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AUSTIN, Texas — Austin clinched its first playoff berth, beating Real Salt Lake 3-0 as Moussa Djitte scored three goals in the second half. Austin, which started play in 2021, became the second Western Conference team to clinch a berth this season after first-place Los Angeles FC. Djitte scored in the 60th minute, running onto

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says running backs A.J. Dillon and Aaron Jones need to get the ball more than they did in a season-opening defeat at Minnesota. The reigning MVP suggested the Packers need to stick with the running game. The Packers

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Newly revealed text messages show how deeply a Mississippi governor was involved in the state paying more than $1 million in welfare money to Brett Favre to help fund one of the retired NFL quarterback’s pet projects. Instead of the money going to help low-income

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — David Peterson got only one out and the slumping New York Mets fell behind early in a 6-3 loss that completed a three-game sweep by the Chicago Cubs. The NL East leaders lost their fifth consecutive home game and dropped to 5-7 in a 16-game stretch

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rookie Gunnar Henderson drove in four runs, Jorge Mateo homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep. Baltimore pulled within four games of Tampa Bay for the third and final AL wild card. The Orioles begin a

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sonny Gray cruised through seven sharp innings and the Minnesota Twins, despite losing AL batting leader Luis Arraez to an early injury, beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0. Gary Sánchez had a two-run double and Carlos Correa a couple hits for Minnesota, five games behind AL Central-leading

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Judge didn’t homer, but Gleyber Torres circled the bases to lead the AL East-leading New York Yankees past the Boston Red Sox 5-3. The win was the Yankees fourth straight. Judge homered twice in the previous game but went 1 for 4 with a walk

MIAMI (AP) — J.T. Realmuto homered twice against his former team, Bryce Harper also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 6-1. Philadelphia holds the second NL wild-card spot by 2 1/2 games after third-place San Diego lost earlier at Seattle. Kyle Gibson threw six innings of one-run ball. The right-hander gave

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 100th home run at age 23, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 to ensure winning a rare five-game series against a wild-card rival. Toronto has won three of four from the Rays, who dropped one game behind

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver was likely spared even stronger sanctioning by the NBA for his racist, misogynistic and hostile words and actions because of one key conclusion by investigators. The law firm that spent nearly a year digging into

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NFL is set to make its debut with a streaming service on Thursday night. Amazon Prime Video will show the Los Angeles Chargers’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s the highest-profile of a series of deals between sports leagues and streaming services. NHL games will be shown

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Whether carrying the ball or recovering from injury, Cam Akers’ brief NFL career has been all about getting places in a hurry. So when Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said last week that he wanted more urgency from his top running back, the

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 for their sixth consecutive victory. Oscar Gonzalez and Andrés Giménez each had three hits as AL Central-leading Cleveland moved 11 games over .500 for the first

ORLANDO, Fla. — Thiago Almada scored in the 72nd minute and Raul Gudino stopped three shots as Atlanta United beat Orlando City 1-0 victory. Orlando’s loss clinched a playoff berth for the New York Red Bulls, the team’s 13th consecutive postseason appearance. New York became the third Eastern Conference team to clinch a berth after

By The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Thiago Almada scored in the 72nd minute and Raul Gudino stopped three shots as Atlanta United earned a 1-0 victory over Orlando City on Wednesday night. United improved to 10-12-9 with the victory and Orlando fell to 12-12-6.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says safety Jamal Adams is still deciding on the best options to repair an injury to his quadriceps tendon suffered in the season opener against Denver. Carroll says Adams isn’t being placed on injured reserve and is seeking additional opinions. Adams got hurt in the first

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer Spain cruised to a 3-0 win over Serbia in the Davis Cup Finals to move to the top of its group despite being with Carlos Alcaraz. The top-ranked Alcaraz had arrived in Valencia the previous day but skipped the opening round three days after the Spanish teenager won the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez continued to strengthen his rookie of the year campaign with his fourth leadoff home run of the season, Eugenio Suárez and Carlos Santana both added homers, and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 6-1. Seattle rebounded quickly from being shut out for

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina have made their 325th career start together, setting a major league record for most as a battery. The St. Louis duo eclipsed the regular-season mark of 324 by the Detroit Tigers pair of Mickey Lolich and