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By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays clinched their second straight AL East title, with Mike Zunino hitting a go-ahead homer and Brandon Lowe later adding a pair of RBI doubles to beat the Miami Marlins 7-3. Reliever Pete Fairbanks retired Lewis Brinson on a foul popup with

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead grand slam over the Green Monster in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees beat Boston 5-3 to tie the Red Sox for the top spot in the AL wild-card race. Both teams are two games ahead of Toronto and

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — South Africa closed in on the rugby Sevens World Series title by cruising through the group stage undefeated and advancing to the quarterfinals of the Edmonton tournament. South Africa only needs to make the final at Edmonton to be crowned series champion after its tournament victory in the Vancouver, British Columbia

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Dustin Johnson helped the United States take a commanding lead in the Ryder Cup by doing something no American golfer had accomplished in over four decades. Johnson won each of his four matches this weekend at Whistling Straits to help the U.S. take an 11-5

By The Associated Press Fresh off setting a franchise record with their 15th straight win, Harrison Bader and the St. Louis Cardinals try to finish off a sweep of the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sunday. The Cardinals hold a five-game lead over Philadelphia for the second NL wild card. St. Louis owns the longest

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Ryder Cup pairings for the final session Sunday of singles matches.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — KJ Jefferson threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns as No. 16 Arkansas beat seventh-ranked Texas A&M 20-10. It was the first win in the series for the Razorbacks in their 10 seasons since Texas A&M joined them in Southeastern Conference. The 3-1 Aggies also

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Davis Brin threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns and Tulsa picked up its first victory of the season, a 41-34 decision over Arkansas State. The Golden Hurricane amassed 663 yards with 308 yards on the ground. Shamari Brooks rushed for 155 yards and Anthony Watkins had 115 yards, highlighted by

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Adam Buksa scored in the ninth minute and Matt Turner stopped a penalty kick in the 75th to help the New England Revolution beat Orlando City 2-1. Tajon Buchanan play a low entry that was deflected into the net by Orlando City’s Rodrigo Schlegel — who was battling for position with

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Not even the rest afforded by a career-first Ryder Cup benching in the morning could turn things around for Rory McIlroy. The cornerstone of so many European victories in the past came back to the course in the afternoon and dropped to 0-3 for the

By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — As expected, the ceremony honoring popular Brewers announcer Bob Uecker’s half-century at the microphone involved remembrances, appreciation — and a heavy dose of humorous stories. At least the ones Uecker said he could share with an audience of family, friends, former players and team employees that spanned

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Isaiah Ifanse ran for 217 yards, Matthew McKay threw a pair of touchdown passes in the second half, and Montana State beat Portland State 30-17 in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams. McKay threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Lance McCutcheon to give Montana State (3-1, 1-0) a 23-17

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Capsules from the foursomes matches at the Ryder Cup on Saturday morning, followed by fourballs matches in the afternoon at Whistling Straits.

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Japan’s Nasa Hataoka made a hole-in-one for the second straight day and shot a 6-under 65 to move into a tie with Australia’s Minjee Lee after two rounds of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. The 22-year-old Hataoka used a 5-iron to ace the 180-yard, par-3 sixth hole at Pinnacle Country Club.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Byrd ran for two touchdowns and San Diego State scored 24 points in the third quarter to pull away from Towson 48-21. Chris Ferguson threw a 19-yard scoring pass to Jerry Howard Jr. to give the feisty Tigers a 7-0 lead with 5:36 left in the first quarter. The Aztecs

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Kyle Sentkowski kicked three second-half field goals as Sacramento State overcame a 21-14 halftime deficit to pull out out a 23-21 victory over Idaho State in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams. Jake Dunniway found Marcus Fulcher with a 60-yard touchdown pass with 47 seconds left in the first

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Starling Marte hit a game-ending double with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics over the Houston Astros 2-1. The A’s are four games behind AL wild card co-leaders Boston and New York, with Seattle and Toronto also in their

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Nic Baker threw two touchdown passes and Javon Williams Jr., rushed for two in a Southern Illinois comeback that saw the Salukis score five unanswered touchdowns and defeat Illinois State 35-17 in a Missouri Valley Conference opener. Jackson Waring’s 1-yard touchdown run had given Illinois State a 17-0 lead early in

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Keon Howard threw for touchdowns on three consecutive second-half drives and then clinched the game with a late first-down run as Tennessee Martin ran out the clock to beat Jacksonville State 34-31.  Zerrick Cooper threw his second touchdown pass to put the Gamecocks ahead 24-13 late in the third quarter. Colton

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Titus Swen scored on a late two-yard run and Wyoming survived a drama-packed final 3:34 to eke out a 24-22 win over UConn. The Cowboys trailed by as many as 13 points before rallying into a 24-16 lead with back-to-back fourth-quarter touchdowns from Xazavian Valladay and Swen. UConn’s Nate Carter