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Judge hitless in return but Yankees clinch 34th straight winning season

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NEW YORK — Aaron Judge went hitless in his return from the injured list but Cam Schlittler struck out 10 in seven sharp innings as the New York Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Tuesday night to clinch their 34th straight winning season. In his first appearance since May 31 after missing 84 games with a broken rib, Judge struck out swinging with a runner on in the first inning, flied out in the fourth and took a called third strike in the sixth. He was replaced in right field in the seventh, as planned. Facing the Rockies for the first time since Colorado traded him to New ...

Sabalenka edges Noskova to keep alive hopes of US Open title

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NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka thought it was all slipping away. Her U.S. Open title reign and her lengthy hold on the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis were just about gone. Then Sabalenka proved she’s not giving any of it up without a fight. Sabalenka kept alive her hopes for a third ...

Persistence pays off for Seahawks WR Foster

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SEATTLE — Montorie Foster Jr. spent parts of the past year working as a substitute teacher and pursuing his real estate license. Now he’s on the roster for the Seattle Seahawks. The receiver was waived by the Seahawks in training camp last year, but he never quite gave up on the dream of playing in the NFL. Foster made the most of his opportunity in training camp with the team this year, eventually landing on the 53-man roster for the defending Super Super Bowl champions. The Seahawks open the season on Wednesday night at home against the New England Patriots. “It was ...

Rybakina overpowers Osaka, will face Zheng in US Open quarterfinals

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NEW YORK — Elena Rybakina overpowered Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open and is a win away from the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis. She just has to beat Zheng Qinwen, which won’t be easy. Even when Zheng goes down — way, way down — she refuses to stay there. Rybakina advanced to the quarterfinals Monday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Osaka in a matchup of power-hitting Grand Slam champions. The No. 2-seeded Rybakina is guaranteed to replace Aryna Sabalenka atop the WTA rankings if she reaches the semifinals in Flushing Meadows. “Of course I want it, I don’t know anyone who ...

QB recruits facing new reality as landscape changes

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MADISON, Wis. — Even though he was nearly 2,000 miles from where he’d grown up, Ryan Hopkins felt right at home as a quarterback prospect visiting Wisconsin. “I felt the energy from the city,” said Hopkins, a former three-star recruit from Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California. “I felt the energy from the coaches.” But there was a complication that went beyond the distance factor. Hopkins had to deal with the dilemma facing just about every high school quarterback prospect since most Bowl Subdivision programs now overwhemingly rely on transfers at that position: About 65% of ...

Rutschman’s 3-run HR off Pesky Pole carries Red Sox

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BOSTON — Adley Rutschman hit a three-run homer off the Pesky Pole in right field, Brayan Bello pitched five scoreless innings in his first start since early June and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Monday for their fifth straight victory. Jarren Duran hit his 20th homer, a solo shot, to spark a four-run second inning for Boston, which improved to an MLB-best 34-17 since the All-Star break and closed to two games behind the Yankees for the AL’s top-wild card spot. New York owns the tiebreaker by winning the season series. Moises Ballesteros hit a solo homer ...