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By JASON CHATRAW Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hank Bachmeier threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns, and Stefan Cobbs added a special teams touchdown and a 61-yard scoring reception as Boise State defeated UTEP 54-13. UTEP appeared primed to put up a fight early despite being 25-point underdogs. But six turnovers along with

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urías pitched seven shutout innings for his major league-leading 17th victory, Max Muncy slugged a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 to snap a two-game skid. Urías scattered three hits, struck out seven and walked one to

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Tom Murphy hit a two-run home run in the second inning and added a solo shot in the sixth, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 for their eighth win in 11 games. Seattle continued to inch closer in the AL wild-card race, pulling

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young was back at Madison Square Garden. Once again, he played the heel. Atlanta’s star guard made a surprise appearance at “WWE Friday Night SmackDown,” returning to the arena where he led the Hawks to an NBA playoff victory over the New York Knicks. Wearing

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Portland Timbers beat Vancouver 1-0 on a 66th-minute own goal Friday night, ending the Whitecaps’ franchise-record unbeaten streak at 10 games. Timbers forward Sebastian Blanco started the deciding play by sending the ball to the side of the goal. Felipe Mora controlled it and sent a shot across the

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — José Abreu hit a three-run homer and Carlos Rodón pitched five effective innings on extended rest, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Luis Robert added an RBI single as Chicago bounced back from a 2-4 road trip. The

HOUSTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 44th home run, but got tagged early by José Altuve, Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros in a 10-5 over the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani had been 8-0 in his last 13 starts since May 28, and gave himself a lead when he hit a solo

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Benintendi had four hits and two home runs, the last a two-run shot in the 11th to send the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Benintendi had five RBIs in his second multi-homer game of the season in

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mataeo Durant scored on three touchdown runs and quarterback Gunnar Holmberg added two touchdown runs in Duke’s 45-17 home-opening victory against North Carolina A&T on Friday night. Holmberg, making a start in a home game for the first time, was 20-for-27 for 270 yards through the

By JEFF MELNICK Assoicated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jose Barrero made the most of an unexpected start by doubling in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, leading the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. The 23-year-old Barrero had two hits after he was recalled from Triple-A Louisville earlier in the day

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Reese White ran for 102 yards and three touchdowns, Grayson McCall threw for two scores and ran for a third and No. 17 Coastal Carolina beat Kansas for the third straight season, 49-22 on Friday night. Grayson McCall threw for two touchdowns and ran for

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Elias Díaz hit a grand slam, Germán Márquez pitched six shutout innings and the Colorado Rockies continued to hurt Philadelphia’s playoff chances with an 11-2 win over the Phillies. Trevor Story and C.J. Cron also homered for the Rockies, who won for the second straight night at

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera got his ninth straight hit before the string ended, Jonathan Schoop launched a grand slam and the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-4. Rays rookie shortstop Wander Franco extended his on-base streak to 39 games, then left in the first inning with tightness

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jorge Soler had a two-run single during a five-run fifth inning, Ian Anderson tied a career high with nine strikeouts and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 6-2. The comeback victory was the Braves’ 35th this season and their second in two nights. They began

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Lorenzo Cain hit a grand slam in the fifth, Eduardo Escobar homered from both sides of the plate and the Milwaukee Brewers moved closer to the NL Central title with a 10-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.  Milwaukee’s magic number to clinch the division

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins and Ryan McKenna homered off Robbie Ray and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Blue Jays 6-3 on Friday night to end Toronto’s season-high winning streak at eight. Anthony Santander also had a three-run shot in the seventh inning off Julian Merryweather that traveled 423 feet

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie Tylor Megill struck out a career-high 10 in a career-long seven innings and the New York Mets took advantage of a string of mental and physical mistakes by the reeling Yankees to rout their Bronx rival 10-3 at Citi Field in the opener of

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aerial Powers scored 20 points and Kayla McBride added 15 points to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 89-72 on Friday night. Minnesota moved into a tie with Phoenix for fourth in the WNBA standings. The Lynx face Indiana the next two games, and play Washington in the regular-season finale