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By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wilmer Difo scored on a groundout from Colin Moran with one out in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Cincinnati Reds a seventh loss in nine games with a 5-4 win. Cincinnati entered half a game back of the St. Louis Cardinals for the

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Romell Quioto had a goal and two assists and Montreal beat short-handed Orlando City 4-2 on Wednesday night. Montreal snapped a seven-game road losing streak. Orlando had won three in a row against Montreal — all shutouts. Quioto bent a low ball in to the near post that Lassi Lappalainen redirected

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford’s debut with the Los Angeles Rams was so sharp that it could have left the quarterback and his head coach struggling to find areas for improvement in Week 2. But Stafford and Sean McVay have both been in the NFL long enough

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ola Kamara scored three goals in the first half to take the lead for the Golden Boot award and D.C. United beat the Chicago Fire 3-0 on Wednesday night. D.C. United has won six of its last seven home matches. Chicago lost for the ninth time on the road this season and

ATLANTA (AP) — Josef Martínez scored a goal in each half and Atlanta United beat Cincinnati 4-0 on Wednesday night. Luiz Araújo opened the scoring for Atlanta in the fifth minute, dribbling past two defenders near midfield and racing down the right side to bend it past goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton. Martínez scored his first goal

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 18 points and 13 rebounds, DeWanna Bonner also scored 18 points and the WNBA-leading Connecticut Sun beat the New York Liberty 98-69 on Wednesday night for their 13th straight victory. Jones completed her league-leading 17th double-double in the third quarter. DiJonai Carrington added 14 points and Brionna Jones

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Christian Vazquez drove in two runs apiece in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 9-4 to keep pace in the AL wild-card race. Designated runner Jack Lopez scored on Tom Murphy’s passed ball to start the scoring in

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Mike Williams has been mainly used as the Los Angeles Chargers’ deep threat the past two seasons, but after last week’s opener, the fifth-year wide receiver might be used on a variety of routes. Williams comes into Sunday’s showdown with Dallas after grabbing a

By The Associated Press Mike Trout is likely done for the year. Same for Jo Adell, another talented outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels. Manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday he would be very surprised if Trout played again this season. The three-time AL MVP injured his right calf running the bases May 17 and had

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Trout is likely done for the year. Same for Jo Adell, another talented outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels. Manager Joe Maddon says he would be very surprised if Trout played again this season. The three-time AL MVP injured his right calf running the bases

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — There might not be any big names on the defensive front for the Seattle Seahawks. But one look at the stat sheet from Seattle’s season-opening win over Indianapolis shows the impact the Seahawks were hoping to see from their assembled rotation of linemen. Seemingly all

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence will miss significant time after breaking a foot in practice. The club’s best pass rusher is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. The injury to Lawrence comes with the Cowboys preparing to be without their other starting defensive end

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Fresh off a startling loss at Las Vegas, Baltimore’s shaky secondary will now focus on a familiar nemesis: Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Since the start of the 2018 season, Baltimore is 35-14 in the regular season — but that mark includes

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas defensive end Maxx Crosby registered six tackles, two sacks and two tackles for loss in his debut as a team captain in the Raiders’ 33-27 overtime victory over Baltimore. He says he’s already moved on from the victory and his performance and is looking

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Zane Gonzalez will take over kicking duties for the Carolina Panthers when they host the New Orleans Saints this week. The move comes after the Panthers abruptly parted ways with rookie kicker Ryan Santoso after just one game. Gonzalez is a 78% career field goal

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lisa Byington is making history as the Milwaukee Bucks’ new play-by-play television broadcaster. The Bucks announced the hiring Wednesday and said Byington is the first woman to work as a full-time television play-by-play announcer for any major men’s professional sports team. Byington replaces Jim Paschke. Paschke retired after 35 seasons as the

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar lined up together in the near-perfect attack for Paris Saint-Germain. But they still could not score or deliver a win in the Champions League. It was low-key midfielder Ander Herrera who got PSG’s goal in a 1-1 draw at Belgian

By LES BOWEN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the most striking elements about the Philadelphia Eagles’ dominant season-opening victory was how well first-year coach Nick Sirianni catered his offensive concepts to the skill set of quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts, always dangerous as a runner, completed just 52% of his passes with a passer

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is putting behind the jitters he experienced during a season-opening dud against Pittsburgh and focusing his attention on playing at Miami this weekend. Allen and the Bills opened the season with a 23-16 loss in which they resembled nothing

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Most of the intelligence No. 10 Penn State has on its upcoming opponent was compiled long ago by the team’s video production staff. How much it’s worth now is up for debate. Not only will No. 22 Auburn’s visit to Beaver Stadium provide the Nittany