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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe engaged in a high-level, high-energy spectacle of a back-and-forth semifinal at the U.S. Open — no point over when it seemed to be, no ball out of reach, no angle too audacious. One sequence was so stuffed with “What?! How?!”

By COREY LONG Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Malik Cunningham used his arm and his legs to get Louisville’s season on track. The redshirt senior quarterback threw for 195 yards and rushed for 121 more, including a 43-yard scoring run in the third quarter, to lead Louisville to a 20-14 victory over UCF on

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Haase hit two solo homers, Jeimer Candelario had a three-run shot and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 10-2 on Friday night. Haase opened the second inning by blasting Daniel Lynch’s second pitch 444 feet to the seats above the left-field fountains

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Peña hit a solo homer and Chas McCormick had a two-run shot in the seventh inning that helped the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels. The Astros trailed by one entering the seventh when Trey Mancini led off with a

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bo Bichette homered for the fifth time in the last four games, Danny Jansen hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning and the playoff-contending Toronto Blue Jays beat Texas 4-3. Top Rangers prospect Josh Jung hit a home run in his first career

By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — TJ Friedl homered to lead off a five-run first inning, left-hander Nick Lodolo pitched eight strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 on Friday night. In a matchup of rookie starters, Lodolo (4-5) easily outperformed Brewers right-hander Jason Alexander (2-3). Lodolo had career

MONTREAL (AP) — Victory Wanyama scored in the 89th minute and Zachary Brault-Guillard scored in stoppage time as Montreal rallied for a 2-2 draw against the Columbus Crew that secured the team’s first playoff spot since 2016. Montreal is second in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference at 16-9-5 with four games left in the regular

MIAMI (AP) — Pete Alonso hit his 33rd home run but the New York Mets could not erase an early deficit and lost 6-3 to the Miami Marlins. New York, which began the night clinging to a half-game lead in the NL East over Atlanta, squandered a pair of good scoring chances by grounding into

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Former President Barack Obama told the Harvard men’s basketball team that the sport taught him “it wasn’t just about me.” He wants the players to remember that when they move on to other, more consequential, endeavors. Obama said it’s unlikely they will become the next LeBron James or Stephen

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto hit solo homers and Noah Syndergaard pitched well enough into the seventh inning to keep the Philadelphia Phillies in playoff position with a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. Alex Call homered for the Nationals. Phillies slugger Bryce

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Jack Zergiotis threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in the first quarter and Merrimack breezed to a 45-17 victory over Division II-member Assumption. Zergiotis opened the scoring for Merrimack (1-1) with a 1-yard TD run and capped a 21-point first quarter with a 22-yard scoring strike to

By SCOTT ORGERA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter returned to Yankee Stadium five years after his number 2 was retired and was honored for his induction to the Hall of Fame two years ago. With his Hall plaque on a stand in front of the pitcher’s mound, Jeter spoke at the end

By MARTÍN JOSÉ ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Two baseball players in the Dominican Republic have sued the Los Angeles Angels, charging the team breached verbal signing agreements made when they were young teenagers. The lawsuit says Angels representatives committed in 2018 when the boys were 14 to reaching a formal

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bernhard Langer began his week by holing out from the fairway for an eagle. The opening round of the Ascension Charity Classic in St. Louis ended with Langer shooting his age with a 65. That leaves him in a tie with Padraig Harrington in the PGA Tour Champions stop in St.

CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Smyly allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and Yan Gomes and Nico Hoerner homered in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday. Smyly (6-8) struck out eight and walked two. The left-hander departed after Austin Dean reached on a fielding error to start the eighth.