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By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach hit a grand slam and Pete Alonso connected for his 28th homer, helping the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 9-5. New York won for the eighth time in nine games and opened a 3½-game lead over second-place Atlanta in the NL East. The

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 championship game will remain at the home of the Dallas Cowboys through at least 2025. That’s the season after Texas and Oklahoma are set to leave for the Southeastern Conference. The contract extension means the first nine games since the return of the Big 12 title game in

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The Sri Lankan team has asked its athletes and officials at the Commonwealth Games to turn in their passports after three members went missing. Sri Lanka is experiencing a major economic crisis and political tension has triggered protests. The team confirmed that a wrestler, a judoka,

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jakobi Meyers looks around the New England Patriots receivers’ meetings and sees a lot of guys that can make plays. That’s keeping him hard at work to stay on top of the competition. Meyers is heading into his fourth year with the Patriots, making him

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Senators Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and Joe Manchin of West Virginia have requested feedback from college sports leaders to be used to craft a bill to regulate how college athletes can be compensated for their names, images and likenesses. Tuberville is a Republican and a former college

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys and four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr agreed to a one-year deal. The 32-year-old Barr was a first-round pick by Minnesota in 2014 and has played his entire eight-year career with the Vikings. He was a Pro Bowler every year from 2015-18 and had a career-high three interceptions

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Trey Mancini homered in his first start for Houston to back a sterling performance by Jose Urquidy, and the Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1. Mancini, who was traded from Baltimore on Monday to bolster the offense with first baseman Yuli Gurriel struggling, grounded out

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Olympic sport of triathlon says transgender women can continue to compete in its female category at international events though tougher eligibility rules were imposed. World Triathlon’s new policy is taking a less strict line than swimming. Swim governing body FINA effectively banned transgender athletes from international women’s competitions in June

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez was not called out after a third strike in a win over the Boston Red Sox. Alvarez led off Houston’s third by taking a ball against Rich Hill. After that, home plate umpire Jim Wolf called strike one, and Alvarez fouled off

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA has added 6-foot-7 Abramo Canka of Italy to its basketball roster for the upcoming season. The school says Canka signed a grant-in-aid and will enroll as a freshman this fall. The NCAA cleared Canka after he recently played with a professional team in the Russian Superleague. He averaged 10.9 points

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitch Hammontree stood back and gazed at the flowers, candles and handwritten messages laid out beneath a sign welcoming fans to Dodger Stadium at the main entrance on Vin Scully Avenue. “This is an altar,” said the 68-year-old fan from Placentia. The city of Los

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is seeking an indefinite suspension of at least one year plus a fine in appealing a disciplinary officer’s decision to suspend Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, a person familiar with the filing told The Associated Press.

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Kirk Cousins was looking for more variety and more fun in his offseason training a few years ago when he developed a deep appreciation for a different sport. Pickup basketball posed too strong of a sprained-ankle risk. He turned to the tennis court for

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula is out of the Citi Open after getting upset by Australian Daria Saville. The defending champion of the Washington tournament lost to Saville in straight sets with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line. Second-seeded Emma Raducanu advanced by beating Louisa Chirico. On the men’s side, Wimbledon runner-up

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Lance Lynn threw four-hit ball over six innings, Jose Abreu homered for the second consecutive game and Eloy Jiménez hit three singles as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1. Lynn struck out eight for the third time this season while not walking a

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt says there’s still one major item on his career to-do list and that’s winning a Super Bowl. The NFL’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year says he knows his career will ultimately be judged by how many championships the Steelers

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baltimore pinch-hitter Terrin Vavra hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning and the Orioles completed their first season series sweep against Texas with a 6-3 win. Vavra’s two-out hit came after a disputed stolen base for the Orioles. Robinson Chirinos, who had homered

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Tuvalu’s beach volleyball team of Saaga Malosa and Ampex Isaac didn’t win at the Commonwealth Games but their presence drew great interest because of the peril facing their tiny Pacific island nation. It has been almost 10 months since Tuvalu foreign minister Simon Kofe’s speech to