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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has balked at a suggestion by Chelsea’s new American owner that the Premier League could introduce an All-Star Game between the best players from the north and south. Todd Boehly was speaking at the SALT conference held in New York on Tuesday. He said he hoped the

Arsenal’s postponed Europa League game against PSV Eindhoven has been rescheduled for next month after the Premier League agreed to push back the London club’s midweek match against Manchester City. UEFA says the Arsenal-PSV game will go ahead Oct. 20 after being postponed from Thursday. The reason was police did not have resources in London

By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Son Heung-min’s goal drought has extended to eight games for Tottenham and it’s heightening worries back in Seoul over the form of the South Korean star just months out from the World Cup. Son was the leading scorer last season in the Premier League but

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Preseason rest appeared to lead to a little bit of rust in Week 1 for several of the NFL’s top quarterbacks. More than one-third of the league’s Week 1 starting quarterbacks didn’t play a single snap in the preseason and most of those 11 QBs didn’t play anywhere

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kyle Wright earned his major league-leading 18th victory and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 to gain ground on the first-place New York Mets in the NL East. Wright had four strikeouts as he won his fifth straight decision. Dansby Swanson hit

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched seven dominant innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West for the ninth time in 10 seasons, blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0. Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy and Joey Gallo homered as the Dodgers boosted the best record in the majors to 98-43.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Yu Darvish limited Seattle to two hits over eight innings, Wil Myers provided the primary offensive highlight with an RBI double and the San Diego Padres beat the Mariners 2-0 on Tuesday night. Darvish pitched at least eight shutout innings for the eighth time, but the

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Whit Merrifield drove in two runs with a seventh-inning double, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 to gain a doubleheader split betwen AL wild card contenders. Toronto is 80-62 and is a half-game ahead of

By The Associated Press Gonzalo Higuain’s goals lead Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Tuesday. Miami improved to 11-13-6 and the Crew fell to 9-7-14.

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The White Sox say manager Tony La Russa will watch the team’s home series against Colorado from a suite while he awaits clearance to return to the dugout. The 77-year-old La Russa is on the mend after leaving the White Sox on Aug. 30 to deal

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mark Mathias hit a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth for his second homer, third extra-base hit and fourth RBI of the game as the Texas Rangers rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Tuesday night. Mathias pulled the ball

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 56th and 57th home runs, Gleyber Torres had a go-ahead three-run double in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6. Judge, playing in New York’s 142nd game, is four from

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals. The Aces are now one victory away from the franchise’s first championship with Game 3 on Thursday in

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andrew McCutchen homered and drove in three and the Milwaukee Brewers used eight pitchers in an 8-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. The Brewers moved within seven games of the NL Central-leading Cardinals. Brewers starter Matt Bush left after just 15 pitches

By ANDRES YBARRA Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota rookie Joe Ryan and reliever Jovani Moran combined to pitch no-hit ball until Bobby Witt Jr. doubled with one out in the ninth inning as the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3. Ryan was pulled after seven innings and 106 pitches, four shy of his

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Jiménez hit a three-run homer and Miguel Cairo directed the Chicago White Sox to another victory, topping the Colorado Rockies 4-2. Michael Kopech pitched five effective innings as Chicago remained three games back of AL Central-leading Cleveland, which rallied for a 3-1 win against the

By The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Khiry Shelton, Robert Voloder and Daniel Salloi each scored to lead Sporting Kansas City to a 3-0 win over D.C. United on Tuesday night. Shelton made it a 1-0 in the 34th minute, and Voloder and Salloi each scored in the second half. Sporting KC (9-15-7)

HOUSTON — Fafa Picault scored two goals to help lead the Houston Dynamo to a 3-1 win over the New England Revolution. The Dynamo improved to 9-16-6 after the win and the Revolution fell to 9-11-11. New England’s Djordje Petrović saved Sebastian Ferreira’s penalty kick in the 33rd minute. His four saved penalties are the

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom was outpitched by journeyman Adrian Sampson, and the frustrated New York Mets mustered little offense again in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Ian Happ homered deep into the second deck on a 99 mph heater from deGrom, and No. 9 batter

By The Associated Press SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Carlos Vela scored the game-tying goal for Los Angeles FC in a 1-1 draw against Minnesota United on Tuesday. United is now 13-12-6 and LAFC is 19-8-4.