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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — All-Stars Sean Murphy and Matt Olson homered as the Atlanta Braves bounced back from one of their rare losses over the past month by beating the Cleveland Guardians 8-1. Murphy connected for his 15th homer in the third inning and Olson hit a 428-foot homer in

NEW YORK (AP) — Braian Cufré scored in the 81st minute to help New York City FC tie Charlotte 1-1. Cufré was left alone along the left side for a pass from Keaton Parks and sent a deflected shot into the back of the net. NYCFC (5-7-10) is unbeaten in seven straight matches, tying New

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the agreement says the Dallas Mavericks are acquiring Grant Williams from Boston in a sign-and-trade deal that includes the San Antonio Spurs. Dallas is sending guard Reggie Bullock and a 2030 pick swap to the Spurs. The Mavericks and Celtics will receive multiple second-round

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The scheduled game between the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays was postponed because of rain and is set to be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday. Toronto’s José Berríos and Chicago’s Lance Lynn will meet in Game 1 after having their

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Brayan Bello took a shutout into the sixth inning, Justin Turner had two hits and a pair of RBIs and the Boston Red Sox beat the slumping Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday night. Corey Seager had three hits for the Rangers, and Adolis Garcia celebrated being

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Taijuan Walker overcome early struggles to win his sixth consecutive start and the Philadelphia Phillies extended their road winning streak to 11 games with an 8-4 victory over the AL-leading Tampa Bay Rays. It’s the third-longest road winning streak in Phillies’ history, trailing a 13-game

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ryan Noda homered in a three-run first inning and the Oakland Athletics went on to rout the Detroit Tigers 12-3 on Wednesday night. Oakland won for the fourth time in five games. The majors-worst Athletics, who hadn’t shut out an opponent all season before a 1-0 victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz pointed at the knob of his bat after hitting a 455-foot homer at Washington in a reference to the removal of a plastic covering earlier in the game. The 21-year-old De La Cruz, a key engine behind Cincinnati’s rise to the top of the NL

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 43 points and the New York Liberty recovered from blowing a 20-point lead to beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-95. Stewart helped the Liberty build a 73-53 lead with 4 minutes left in the third quarter before Phoenix rallied to tie it at

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Naz Reid might well have found a bigger role had he hit the open market. Staying in Minnesota just felt right. The Timberwolves had no interest in letting him leave even with all that precious salary cap space committed to their big men. They have two-thirds

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer American tennis player Jenson Brooksby tells The Associated Press he has accepted a provisional suspension from the International Tennis Integrity Agency after being accused of missing three doping tests in a 12-month period. Brooksby is a 22-year-old from Sacramento, California, who reached the fourth round of the 2021 U.S.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star center fielder Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels had surgery on his fractured left wrist, two days after he was injured while fouling off a pitch. Manager Phil Nevin said the surgery went well and that Trout felt great. Meanwhile, two-way All-Star Shohei Ohtani was in the lineup as

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox All-Star Luis Robert Jr. and two-time champion Pete Alonso of the New York Mets are set to participate in baseball’s Home Run Derby in Seattle on Monday. Robert earned the top seed in an eight-player field announced Wednesday that includes Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez,

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia hired Towson women’s lacrosse coach Sonia LaMonica to take over its program. Athletic director Carla Williams made the announcement Wednesday night. Lamonica replaces Julie Myers, who resigned June 21, ending a 28-year career in which she led the Cavaliers to the 2004 national championship and the postseason every season except

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Ian Harkes is returning to Major League Soccer with the New England Revolution under Bruce Arena, who coached  his father at the University of Virginia and with the U.S. national team. New England signed the 28-year-old midfielder to a contract for the rest of the season and the deal includes a

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kansas City Royals right-hander Zack Greinke was placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder tendinitis. Discomfort in his last start prompted him to leave the game early. Royals manager Matt Quatraro said the team is confident the injury is minor and hopeful Greinke will only miss one turn with the

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — There is love in the air at Wimbledon and not just in the scores. Players Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa are dating. After winning her first-round match at Court 15 at the All England Club, Badosa made it over to the stands at No. 2