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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jose Altuve had three hits and drove in three runs and José Urquidy pitched four-hit ball over seven innings as the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Angels 9-1. Mike Trout helped the Angels avert a shutout with his 29th home run, a solo shot

NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) — Justin Suh has won the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, and the timing was ideal. Suh already had a PGA Tour from the regular season on the Korn Ferry. The win Sunday put him atop the standings for the regular season and the Korn Ferry Tour Finals combined. That means he has

CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sánchez is feeling fortunate after he nearly walked into a major injury. Sánchez was almost struck in the head by a full swing by teammate Gilberto Celestino during Minnesota’s 5-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox. The incident occurred when Chicago brought in Kendall Graveman to face Sánchez

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Aristides Aquino hit his first career grand slam an inning after entering as an injury replacement and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 10-0 to split a doubleheader. The Rockies won the opener 8-4. Charlie Blackmon’s pinch-hit, two-run single highlighted a four-run seventh and C.J. Cron

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wilmer Flores hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 for a three-game sweep. The wild card-contending Phillies lost for the sixth time in seven games, wrapping up their weeklong trip to

MIAMI (AP) — Shedeur Sanders completed his first 17 passes and threw for five touchdowns to lead Jackson State past Florida A&M 59-3 in the Orange Blossom Classic on Sunday. Sanders completed 29 of 33 passes for 323 yards and the Jackson State defensive effort resulted in an interception return, fumble return and blocked punt

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 695th career home run in the eighth inning and Miles Mikolas tossed eight scoreless innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0. Pujols is fifth on the all-time list behind Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth

BOLTON, Mass. (AP) — Dustin Johnson is finally a winner again for the first time in 19 months. And he did so in dramatic fashion at LIV Golf. Johnson made a 35-foot eagle putt that banged against the back of the cup on the first playoff hole. That beat Anirban Lahiri and Joaquin Niemann in

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff raised a fist, then wagged her right index finger, responding to, and riling up even more, a loud-louder-loudest Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd that was standing and screaming. Gauff’s U.S. Open opponent, Zhang Shuai, covered both ears with her hands to shield them from

HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Brianne Jenner scored twice in the second period and Canada defended its title with a 2-1 win over the United States in the women’s world hockey championship final. Ann-Renée Desbiens made 20 saves for Canada, which won gold in a third major international event in the span of a year. Abby

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried allowed no hits in five scoreless innings, Marcell Ozuna homered and the Atlanta Braves won their fifth straight in a rain-delayed game, 7-1 over the Miami Marlins. The defending World Series champion Braves have taken five in a row and 20 of 25 to

NEW YORK (AP) — No. 1 Iga Swiatek will try to make the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time when she plays unseeded Jule Niemeier. Niemeier did make the Wimbledon quarterfinals this year. Swiatek has yet to drop a set in the Open. Also scheduled to play Monday, No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal plays

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge led off the game with his major league-leading 53rd homer and the New York Yankees stopped the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 to avoid a three-game sweep. Judge set a career high for homers, topping the 52 he hit as a rookie in 2017.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets ace Max Scherzer said he was feeling fine Sunday, a day after he exited after a start after five innings because of fatigue on his left side. The three-time Cy Young Award winner remained on schedule to start Friday night for the NL East leaders at Miami. Scherzer

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Scott McLaughlin finished a Team Penske route at Portland International Raceway by winning his third race of the season. Will Power, meanwhile, moved a step closer to a second IndyCar title with his second-place finish. Power heads into the season finale with a 20-point

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Two individual errors from Roma players led to two goals and saw José Mourinho’s side slip to its first defeat in Serie A as it was surprisingly crushed 4-0 at Udinese. Roma defender Rick Karsdorp and goalkeeper Rui Patrício were at fault for the first two

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story hit a three-run homer over the Green Monster, Xander Bogaerts had his eighth straight multi-hit game and the Boston Red Sox completed a four-game sweep over Texas with a 5-2 victory. The Rangers have lost eight in a row, while the Red Sox have won