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By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joey Meneses homered for the third consecutive day, Patrick Corbin earned his first home victory since May 20, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Texas Rangers 7-2. Stone Garrett and Dominic Smith also homered for last-place Washington, which won the final two games of the series after

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Braves ace Max Fried has thrown 35 pitches over 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Gwinnett in his first appearance since May 5. Fried was runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award in 2022. He has been on the 60-day injured list recuperating from a strained left forearm. His expected

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With thunderstorms blanketing the Northeast again, the Seattle Storm had to alter their travel plans to get from New York to Washington for their game against the Mystics on Tuesday. Seattle was originally planning to fly to Washington on Sunday, but when their operations staff

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles on Sunday activated infielder Ryan Mountcastle from the 10-day injured list. Mountcastle last played on June 8 but has since been sidelined with vertigo. The 26-year-old Mountcastle was batting .227 with 11 home runs and 39 RBI before landing on the IL. To make

SEATTLE (AP) — Toronto closer Jordan Romano is replacing Houston starter Framber Valdez on the American League roster for Tuesday’s All-Star Game. AL manager Dusty Baker of the Houston Astros said the New York Yankees’ Gerrit Cole won’t pitch in the All-Star Game because he would be on two days’ rest following a start Saturday.

MIAMI (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have placed left-handed reliever José Alvarado on the 15-day injured list because of left elbow inflammation. The 28-year-old Alvarado has appeared in 26 games and last pitched Thursday in a one-inning scoreless outing against the Tampa Bay Rays. Alvarado dealt with similar inflammation in early May and was sidelined

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Mirra Andreeva didn’t go far when she needed some advice after losing in the third round at her first major tennis tournament. The 16-year-old Russian’s parents and coaches have played huge roles in helping her become the latest teen sensation in tennis but Andreeva knows

PUY DE DOME, France (AP) — Canadian Michael Woods delivered an impressive solo effort to claim the biggest success of his career at the top of a legendary climb of the Tour de France. Woods rides for the Israel-Premier Tech team and has no ambition in the general classification. He was part of an early

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson didn’t get a second act in Las Vegas. There was no Thompson twins show, either. Wembanyama had an impressive second game in the NBA Summer League on Sunday, but it came on a day where injuries affected what shaped up to be the marquee games after

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Max Verstappen recovered from a slow start to win the British Grand Prix for his sixth Formula One win in a row as Lando Norris held off fellow British driver Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling battle for second. Verstappen was overtaken off the line by

LEEDS, England (AP) — United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson will play in Germany’s top flight next season after joining Union Berlin on loan from Leeds. Aaronson has agreed a season-long deal after Leeds was relegated from the Premier League last term. The 22-year-old Aaronson made 36 Premier League appearances for Leeds last season after joining

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is returning to the mound to start against Cleveland in his first major league game since the left-hander was hit in the face by a line drive two months ago. Yarbrough was activated from the 60-day injured list before the

LEEDS, England (AP) — England secured another memorable Ashes victory at Headingley after Harry Brook helped to set up a three-wicket win over Australia in the third test to keep the five-match series alive. Brook and Chris Woakes (32 not out) had shared a match-changing 59-run partnership for the seventh wicket on the fourth day

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball has made the games faster, the bases bigger and defense a little bit harder. Now, if it could only do something about those stubborn strikeouts. There’s little doubt that MLB’s expansive new rules package this season has been a success, particularly when it

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Twice, Iga Swiatek was a single point from exiting Wimbledon on Sunday, a single point from the sort of confounding defeat at the place that gives her so much more trouble than any of the other Grand Slam tournaments. Down a set and 6-5 in

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Léo Chú scored two second-half goals and Yeimar Gomez Andrade delivered the winner in stoppage time to rally the Seattle Sounders to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Seattle (10-7-5) snapped its first two-game skid against Vancouver (6-7-7) since 2014. The Whitecaps have never beaten the

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alexander Volkanovski re-asserted himself as the featherweight champion with a technical knockout over Yair Rodriguez at 4:19 of the third round Saturday night in UFC 290. Rodriguez was the interim champion after Volkanovski temporarily moved up to lightweight, but the Australian left little doubt who