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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It was never in doubt for the Geelong Cats on the way to their first Australian Football League championship since…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former UCLA standout Marcos Giron and local favorite Brandon Nakashima won their quarterfinal matches Friday to advance in the San…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albert Pujols seemed like a long shot in early August to reach 700 home runs, still more than a…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Gavin Hardison threw for one touchdown, Marcus Bellon returned a punt for another score and UTEP defeated Boise State 27-10.…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Eduardo Escobar has found his hitting stroke at just the right time for the New York Mets.…

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Rookie Alan Trejo singled in the winning run in the 10th inning, highly touted prospect Ezequiel…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Taylor Ward homered twice and Shohei Ohtani took a no-hitter into the fifth inning, helping the…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run on Friday night, connecting for…

MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Riley Greene’s sacrifice fly drove in a tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers…

By CONNOR SMITH Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Andre Szmyt knocked in five field goals, including the 31-yard game-winner with just over a…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 699th career home run on Friday night, continuing his remarkable run…

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Singer pitched seven strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 victory…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins homered and drove in four runs, Aaron Nola pitched six shutout innings and the…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Andrew McCutchen drove in three runs, passing 1,000 RBIs for his career, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3.…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge was held without a homer for the third straight game, keeping him at 60 for the…

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Dean Kremer pitched a four-hitter, Adley Rutschman homered and the Baltimore Orioles kept…

MIAMI (AP) — Braxton Garrett pitched six effective innings in his first major league start in a month, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington…

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez, a leading candidate for the AL Rookie of the…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Craig Kimbel is out as closer for the major league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers. After months of…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Billy Horschel raced over to Max Homa on the 18th green and chest-bumped his playing partner…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton is out for the season and is set to have surgery on his…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The matches were close at the end. The outcome was not. Max Homa delivered two late birdies…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers running back A.J. Dillon has received an apology from the Green Bay police chief for the way an officer treated him…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — It was a rough night for two teams expected to be World Cup contenders when England lost at Italy 1-0…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will start Dennis Daley at left tackle Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders with three-time Pro Bowler…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers will be working without some of their top receivers Sunday when the…

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has reported a record loss of 254.3 million euros for the 2021-22 financial year at a board of directors meeting.…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is getting closer to playing again for the New York Jets. That…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jacoby Brissett is doing everything the Cleveland Browns had hoped. The veteran quarterback has…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The governing body for Formula One on Friday said IndyCar star Colton Herta will not be granted the Super…

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics center Robert Williams III is expected to miss at least two months after undergoing surgery on the left knee that caused him…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans looking to watch Aaron Judge’s pursuit of the AL home run record or Albert Pujols chase 700 homers live Friday night…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Changing the way the so-called “transition take fouls” are officiated this season won’t keep them out of…

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Bowling Green coach Scot Loeffler will miss Saturday’s game at Mississippi State because of ‘a personal health…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns starting linebacker and team captain Anthony Walker Jr. will miss the rest of the…

LONDON (AP) — A protester has lit a portion of the court and his arm on fire during a match at the Laver Cup tennis event. The episode happened…