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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Chargers entered the season cautiously confident they had a defense that could win a Super Bowl. With defensive guru Brandon Staley designing schemes for a star-laden unit including a healthy Joey Bosa and J.C. Jackson, Los Angeles thought this group was sturdy and solid.
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Sean Payton era in Denver began with an onside kick. It didn’t work. This just looked like more of the same for a franchise that has gone seven seasons without a playoff appearance and six straight without a winning record. At least the crowd didn’t
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith saw no reason to try to downplay the performance the Seattle Seahawks had just put forth. Seattle’s season began with an unexpected flop that left fans booing, players losing control of their emotions and the Seahawks feeling flat outplayed by their division foe. “I
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic couldn’t think about No. 24 without thinking of Kobe Bryant. So after winning the U.S. Open on Sunday night for a historic 24th Grand Slam title, Djokovic put on a blue T-shirt that honored the Los Angeles Lakers great. The shirt read “Mamba
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker became just the 12th player to triple twice in an inning, driving in runs with each in an eight-run sixth as the AL West-leading Houston Astros routed the San Diego Padres 12-2 on Sunday. Tucker became the first Houston player to triple twice in an inning, getting hits off Tim
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker became just the 12th player to triple twice in an inning, driving in runs with each in an eight-run sixth as the AL West-leading Houston Astros routed the San Diego Padres 12-2 on Sunday. Tucker became the first Houston player to triple twice in an inning, getting hits off Tim
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa might have shocked some observers by putting up one of the best passing days in an opener in NFL history. His coach wasn’t surprised at all. “It was validating for me, because I don’t feel crazy. That’s kind of what I expected to
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Matthew Stafford started the season without his favorite target, with a rebuilt and unproven offensive line, and with an outside narrative that the ceiling for the Los Angeles Rams this season is just being competitive. The Rams looked far more than just competitive by outplaying and
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kenny Rosenberg gave up one run over five innings to earn his first career win as the Los Angeles Angels held on for a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Mike Moustakas and Randal Grichuk each drove in a run for the Angels, who
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — By the time Scott Dixon turned his season around, it was too late to beat teammate Alex Palou for the IndyCar championship. But it was good enough to affirm Dixon’s legacy as the greatest driver of his generation. The six-time IndyCar champion won the
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — James Outman homered, and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers moved closer to a division title Sunday with a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. Jason Heyward drove in two for Los Angeles, which leads Arizona by 13 games in the NL West. The Dodgers, who hold
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s Jewell Loyd scored 28 points, setting a league record on her way to the scoring title, but the Los Angeles Sparks closed out the regular season with a 12-2 run to pull out a 91-89 victory over the Storm on Sunday. Loyd sank 9 of 22 shots for the Storm (11-29),
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien knows the Rangers need to focus on what is ahead and not dwell on what dropped them out of the AL West lead and left Texas chasing a playoff spot. Their leadoff hitter is doing his part to set the tone. Semien homered
Continue ReadingREDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became pregnant by one of at least two students she was accused of sexually abusing. The settlement brings to $8.25 million the amount paid by Redlands Unified School District to Laura Whitehurst’s victims
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer British star Sir Ben Ainslie sent his foiling catamaran flying past three-time defending champion Tom Slingsby and Team Australia halfway down the final full leg to win the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez on Sunday and end a 2 1/2-year victory drought. Ainslie, the most-decorated Olympic sailor of
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a pair of RBI triples in an eight-run sixth inning, Jose Altuve homered and drove in three runs, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros routed the San Diego Padres 12-2 on Sunday. Houston has won five of six and opened a 2 1/2-game AL West lead over Seattle, which
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brock Purdy spent months rehabbing his surgically repaired right elbow and an entire training camp wondering if he could regain the magic he summoned so improbably — and so regularly — during his remarkable rookie season a year ago. The answers came swiftly during San Francisco’s
Continue ReadingIRVINE, Calif. (AP) — A pit bull puppy that California police believe got into its owners’ fentanyl stash was administered an overdose-reversing drug and is recovering, officials said. The dog’s owners, a man and a woman, were arrested and could face charges including drug possession and animal cruelty, according to the Irvine Police Department. The
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers lost starters Cam Heyward and Diontae Johnson to injuries during Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Heyward, entering his 13th season, left in the first half with a groin injury. The 34-year-old Heyward, the team’s longtime defensive captain, tried to test the groin shortly after leaving before being
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas jumped seven spots to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday after beating Alabama, and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in an AP Top 25. Georgia received 55 first-place votes to remain the
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