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AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of pitching his hometown team into the World Series, Jack Flaherty sent the National League Championship…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Pendrith was spared wind so strong it caused a four-hour delay and battered the field Friday in the Shriners Hospital Open.…

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not easy to knock out these New York Mets. Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the Mets hammered an…

AP Soccer Writer While teams are fighting to improve their playoff position on Decision Day, Inter Miami will be attempting to make Major League…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of Oakland residents ordered to evacuate their homes as a brush fire threatens neighborhood, fire official…

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall will be activated and make his NFL debut…

AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — BetMGM Sportsbook, in light of the lifetime banishment of Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter, will not take…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fast-moving brush fire prompts evacuation of Oakland neighborhood and damages at least 4…

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Otis Williams had a confession. Asked whether he was a baseball fan, the 82-year-old founder of The Temptations…

AP Baseball Writer The online auction for Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball has just four days remaining, with the highest bid now at $1.8…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants promoted J.P. Martinez to the team’s pitching coach on Friday. The Giants announced that…

AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is expected to miss his second game in a row because of an ankle injury…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are likely to wait until Sunday to determine whether top receiver Cooper Kupp will return…

Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for abusing foster children he had…

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside…

Associated Press Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel…

AP National Writer By his own admission, Oregon coach Dan Lanning and the rest of his staff — currently at 30 and counting — spend “an…

AP Basketball Writer LeBron James is entering his record-tying 22nd NBA season, a mark that only newly enshrined Basketball Hall of Famer Vince…

AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The first three names last season on the NBA All-Rookie team list were no surprise. San Antonio’s Victor…

AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu’s thrilling shot for the New York Liberty with a second left in Game 3 on Wednesday…