AP National Sports

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Team Penske declined to call for team orders on Sunday at Portland International Raceway and it will be seen what kind of implications it has on the championship. Penske driver Scott McLaughlin won the race to remain mathematically eligible to win the title. Will

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Hollingshead scored early in the second half and Cristian Arango added a goal later in the half as LAFC defeated Real Salt Lake 2-0. LAFC moved into a tie for the Supporters’ Shield with Philadelphia. The loss leaves RSL tied with Portland for sixth place in the Western Conference. Portland

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Ruiz knocked down Luis Ortiz three times on the way to a unanimous-decision victory Sunday night. Ruiz took a big step toward a chance to become a heavyweight world champion again. Ruiz had all of the big moments while grinding out a decision over

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has eliminated defending U.S. Open champion and No. 1-ranked Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round. Kyrgios beat Medvedev 7-6 (11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium. This is the first time Kyrgios has reached the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — John Pulskamp saved Javier Hernández’s Panenka penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, preserving a 2-2 draw for Sporting Kansas City against the LA Galaxy. In a match that included three penalty kicks, two of them successful, Chicharito scored twice for the Galaxy to increase his season total

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — JT Marcinkowski stopped the three shots he faced and Jeremy Ebobisse scored an early go-ahead goal as the San Jose Earthquakes earned a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Earthquakes never trailed after Ebobisse made it a 1-0 game in the fourth minute. Jackson Yueill had an assist on

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith homered for the second consecutive game and Trayce Thompson added a pinch-hit home run as the Los Angeles Dodgers used two big innings to beat the San Diego Padres 9-4. The Dodgers, who have the best record in the MLB at 92-41, extended

SEATTLE (AP) — Fredy Montero scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for the Seattle Sounders over the Houston Dynamo. Montero’s game-winner came in the 76th minute, with an assist from Nouhou Tolo. Tolo scored the other goal for the Sounders. Daniel Steres scored for the Dynamo.

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — J.P. Crawford singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, Cal Raleigh added a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the slumping Cleveland Guardians 6-3 for their seventh straight win in a game that was delayed by rain for 4 hours, 33 minutes. With one

NEW YORK (AP) — No. 1 Iga Swiatek will try to make the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time when she plays unseeded Jule Niemeier. Niemeier did make the Wimbledon quarterfinals this year. Swiatek has yet to drop a set in the Open. Also scheduled to play Monday, No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal plays

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Erik Jones took the lead when Kyle Busch’s engine blew up, then pulled away from Denny Hamlin after a final restart 20 laps from the end to win the opening NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night. Hamlin is seeded sixth

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Djordje Petrovic stopped the eight shots he faced and the New England Revolution earned a 3-0 win over New York City FC. The Revolution took an early lead when Jon Bell made it a 1-0 game in the 12th minute. The Revolution also got one goal from Tommy McNamara and one

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has eliminated defending U.S. Open champion and No. 1-ranked Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round. Kyrgios beat Medvedev 7-6 (11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium. This is the first time Kyrgios has reached the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford understands why the football world is still thinking about his throwing elbow. He followed up the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl victory by not throwing in any offseason workouts, participating sparingly in training camp and sitting out all three preseason games. Stafford

TORONTO (AP) — Kamal Miller, Djorde Mihailovic, Kei Kamara and Alistair Johnston scored and Montreal overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat Toronto FC 4-3 on Sunday night. Montreal (16-9-4) became the first MLS team to erase a two-goal deficit and lead at halftime since Toronto did it against New York City FC in July

CLEVELAND (AP) — After a rain delay of more than 4 1/2 hours, a couple hundred fans were left at Progressive Field when Sunday’s game between the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians resumed in the fourth inning. The official delay was 4 hours, 33 minutes and the teams consulted with Major League Baseball throughout the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jose Altuve had three hits and drove in three runs and José Urquidy pitched four-hit ball over seven innings as the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels 9-1. Mike Trout helped the Angels avert a shutout with his 29th home run, a solo shot