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By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Zach Davies earned his first victory in more than a year, Corbin Carroll homered and the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Washington Nationals 6-2. The surprising Diamondbacks have won eight of 10, share the National League lead in victories with Atlanta and hold a two-game advantage

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jesús Ferreira scored in the 80th minute for his 10th goal of the season and FC Dallas beat St. Louis 2-0 in a rescheduled game. The game originally started on May 6, but it was postponed after 50 minutes of play due to inclement weather with the score 0-0. Ferreira is

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Bo Bichette and Brandon Belt hit solo home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 3-2. Chris Bassitt (7-4) gave up two runs and four hits in eight innings to win consecutive

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena homered leading off ninth inning to give the major league-best Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 victory over the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night. After Minnesota tied it in the top of the inning, Arozarena sent an 0-1 pitch from Jhoan Duran

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brittney Griner had a Texas homecoming in her first game in her home state since being released from a Russian prison. The Phoenix Mercury were on the road for only the second time this season, since Griner missed all of last season while detained before

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds newcomer Elly De la Cruz hit his first major league homer, a 458-foot, two-run drive off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Noah Syndergaard and then tripled. With fellow rookie Matt McLain on second base, De la Cruz hit an 0-1 fastball that left the bat at 114.8 mph and landed into

ATLANTA (AP) — Mets slugger Pete Alonso left Wednesday night’s game against the Braves in the first inning after getting hit on his left wrist by a pitch from Atlanta’s Charlie Morton. New York announced that X-rays were negative, and he is listed as day-to-day with a contusion. Alonso, who leads the major leagues with

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trent Williams had seen more than enough of Javon Hargrave in San Francisco’s NFC title game loss at Philadelphia to know what kind of impact he can have as an interior pass rusher. So when the All-Pro tackle found out this offseason that

By JAY PARIS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Soto had a career-high five hits with four RBIs, Gary Sánchez hit his fourth home in nine games since joining the Padres and San Diego routed the Seattle Mariners 10-3 on Wednesday. “It was amazing and I couldn’t believe it,” Soto said. “But the most

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — NBA coaches may soon get to challenge two calls in a game instead of just one, the league revealed Wednesday. The current rule gives coaches one challenge per game, whether they’re right or not. The league’s competition committee is weighing whether coaches should be rewarded with

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames is returning to action less than two weeks after getting hit in the head by a foul ball while sitting in the dugout. Adames is starting at shortstop and batting second in the Brewers’ Wednesday night game with the Baltimore Orioles

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy is taking over the play-calling for the Cowboys. The move has All-Pro guard Zack Martin believing there’s a certain edge to the offense now. Martin struggles to quantify the observation but does bring up McCarthy’s blue-collar roots as a

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Edward W. Stack, the president of baseball’s Hall of Fame from 1977-93, has died. He was 88. Stack, who had remained with the Hall as a board member after he stepped down as president, died Sunday at Port Washington, New York, the hall announced Wednesday. Born on Feb. 1, 1935, Stack

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson’s looking more like an elite quarterback than he did a year ago. Watson, who was suspended 11 games in 2022 for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, has been impressive during the Cleveland Browns’ mandatory minicamp this week. Firing passes to a variety

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — West Ham has ended a 58-year wait for a European trophy after Jarrod Bowen scored in the 90th minute to secure a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final. Bowen ran onto a through ball by Lucas Paqueta before beating goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano with

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury agreed Wednesday that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he fatally shot one man and injured another several hours after he scuffled with his girlfriend. Travis Rudolph, 27, was found not guilty of one count of first-degree murder and three counts

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi is set to become part of the next chapter of men’s soccer in North America. With a World Cup on the horizon in 2026, Messi’s announcement Wednesday that he will join Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami is another landmark moment for the league and the sport in