AP National Sports

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Sam Haggerty opened the seventh inning with a go-ahead homer, Andrés Muñoz…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Jiménez had three hits and four RBIs, José Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Christian Walker hit a three-run homer, Alek Thomas had a two-run double and the Arizona…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob deGrom allowed one run on three hits and struck out six in five innings in his season…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first-place New York Mets acquired designated hitter Darin Ruf and reliever Mychal…

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting, Natasha Howard had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the New York Liberty beat…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Gausman allowed one hit and struck out 10 over eight masterful innings and the…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are keeping All-Stars Willson Contreras and Ian Happ for now after Tuesday’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Kyrgios beat American Marcos Giron in his first match at the Citi Open in Washington. It was Kyrgios’ first singles…

MIAMI (AP) — Graham Ashcraft allowed one unearned run in a career high 8 1/3 innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 2-1. The…

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas posted her second triple-double in less than two weeks and the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Baseball’s trade deadline day was an action-packed affair — and no one had more fun than the…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Red Sox will be responsible for paying Eric Hosmer only the major league minimum salary after…

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Luis Suarez went on as a substitute in his first match since returning to Nacional but couldn’t help his Uruguayan…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray will miss at least four to six weeks after being…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals sent Whit Merrifield to the Blue Jays just minutes before Tuesday’s trade…

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Xavier Hutchinson, a 6-foot-3 senior, thought about a jump to the NFL, before thumb surgery in…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer The Cincinnati Reds continued to shed veterans at the deadline, trading their most productive offensive player,…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have signed starting left tackle D.J. Humphries to a new contract that will keep him with the team…

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. will miss the remainder of the preseason after having surgery on his injured thumb.…