean McVay says Matthew Stafford’s continuing elbow pain is abnormal for a football player, and the Los Angeles Rams are trying to determine whether it will hamper their starting quarterback in the regular season. Stafford has been throwing in individual drills and 7-on-7 setups while skipping the full-team

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU coach Brian Kelly says he and his new staff have a lot of decisions to make between this week’s opening of fall camp and the season opener against Florida State on Labor Day weekend. Kelly says he cannot yet even “pencil in” starters

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a three-run homer off Joe Musgrove and drove in five runs for the Colorado Rockies, who beat Juan Soto and the San Diego Padres 7-3 to avoid a five-game sweep. The Padres didn’t give the crowd a lot to cheer about compared

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu says he isn’t ready to discuss why he missed the first week of training camp. He says the important thing is that he’s back with the team and feeling good about it. Mathieu says he’s “sure at some point”

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Whit Merrifield says he is vaccinated for COVID-19 and will be cleared to play for Toronto when the Blue Jays return to Canada. Merrifield was acquired in a trade with Kansas City on Tuesday for two minor leaguers. The two-time All-Star was in the starting lineup in

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets catcher James McCann has been activated off the injured list, and he says he is looking forward to contributing down the stretch. Patrick Mazeika was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to make room for McCann on the active roster. McCann had been sidelined by

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw left his start with low back pain and the Los Angeles Dodgers went on to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. Kershaw appeared to feel discomfort while he was warming up before the bottom of the fifth

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns are back in limbo while waiting to learn quarterback Deshaun Watson’s fate. Watson’s playing status rests in the hands of the NFL after the league appealed his six-game suspension for violating the personal conduct policy. Cleveland signed Watson in March, confident he would end

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw has left his start at San Francisco with low back pain. Kershaw appeared to tweak something while he was warming up before the bottom of the fifth inning. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner winced and pointed to his dugout, and then walked off

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time All-Pro safety Kevin Byard notched the first interception off Ryan Tannehill in the Tennessee Titans’ training camp Thursday. Byard joked he had to end the streak with everyone writing about the quarterback off to a turnover-free start. Then Byard’s alma mater gave him an even bigger reason to celebrate. Middle

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Vince Biegel left practice with a torn Achilles tendon. Ravens coach John Harbaugh announced Biegel’s injury following practice Thursday. He also said he thought rookie center Tyler Linderbaum would be fine after he walked gingerly from the field. Biegel was carted

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — A lawyer representing two dozen women who have accused Deshaun Watson of sexual assault or harassment says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has a chance to “do the right thing” now that the league has appealed a six-game suspension for the quarterback. Attorney Tony Buzbee says “Every