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By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco hit homers and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City…

By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Daz Cameron homered leading off the ninth to spark a three-run inning, and the Detroit Tigers…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings had to turn away from their short, quick passing game in…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Josh VanMeter hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Arizona…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs just keeps piling up the interceptions. He…

HOUSTON (AP) — AL batting champion Yuli Gurriel hit a winning RBI single in the ninth inning, and the AL West champion Houston Astros headed to the…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge drove home the winning run with a one-out single in the ninth inning and the New York…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants finally won the NL West without needing to wait for the rival…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Different week, same story for the Miami Dolphins. When they got desperate, they could…

TORONTO (AP) — Yeferson Soteldo had a goal and assist and Toronto FC beat Chicago 3-1 on Sunday, spoiling Frank Klopas’ first game as the…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions struggled in the red zone during a 24-14 loss to the Chicago Bears.…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Brianna Turner scored 23 points, Brittney Griner added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA says “we encourage COVID-19 vaccinations” in a first direct plea for players to get jabbed. It came as…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley drove in two runs with two hits and the Atlanta Braves looked postseason ready in a…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has reached out to Robin Lehner to set up an interview after the goaltender made several accusations on…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez has left the team’s regular-season finale against…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks have signed restricted free agents Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson to new contracts.…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy has left in the third inning against the Milwaukee Brewers after injuring his left…

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Moise Kean and Davide Calabria have been called up to the Italy squad for the Nations League semifinal match against Spain.…

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Garbiñe Muguruza rallied to beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday in the Chicago Fall Tennis…