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LONDON (AP) — The International Tennis Federation has awarded Justine Henin its highest honor, the Philippe Chatrier Award. Henin won seven Grand Slam singles titles, an Olympic gold medal, and was part of Belgium’s team that won the Fed Cup in 2001. The award is named after the former ITF president and was introduced in

BANGKOK (AP) — Sheikh Talal Fahad Al-Sabah will replace his suspended brother as president of the Olympic Council of Asia after winning an election by four votes and taking control of the organization their father created in the early 1980s. Sheikh Talal’s brother, Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, led the 45-nation OCA from

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jeff McNeil doubled in Starling Marte with the go-ahead run on the first pitch of the 10th inning and the New York Mets extended their winning streak to a season-high six games by beating the San Diego Padres 7-5 in a matchup of high-priced, underperforming

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a pair of solo homers and drove in four runs and fellow All-Star Freddie Freeman went deep to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Angels 11-4. J.D. Martinez hit his 21st homer and had a RBI double for the Dodgers. Angels

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh to help Austin Gomber win his third straight start, and the Colorado Rockies ended an 11-game losing streak San Francisco Giants by beating the Giants 5-2. Tovar connected off Tyler Rogers for his ninth homer,

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Moments after she was introduced on the starting line, Sha’Carri Richardson reached to her head, pulled her trademark orange wig off and flung it onto the ground behind her. Then, she took the next step on the long road to proving she’s the real deal. America’s most colorful sprint star won

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star Luis Robert Jr. tied the game with his 26th homer of the season, and the Chicago White Sox rallied past St. Louis 8-7 after Cardinals starter Jordan Montgomery left with a right hamstring injury. Nolan Arenado hit a pair of two-run homers for St. Louis, which

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ramón Urías drove in the automatic runner for Baltimore with a first-pitch double off Minnesota closer Jhoan Duran in the 10th inning as the Orioles outlasted the Twins 3-1. Aaron Hicks added on a sacrifice fly that drove in Urías. All-Star closer Félix Bautista pitched two

By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Wiemer and Willy Adames hit two-run homers and Corbin Burnes allowed just three hits in six innings as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the division-leading Cincinnati Reds 7-3 in an matchup of the NL Central’s top teams. The victory lifted the Brewers to within a game of

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A brief look at Friday’s happenings in the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. That includes Bailey Tardy in the lead and Jin Young Ko missing the cut. Saturday’s television schedule puts the U.S. Women’s Open in prime time on the East Coast for the first time.

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Adolis García and Corey Seager homered, rookie Cody Bradford earned his first major league victory, and the Texas Rangers defeated the Washington Nationals 7-2 in the opener of a three-game series. Garcia and Josh Jung drove in two runs for Texas, which had dropped six of eight.

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Scoot Henderson of the Portland Trail Blazers and Amen Thompson of the Houston Rockets, both top-four picks in the NBA draft, left their Summer League matchup early Friday with injuries. Both of their coaches said they didn’t know the severity of the players’ injuries. Top

DALLAS (AP) — Natasha Howard made two free throws with less than a second to play and the Dallas Wings handed the Las Vegas Aces just their second loss, pulling out an 80-78 win. Getting the ball with 14.2 seconds remaining, the Wings grabbed three offensive rebounds after Satou Sabally missed the initial shot from

LOS ANGELES (AP) — All-Star Mike Trout won’t attend next week’s All-Star game in Seattle while he recovers from a broken left wrist. The Los Angeles Angels’ All-Star center fielder says it was a tough decision, but he wants to focus on healing his hand. Trout had surgery on Wednesday and is wearing a cast

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Whit Merrifield homered and drove in four runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 12-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Toronto improved to 15-5 against American League Central teams, while the Tigers fell to 2-15 against the AL East. George Springer

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Pinch-hitter Cristian Pache hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Friday night and match the franchise record with their 13th straight road victory. The Phillies, coming off a three-game sweep

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Aaron Civale struck out a season-high nine over seven innings and Josh Bell hit a two-run homer, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. Civale allowed two hits and did not walk a batter while throwing 100 pitches, 70 for strikes.

CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals starter Jordan Montgomery abruptly left Friday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox in the fifth inning with an apparent injury. With St. Louis holding a 5-1 lead and with one out and a 2-1 count on White Sox hitter Elvis Andrus, Montgomery tapped the back of his right

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer and the red-hot Atlanta Braves began a weekend series between teams with the best records in the major leagues with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. With right-hander Charlie Morton pitching into the