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Georgia extended its streak of No. 1 rankings in The Associated Press college football poll to 19 straight weeks, the third best in the history of the rankings, and Alabama moved back into the top 10 on [Read More…]

PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Schwarber got a hanging breaking ball at the top of the strike zone in the sixth inning and did what he does so well in the postseason, obliterate a baseball deep [Read More…]

PHOENIX (AP) — The crack of the bat was a stunner, jolting the sellout crowd at Chase Field into a frenzy. Light-hitting Alek Thomas, who had lost his spot in the starting lineup because of [Read More…]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve thrives under pressure for the Houston Astros, able to stay calm in the biggest October moments even after another bench-clearing fracas against the Texas Rangers. The defending World Series champions are [Read More…]

Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the fall sports season well under way, young athletes may face pressures from coaches and looming college scholarships to train in only one sport year-round. But experts have [Read More…]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Houston manager Dusty Baker and third baseman Alex Bregman really have no explanation for why the Astros have been so good in that other retractable-roof stadium in Texas. “I have no [Read More…]

PHOENIX (AP) — More than 15 minutes after the game, Ketel Marte stood at his clubhouse locker, gulping water while trying to finally catch his breath after delivering the Arizona Diamondbacks’ latest clutch postseason moment. [Read More…]

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Houston 10, Texas 3 (Series tied 2-2) NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Arizona 2, Philadelphia 1 (Philadelphia leads series [Read More…]

Eric McCandless via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mary Lou Retton, the American gymnast who became a sports icon when she won Olympic gold in 1984, is getting stronger as she battles a very rare [Read More…]

NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces secured their place as one of the greatest teams in WNBA history. The Aces became the first team to repeat as champions in 21 [Read More…]

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cristian Javier knew right away his fastball was working in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series. Then again, it’s October, when he always seems to be at his best for [Read More…]

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Houston 8, Texas 5 (Texas leads series 2-1) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Washington 131, New York 106 Brooklyn [Read More…]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber is pounding postseason homers at such a rate that he fits right in with Mickey Mantle and Reggie Jackson. The tattooed slugger is doing it all while powering the Philadelphia [Read More…]

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Philadelphia 10, Arizona 0 (Philadelphia leads series 2-0) NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON LA Clippers 116, Denver 103 [Read More…]

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 5, Houston 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Philadelphia 5, Arizona 3 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Phoenix 117, [Read More…]

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Fans and some players might roll their eyes when a Week 6 game is described as a must win. That doesn’t matter to Dak Prescott After playing one of the worst [Read More…]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper celebrated his 31st birthday with a bang — a 420-foot homer on the first pitch he saw in the NL Championship Series. That merited a special tribute. As he rounded [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) — No matter the place or the moment, the Texas Rangers are rolling right now. Jonah Heim homered, Nathan Eovaldi pitched six effective innings and Texas beat Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros [Read More…]

Trevor Ruszkowski/USSF/Getty Images for USSF (NEW YORK) — This year, U.S. Women’s Soccer star and Olympian Julie Ertz announced her retirement from the sport after over a decade of professional play. Ertz, 31, who was [Read More…]

Mike Stobe/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Anthony Nesty attributes his recent appointment as U.S. men’s Olympic swim team head coach to his hard work ethic, determination and family. Nesty, who is also the head [Read More…]