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By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Matt Vierling capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-run double that lifted the Detroit Tigers over Kansas City 3-2 and sent the Royals to their ninth loss in 11 games. Taylor Clarke gave up Akil Baddoo’s leadoff double, hit Riley Greene with a pitch

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Naylor had three RBIs with a home run and a double, helping the Cleveland Guardians rout the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 to end a four-game losing streak. Naylor’s sixth-inning RBI double extended his hitting streak to eight games and gave Cleveland a 5-0 lead. He drove a

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aroldis Chapman got his first win since being traded to Texas when pinch-runner Josh Smith scored on Pete Fairbanks’ wild pitch in the ninth inning, giving the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Chapman twice threw the fastest pitch for the Rangers

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a grand slam on an 0-2 pitch in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat Baltimore 6-4, snapping the Orioles’ eight-game winning streak. Los Angeles trailed 4-1 entering the sixth before Will Smith’s RBI single. Baltimore starter Grayson Rodriguez

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher Wade Miley has gone back on the injured list due to discomfort in his throwing elbow. Miley has gone 6-2 with a 3.06 ERA in 13 appearances this season despite missing a month of action from mid-May to mid-June with a left lat strain. Miley’s five starts since

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By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Washington Nationals have placed reliever Hunter Harvey on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain. The move was made retroactive to Sunday. Washington also reinstated starter Patrick Corbin from the paternity list, optioned right-hander Joan Adon to Triple-A Rochester and recalled lefty Joe La

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Change is coming to the St. Louis Cardinals, according to President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak, a sign the underperforming team may deal veterans for prospects ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline. St. Louis started the night last in the NL Central at 40-53, on

NEW YORK (AP) — Past men’s basketball national champions Baylor and Duke will meet at Madison Square Garden during the upcoming season. The December 20 game will be the first meeting between the two schools since an Elite Eight game in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Duke beat Baylor 78-71 in that South Regional final on

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Victoria state has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of a massive increase in the projected cost of staging the multi-sports event. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews says his government last year agreed to host the next edition of the quadrennial event “but not at any cost.” He

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Children donning jerseys of their favorite Major League Soccer teams joined first lady Jill Biden and players from FC Cincinnati, DC United, Chicago Fire and other teams for a youth soccer clinic on the White House South Lawn. They played pickup games of soccer until the early

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Las Vegas Aces are on a historic pace heading into the second half of the season and have shown no signs of letting up. With 19 wins in their first 21 games, the Aces sit atop the WNBA standings and have the top offense and defense in the

DALLAS (AP) — The name of the annual Texas-Oklahoma football matchup has been changed back to the Red River Rivalry, ditching the unpopular Red River Showdown used since 2014. Allstate was announced Monday as the new title sponsor of the game played every year at the Cotton Bowl amid the Texas State Fair in Dallas.

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Endy Rodríguez, the No. 3 ranked prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ system, was promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis. The 23-year-old was behind the plate and hit seventh against Cleveland in his big league debut. Quinn Priester, a 22-year-old right-hander, was on the mound for his debut. Rodríguez hit .268

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brian Kelly and LSU face much higher expectations going into his second season as coach. He can look in the mirror for raising those standards after winning the Southeastern Conference’s Western Division title in his debut year. The success of fellow LSU coaches in

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Spain star Alexis Putellas has quit training early, raising doubts she will be fit to play against Costa Rica in their opening match at the Women’s World Cup on Friday. The two-time Ballon d’Or winner has played only six matches as a substitute for Barcelona since April when she returned

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have avoided arbitration with forward Ross Colton, signing him to a four-year contract. The deal is worth $16 million with a $4 million annual salary-cap hit. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The owners of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers have assumed control of the English soccer club Leeds United. Leeds United announced Monday that the English Football League had approved the sale of the club to 49ers Enterprises. That allows for “an immediate transition of ownership.” Leeds was relegated from the