AP National Sports

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Athetico will play the Copa Libertadores final in what could be the last decider in the career of Brazil’s 73-year-old World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. The team from southern Brazil city of Curitiba knocked out defending champion Palmeiras on Tuesday after a 2-2 draw

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman broke out of a slump with a homer and a pair of RBIs, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-1. José Quintana gave up a run on five hits and he struck out five in five innings to earn his first

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper got a gift double in the ninth inning when Miami left fielder Brian Anderson slipped chasing a flyball, then hustled home on Jean Segura’s single to send the Philadelphia Phillies over the Marlins 3-2. dmundo Sosa homered and doubled and Aaron Nola struck out 10

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Casper Ruud is still chasing his first Grand Slam title and the No. 1 ranking at the U.S. Open. The 23-year-old from Norway made it to his first semifinal at Flushing Meadows by beating Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday. Ruud will face

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller scattered five hits over six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the suddenly listless New York Mets to an 8-2 loss. The NL East-leading Mets failed to get a runner to third base against Keller (5-10) while dropping their third straight. New York’s

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer in the first, Christian Bethancourt and Yu Chang went deep back-to-back during the sixth, and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4. The Rays are an AL-best 22-10 since August 4, and moved within 4½

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams played what’s expected to be her last match at the U.S. Open. Rafael Nadal lost in the fourth round. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer weren’t even in the tournament. Those four players dominated, and were the main draws, in tennis for decades, collecting

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo is headed to the 10-day injured list, the latest health-related setback for a banged-up team trying to hang onto first place in the AL East. Rizzo is hampered by headaches the Yankees think are related to an epidural

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Suspended San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. had surgery to repair the torn labrum in his left shoulder. The surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttache, the team physician for the Dodgers and the NFL’s Rams. The surgery originally had been scheduled for last week but was

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia has beaten 18-year-old American Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 28. The 17th-seeded Garcia had lost both of her two previous matches against the 12th-seeded Gauff but was the better player in

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious fight over equal pay. The federation announced in May that it had struck separate agreements with the players’ unions on contracts that run through

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller is ready for the start of the season — contract extension, or not. Waller spoke to the media for the first time since announcing he was switching agents, from Klutch Sports to Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. When asked

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rose Lavelle scored the go-ahead goal and the U.S. women’s national team won its 13th straight match with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria. The United States also benefitted from an own goal to extend the team’s unbeaten streak on American soil to 71 games. The teams first met on Saturday in Kansas

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox decided to steal a page from the NBA and NHL when it came to a pregame workout before before a night game at Tampa Bay. Six or seven players took batting practice in the morning at an indoor facility near their team hotel instead of the

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are putting first baseman-outfielder Franchy Cordero on the injured list after he sprained both sides of his ankle in a game this week. The Red Sox also said right-hander Tanner Houck had back surgery Tuesday and is expected to be ready for spring training next season.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — For nearly six months, Tom Telesco has heard how good the Los Angeles Chargers look on paper with one of the league’s top young quarterbacks and after aggressively addressing the defense in the offseason. Telesco realizes the ultimate indicator is how the team he

MILAN (AP) — The stars showed up at EuroBasket on Tuesday in a big way. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points in 27 minutes for Greece. Luka Doncic had 36 points for Slovenia. And two-time reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic scored 29 points for Serbia. It was three of the world’s best players all leading their

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — At age 25 and entering his fourth NFL season, Daniel Jones isn’t feeling any different in the stretch run to the season opener against the Tennessee Titans. His excitement level was up and the butterflies were floating in his stomach Tuesday as the Giants