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By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas homered, rookie Jake Irvin struck out a career-high nine and the…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Peter Lambert pitched five shutout innings and his teammates hit three early homers as the Colorado…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie Matt McLain hit his first career grand slam and the Cincinnati Reds extended their…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Billy McKinney hit a three-run homer and made two key catches in center field as the New York…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The game between the Boston Red Sox and New York was suspended in the bottom of the fourth inning with…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Juan Soto hit two long home runs and the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Friday night.…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Savannah DeMelo made her first international start for the United States national…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Zach Eflin pitched seven strong innings to become the AL’s third 11-game winner, and…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins third baseman Willi Castro and outfielder Joey Gallo were scratched from the lineup Friday night because of…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Red Sox infielder Trevor Story hit a three-run homer in the third at-bat of his first rehab game for Double-A Portland.…

By MOLLY LEE Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Brazil’s players have urged their fans back in South America to stay home from work and…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fans from all over the world bounced around the outskirts of DRV PNK Stadium ahead…

PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Top-ranked Daria Kasatkina is out of the Palermo Open after losing to home favorite Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals.…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken re-signed top defenseman Vince Dunn to a four-year, $29.4 million contract Friday,…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — All-Star left-hander Clayton Kershaw is getting closer to his return for the NL…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Pac-12 likes to bill itself as the “Conference of Champions,” and this season, it might…