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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — John Hunter Nemechek passed Justin Haley at the start of overtime and held off Daniel Hemric…

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s basketball coach following a drunken-driving arrest and…

TORONTO (AP) — Aziel Jackson ended a scoreless match five minutes into the second half with his first career goal and St. Louis City held on for a…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is proving to be a quick study in her newest event. Very quick. McLaughlin-Levrone turned in a…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Martín Maldonado hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning to lift the Houston Astros…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — All-Star Spencer Strider struck out 11 and won his seventh straight decision, a 6-1…

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Frankie Amaya scored a second-half goal and followed with an assist on Wikelman Carmona’s match-winner and the New York Red…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Women’s Open went to prime time and so did Nasa Hataoka. The 24-year-old…

By TIM BOOTH and RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writers SEATTLE (AP) — Nasim Nuñez’s cleats had the words “Esta en la sangre,” which translates…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Top prospect Gavin Williams struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings for his first victory in the majors,…

By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Elly De La Cruz became the first Reds player since 1919 to steal second, third and home in the…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeimer Candelario and Joey Meneses hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, Alex Call…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Coming soon: the NBA Cup. The NBA unveiled the details Saturday of its inaugural in-season…

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler homered and hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly as the Miami Marlins beat Philadelphia 5-3 and ended the Phillies’…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran and Alex Verdugo each had a two-run homer, and Masataka Yoshida had his sixth consecutive…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Giovanny Gallegos pitched the eighth inning in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-0 victory at the Chicago…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gregg Popovich evidently doesn’t plan to leave the San Antonio Spurs anytime soon. The…

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Brendon Todd scrambled for par on the par-4 18th to take a one-stroke lead in the John Deere Classic, holing a 12-foot putt…

MIAMI (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was struck on his surgically repaired right elbow by a pitch from Marlins starter Braxton Garrett in the…