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By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Catcher Riley Adams homered and drove in three as part of a three-hit night in his first game against his former team, Erick Fedde won for the first time in more than two months and the Washington Nationals snapped a season-high, seven-game losing streak with a 12-6

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nelson Cruz homered twice and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays extended the Baltimore Orioles’ losing streak to 13 games with a 10-0 victory. Three Rays pitchers combined on a four-hitter. Drew Rasmussen worked the first four innings, Adam Conley pitched the fifth and Chad

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle Hendricks became the first 14-game winner in the majors, Ian Happ homered and the Chicago Cubs snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Hendricks gave up three hits in six innings — the only big one a home run

CHICAGO (AP) — Allisha Gray had 20 points and Arike Ogunbowale scored 10 of her 15 points in the second half to help the Dallas Wings beat the Chicago Sky 80-76. Ogunbowale beat the shot clock with a long 3-pointer to give Dallas a 75-68 lead with 2:20 remaining. Allie Quigley made her sixth 3-pointer

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler’s two-out RBI single in the eighth inning snapped a scoreless tie and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 2-0. Pinch-hitter Abraham Almonte drew a one-out walk against Miami starter Sandy Alcantara, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Soler hit an opposite-field line drive to right

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Armoni Brooks made nine 3-pointers and scored 30 points to help the Houston Rockets close out their NBA Summer League schedule with a 95-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday. Brooks shot 9 of 17 from 3-point range and 10 of 19 overall. His final 3-pointer of the day

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jasmine Thomas scored 19 points, Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Connecticut beat Minnesota 72-60 to snap the Lynx’s eight-game winning streak. Jones, who reached 2,000 career points, also had four assists and three steals. Thomas and Jones each made all five of their free-throw attempts to help

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAG0 (AP) — Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt was carted off the field after he was struck on the side of the head by a line drive. In the second inning against the Chicago White Sox, Bassitt threw a pitch that that Brian Goodwin drove up the middle. Bassitt

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has hired former Marriott International and Walt Disney Company marketing leader Karin Timpone as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. Timpone will report to MLB chief operations and strategy officer Chris Marinak in leading the league’s global marketing campaign. Timpone was a global marketing officer at Marriott

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty is still waiting for her opening match in the Western & Southern Open at Cincinnati. Barty’s match against qualifier Heather Watson was postponed by rain on Tuesday. She hasn’t played since she lost in the first round at the Tokyo Olympics. Before that, her most recent action was

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Matthew Wolff has picked up a $1 million bonus even before the PGA Tour postseason begins. He won the Aon Risk-Reward Challenge. He feels even better about the progress he’s making with his emotions. Wolff says it was important for him to step away

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 teams will have to forfeit games and be given a loss if unable to play a conference game this fall because of COVID-19. Or any other reasons. The Big 12 says a no contest will be declared only if both teams are unable to compete. There are no plans

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have released Don Muhlbach, ending his 17-season career with the franchise. Detroit made the move to create a roster spot to sign former XFL quarterback Jordan Ta’amu. The 40-year-old Muhlbach played in 260 games, trailing only former kicker Jason Hanson on the team’s career list. The former

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have sent Isaac Yiadom to the Green Bay Packers for Josh Jackson in an exchange of fourth-year cornerbacks. Yiadom spent one season with the Giants after being acquired in a trade with Denver for a 2021 seventh-round draft choice. The Packers had high hopes for Jackson

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have reinstated rookie slugger Ryan Mountcastle from the concussion injured list. Mountcastle was in lineup batting fourth and playing first base at Tampa Bay. He had been out since he took a hard tag to the head while trying to steal second against the Rays on Aug.

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Fan reaction to Justin Fields’ debut with the Chicago Bears has been overwhelming but it can lead to a bit of an uncomfortable situation for the entire team because coach Matt Nagy has not backed off his decision to let veteran Andy Dalton start the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU and coach Ed Orgeron are looking to re-emerge as a force in the SEC after a turbulent 2020 that saw the Tigers narrowly avoid their first losing record since 1999. It seems many are inclined to give LSU the benefit of the doubt.

TIRASPOL, Moldova (AP) — Moldovan club Sheriff has taken a big step toward a Champions League group-stage debut by beating Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 in the first leg of the playoff round. Two goals from Mali winger Adama Traoré and a volleyed strike by Greece international Dimitris Kolovos gave Sheriff a dominant lead for the second

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — USA national coach Dawn Staley says she may not be done with Olympic coaching after all. Staley led the American women to a basketball gold medal at the Tokyo Games earlier this month. She said afterward she was stepping down as coach. Staley acknowledged that since then her stance about returning

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams has announced Tuesday that a former United States Golf Association employee has been charged in relation to a scheme to embezzle funds from the unauthorized sale of U.S. Open Championship tickets. According to a statement released by Williams, Robert Fryer faces conspiracy, wire fraud, and