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Gomber pitches 7 strong innings, Rockies hold on to beat Nationals 3-1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Austin Gomber gave up one run and three hits in seven innings, Ryan McMahon had two hits and drove in a run, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Tuesday night. Brenton Doyle and Ezequiel Tovar each had two hits and scored a run for Colorado, which has won […]

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Corbin Carroll homers as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 3-1

MIAMI (AP) — Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered to help Eduardo Rodriguez and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Tuesday night. Arizona, which finished with four hits, improved to a major league-best 30-13 since July 1. Carroll also singled and scored on Joc Pederson’s base hit, and Geraldo Perdomo walked

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Alabama gave a big contract to its GM. Why college football teams are operating more like pros

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has given one of Kalen DeBoer’s key behind-the-scenes staffers, general manager Courtney Morgan, a three-year contract worth nearly $2.5 million — a notable investment by one of the top football programs in the country at a time when colleges teams are increasingly operating like professional franchises. The compensation committee of

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Panthers QB Bryce Young says he’s ‘comfortable’ in new offense even if he doesn’t play in preseason

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Bryce Young isn’t concerned if he doesn’t take a snap in the preseason. The No. 1 overall pick in 2023 is coming off a rookie season in which he went 2-14 as a starter and ranked near the bottom of the league in most passing categories. And he enters

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Who wins the Heisman Trophy? Can a veteran or first-year starter break through the transfer trend?

The Heisman Trophy race appears wide open this season. The top five players in last year’s Heisman voting, won by LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, and eight of the top 10 are currently in NFL training camps. Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe is the only player among 2023’s top-10 vote-getters to appear on a long list of

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Vikings DC Flores says he was hurt by Tagovailoa’s sharp criticism but wishes Dolphins QB well

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores acknowledged Tuesday he was stung by the sharp criticism of his coaching style from Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s recent public assessment of their time together with the Dolphins. Responding to remarks Tagovailoa made in an interview that aired Monday, Flores wished his former player well

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WNBA players would like more time off after the Olympics are over before league play resumes

The WNBA didn’t waste anytime returning to the hardwood after the Olympics and the quick turnaround following the Paris Games is something players may look to change in the next collective bargaining agreement. Teams started playing games four days after the Paris Games ended, including Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty, who opened up

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Analysis: The FedEx Cup playoffs deliver. Just not always the best player with the title

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — The “silly” notion that Scottie Scheffler could have won two playoff events and still not capture the FedEx Cup after a dominant season is nothing new. Go back 15 years to find Tiger Woods deciding to play the postseason opener for the first time, a big boost in the third

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Brazilian pop star Anitta to perform at NFL’s first game in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian pop star Anitta will perform at halftime of the first NFL game in the South American country on Sept. 6. The NFL announced Tuesday that the 31-year-old will perform when the Green Bay Packers play the Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paulo. A fan favorite in Brazil for about a decade,

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