45+ min ago   (454+ words) Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has decided not to fight the NBA's punishment for salary cap circumvention INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer won't fight the NBA's salary cap circumvention punishment in a reversal of the team's…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago   (448+ words) LAS VEGAS -- Kirk Cousins became the 15th quarterback to throw at least 300 touchdown passes in his career after tossing three on Sunday to lead the Las Vegas Raiders to a 27-13 season-opening victory over the Miami Dolphins. Two of his TD passes…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago   (685+ words) MADISON, Ill. -- Kyle Larson ended a 51-race winless streak Sunday, edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman in overtime of a crash-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway that shook up the playoff standings. Larson, the defending series champion,…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (278+ words) PHOENIX -- Corey Seager homered for the fourth time in seven games, Jacob Latz stranded the potential tying run at second base in a shaky ninth inning and the Texas Rangers won their first road series in two months with a…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (333+ words) Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, helping the Cincinnati Reds edge past the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 MILWAUKEE -- Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and Tyler Stephenson had a sacrifice fly in the eighth…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (325+ words) TORONTO -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a solo home run among his four hits, George Springer and Kazuma Okamoto also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Sunday. Toronto began the day one game behind Cleveland…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (310+ words) MIAMI -- Pinch-hitter Agustín Ramírez hit a game-ending, two-run homer, and the Miami Marlins rallied with four runs in the ninth inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Sunday. Xavier Edwards and Jakob Marsee led off the ninth with consecutive…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (302+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Freddy Peralta pitched five hitless innings, and Jonathan Aranda hit two of Tampa Bay's four home runs to help the Rays finish off a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 14-4 victory on Sunday. Peralta (9-11) walked…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (280+ words) ST. LOUIS -- Alec Burleson hit a bases-clearing double, sparking the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox to wrap up a three-game series on Sunday. Chicago entered the game leading the Cleveland Guardians by two games…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (331+ words) CHICAGO -- Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Pittsburgh's three-run sixth inning, and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep of their weekend series. Bryan Reynolds had two hits for Pittsburgh, including an RBI…...