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By The Associated Press The Baltimore Orioles have the first pick in the amateur draft for the second time in four years — and they’ll be looking for someone who can join 2019 top pick Adley Rutschman in the core of their next contender. Many consider the best player available to be Georgia high school

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Olson and freshly minted All-Star Austin Riley hit consecutive home runs in the third inning, and the Atlanta Braves rolled to a 6-3 victory and dealt the Washington Nationals their ninth loss in a row. Atlanta has won nine consecutive games against Washington and is 10-2

LAS VEGAS (AP) — RJ Nembhard Jr. had 16 points and six assists, Isaiah Mobley added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Atlanta Hawks 94-90 in the NBA Summer League. Mobley, a second-round pick in this year’s draft, grabbed six rebounds on the offensive end and added four assists

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run single in the 11th inning, rookie catcher Adley Rutschman produced a pair of key swings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4. Rutschman had his first pinch-hit homer and added a 10th-inning sacrifice fly for the Orioles,

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez warmed up for the All-Star Home Run Derby by homering in his first two at-bats and driving in five runs — on his bobblehead giveaway day — to power the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-0 rout of the Detroit Tigers. Ramírez hit a three-run

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander struck out 10 in six scoreless innings to post his MLB-leading 12th win as the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0. Martín Maldonado provided the offense with a second-inning grand slam as the AL West-leading Astros bounced back after a 5-1 loss in

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5. Royals designated hitter Vinnie Pasquantino hit a tie-breaking home run in the top of the 10th inning to put Kansas

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — J.P. Crawford hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners stretched their winning streak to 13 games, beating the Texas Rangers 3-2. Carlos Santana homered as the Mariners (50-42) moved closer to the club-record 15-game winning streak set in their last

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Bobby East, a three-time U.S. Auto Club national champion driver, has died after being stabbed this week at a Southern California gas station. He was 37. The Westminster Police Department issued a statement Saturday identifying Robert John East of San Dimas as the person stabbed in the chest at a 76

MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit his NL-leading 29th homer, J.T. Realmuto had a homer and a double and the Philadelphia Phillies spoiled the major league debut of touted Miami pitcher Max Meyer, beating the Marlins 10-0. Didi Gregorius and Rhys Hoskins also homered for the Phillies. Gregorius finished with four RBIs. Philadelphia starter Ranger

GLENDALE Chile pulled off a stunning comeback to qualify for its first Rugby World Cup after beating the United States 31-29 in Colorado on Saturday. Chile lost the first leg of the Americas qualifying playoff last week in rainy Santiago, 22-21, and had to win by two in the U.S. to qualify. But within 30

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning after Adam Ottavino worked out of a tricky jam, helping the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. The Cubs lost their eighth in a row. Alonso, who

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Kris Bryant had three hits and an RBI, Charlie Blackmon extended his hitting streak to seven games with an RBI single, and Jose Urena pitched six scoreless innings in the Colorado Rockies’ 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bryant singled in an unearned run with two outs

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play for a five-stroke victory. The U.S. Solheim Cup partners finished at 26-under 254 at Midland Country Club. They opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot, shot a best-ball

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit his 300th career homer and drove in three runs, Albert Pujols reached another milestone and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-3. Goldschmidt’s two-run homer in the second inning was his 20th this season and first since June 27. Now in

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Justin Allgaier outran 2011 Daytona 500 champion Trevor Bayne on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for third Xfinity Series victory of the season. Allgaier won all three checkered flags over his last eight races, a hot streak that started in May at Darlington Raceway

LONDON (AP) — Spain will play host nation England in the quarterfinals at the Women’s European Championship on Wednesday after finishing second in Group B by beating Denmark 1-0. A draw would have been enough for Spain to hold onto second place and it took until 90th minute for Marta Cardona’s header to clinch the

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Fourth-seeded Maxime Cressy ended John Isner’s 10-match winning streak on Newport’s grass courts, beating the fellow American 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the Hall of Fame Open final. Cressy will face No. 3 seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan. Bublik beat Jason Kubler of

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Key hole from the third round of the British Open at St. Andrews