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CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 19 points, Allie Quigley hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 87-85 in overtime. Copper made two free throws to give the Sky an 85-83 lead with 1:40 to play. After Chicago got a stop on the other end, Ezi

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — John and Brittany Force completed the first father-daughter nitro sweep in NHRA history Sunday in the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. The 72-year-old John Force won for the third time this year and 154th overall. He beat J.R. Todd in the final round with a 4.019-second pass at 321.04

By PATRICK ROSE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rougned Odor hit a two-run homer, Nestor Cortes pitched six solid innings and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3. Luke Voit also hit a two-run homer in the ninth for New York, which went 5-1 in the season series against Chicago. Cortes allowed

TORONTO (AP) — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia won the National Bank Open on Sunday for his third victory of the year and 12th overall, beating 6-foot-11 American qualifier Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-3. The 25-year-old Medvedev, ranked second in the world, also won this year in Mallorca and Marseille. He saved all four of his

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Roger Harring, a College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Wisconsin-La Crosse to two NCAA Division III titles, has died. He was 88. An obituary on the Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Homes website said Harring died Thursday at his home in La Crosse. Harring coached Wisconsin-La Crosse from 1969-99

ATLANTA (AP) — Josef Martínez scored his third goal in his last three appearances and Atlanta United beat Los Angeles FC 1-0. Atlanta has won back-to-back games following a 12-game winless skid that was snapped with a 3-2 win at Columbus on Aug. 7. LAFC has lost three in a row and is winless in

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonquel Jones had  19 points and 15 rebound to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Dallas Wings 80-59 on Sunday. Brionna Jones scored 16 points, DeWanna Bonner had 14 points and four steals and Jasmine Thomas added 12 points and four steals for Connecticut. The Sun took to lead for good

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Doug Barron birdied the final three holes for his third straight 6-under 64 and a two-stroke victory Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Shaw Charity Classic. The 52-year-old Barron also eagled the par-5 11th in a back-nine 30 at Canyon Meadows. He also won the 2019 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. Steve

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Gerard Piqué says Barcelona’s veteran players are taking salary reductions to help the financially troubled club. Piqué says he has already accepted a reduction and that veteran teammates Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto are expected to do the same soon. All four players are

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marcus Johnson never doubted how much the Tennessee Titans liked him. Not even when they traded for seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Julio Jones. The Titans had reached out too many times before signing him to the practice squad in January. Johnson says

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4. Max Kepler led off the ninth against Matt Wisler with a double and moved to third when Austin Meadows misplayed the ball in left field.

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jonathan India homered and scored three times, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4. India, one of the leading candidates for NL Rookie of the Year, drove Aaron Nola’s third pitch deep to left-center for his 15th homer. He also singled and scored on Shogo

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie DJ Peters connected on a pair of two-run homers, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4. Kolby Allard was solid in his first win in two months. Major league rookie home run leader Adolis García hit his 26th for the last-place Rangers,

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered for the third straight game, Tyler O’Neill hit one right after him and the St. Louis Cardinals completed an in-state sweep of the Kansas City Royals 7-2. In the second inning, Arenado and O’Neill hit back-to-back homers for the second time in

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Mack Wilson’s shoulder injury could push Browns rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah into the starting lineup sooner than expected. The team was awaiting MRI results on Wilson, a projected starter on Cleveland’s revamped defense. He injured his shoulder early in Saturday night’s 23-13 exhibition win at Jacksonville.

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jacob Eason was efficient in place of the injured Carson Wentz, and rookie Sam Ehlinger delivered in the final quarter for the Indianapolis Colts. Ehlinger, a sixth-round pick out of Texas, began his NFL debut with an interception. But he regrouped and drove the Colts to

By RICK MENNING Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jesús Aguilar homered, and the Miami Marlins handed the Chicago Cubs their 11th straight loss with a 4-1 victory. The game was tied at 1 before Chisholm connected against Alec Mills in the sixth inning. Chisholm also singled and scored on Aguilar’s 22nd

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. returned to the lineup for the San Diego Padres on Sunday, playing right field for the first time as a professional and slugging his 32nd and 33rd homers. The 22-year-old All-Star — batting leadoff — ripped a double down the left-field line in

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dansby Swanson homered for the third straight game and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 to sweep the series. Swanson hit a two-run drive to center to increase the Braves’ lead to 3-0 in the third. It was his 24th home run of the season,

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez continued his recent success against Baltimore with six strong innings, J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep with a 6-2 victory. The Orioles have lost 11 in a row. Boston has won four of five games after losing