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By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Devin Williams blew a ninth-inning lead and the Milwaukee Brewers squandered a great opportunity to pull even in the race for the final National League playoff spot, losing 4-3 to the Miami Marlins. Bryan De La Cruz hit a two-run single off Williams that put Miami ahead

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber has hit two of Philadelphia’s five homers in the first four innings to help the Phillies get a much-needed win as they try to end an 11-year playoff drought, salvaging a split of a day-night doubleheader with an 8-2 victory over the Washington Nationals

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Cristian Javier threw six shutout innings and Jake Meyers had two hits in the Houston Astros’ 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night. It’s the 103rd victory for the American League-leading Astros, which is tied with the 2018 team for second-most wins in

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer BRASELTON, Ga. (AP) — Meyer Shank Racing won the IMSA sports car championship by winning the title-deciding Petit Le Mans on Saturday at Road Atlanta. The Shank team trailed Wayne Taylor Racing by 14 points at the start of the 10-hour race and the Taylor team dominated. But

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Will McElvain threw four touchdown passes, Darius Hale added two rushing TDs and Central Arkansas scored 42 second-half points to beat Austin Peay 49-20. McElvain completed 20 of 31 passes for 261 yards with an interception and completed at least one pass to nine different receivers. Hale finished with 12 carries

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Eric Haase had three hits including a home run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2. The Tigers have won seven of eight, while the Twins will have to win their final four games to finish with a .500 record. With the score tied at

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson homered off Max Scherzer, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a crucial 4-2 victory over the New York Mets and a one-game lead in the NL East. The defending World Series champions beat aces Jacob deGrom and Scherzer on consecutive nights to

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Lindsey Scott Jr. threw four touchdown passes and ran for three more as Incarnate Word rolled past McNeese State 48-20 in a Southland Conference battle. Scott, a graduate transfer from Nicholls, had a pair of 7-yard touchdown runs in the first quarter to stake Incarnate Word to a 14-0 lead,

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Derrick Etienne scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for the Columbus Crew over the New York Red Bulls. With the victory, the Crew improved to 10-7-15, while the Red Bulls fell to 14-11-8.

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Salvador Perez had four hits and drove in a pair of runs and Kris Bubic struck out a season-high eight to help the Kansas City Royals beat the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians 7-1. Perez collected three singles and a solo homer in four plate appearances, spoiling

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jhon Jader Duran Palacio’s goal proved to be the game-winner for the Chicago Fire in a 3-2 win against Cincinnati. The Fire improved to 10-15-8 after the win and Cincinnati dropped to 11-9-13.

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Kasim Hill threw two touchdown passes to Caleb Warren, Marques DeShields ran for two touchdowns and Rhode Island rolled to a 38-10 win over Brown. All the damage was done in the first half as twice the Rams defense stopped the Bears on downs while snagging a pair of interceptions and

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Alabama lost quarterback Bryce Young in the second quarter, but held off No. 20 Arkansas 49-26 behind the explosive runs of Jahmyr Gibbs and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe. Young threw for 173 yards with a touchdown and an interception before leaving with what coach Nick

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Austin Aune threw three touchdown passes to Jyaire Shorter in the first half to guide North Texas to a 45-28 victory over Florida Atlantic. Aune hit Shorter for a 25-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Aune sandwiched touchdown throws to Shorter covering 2 and 25 yards around a pick-6 by Ridge

By MARK FRANK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Sean Tucker ran for three touchdowns and a career-high 232 yards, Garrett Shrader threw for one score and ran for another, and Syracuse defeated Wagner 59-0 to remain unbeaten. With the win, the Orange move to 5-0, the program’s first 5-0 start since 1987 when Syracuse

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Theo Day accounted for two touchdowns and Northern Iowa beat Indiana State 20-14 on Saturday. Dawson Basinger’s 1-yard touchdown run pulled Indiana State to 17-14 with 7:41 remaining. But Day led Northern Iowa (2-3, 2-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference) on a 12-play, 57-yard drive that took up nearly six minutes

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — LSU defensive back Sevyn Banks was injured on the opening kickoff against Auburn and taken to a local hospital for tests. Banks was strapped onto a stretcher and carted off the field after the entire team came onto the field in support. LSU posted on Twitter that Banks underwent tests at

By AGOES BASOEKI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Panic at an Indonesian soccer match Saturday left 129 dead, most of whom were trampled to death after police fired tear gas to dispel riots, making it one of the deadliest sports events in the world. Riots broke out after the game ended

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Cameron Ward threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns as Washington State beat California 28-9, despite Ward being intercepted twice in the end zone. Renard Bell caught eight passes for 115 yards and a touchdown for Washington State (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12), which played four of

By The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Daniel Rios’ four goals to lift Charlotte FC to a win over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday by a score of 4-0. With the victory, Charlotte moved to 13-17-2, while the Union fell to 18-5-10.