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García, Alvarez help Astros oust Red Sox, reach World Series
HOUSTON (AP) — Two of the youngest Houston Astros stars helped one of baseball’s oldest managers get another shot at a most elusive title. Rookie Luis García showed the poise of an October ace, MVP Yordan Alvarez did more damage at the plate and the Astros earned yet...
Red Sox run out of fight, fall to Astros in ALCS Game 6
HOUSTON (AP) — Backs against the wall — occasionally by their own doing — these Boston Red Sox proved hard to pin down. The Houston Astros finally got them for good Friday night. Boston’s bats went quiet for the third straight game and the Red...
Dinwiddie leads Wizards to 135-134 OT win over Pacers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal's absence put Spencer Dinwiddie and Kyle Kuzma on the spot — and those two made quite a first impression on their new fans in Washington. Dinwiddie scored 34 points — including a tying 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter — and Kuzma...
Coyle, Ullmark lead Bruins to 4-1 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Charlie Coyle had a goal and and two assists, Linus Ullmark made 35 saves against his former team and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Friday night. Taylor Hall added a goal and an assist, and Brad Marchand tallied two assists as the...
Suns respond to potential investigation, deny racism, sexism
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns released a statement regarding a potential media investigation into the workplace culture of the franchise, denying that the organization or owner Robert Sarver have a history of racism or sexism. The statement sent Friday said the...
Falcons DE Dante Fowler (knee) placed on injured reserve
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons defensive end Dante Fowler was placed on injured reserve Friday and will miss at least three games. Fowler was initially ruled out of Sunday's game at Miami with a knee injury. The team then said he was going on IR. ...
Backup plan: Browns can trust Keenum with Mayfield injured
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield's season is on pause for the moment — and may be for a while. That doesn't mean the Browns have to slow down as well. Mayfield missed Thursday night's game with a shoulder injury that worsened last week when he fractured a bone during a...
As NFL trade deadline looms, Dolphins say Tua is 'our QB'
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The story line has not changed over the last couple of months, nor did Miami coach Brian Flores’ answer on Friday from when he was first asked about the future of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa months ago. “Tua’s our quarterback,” Flores...
AP Top 25 Podcast: Next at LSU? Rolo's choice; Week 8 games
Now that Coach O is out at LSU, or at least he will be at the end of the season, how does the school go about hiring its next coach and who might be a candidate? On the latest episode of the AP Top 25 College Football Podcast presented by Region Bank, Ross Dellenger of...
Dream-come-true job for Adams at Texas Tech with new seniors
Mark Adams always wanted to be a Red Raiders quarterback or part of the basketball team when he was growing up in a small farming community about 30 miles from the Texas Tech campus. As a Tech student in the late 1970s, Adams asked former basketball coach Gerald Myers a...
