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By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kevin Pillar hit a three-run home run in the 12th inning, lifting the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 6-2 hours after the team’s owner called out its hitters for a lack of production. With his club stuck in a five-game skid, Mets owner

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Josh Bell hit a three-run homer off former teammate Brad Hand, and the Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5. Juan Soto and Carter Kieboom also connected for Washington, which won back-to-back games for the first time since July 27-29. The Nationals had dropped 12 of

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Zach Wilson used to watch Aaron Rodgers on TV as a kid as often as he could and admired the Green Bay Packers quarterback from afar. The youngster from Draper, Utah, wanted to play like Rodgers and modeled some of his game after him. Wilson even drew

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Erratic practices throughout training camp and a stellar preseason opener for both Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater have left Denver fans — and maybe even coach Vic Fangio himself — still wondering who will win the Broncos’ starting quarterback job. Fangio said neither nudged

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Jake Arrieta got clobbered by Colorado and left with an injury in his Padres debut, and the Rockies beat San Diego 7-5. C.J. Cron had two hits and three RBIs and Trevor Story homered for the Rockies, who scored five runs in 3 1/3 innings against Arrieta

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have nearly as much of a problem with joint practices now as he did two years ago. The Packers conducted their first of two scheduled joint practices with the New York Jets. Part of the reason for

MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Swedish club Malmo closed in on its first Champions League group-stage appearance in six years by beating Ludogorets 2-0 in the first leg of their playoff Wednesday, while Benfica and Young Boys also came away with wins. Veljko Birmancevic and Jo Inge Berget scored in each half for Malmo. Benfica beat

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Wrter TOKYO (AP) — The opening next week of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo is being used as a stage to launch a human-rights movement aimed at the world’s 1.2 billion people with disabilities. The campaign is called “WeThe15″and gets its name from estimates that persons with disabilities represent 15

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco drove in the game-ending run for the third time in four games, lining a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning to give the Minnesota Twins an 8-7 win over the Cleveland Indians. The Twins survived after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth and nearly

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Rizzo is back in the Yankees’ lineup after a bout with COVID-19, and closer Aroldis Chapman also was activated before New York’s series finale against the Boston Red Sox. Rizzo, acquired in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on July 29, started at first

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Former West Virginia star receiver Kevin White says his latest chance to prove he can cut it in the NFL with New Orleans “means everything.” Saints coach Sean Payton says he likes the size and speed of the 6-foot-2 White and is eager to work

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Guard Bensley Joseph, widely considered the top recruit in Connecticut, has signed to play for the Miami Hurricanes. The 6-foot-1 Joseph is a graduate of Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut. He spent 2019-20 at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, where he averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Justin Fields outshined his fellow first-round quarterbacks in their preseason openers. Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance and Mac Jones also made a positive impression in their debuts. So did Jordan Love, who isn’t a rookie but didn’t take a snap last year. A few series against backups,

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter will be going with a bigger roster to deal with three games crammed into a seven-day span when 2022 World Cup qualifying starts in September. General manager Brian McBride says the U.S. men’s national team will bring in at least

SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia entrepreneur Amar Doman has purchased the Canadian Football League’s B.C. Lions from late owner David Braley’s estate. The team announced the completion of the deal Wednesday. Braley, a Canadian Football Hall of Famer and former senator, tied in October. Doman is the founder and sole shareholder of the

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Second-ranked Naomi Osaka was tested in her first WTA Tour event since the French Open by 17-year-old Coco Gauff and won in three sets. Osaka withdrew from Roland Garros and skipped Wimbledon, citing her discomfort with post-match news conferences. Her only action since was at the Tokyo Olympics in her native

By ALAIN POUPART Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa remains without the three wide receivers listed as starters on the team’s depth chart. The second-year quarterback says it’s not a big deal that veterans DeVante Parker, Will Fuller and Albert Wilson continue to miss practice. They were sidelined during a joint practice

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Dustin Johnson doesn’t feel much urgency about anything. That includes the FedEx Cup playoffs. Johnson’s only victory in 2021 was on the European Tour, and he starts the PGA Tour postseason at No. 17 in the standings. All he has do is think about