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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Kyle Larson was finally granted the waiver this week he needed from NASCAR to remain eligible to race for a second Cup championship. Now that the ordeal is over, Larson would prefer if the topic just went away. “I think there’s definitely relief on my end,” Larson said

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Heliot Ramos drove in all the runs for San Francisco and put the Giants ahead to stay with his two-run homer in a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. The Giants, who won three World Series titles with Bruce Bochy from 2010-14, have

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched the first shutout of his 12-year career, a five-hitter, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday. A two-time All-Star who had never thrown a nine-inning complete game in the majors, the 33-year-old Gausman matched his season high of

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto remained out of the New York Yankees’ starting lineup Saturday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of left elbow inflammation. The star right fielder missed his first game of the season Friday night in the series opener after being removed from Thursday’s

Howard University is cutting ties to Sean “Diddy” Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name, after a recently released 2016 video that appeared to show him attacking the R&B singer Cassie. “Mr. Combs’ behavior as captured in a recently released video is so fundamentally

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A Disneyland employee died after she fell from a moving golf cart in the backstage area of the Southern California theme park, authorities said Saturday. Anaheim police Sgt. Jon McClintock said authorities responded to the Disneyland Resort on Wednesday morning after a woman fell from a moving golf cart and struck

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A shooting near a college in Los Angeles County killed a man and wounded four other people Friday night, police said. Authorities responded to a call shortly before 8 p.m. that shots had been fired in the area of Greenleaf Boulevard in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious as there will be little relief from the warm weather until monsoon thunderstorms begin

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Caitlin Clark won’t be headed to the Paris Olympics, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person, who provided the full roster to The Associated Press, spoke on condition of anonymity Saturday because no official announcement has been made. The decision was first reported by The Athletic.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A shooting near a college in Los Angeles killed a man and wounded four other people Friday night, police said. Homicide detectives were involved in a shooting death investigation on the 800 block of Greenleaf Boulevard in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. The shooting was reported

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Florida finished third in the 1,600-meter relay to pass Auburn — which failed to qualify for the final event — in the team standings Friday night for the Gators’ third straight NCAA men’s outdoor track and field championship and fifth in eight seasons. Florida finished with 41 points to edge the

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas set a new record high again on Friday and Albuquerque tied its high mark, but forecasters said the weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest earlier than usual in temperatures well into triple digits was on its last legs. Slightly cooler

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dearica Hamby finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks pull away for an 81-72 victory over the Dallas Wings on Friday night, snapping a three-game skid. Hamby has eight double-doubles in 10 games this season for the Sparks (3-7). She made 9 of 16 shots

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jurickson Profar hit consecutive home runs in the first inning and Ha-Seong Kim hit a two-run shot in the sixth for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 Friday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Profar came

By The Associated Press Makenzy Doniak scored in the 62nd minute to pull the San Diego Wave into a 1-1 draw with Orlando on Friday night and snap the Pride’s record eight-game winning streak in the National Women’s Soccer League. Julie Doyle scored in the first half for the Pride, who remained unbeaten to start

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Yainer Diaz homered in his fourth consecutive game and drove in three runs, and Framber Valdez pitched a four-hitter in the Houston Astros’ 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Yordan Alvarez hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the five-run seventh inning

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — JJ Bleday hit the first pitch of the ninth inning from Chad Green over the right-field wall to give the Oakland Athletics a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Mason Miller (1-0) struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth for the

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Kiké Hernández made an error while in the midst of a live television interview Friday night during a 2-1, 11-inning win over the New York Yankees. Hernández had a microphone and earpiece in his left ear as he spoke with

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, Wilmer Flores went deep twice for his first multihomer game of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Friday night. Logan Webb (5-5) won for the first time in four starts after allowing two

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Teoscar Hernández reached second base, raised both hands, shimmied and twisted his right leg in a dance step that would make a Broadway choreographer proud. With the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees scoreless into the 11th inning of a possible World Series preview