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MIAMI (AP) — Bryan De La Cruz hit a grand slam in the third inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 10-3. Rookie Charles Leblanc and Jon Berti also went deep while Miguel Rojas had three hits for the Marlins. Berti also singled twice and stole two bases, giving him an NL-leading 36.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Max Scherzer has pitched six perfect innings for the New York Mets against the Milwaukee Brewers in his return from the injured list. Trying for his 200th career win as the NL East-leading Mets look to clinch a playoff spot, the 38-year-old Scherzer has nine strikeouts. He’s thrown only 68 pitches, but

BALTIMORE (AP) — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tyler Alexander’s bid for a no-hitter ended when Baltimore’s Ryan Mountcastle led off the seventh inning with a single. The Tigers lead 9-0 at Camden Yards on Monday night. Alexander allowed only two runners, walking Ryan Mountcastle in the fourth inning and Austin Hays in the sixth, before Mountcastle

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills cornerback Dane Jackson suffered a neck injury in a collision with a teammate on Monday night and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Jackson had full movement in his limbs, but coach Sean McDermott didn’t have an update beyond that on

BALTIMORE (AP) — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tyler Alexander has pitched six no-hit innings against the Baltimore Orioles. The Tigers lead 8-0 at Camden Yards. Alexander has allowed only two baserunners, walking Ryan Mountcastle in the fourth inning and Austin Hays in the sixth.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Texas Tech linebacker Bryce Ramirez has undergone a second surgery on his broken left leg and will remain hospitalized a few more days after sustaining the gruesome injury in a game against North Carolina State. The school says Ramirez is expected to return to the Lubbock campus from Raleigh, North Carolina,

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Santana homered twice, including his first grand slam in three years, Ty France drove in four runs and the Seattle Mariners stopped a three-game losing streak with a 9-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Santana had the 15th multi-homer game of his 13-year

WOLLONGONG, Australia (AP) — Soren Waerenskjold has repeated Norway’s gold-medal success at the world road cycling championships a day after Tobias Foss finished first in the elite men’s time trial. Waerenskjold won the men’s under-23 time trial on the second day of the championships with a dominant performance. He clocked 34 minutes, 13.40 seconds over

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was suspended by the NFL for four games Monday for violating its personal conduct policy. Gay was arrested in January in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, and charged with misdemeanor criminal property damage of less than $1,000.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Buffaloes are off to an 0-3 start for the first time since 2012. The program has tumbled to the depths where director of athletics Rick George felt it necessary to acknowledge in a statement that the Buffaloes have been disappointing this fall. Third-year

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have promoted receiver Josh Gordon from the practice squad to the active roster for their game against the Buffalo Bills. The move comes some three weeks after the Titans signed Gordon following his release from the Kansas City Chiefs. The Bills will be without No. 2 receiver

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier suffered an undisclosed injury and will be re-evaluated during training camp. He is considered week-to-week. Couturier underwent back surgery in February and missed the rest of the season. He signed an eight-year, $62 million contract extension in 2021 and ended the season with 17 points in 29

By The Associated Press Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols both have a chance to rest while pursuing home run milestones. The Yankees and Cardinals are off Monday. New York hosts Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, and St. Louis plays at San Diego. Judge has 59 home runs this season. That’s two shy of Roger Maris’ American

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby will return from the injured list to start a bullpen game Tuesday night against the New York Mets. Ashby went on the 15-day IL on Aug. 22 with left shoulder inflammation, a move retroactive to two days earlier. Ashby is 2-10 with a 4.58 ERA and 116

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have painted Bill Russell’s No. 6 in the free throw lanes of their parquet floor as part of the season-long tribute planned for the Hall of Famer who died this summer. The team said it was a fitting tribute for the player who dominated the paint during a career

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Scott Harris was hired as the Detroit Tigers’ president of baseball operations, leaving the San Francisco Giants after three years as general manager. The 36-year-old Harris takes over for general manager Al Avila, fired on Aug. 10. The Tigers went 404-573 under Avila, who failed to take

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State ended the Herm Edwards experiment a day after an ugly home loss. The Sun Devils are hoping the change will help them straighten out a season that still has nine games left. Interim coach Shaun Aguano will be at the helm of this