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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mookie Betts went 4 for 4 with a home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers took advantage of a high throw by first baseman Pete Alonso to beat the sloppy New York Mets 5-1 for their sixth straight victory. Max Muncy scored the tiebreaking run

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered for the fourth time in four games and reached 1,000 career RBIs by driving in four runs to power the New York Yankees over the Colorado Rockies 6-3. Stanton’s opposite-field, three-run homer down the right-field line with two outs in the second capped a

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 18 points, including two dunks, in her return to the All-Star Game to lead Team Stewart to a 143-127 win over Team Wilson. Team Stewart’s Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm broke the All-Star Game scoring record with 31 points. Maya Moore

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson homered to start a two-run seventh-inning for Baltimore, and the Orioles rallied from an early four-run deficit to win their seventh straight game, 6-5 over the Miami Marlins. Anthony Santander put Baltimore ahead with an RBI single later in the seventh, and the Orioles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James is not only coming back for a 21st season, he’s coming back in his original uniform number. James will return to No. 23 next season, a move the Los Angeles Lakers revealed Saturday by tweeting a picture of his back with James’ name and number showing on the gold

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Ian Harkes had the first two-goal match of his career to spark the New England Revolution to a 4-0 victory over D.C. United. The Revolution (12-4-7) extended the second-best unbeaten run at home to 13, going 8-0-5 during the streak. Neither team scored until Gustavo Bou found the net in the

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper ended the longest homerless streak of his major league career at 166 plate appearances when he hit a solo drive for the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres. Harper connected on a curveball from left-hander Ryan Weathers, tying the score

SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) — Linn Grant missed a chance to become the second LPGA Tour player to break 60. Putting herself in position for a breakthrough victory in the Dana Open was a big consolation on a long, rainy Saturday at Highland Meadows. Nine under on her first 13 holes, Grant played the final five

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Phoenix, setting up as a home game for Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi and a sendoff to the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Saturday that the event would be hosted by the Phoenix Mercury. “Since I’ve

BALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins has left Baltimore’s game against Miami in the second inning with right quadriceps tightness. Mullins already missed most of June with a right groin strain. He appeared to hurt himself against the Marlins while running the bases. After he hit an RBI single, Jordan Westburg lifted a fly

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitching prospect Quinn Priester is to make his major league debut Monday night for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pirates manager Derek Shelton says the Pirates plan to call up Priester from Triple-A Indianapolis to face Cleveland. Priester was the Pirates’ first-round pick in the 2019 amateur draft. The 22-year-old right-hander is 7-3 with

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andrew Heaney rebounded from his worst start of the season, slumping Marcus Semien had his first multihit game in two weeks and the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-0, Heaney allowed six hits and one walk in 5 1/3 innings, striking out four. Against Washington last Sunday, the 31-year-old left-hander

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON. N.H. (AP) — John Hunter Nemechek held on to win an overtime sprint to the finish Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and took the checkered flag for the fourth time this season in the Xfinity Series. The 26-year-old Nemechek followed last week’s win at Atlanta with another

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Third baseman José Miranda was put on the 10-day injured list by the Minnesota Twins because of a right shoulder impingement and top prospect Matt Wallner was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul. Miranda is hitting .211 with four doubles, three home runs and 13 RBIs. The IL move was retroactive to

CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam to back a solid effort by pitcher Marcus Stroman and the Cubs topped the Boston Red Sox 10-4 on Saturday. Bellinger, who homered twice in Friday night’s loss, capped a six-run third with his eighth career slam. Patrick Wisdom added a two-run shot, his 15th, an

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Whit Merrifield and Bo Bichette hit solo homers, George Springer drove in two runs and emergency starter Chris Bassitt pitched six strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays won for the seventh time in eight games, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2. Merrifield broke a 2-all tie by

TORONTO (AP) — Christian Lundgaard has the pole for the Honda Indy Toronto. He had the best lap in the Firestone Fast 6 on a wet street course at Toronto’s Exhibition Place on Saturday. Scott McLaughlin and Pato O’Ward were second and third, respectively. IndyCar standings leader Alex Palou was one of the drivers eliminated