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CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Defender Jakob Glesnes gave Philadelphia an early lead and the Union handed Inter Miami its seventh straight defeat, 4-1. Philadelphia (10-5-4) took the lead on Glesnes’ goal in the 14th minute. Fellow defender Kai Wagner picked up an assist on Glesnes’ first netter since the 2021 season when he scored three

MONTREAL (AP) — Dahrran Diedrick, the Canadian running back who starred at Nebraska and won three Grey Cup titles in a 10-year Canadian Football League career, died Saturday after fighting cancer. He was 44. The Montreal Alouettes, the team Diedrick helped win two Grey Cups, confirmed the death through his family. Quarterback Anthony Calvillo, currently

By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Brittney Griner believes her voice is being heard when it comes to safer and better travel conditions for herself, her team, and the other players in the WNBA. Griner was back in action for the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night, getting the start in Seattle against the

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Down three runs in the ninth inning, the Cincinnati Reds got one-out solo homers from Jake Fraley and Will Benson off Raisel Iglesias. Could they extend a winning streak to 13 games for the first time in a century? Not quite. Iglesias struck out Matt McLain and

MIAMI (AP) — Jon Berti drove in the winning run with a single in the 11th inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Automatic runner Joey Wendle advanced to third on Nick Fortes’ sacrifice bunt before Berti hit a line drive to right against Angel Perdomo (1-1). Yuli Gurriel’s sacrifice fly off

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Right-hander Chad Kuhl was cut by the Washington Nationals when the team recalled right-hander Paolo Espino from Triple-A Rochester. The 30-year-old Kuhl went to spring training with a minor league contract and was put on the major league roster on opening day, getting a $2 million salary while in the major

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan McKenna entered the game as a defensive replacement in a routine ninth-inning substitution. Then plans quickly changed — and it turned out the Baltimore Orioles would need his bat. McKenna hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to give the Orioles a

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes acquired defenseman Sean Durzi from the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday for a 2024 second-round draft. The 24-year-old played 72 games with the Kings last season, tying the team lead among defensemen with nine goals and was second with 29 assists. Durzi has 12 goals and 53 assists

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Naylor and David Fry had RBI singles in a two-run sixth inning, rookie Tanner Bibee struck out seven, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2. Cleveland trailed 2-1 after five, and tied the game on Naylor’s single off Hoby Milner that scored Amed Rosario.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Lyles ended an 11-game losing streak and the lowly Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Saturday for their second win in three days against the team with the MLB’s best record. Lyles allowed four runs and eight hits over six

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Luis Matos hit his first career home run, a go-ahead two-run drive in the sixth inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 for their 12th win in 13 games. Joc Pederson and Blake Sabol added two hits each as San Francisco won

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Danny Jansen each hit two-run homers, José Berríos pitched six innings to win for the third time in four starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3. After winning Friday to snap an eight-game losing streak, the Athletics lost for

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — A.J. Allmendinger pulled away on the second overtime restart and won his second NASCAR Xfinity race this year and 17th of his career Saturday, taking the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway. The 41-year-old Allmendinger took the lead for good on lap 177 and

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ron Marinaccio retired Marcus Semien on a game-ending popup with two on in the ninth inning, Clay Holmes stranded a pair of runners in the eighth and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 after Aaron Judge said he isn’t close to returning from

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out eight over six innings and Starling Marte homered to help the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. The Mets snapped a three-game losing streak. David Robertson earned a five-out save. It was his 11th save of the season. Nick Castellanos

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays put right-hander Adam Cimber on the 15-day injured list because of a right shoulder impingement and recalled right-hander Bowden Francis from Triple-A Buffalo. Cimber is 0-2 with a 7.40 ERA and one save in two chances in 22 games this season. The six-year veteran has also pitched for