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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Iñaki Williams is belatedly getting his chance to play at a World Cup thanks to his African roots. He is enjoying yet another season as an indisputable starter for Athletic Bilbao in Spain but will also be playing international soccer. Ghana has been looking to recruit

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As stout as the San Francisco 49ers were defensively last season when that unit helped carry the team to the NFC title game, there was one glaring weakness on that side of the ball. The Niners struggled to take the ball away with

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Edward Cabrera pitched two-hit ball over eight innings in another impressive start, Charles Leblanc homered and the Miami Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 3-0. The A’s drew their second-lowest home crowd of 2,630. Cabrera retired the final 14 batters in the longest outing of

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Undisputed lightweight world champion Devin Haney has agreed to a rematch with Australian George Kambosos at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena in October. Haney retained his WBC lightweight title and added three more from the weight class with his unanimous points decision over Kambosos in front of more than 41,000 spectators at

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Twins All-Star center fielder Byron Buxton exited early with tightness in his right hip and the Texas Rangers beat Minnesota 2-1. Buxton left in the seventh inning. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said “it could be more than a day-to-day issue. Buxton has often been hurt in the

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Marcus Mariota led Atlanta to scores on two of his three drives in the Falcons’ 24-16 loss against mostly New York Jets backups. Mariota strengthened his hold on the starting job by going 6 of 10 for 132 yards and a touchdown

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family says the former coach died in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a 30-year

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Odorizzi struck out seven and Michael Harris II homered for each of Atlanta’s two runs, helping the Braves gain in the NL East with a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Odorizzi (5-5) allowed one run on four hits in six innings, retiring

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Noah Syndergaard pitched seven strong innings, Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott homered and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4-1. Alec Bohm added three hits for Philadelphia, which moved ahead of idle San Diego for second place in the NL wild-card race. The Phillies rebounded from

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1. Jeffrey Springs pitched effectively into the sixth inning for the Rays, who have won eight of 10 and moved a half-game ahead of

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 for their season-high eighth straight victory. Pujols led off the seventh with a drive to left-center for his seventh homer in his last 10

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adolis García homered and Corey Seager singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins 2-1. Texas took three of four in the weekend wraparound series and is 5-3 since replacing Chris Woodward with interim manager Tony Beasley last

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Alizé Cornet picked up her 500th victory on the WTA Tour, beating Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 in the completion of a match that was suspended by thunderstorms a day earlier. Cornet advanced to the second round of Tennis in The Land, a U.S. Open tuneup in downtown

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge connected off Max Scherzer for his major league-leading 47th home run, Andrew Benintendi drove in two runs and the New York Yankees withstood a botched popup by rookie Oswaldo Cabrera to beat the Mets 4-2 for their first Subway Series win this season.

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby has gone on the injured list with left shoulder inflammation and will miss his scheduled start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manager Craig Counsell says Ashby played catch Sunday and “didn’t feel good.” The left-hander saw a doctor in Milwaukee

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Nick Kyrgios did not appear in an Australian court on Tuesday and had his case of common assault adjourned until Oct. 4. The 27-year-old Kyrgios was represented by his lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith in the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court. He was not required to enter a plea or apply