AP National Sports

LEEDS, England (AP) — Mitch Marsh has celebrated his test comeback by smashing a century and taking a wicket for Australia to lead England by 195 runs after day one of the third Ashes test at Headingley. Marsh’s scintillating run-a-ball 118 rescued Australia from 85-4. He and Travis Head combined for 155 runs. The rest

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Heptathlete Anna Hall isn’t one to hold back her emotions. Those grimaces or dances reveal her precise thoughts about a particular jump, throw or run. She’s an open book, too — with her journal. The reigning world bronze medalist encourages her coaches to scan her entries for insight into

LEEDS, England (AP) — England has won the toss and chosen to field first against Australia in the third Ashes test at Headingley. The home side wants first crack on a green-tinged pitch in partly cloudy conditions with a chance of scattered showers. England must win to stay alive in the five-match series. Australia can

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — J.D. Martinez and David Peralta homered back-to-back in the fifth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4. Martinez connected on an 0-2 pitch from reliever Roansy Contreras for his 20th homer, a go-ahead, three-run shot.

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Red Bull heads into this weekend’s British Grand Prix undefeated through nine races, with two-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen on a five-race winning streak. The Red Bull dominance has led to a lackluster season even as F1 is enjoying a surge in popularity. FIA President Mohammed Ben

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The president of the FIA tells The Associated Press the governing body has no interest in signing an early renewal of its contract with Liberty Media and the 10 Formula One teams. The Concorde Agreement sets the rules and regulations for F1 as well as how television revenue

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Francisco Alvarez homered to tie it with two outs in the ninth, Mark Canha tripled in the go-ahead run and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Wednesday night. The Mets won their fourth in a row, but they waited until they were down

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 23 points, Cheyenne Parker had 14 points and 11 rebounds and the Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 90-79 on Wednesday night. Atlanta jumped out to a 29-14 lead after the first quarter behind nine points from Rhyne Howard. The Dream shot 61% in the quarter and

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackie Young scored 28 points, A’ja Wilson had 22 points and 13 rebounds and the short-handed Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 89-82 for their ninth win in a row. Kiah Stokes made a fast-break layup with 8:24 left in the fourth quarter to give Las Vegas its first lead,

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado became the career home run leader at Petco Park and drove in three runs for the San Diego Padres, who held two-way All-Star Shohei Ohtani hitless in a three-game sweep secured with a 5-3 win. Ohtani was in the lineup as the designated

By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Tauchman doubled in two runs and scored in a three-run ninth inning off All-Star closer Devin Williams and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday night. Cody Bellinger greeted Williams (4-2) in the ninth with a bloop single to center. After

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Cobb had seven strikeouts in six crisp innings and combined with three relievers on a seven-hitter, and the San Francisco Giants ended their four-game losing streak by beating the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Wednesday night to avoid a series sweep. Making his second start since coming

By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a massive solo homer and two doubles after a mix-up with a covering on the knob of his bat, and the surging Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 9-2. Joey Votto also homered and finished with three hits as Cincinnati won for

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Touted prospect Colton Cowser hit an RBI single in his major league debut and scored the go-ahead run when fellow rookie Jordan Westburg followed with a two-run triple, sending Dean Kremer and the Baltimore Orioles past the New York Yankees 6-3. Kremer struck out a

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 32 points and eight rebounds, Kayla McBride added 21 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 90-83 for their fourth straight victory. Minnesota took its first double-digit lead with 4:01 left in the fourth quarter on a free throw by Collier to make it 80-70. Indiana scored

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López’s first career shutout was a four-hitter with a career-high 12 strikeouts in the Minnesota Twins’ 4-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. López retired 15 straight from the third to the eighth inning including a stretch with six consecutive strikeouts. The 27-year-old López came

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Yuli Gurriel scored from first base on a throwing error by Cardinals reliever Jordan Hicks with one out in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9. With Gurriel on first after a single and pinch-runner Garrett Hampson on