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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Narin An shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to top the leaderboard Friday in the suspended second round of the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. An had her second straight bogey-free round at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club after opening with a 64 on Thursday. An LPGA Tour rookie after winning twice

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees reliever Greg Weissert says he is ‘OK’ after a wild major league debut. He hit batters with his first two pitches, with a balk sandwiched in between. After two more walks, the 27-year-old right-hander was pulled in a game at Oakland. Weissert

SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez and the Seattle Mariners appear set on a long-term relationship in the Pacific Northwest. Multiple reports say the Mariners and Rodríguez are closing in on a contract extension that would lock up the rookie All-Star likely for at least the next decade.  MLB.com first reported the agreement and ESPN said

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is still playing great golf and could easily have made the Tour Championship a runaway. Xander Schauffele isn’t willing to let go that easily. Scheffler had an eight-shot lead over Schauffele on the front nine. He was still six ahead with three

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Though talks are progressing, the deadline to finalize plans to build the Buffalo Bills’ new $1.4 billion stadium have been pushed back by 45 days, negotiators announced. Without revealing the reason for the delay, the decision to move the deadline from Sept. 1 was released

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J (AP) — Xavier McKinney had a breakout season with the New York Giants in 2021 and there’s more on his plate this year. Defensive coordinator Wink Martindale has given the third-year safety from Alabama the responsibility of relaying the defensive calls from the sideline to the team. Players who have that role

KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — Helen Alfredsson shot her second straight 3-under 70 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Aldredsson, the 57-year-old Swede who won the 2019 title at Pine Needles, rebounded from a bogey on the par-5 16th with a birdie on the par-4 18th on NCR Country

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have designated first baseman Jesús Aguilar for assignment. The 32-year-old Aguilar was leading the Marlins with 15 home runs and 49 RBIs. With Miami losing 15 of 22 in August and falling out of NL wild-card contention, Aguilar lost significant playing time to rookie Lewin Díaz. Garrett Cooper, who

MADRID (AP) — Real Betis maintained its perfect Spanish league record with a 1-0 win against Osasuna despite playing a man down in the second half. Borja Iglesias scored his fourth goal of the season to give Manuel Pellegrini’s Betis its third straight win to start the league. Osasuna was also looking for its third

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan has dropped its first points of the fledgling Serie A after losing at Lazio 3-1. Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri’s substitutions made the difference as Pedro and Luis Alberto came off the bench to score two goals in the final 15 minutes to seal the

TORONTO (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels put outfielder Taylor Ward and relievers Aaron Loup and Ryan Tepera on the restricted list before their three-game series in Toronto. Foreign nationals who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 aren’t allowed to enter Canada, save for limited exceptions that require a 14-day quarantine. Unvaccinated baseball players are placed on

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The attorney for a California teenager who has accused a Buffalo Bills rookie and two of his former college teammates of gang rape last fall said Friday the NFL team has not contacted him for details despite saying it had conducted a “thorough investigation.” The

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Suarez has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Trackhouse Racing for the 2023 season. The 30-year-old Suarez joined Trackhouse before its inaugural season in 2021. He won his first race this year and is locked into the playoffs. Suarez took

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first woman Serena Williams will face in what is expected to be the last tournament of her stellar career says she is honored to play someone she remembers watching on TV as a child. Danka Kovinic is a 27-year-old from Montenegro who has never

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Everton has strengthened its flagging attack by signing Neal Maupay from English Premier League rival Brighton. The French striker moved for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. He plugs the gap left by Brazil international Richarlison, who joined Tottenham in this transfer window. Everton’s other main striker is Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

AJACCIO, Corsica (AP) — Lille has taken out its frustrations from a thrashing by Paris Saint-Germain by beating promoted Ajaccio 3-1 in the French league. Lille was humiliated 7-1 by defending champion PSG last weekend and again it showed weakness in defense when Cyrille Bayala headed a late consolation for Ajaccio. Turkey midfielder Yusuf Yazici

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — When the Minnesota Vikings held out their entire starting offense for last weekend’s second preseason game, there was a notable addition to the list — K.J. Osborn. Minnesota features one of the league’s top duos in Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen. Osborn, the third-year receiver, has

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Former AL Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel was added to the Texas Rangers’ taxi squad on Friday and is scheduled to start Saturday at home against the Detroit Tigers. The 34-year-old Keuchel was signed to a minor league contract on July 25, five days after the Arizona Diamondbacks designated him

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Switzerland and Czechia have made winning starts at the women’s world ice hockey championship in Denmark against opponents backing up. The Swiss beat Japan 3-1 in Herning and Czechia routed Hungary 7-1 in Frederikshavn. Japan was flogged by the United States 10-0 on Thursday, the championship’s opening day, when Hungary came