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By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a career-high three home runs in the second game of a doubleheader, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 to complete a sweep. The Blue Jays extended their lead over Baltimore to 4½ games for the AL’s third and final wild-card

NEW YORK (AP) — Both No. 5 seeds headline the first day of quarterfinal play at the U.S. Open. On the men’s side, Casper Ruud plays No. 13 Matteo Berrettini at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Ruud is the 2022 French Open runner-up and Berrettini was runner-up at Wimbledon in 2021. Ons Jabeur plays unseeded Ajla Tomljanovic

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Manuel Margot and David Peralta each doubled home a run in the seventh inning, sending the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Tampa Bay stopped Boston’s five-game winning streak and stayed five games behind the first-place Yankees in the

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods were just about as close as two receivers can be during their five seasons together with the Los Angeles Rams. As Kupp begins his attempt this month to build on one of the greatest seasons by a pass-catcher in

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State linebacker Darius Snow is out for the season and safety Xavier Henderson will be sidelined indefinitely after both were injured when the 15th-ranked Spartans beat Western Michigan in their season opener. Coach Mel Tucker made the announcements on Monday. Snow and Henderson had their right legs wrapped with

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Victor Caratini hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning for the Milwaukee Brewers to help Craig Counsell earn managerial win No. 600 in a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Counsell reached the milestone in roller-coaster fashion, with his team trailing 3-0 after the

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Norris Cole scored 17 points, Craig Sword added 11 and the U.S. got its first win of this year’s AmeriCup by rolling past Panama 88-58. The Americans led by as many as 38 points, never trailed and outscored Panama 48-9 from 3-point range. The U.S. opened AmeriCup with a six-point loss

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe has ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match winning streak at Grand Slam tournaments by beating the 22-time major champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the U.S. Open’s fourth round. Tiafoe is a 24-year-old from Maryland who is seeded 22nd at Flushing Meadows and reached the

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Matt Eberflus can appreciate the moment. He’s a first-time head coach trying to turn around a founding NFL franchise, and the next big step comes this week when the Chicago Bears host the San Francisco 49ers in the season opener. Eberflus says it’s “always

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Before the news about Jimmy Garoppolo staying in San Francisco as the backup quarterback became public last week, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan gathered a group of his team leaders in his office to explain the situation. Shanahan told them he and general manager

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Slowly but surely, the Baltimore Ravens are inching closer to full strength. Ronnie Stanley was on the field during the portion of practice open to reporters Monday. Stanley was an All-Pro in 2019, but his 2020 season was cut short by an ankle injury. He only played in one

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers says linebacker Stefon Thompson and fullback Chris Elmore will miss the rest of the season. Babers announced the season-ending injuries during his weekly news conference. Both suffered lower-body injuries in the first half of the Orange’s 31-7 season-opening victory over Louisville on Saturday night. Thompson has started

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Trubisky will be the starter on Sunday when Pittsburgh begins the post-Ben Roethlisberger era in Cincinnati. Coach Mike Tomlin placed Trubisky’s name atop the depth chart on Monday afternoon, just hours after Trubisky’s teammates selected him as one of Pittsburgh’s five co-captains for the 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Both No. 5 seeds headline the first day of quarterfinal play at the U.S. Open. On the men’s side, Casper Ruud plays No. 13 Matteo Berrettini at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Ruud is the 2022 French Open runner-up and Berrettini was runner-up at Wimbledon in 2021. Ons Jabeur plays unseeded Ajla Tomljanovic

By The Associated Press American goalkeeper Zack Steffen missed his third straight game for Middlesbrough, a 1-0 win over visiting Sunderland in England’s second-tier League Championship. The 27-year-old, on loan from Manchester City, has not played since Aug. 20 in Middlesbrough’s fifth match of the season. Manager Chris Wilder has said Steffen was bothered by

MADRID (AP) — It took a stoppage-time goal for Valladolid to pick up its first Spanish league victory of the season. Shon Weissman scored three minutes into added time to give Valladolid a 1-0 home victory over Almería in a match between promoted clubs. Valladolid was coming off a 4-0 loss at Barcelona for its

ROME (AP) — Unbeaten Atalanta moved two points clear atop the Serie A after beating Silvio Berlusconi’s last-placed Monza 2-0. Atalanta did it without its two starting forwards Duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel. The 19-year-old striker Rasmus Højlund put Atalanta ahead near the hour mark after being set up by Ademola Lookman. Lookman then appeared

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The FIA is reportedly considering offering American driver Colton Herta an exemption to receive the Super License he needs to compete in Formula One. But it’s a bit of a joke that an IndyCar or NASCAR driver has to work so hard to earn

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers had quite the debut as Texas quarterback, even if it was a little rough around the edges. The freshman threw his first interception before his first completion. He recovered nicely to throw for 225 yards and two touchdowns in a 52-10 victory over

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Gausman won his first game at Camden Yards since being traded from Baltimore in 2018, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Orioles 7-3 in the first game of a doubleheader and the opener of a four-game series. Teoscar Hernández hit his 20th home run as