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The Latest: Kurt Busch wins 2nd stage at Bristol (08/17 8:23 pm)

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) -- The Latest on the NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Kurt Busch has won the second stage of Saturday night's race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch cycled into the lead by not pitting under caution right before the final push to end the stage...
Barty upset in Cincy semifinal; Djokovic also knocked out (08/17 8:15 pm)

MASON, Ohio (AP) -- Ashleigh Barty's chance to move back to No. 1 was only one victory away. At the end of an up-and-down week, she didn't have another comeback left. Neither did Novak Djokovic, who came away with yet another disappointment in Cincinnati...
Gustavo Bou lifts Revs to 1-1 draw with Red Bulls (08/17 8:12 pm)

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) -- Gustavo Bou scored in the 65th minute and the New England Revolution held on for a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. Bou got on the end of Carles Gil's well-placed through ball and slipped it under the goalkeeper into the right side to level it for the Revolution (9-9-8)...
Chapman, Canha back Bassitt in A's 8-4 win over Astros (08/17 8:04 pm)

OAKLAND,Calif. (AP) -- Chris Bassitt believes the Oakland Athletics' struggles against the Houston Astros are due in part to the perception that the 2017 World Series championship are unbeatable. He helped pierce that aura of invincibility on Saturday...
Backup QBs lead Browns past Colts 21-18 as Hunt returns (08/17 8:02 pm)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Cleveland Browns coach Freddie Kitchens played it safe Saturday. After watching two physical practices with the Indianapolis Colts and seeing one serious injury, he gave his top players the day off and allowed Garrett Gilbert and David Blough to go head to head for the No. 3 quarterback job. He even allowed Kareem Hunt to make a brief but meaningful return...
Justin Thomas crushes Medinah with 61 for 6-shot lead (08/17 7:50 pm)

MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) -- Winless over the last 12 months, Justin Thomas knew he was playing well and he was due for a low round. Saturday at the BMW Championship was more than he might have imagined. Thomas smashed the course record at Medinah with an 11-under 61 that gave him a six-shot lead over Patrick Cantlay and Tony Finau...
'Savages' again: Yankees erupt at umpires, beat Indians 6-5 (08/17 6:53 pm)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees again hammered away at the umpires, this time in prolonged rants that brought several members of the team spilling onto the field, while beating the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Saturday...
Jason Line tops NHRA Pro Stock qualifying at Brainerd (08/17 6:33 pm)

BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota driver Jason Line raced to his second Pro Stock No. 1 qualifier of the season and 55th overall Saturday at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Line's Friday run of 6.606 seconds at 207.27 mph in a Chevrolet Camaro help up through the final two rounds Saturday...
Red Sox LHP Sale goes on IL with left elbow inflammation (08/17 6:29 pm)

BOSTON (AP) -- Red Sox ace left-hander Chris Sale was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with left elbow inflammation, raising questions about whether he will pitch again this season. Team president Dave Dombrowski said Sale had an MRI and the team's doctors said the results showed inflammation...
ESPN documentary shows Bleier's emotional return to Vietnam (08/17 6:19 pm)

Rocky Bleier thought he made peace with what happened in a rice paddy in Vietnam on Aug. 20, 1969. What the former Pittsburgh Steelers running back didn't have though was closure until a trip back there last year. Bleier's visit to Vietnam -- the first time he had been back since being injured in battle -- is the subject of ESPN's "The Return", which debuts Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. A shorter version began airing Saturday on "SportsCenter" as part of its weekly SC Featured series...
Sluggers from Iowa, Florida win home run derby at LLWS (08/17 6:19 pm)

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- A softball slugger from Iowa and a baseball player from Florida won the inaugural Little League Home Run Derby on Saturday at the Little League World Series. Everest Ouellette of Palm Harbor, Florida, topped in the baseball competition after he hit his 15th home run -- the one that sealed the victory -- in walk-off fashion. He edged Nate Hawton-Henley of Oakton, Virginia, who had a few dozen family and friends from his hometown in attendance...
Doug Barron leads suspended Dick's Sporting Goods Open (08/17 6:17 pm)

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) -- Monday qualifier Doug Barron had a one-stroke lead in the Dick's Sporting Goods Open when lightning forced the suspension of play late in the second round Saturday. Making his second PGA Tour Champions start after turning 50 last month, Barron was 10 under for the tournament playing the par-4 15th when play was stopped at En Joie Golf Club...
Doug Barron leads suspended Dick's Sporting Goods Open (08/17 6:15 pm)

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) -- Monday qualifier Doug Barron had a one-stroke lead in the Dick's Sporting Goods Open when lightning forced the suspension of play late in the second round Saturday. Making his second PGA Tour Champions start after turning 50 last month, Barron was 10 under for the tournament playing the par-4 15th when play was stopped at En Joie Golf Club...
Seager hits tiebreaking HR, Mariners beat Blue Jays 4-3 (08/17 6:11 pm)

TORONTO (AP) -- Kyle Seager got a kick out of displacing Alex Rodriguez from the Seattle Mariners' record book. Seager hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, Austin Nola also went deep, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Saturday...
Antonio Brown moves closer to return to practice for Raiders (08/17 6:07 pm)

NAPA, Calif. (AP) -- Antonio Brown made it through a walkthrough practice for the Oakland Raiders with no issues with his frost-bitten feet and is expected to be a full participant in practice soon for the first time this summer. Coach Jon Gruden said Saturday that he thinks Brown will be able to get back into practice before the Raiders play their third exhibition game next week in Winnipeg, Manitoba, against the Green Bay Packers...
Twins' Duffey awarded victory day later (08/17 6:07 pm)

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Minnesota Twins right-hander Tyler Duffey was awarded a win on Saturday, a day after pitching in a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers. Duffey entered Friday night's game with two outs and a runner at second base in the sixth inning, Texas having taken a 3-2 lead on the last batter faced by starter Jake Odorizzi. Duffey struck out Rougned Odor, the only batter he faced...
Braves' Inciarte to miss 4-6 weeks with hamstring strain (08/17 6:05 pm)

ATLANTA (AP) -- Braves center fielder Ender Inciarte says he will miss four to six weeks after straining his right hamstring while running the bases in Friday's game. It's the second serious injury this year for Inciarte, who returned July 27 from a lumbar strain that sidelined him for 55 games. He hopes to return before the end of the regular season and be ready for the postseason...
Jets place LB Williamson on IR, sign LB McClellan (08/17 6:00 pm)

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Jets have placed linebacker Avery Williamson on season-ending injured reserve and signed former Ravens and Patriots linebacker Albert McClellan. Williamson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the second quarter of the team's 22-10 preseason win at Atlanta on Thursday night...
It's Augenstein, Ogletree in US Amateur final (08/17 5:58 pm)

PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) -- Andy Ogletree took a peek at the bracket before the U.S. Amateur quarterfinals and made a prediction to his caddie: He would face John Augenstein in the final. He was right. Augenstein beat William Holcomb V 3 and 2 in one semifinal Saturday, and Ogletree topped teenager and fellow Mississippian Cohen Trolio 3 and 1 in the other...
QB Josh McCown joins Eagles, ends retirement (08/17 5:48 pm)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Josh McCown's retirement lasted two months. The Philadelphia Eagles signed the 40-year-old quarterback to a one-year deal on Saturday. He is coming out of retirement to join his 11th team and play his 17th season. McCown provides insurance behind Carson Wentz, who has finished the past two seasons on the sideline because of injuries. ...
Ravens' Tavon Young weighing options with neck injury (08/17 5:46 pm)

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tavon Young is still weighing his options with his recent neck injury, coach John Harbaugh said Saturday. Young, who signed a three-year, $25.8 million contract extension in February, suffered the injury during practice and he did not play in the second preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night...
Dodgers' Urias to serve 20-game domestic violence penalty (08/17 5:42 pm)

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias has accepted a 20-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a domestic violence incident and is expected to return in September. MLB gave him credit for serving five games while he was on administrative leave in May, leaving 15 remaining to serve without pay...
Phillies place Quinn on 10-day IL; Arrieta to have surgery (08/17 5:32 pm)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Phillies have lost pitchers Jake Arrieta and David Robertson for the rest of the season, and outfielder Roman Quinn was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday. Arrieta will have surgery to remove bone chips in his pitching elbow. The 33-year-old right-hander was 8-8 with a 4.64 ERA in 24 starts, and had been trying to pitch through the injury for the last month...
Mike Shanahan returns to Broncos camp after years away (08/17 5:30 pm)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Mike Shanahan patrolled the sideline with his familiar stare as he watched his son's team practice against his former one. No way could the former head coach stay away from the Denver Broncos headquarters this weekend. For a decade, Shanahan avoided the facility where he won two Super Bowl titles before getting fired after the 2008 season...
Boone, Gardner, Yanks again hammer umps, beat Indians 6-5 (08/17 5:10 pm)

NEW YORK (AP) -- Again, again and again, the New York Yankees kept hammering away. At the umpires -- and the Cleveland Indians, too. Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and the Yankees threw another severe temper tantrum Saturday, this time in prolonged rants that brought several members of the team spilling onto the field in a 6-5 win over the Indians...
Bale and Benzema lead Madrid to opening Spanish league win (08/17 4:47 pm)

MADRID (AP) -- Zinedine Zidane's revamped Real Madrid got the spark it needed from a couple of veterans to get off to a winning start in the Spanish league. In the absence of injured new signing Eden Hazard, it was Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale who contributed with goals and assists as Madrid comfortably won at Celta Vigo 3-1 on Saturday...
Jaguars receiver Lee practices for 1st time in nearly a year (08/17 4:35 pm)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Marqise Lee is practicing for the first time since tearing three ligaments in his left knee last preseason. Lee was removed from the physically unable to perform list Saturday and took part in drills for the first time since getting carted off the field during the team's third exhibition game in 2018. His knee buckled when Atlanta Falcons cornerback Damontae Kazee made a helmet-first tackle in the first quarter...
Bryant homers, Cubs win 2-0 as Pirates strand 11 (08/17 4:35 pm)

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Kris Bryant heard a voice from the crowd just before he homered to put the Chicago Cubs ahead in the seventh inning Saturday. After committing an error at third base each of the previous two innings, Bryant watched Steven Brault lift his leg. That's when he could just make out what a fan had shouted...
Jays rookie Guerrero leaves game with sore left knee (08/17 3:44 pm)

TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Blue Jays rookie slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Saturday's game against Seattle after two innings because of a sore left knee. Brandon Drury replaced Guerrero at third base in the third. In the second, Guerrero cut in front of shortstop Bo Bichette to field Austin Nola's grounder and made an awkward throw across his body, too late to record the out. Nola later came around to score on a sacrifice fly...
Analysis: Popovich faces tough numbers game for World Cup (08/17 3:38 pm)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- When Gregg Popovich was cut from the 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball roster, those making the decision took the easiest way out. They posted a note. "Clueless people," Popovich said, 47 years later, grinning to at least try to suggest it doesn't still bother him too much...
Horologist upsets 1-5 favorite Jaywalk in Monmouth Oaks (08/17 3:32 pm)

OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) -- Horologist upset Jaywalk, last year's juvenile filly champion, in the $162,500 Monmouth Oaks on Saturday. As expected, 1-5 favorite Jaywalk set the pace until Horologist made a strong run along the rail on the final turn. She slipped by to win by three quarters of a length in the stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Monmouth Park...
Without Falcao, Monaco beaten 3-0 at Metz (08/17 3:22 pm)

METZ, France (AP) -- Monaco is on target for another miserable season in the French league after losing to newly promoted Metz 3-0 on Saturday for its second loss of the new campaign. Senegalese striker Habib Diallo opened the scoring from the penalty spot when Monaco defender Kamil Glik blocked a shot with his arm. Soon after, Monaco's Ruben Aguilar was sent off for a reckless two-footed challenge...
VAR denies Man City again in latest wild match with Spurs (08/17 3:18 pm)

Four months later, Manchester City was denied another crucial late goal against Tottenham by an intervention from the video assistant referee. Gabriel Jesus thought he scored the winner in the second minute of injury time in a wild English Premier League match at Etihad Stadium on Saturday when he curled home a finish after the ball landed at his feet following a corner. ...
Newgarden gets Pocono pole after rain wipes out qualifying (08/17 3:16 pm)

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) -- Josef Newgarden gets a kick out of anyone who considers the IndyCar championship race limited to two or three drivers. The 2017 series champion counts a field four or five deep all chasing him for first as the season winds down...
Phillies place Quinn on 10-day IL with right groin strain (08/17 3:06 pm)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Roman Quinn on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain on Saturday. Quinn was hurt trying to beat out a grounder in the eighth inning of the Phillies' 8-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. He is batting .213 with three doubles, four homers and 11 RBIs in 44 games...

Pro Sports Schedule

NFL Preseason

Buffalo at Carolina, 6 p.m.
Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 6:30 p.m.
Miami at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

BASEBALL

Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Washington, 6:05 p.m.
San Diego at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.
Seattle at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.
St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore at Boston, 6:10 p.m.
Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 6:20 p.m.
Minnesota at Texas, 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.
Miami at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 9:07 p.m.
Houston at Oakland, 9:07 p.m.

WNBA

Seattle at Connecticut, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
New York at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m.