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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge’s future is uncertain. It remains to be seen whether Aaron Boone’s is, too. Judge’s career in pinstripes might have ended when he made the final out in a 6-5 loss to the Houston Astros, who completed a four-game AL Championship Series sweep as

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 28 of his 33 points during an 89-point first half, and the Golden State Warriors beat former top assistant Mike Brown and his Sacramento Kings 130-125. Curry, who recorded his third straight 30-point performance to start the season, scored 21 points in

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lauri Markkanen capped a 31-point performance with clutch free throws late in overtime, Kelly Olynyk hit a go-ahead, driving scoop with 3 seconds to go in the extra period, and the overhauled Utah Jazz beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-121. The victory kept Utah unbeaten

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers could not overcome a double-digit first-quarter deficit for the third straight game. They lost 37-23 to the Seattle Seahawks after falling behind 17-0 in the opening quarter. Despite forcing a takeaway on the opening possession, the Chargers could not score off the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points in his home debut and atoned for some critical mistakes in the final minute of regulation with two big plays in overtime, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 117-107 win over the Washington Wizards. Mitchell had a three-point play and steal

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns has reached 11,000 career assists with a pair in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul assisted on the Suns’ first basket of the game, a 3-pointer by Devin Booker. Paul followed with an alley-oop pass to Deandre Ayton, who dunked. Paul joins

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Houston Texans led the Las Vegas Raiders by three points entering the fourth quarter before one of their big weaknesses — run defense — cost them the game. The Texans came in ranked 30th in the league in rushing yards allowed at 824 while yielding

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Kenneth Walker III rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns, Marquise Goodwin caught a pair of scores and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Chargers 37-23. Smith completed 20 of 27 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, his fifth multi-TD game of

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 30 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-106. Edwards made 13 of 19 field goals and had 11 rebounds. Rudy Gobert had 15 points and 15 rebounds and Karl-Anthony Towns added 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eric Karlsson and Steven Lorentz scored in the second period, James Reimer stopped 31 shots for his 26th career shutout, and the San Jose Sharks beat Philadelphia Flyers 3-0. Nico Sturm added an empty-netter with just under 4 minutes remaining as the Sharks won for the second

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The New York Jets didn’t feel much like celebrating their 16-9 escape of the punchless Denver Broncos on Sunday. The Jets lost Breece Hall to a left knee injury in the second quarter and coach Robert Saleh said the initial diagnosis is an ACL tear

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jessica Pegula defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 to capture her first career WTA 1000 title at the Guadalajara Open. The 28-year-old Pegula defeated four Grand Slam champions en route to her second career title and the first since 2019, when she won in Washington. Sakkari was

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Seattle receiver DK Metcalf will have an MRI on his left knee after being injured during the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Coach Pete Carroll said after the Seahawks’ 37-23 victory that the initial X-rays on Metcalf’s knee were negative. He said further tests would be

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 424 yards and three touchdowns to rally Kansas City back from another double-digit deficit in the Chiefs’ 44-23 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Mahomes got off to a rough start in this Super Bowl rematch with his early

DETROIT (AP) — Dominik Kubalik had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1. Dylan Larkin, David Perron, Joe Veleno and Elmer Soderblom also scored to help Detroit improve to 3-0-2. Ville Husso had 32 saves to improve to 4-0-0 in his career against Anaheim. The Red Wings

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 24 points, Nick Richards added a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a reserve role, and the Charlotte Hornets coasted to a 126-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Hornets won decisively despite being without three projected leading scorers. LaMelo

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the Houston Astros one win from reaching the World Series again, Game 4 of the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees has started after an 84-minute delay due to the threat of rain. The first pitch was thrown at 8:31 p.m. Earlier,

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Defensemen Zach Werenski and Andrew Peeke scored and Daniil Tarasov made 30 saves for his first NHL win as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New York Rangers 5-1. Yegor Chinakhov, Eric Robinson and Kent Johnson also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won for the