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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his 60th home run, matching Babe Ruth and moving within one of Roger Maris’ American League season record. The New York Yankees slugger drove a 3-1 sinker from Pittsburgh’s Wil Crowe 430 feet to the left field seats leading off the ninth

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Chapman hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Jackie Bradley Jr. added a three-run shot in the ninth and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 18-11 in a matchup of teams fighting for wild-card berths. The Blue Jays have won five of

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — J.D. Martinez and Rob Refsnyder hit solo homers, and Rafael Devers had a two-run shot as the Boston Red Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3. Brayan Bello (2-6) ended a streak of 44 1/3 innings without allowing a homer as TJ Friedl had a solo shot in

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays ace Shane McClanahan was pulled in the fifth inning with neck tightness during a 5-0 loss to the Houston Astros. Manager Kevin Cash and McClanahan both said the move was precautionary. The AL All-Star Game starter and Cy Young Award contender allowed

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Joey Wentz took a shutout into the sixth inning and Akil Baddoo and Kerry Carpenter homered to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the fading Baltimore Orioles. Wentz allowed two hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. It was the third time

MIAMI (AP) — David Bote hit a tying home run in the seventh inning, then added a sacrifice fly in the eighth that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the Miami Marlins 2-1. Esteban Quiroz got the first two hits of his major league career and P.J. Higgins also had two hits for the Cubs, who

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Barrett Hayton to a two-year contract right before the start of training camp. Terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not released. The 22-year-old Hayton was a restricted free agent and not initially listed on Arizona’s roster for camp, which begins Thursday. Hayton had 10

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The NFL suspended Buffalo Bills backup offensive lineman Bobby Hart for one game, a day after he took a swing at a Titans player and instead struck a Tennessee coach in the head following a 41-7 win. Hart was suspended without pay for unsportsmanlike

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The early-season starts by the four Pacific Northwest schools would have had all the hallmarks of an exciting race in the Pac-12’s North Division. If only the North Division still existed. The current season marks the first time that the two teams with the highest winning percentage in conference

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Football League says it is investigating “very serious allegations” made by Indigenous players that they were racially abused by a coach at the Hawthorn Football Club in Melbourne. A former Hawthorn player has told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. that he was told by the AFL club’s then-coach to terminate

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — An official familiar with the matter says Canada will likely drop the vaccine requirement for people who enter Canada by the end of September. Canada is similar to the United States in that it requires non citizens to be vaccinated when entering the country. It is not

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rookie Miguel Vargas drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single in a five-run eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the Dodgers’ MLB-leading 44th comeback win of

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The NFL suspended Buffalo Bills backup offensive lineman Bobby Hart for one game, a day after he took a swing at a Titans player and instead struck a Tennessee coach in the head following a 41-7 win. Hart was suspended without pay for unsportsmanlike

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Nick Chubb wishes he can have a do-over. Cleveland’s star running back said he regrets scoring a late touchdown on Sunday against New York that he thought sealed a win for the Browns. However, Chubb’s TD with 1:55 left was followed by a succession of

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Americans are big favorites in the Presidents Cup. And it might be a matter of protecting against overconfidence. Captain Davis Love III doesn’t see that as an issue. He mentions all the winning photos of past U.S. teams and how this group wants to

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas has managed to forge an identity for itself through its first three games — all wins, surprisingly enough — as an offensive-minded team capable of putting up big points without necessarily throwing the ball all over the yard. Kansas State has embraced the

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have placed center Justin Britt on the reserve/non-football illness list. Coach Lovie Smith said last Wednesday that Britt was out for personal reasons and he remained out all week and missed Sunday’s game at Denver. Smith said on Monday that he didn’t know whether Britt would return this week

By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Braves rookie Spencer Strider has a sore left oblique and will not make his next start on Saturday in Philadelphia. Strider is the fastest pitcher to record 200 strikeouts in a single season. He told the team he didn’t feel right after making his last start, a 5-2

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer There was a time when Kalani Sitake when let guilt, shame and embarrassment get the best of him. The former BYU player and current head coach made a conscious decision a few years back to be more positive, embrace the good things in life, turn adversity into an opportunity

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — No. 5 Clemson has a clear chance to be favorites for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Atlantic Division. First up is No. 21 Wake Forest on Saturday followed by 12th-ranked North Carolina State a week later. But if the Tigers fall short, it’s likely to be