AP National Sports

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith has ended his hold-in and is practicing with the team after missing all of training camp. Smith said he plans to play out the season and the remainder of his contract, then see if the team increases its offer. Smith

PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Texas A&M senior Sam Bennett has powered his way into the championship match of the U.S. Amateur. Bennett’s latest victim was Dylan Menante. He took a 1-up lead by making a 12-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole and won with a par on the last hole at Ridgewood. The other

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Former major leaguer Bill Lee had stopped breathing after collapsing in the bullpen during an exhibition game this weekend, but paramedics and two shocks with a defibrillator helped resuscitate the 75-year-old pitcher. Town of Thunderbolt Administrator Bob Milie was at the Savannah Bananas on Friday night. Milie, who’s also

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Weir shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over fellow major champion Padraig Harrington into the final round of the DICK’S Sporting Goods Open. Weir had eight birdies and a bogey at En-Joie Golf Club in the round delayed by rain for about two hours to

PHOENIX (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been placed on the restricted list and is expected to miss the next two games. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Molina left for “business matters” and is expected to return to the team on Monday. Marmol added that the catcher previously asked permission to leave

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Kike Hernández homered, Christian Arroyo added a key RBI double in the ninth inning and Michael Wacha pitched scoreless ball into the sixth as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3. The series is tied at one game apiece and the teams will play the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele play practice rounds just about every tournament. The stakes will be a little higher in the BMW Championship their next time together. Cantlay holed a wedge from the fairway for eagle on his way to a 65 at Wilmington Country

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) — Defending event champion Matt Hagan topped Funny Car qualifying Saturday in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Paired with points leader Robert Hight for the final passes of the day, Hagan had a 3.843-second run at 331.36 mph in Tony Stewart Racing’s Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT. Hight topped

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras hit an RBI single to cap a two-run rally in the 11th inning and the Chicago Cubs kept coming back, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 for their fifth straight win. Contreras had a two-run homer in the fifth. He hit his third home run in

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes led two similar touchdown drives and the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Washington Commanders 24-14 in a preseason game. The first one was a 12-play, 87-yard drive in 5:28, capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jody Fortson. The second was a 12-play,

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in his first start since making a serious perfect game bid and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2. Rasmussen, who lost his perfect game last Sunday when Baltimore’s Jorge Mateo opened the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele play practice rounds just about every tournament. The stakes will be a little higher in the BMW Championship their next time together. Cantlay holed a wedge from the fairway for eagle on his way to a 65 at Wilmington Country

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Luka Modric is making it easier for Real Madrid fans to start getting over Casemiro’s departure for Manchester United. Modric scored a beautiful goal and set up another to help the defending champion defeat Celta Vigo 4-1 for its second consecutive win to start the Spanish

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole twice banged on the dugout roof, shouting in frustration and getting booed as scuffling New York lost for the 15th time in 19 games, beaten by the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2. Cole hadn’t given up a hit until the Blue Jays scored

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers rookie quarterback Matt Corral has a torn ligament in his left foot and is expected to miss significant time, according to coach Matt Rhule. Rhule said Corral tore his Lisfranc ligament in Carolina’s 20-10 preseason loss to the New England Patriots on Friday night

PARIS (AP) — Alexis Sanchez made his first start in the French league as 10-man Marseille edged Nantes 2-1 to remain unbeaten. Marseille got the winner in the 82nd minute with an own-goal from Nicolas Pallois. He diverted a header from Luis Suarez into his net. Last season’s runner-up Marseille has seven points from three

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez isn’t in the lineup for a game against the Atlanta Braves a day after being taken to a hospital because of shortness of breath. Manager Dusty Baker says doctors were not able to find any cause of the breathing issues. Alvarez

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Peter Burling steered New Zealand to a dominating second straight SailGP regatta victory by winning all three fleet races and then routing France and Denmark in the podium race at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix. Two-time defending champion Tom Slingsby and Team Australia missed the podium race for