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Astros' Altuve homers in first 3 at-bats against Rangers, gets 4 in a row overall

Jose Altuve homered in his first three at-bats for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, starting with a pair off Nathan Eovaldi in the All-Star right-hander’s return from the injured list. Houston’s star second baseman greeted Eovaldi with a leadoff homer, then ended his outing with a one-out homer in the second. Altuve’s third homer — and 15th of the season — came in the third off Dane Dunning, a starter who came out of the bullpen so the Rangers could get Eovaldi his first start since July 18. Eovaldi had been

Astros' Altuve homers in first 3 at-bats against Rangers, gets 4 in a row overall
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Georgia football staffer Jarvis Jones arrested for speeding, reckless driving

Former Georgia and NFL linebacker Jarvis Jones, who now works on the football staff at his alma mater, was arrested for speeding and reckless driving ahead of the Bulldogs’ season opener, police said. Jones’ arrest late Friday is the latest driving investigation to tarnish the two-time reigning national champions, who have struggled to deal with the issue since a high-speed crash killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy on Jan. 15, just hours after a celebratory parade through Athens. The 33-year-old Jones is player coordinator for the Bulldogs. He played at Georgia from

Georgia football staffer Jarvis Jones arrested for speeding, reckless driving
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Madison Keys overpowers Jessica Pegula to reach US Open quarterfinals

Madison Keys overpowered fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-3 in just over an hour Monday to move into the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Keys, the No. 17 seed and 2017 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, converted on 77% of her first-serve points and used powerful ground strokes to keep rallies short — a little over three strokes on average — to make quick work of her third-seeded opponent and close friend. Keys said it was tough playing a friend but “at the end of the day we both want to win. We’re all business on the court.” For

Madison Keys overpowers Jessica Pegula to reach US Open quarterfinals
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Monday qualifier Chanettee Wannasaen goes low with a 9-under 63 to win the Portland Classic

Teenager Chanettee Wannasaen played a five-hole stretch in 6 under early in the final round Sunday and closed with a near-flawless 9-under 63 for a four-stroke victory at the Portland Classic to become the first Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour since 2015. Wannasaen arrived at Portland ranked 367th and having missed nine straight cuts in her rookie season. The 19-year-old from Thailand put together four stellar rounds in the 60s at Columbia Edgewater and shattered the tournament scoring record by five strokes with a 26-under 262 total for her first LPGA Tour victory.

Monday qualifier Chanettee Wannasaen goes low with a 9-under 63 to win the Portland Classic
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Sargent carries USA to Sunday rally and Walker Cup win at St. Andrews

Gordon Sargent lived up to his billing as the No. 1 amateur in the world by winning all four of his matches at St. Andrews as the United States rallied to win the Walker Cup on Sunday for the fourth straight time. Great Britain & Ireland had a three-point lead going into the final two sessions on the Old Course. The Americans won three of the four morning foursomes, and they poured it on during the 10 singles matches. The Americans won six of the 10 matches and halved two others to complete a Sunday

Sargent carries USA to Sunday rally and Walker Cup win at St. Andrews
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Karolina Muchova reaches US Open quarterfinals with 3-set victory

Karolina Muchova reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Sunday with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 victory over Wang Xinyu. For the 10th-seeded Czech, a 2021 Australian Open semifinalist who has reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon twice, it marked her deepest run ever at Flushing Meadows. She did it after losing control of the second set to her Chinese opponent and taking over in the third, with a strong all-court attack that included 32 winners. “I came back to my game, to slice it more and to change the rhythm — that was the key,” Muchova

Karolina Muchova reaches US Open quarterfinals with 3-set victory
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Salah scores in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Aston Villa as speculation swirls about his future

Mohamed Salah put aside intense speculation about his future by scoring again for Liverpool in its dominant 3-0 win over Aston Villa that made it three straight victories in the Premier League for Jürgen Klopp’s team on Sunday. Salah, the subject of a reported bid on Friday worth 150 million pounds ($188 million) by Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, tapped home a finish in the 55th minute to round off the scoring at Anfield as Liverpool built on recent wins against Bournemouth and Newcastle. Dominik Szoboszlai drove in the opening goal in the third minute before Villa

Salah scores in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Aston Villa as speculation swirls about his future
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JGR's Christopher Bell takes the pole at Darlington for NASCAR's opening playoff race

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell will start the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs up front after winning the pole at the Southern 500 on Saturday. Bell took his fourth pole of the season and third in the past eight races. He turned a fast lap of 29.065 seconds (169.193 mph) at Darlington Raceway. “It definitely feels good,” Bell said. “Darlington is a place where it’s notoriously hard to pass so being up front is good deal.” Bell starts besides JGR teammate Denny Hamlin, second fastest on the 1.366-mile egg-shaped layout. In all, playoff drivers took the first

JGR's Christopher Bell takes the pole at Darlington for NASCAR's opening playoff race
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Perrine Delacour holds onto Portland Classic lead with another bogey-free round

Perrine Delacour held onto the Portland Classic lead Friday with another bogey-free round at Columbia Edgewater, shooting a 5-under 67 in perfect conditions a day after opening with a 63 in the rain. “You had to adjust for the pins, especially on the wedges,” Delacour said. “But it was definitely nicer. I mean, even though the bag is still wet from yesterday, but it was definitely nicer to be in shorts and polos instead of rain gear.” Winless on the LPGA Tour, the 29-year-old Frenchwoman took a one-stroke lead over Linn Grant into the weekend on

Perrine Delacour holds onto Portland Classic lead with another bogey-free round
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Coco Gauff comes back to win at the US Open and set up a match against Caroline Wozniacki

Coco Gauff put aside a rough start and grabbed the last 10 games for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over No. 32 seed Elise Mertens in the U.S. Open’s third round Friday night. Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, heard plenty of loud support from the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd as she turned things around and won for the 14th time in her past 15 matches. That stretch includes the two biggest titles of Gauff’s career and made the sixth-seeded American one of the players considered a real contender at Flushing Meadows, where she got to the

Coco Gauff comes back to win at the US Open and set up a match against Caroline Wozniacki
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UNC's Brown has issues with NCAA over eligibility of transfer wide receiver

North Carolina coach Mack Brown is calling out the NCAA for dragging its heels on the case of transfer wide receiver Devontez Walker, who has not yet been ruled eligible. Walker, the Tar Heels’ presumed No. 1 receiver, transferred from Kent State, where he played two seasons after a year at North Carolina Central when he did not play because the season was canceled. NCAA rules generally allow players to transfer freely once. Brown said Walker had enrolled at UNC in January, just days before the NCAA revised rules to limit waivers for two-time transfers

UNC's Brown has issues with NCAA over eligibility of transfer wide receiver
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MLB won't extend the pitch clock for the posteason

Major League Baseball is keeping the pitch clock the same for the postseason as it was for the regular season, brushing aside complaints from some players. Following an MLB executive council meeting this week, the commissioner’s office informed the competition committee there will be no change, a decision first reported by Sports Illustrated. The competition committee adopted the clock ahead of the 2023 season along with restrictions on defensive shifts and larger bases. The clock is set at 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds when there are runners. The average time of

MLB won't extend the pitch clock for the posteason
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Karolina Muchova moves into US Open fourth round by defeating American Taylor Townsend

Karolina Muchova moved into the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Friday with a 7-6 (0), 6-3 victory over Taylor Townsend. Muchova, the 10th-seeded Czech who reached the final of this year’s French Open, equaled her best showing at Flushing Meadows by pushing the serve-and-volleying American off the net and onto the baseline. The 132nd-ranked Townsend won just 23 of 70 baseline points and had 39 unforced errors. Muchova came into the U.S. Open with a career-high ranking and momentum after reaching the final of this month’s tune-up event in Cincinnati, losing to American Coco Gauff in

Karolina Muchova moves into US Open fourth round by defeating American Taylor Townsend
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Acuña hits grand slam to become first player with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases

Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a long grand slam in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, becoming the first player in major league history with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in the same season. Acuña sent a 429-foot shot to deep into the left field pavilion off Lance Lynn for his third career slam and first since 2021. Acuña has 36 career homers in August, his most in any month. Acuña has 61 stolen bases. Rickey Henderson came close to 30-60. He had 28 homers and 87 steals in

Acuña hits grand slam to become first player with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases
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Perrine Delacour shoots 63 at rainy Columbia Edgewater to take Portland Classic lead

Perrine Delacour shot a 9-under 63 in morning rain Thursday at Columbia Edgewater to take the first-round lead in the Portland Classic. Winless on the LPGA Tour, Delacour opened with a birdie and ran off five straight on Nos. 3-7 in a front-nine 30. The 29-year-old Frenchwoman added birdies on Nos. 14, 15 and 17 in the bogey-free round on the tree-lined layout. “Well, the goal today was to be dry.” Delacour said. “We knew it was going to be wet, so my main goal was to try to get my club as dry as we

Perrine Delacour shoots 63 at rainy Columbia Edgewater to take Portland Classic lead
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North Carolina State's Ashford taken off field on stretcher in opener at UConn

North Carolina State safety Rakeim Ashford was injured and taken off the field on a stretcher Thursday night during the third quarter of the Wolfpack’s season opener against UConn. Ashford’s condition was not immediately known. Ashford was hit on the North Carolina State sideline at the end of a 40-yard kickoff return by NC State’s Julian Gray with 1:54 left in the quarter. He went down and lay motionless for about 10 minutes as both teams knelt and watched emergency crews work on him. A cart was brough onto the field, but not used. Ashford

North Carolina State's Ashford taken off field on stretcher in opener at UConn
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Jannik Sinner dominates fellow Italian to advance at US Open

Jannik Sinner advanced to the U.S. Open’s third round Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 victory over fellow Italian Lorenzo Sonego. The sixth-seeded Sinner improved to 10-0 lifetime against his countrymen. He’s seeking at deep run at Flushing Meadows after reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon this year and the quarterfinals at last year’s U.S. Open, losing to Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set marathon after holding a match point. “I felt now my game has improved a little bit and developed,” said the 22-year-old Sinner, who won 89% of his first-serve points and was successful in 22

Jannik Sinner dominates fellow Italian to advance at US Open
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White Sox promote former player Chris Getz to general manager

The Chicago White Sox promoted Chris Getz to general manager on Thursday, staying inside the organization for the position almost two decades after the franchise last won a playoff series. Getz is replacing Rick Hahn, who was fired by chairman Jerry Reinsdorf along with president of baseball operations Ken Williams on Aug. 22. Williams was in his 11th season as executive vice president after serving as the club’s general manager for 12 years. Hahn had been with Chicago since 2002. The White Sox have a total of three victories in three playoff appearances since winning the 2005

White Sox promote former player Chris Getz to general manager
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Spain players Bonmatí and Carmona await UEFA award ceremony amid Rubiales crisis

Two players who won the Women’s World Cup with Spain are on the short-list for the player of the year award from European soccer body UEFA on Thursday as the sport continues to deal with the turmoil created by Luis Rubiales. The Spanish soccer federation president has refused to resign from his position despite causing an uproar after kissing Spain player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the team beat England in the World Cup final 11 days ago. Spain teammates Aitana Bonmatí and Olga Carmona are both candidates to win the UEFA award, along with Australia

Spain players Bonmatí and Carmona await UEFA award ceremony amid Rubiales crisis
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Bryce Harper hits 300th homer, going deep against the Los Angeles Angels' Matt Moore

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has hit his 300th career home run, going deep against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday to become the 158th player in major league history to reach that mark. Harper hit the milestone homer against Matt Moore in the eighth inning Wednesday for his 15th homer of the season. The two-run drive, in Harper’s 1,481st game, put Philadelphia ahead 8-7. He homered in three straight games for the second time this month and has 10 homers in August. Moore was the 224th pitched he went deep against. Harper and Moore were 1-2

Bryce Harper hits 300th homer, going deep against the Los Angeles Angels' Matt Moore
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NBA referee Eric Lewis retires; league closes investigation into social media posts

NBA referee Eric Lewis has retired effective immediately in the wake of a league investigation into whether he used a then-Twitter account to defend himself and other officials from online criticism. The league announced his retirement Wednesday, less than three months after beginning an investigation into whether the 19-year NBA referee had violated league policy by commenting publicly on officiating without authorization from the league. With his retirement, the NBA said its investigation into the social media activity has been closed. The 52-year-old Lewis, who had worked the previous four NBA Finals, was not chosen as

NBA referee Eric Lewis retires; league closes investigation into social media posts
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Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is back at practice for the first time since July 27

Joe Burrow was back at practice on Wednesday, more than a month after he was sidelined by a strained right calf muscle. The Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl quarterback put on the pads and participated for the first time since he pulled up limping and then went down during a scramble on July 27. The 26-year-old Burrow warmed up with backup quarterbacks Jake Browning and the newly signed Will Grier. Last month, near the end of the one of the practices of training camp, Burrow hobbled on one leg and then went to the ground while scrambling out

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is back at practice for the first time since July 27
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Coco Gauff beats Russian teen Mirra Andreeva to cruise into US Open third round

Coco Gauff cruised into the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva. The sixth-seeded American approached the net 18 times, winning 15 of those points, in her second straight match in Arthur Ashe Stadium, and she credited that newfound net game after struggling to beat German Laura Siegemund in three sets in the first round. “I learned to be aggressive,” the 19-year-old Gauff said in her on-court interview. “I did well making her play off her back foot.” Andreeva, at 16 the youngest woman in

Coco Gauff beats Russian teen Mirra Andreeva to cruise into US Open third round
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Trial on hold for New Jersey man charged in knife attack that injured Salman Rushdie

The attempted murder trial of the man charged with injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack in New York has been put on hold

Trial on hold for New Jersey man charged in knife attack that injured Salman Rushdie
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UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon are in the crosshairs of Israel’s war on Hezbollah

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon says Israeli tanks “forcibly entered” one of their positions, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands that they leave the area

UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon are in the crosshairs of Israel’s war on Hezbollah

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