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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered twice with three RBIs and J.P. Crawford added a solo shot to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. “Home runs work and we saw it tonight,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. Suárez connected off

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gunnar Henderson set career highs with two homers, four hits and five RBIs — all in the first four innings — and the Baltimore Orioles routed Luis Severino and the New York Yankees 14-1. Henderson hit his first leadoff homer before the Orioles sent 21 batters

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kiké Hernández blooped a bases loaded, broken-bat single in the seventh to give the Red Sox the lead as Boston scored six times in the inning to beat the Texas Rangers 10-6. No. 9 hitter Connor Wong had three hits for Boston. Josh Winckowski earned the

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner had RBI singles in the 11th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of Tampa Bay with a 3-1 victory that extended the Rays’ losing streak to a season-high five. Schwarber had a go-ahead hit from one knee

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pittsburgh third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was activated from the 10-day injured list and hit leadoff against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hayes had been sidelined since June 24 by lower back inflammation. He entered hitting .254 with 16 doubles and 32 RBIs. Right-hander Roansy Contreras was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. The 23-year-old

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Nolan Arenado homered, Jack Flaherty pitched shutout ball for his second straight start and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 to avoid a series sweep. St. Louis dropped the first three games of the series. Two were one-run defeats, including a 10-9 walk-off

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have extended contracts for forwards Herb Jones and E.J. Lidell, and have signed veteran free-agent center Cody Zeller. The club annouced the deals on Thursday. That’s the first day NBA teams could officially sign free agents. The 6-foot-7 Jones is a 2021 second-round draft choice out of

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner each scored 16 points and the Connecticut Sun eased by the Seattle Storm 93-73 on Thursday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Connecticut scored 24 of the opening 28 points behind a combined 8-of-8 shooting by Bonner and Thomas. The Sun tied a franchise record

MADRID (AP) — Veteran defender César Azpilicueta has joined Atletico Madrid after 11 seasons with Chelsea. The 33-year-old Spaniard signed a one-year contract with Atletico. He left Chelsea after making 508 appearances with the English club. Atletico also signed Caglar Soyuncu for the next four seasons. The 27-year-old Turkish defender had been playing with Leicester

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors finalized their trade with the Wizards for guard Chris Paul, sending forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. and guards Jordan Poole and Ryan Rollins to Washington along with a pair of draft picks. The Wizards will receive a 2027 second-round selection and a 2030 first-round choice, the team said

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Jonas Blixt heated up on the back nine at TPC Deere Run, playing his last six holes in 6 under for a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead over Grayson Murray in the first round of the John Deere Classic. Murray was 8 under through 13 holes but stalled from there.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have signed second-round draft pick Seth Lundy, the last of the team’s three draft picks to agree to deals. The team also signed forward Miles Norris to a two-way contract. Lundy, a guard/forward from Penn State, was the No. 46 overall pick in the draft. The Hawks previously signed

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Damian Lillard’s position has not and will not change: The seven-time All-Star wants to be traded to the Miami Heat. Lillard’s agent, Aaron Goodwin, confirmed that stance Thursday and said he hopes that the Portland Trail Blazers — the team that Lillard has spent the

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Thai golfer Natthakritta Vongtaveelap has been disqualified from the U.S. Women’s Open. The USGA discovered her caddie was using a rangefinder on multiple occasions at Pebble Beach. Such distance measuring devices are not allowed by the USGA or the R&A. The LPGA Tour allows for them, and so does the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Xiyu Janet Lin and Hyo Joo Kim are tied for the lead in the first U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. Lin wanted to soak up the views at one of America’s most famous courses. She also had a hot putter to help her

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have signed second-round draft pick Jordan Walsh and also reached a deal with former Pacers forward Oshae Brissett. Walsh was the No. 38 selection in the draft. He averaged about seven points, four rebounds and one steal last season with Arkansas. Walsh is expected to play for the Celtics’

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians manager Terry Francona felt he needed to do something more to honor Larry Doby. On the 76th anniversary of Doby breaking the color barrier in the American League. Francona wrote the Hall of Famer’s No. 14 on his cap before Wednesday’s game. As the national

By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Victor Caratini hit a tiebreaking home run off Michael Fulmer in the eighth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers recovered from a blown three-run lead to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 and gain a split of their four-game series. Cody Bellinger was 4 for 4 with three RBIs