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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s agent says the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way superstar is determined to continue his career as both a pitcher and a hitter after he recovers from his latest elbow injury. Nez Balelo said Monday that he thinks it’s “inevitable” that Ohtani will need some
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — With several star players sidelined, the Toronto Blue Jays are counting on everybody else staying ready to handle any role, any time. Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal hit a tiebreaking double in Toronto’s three-run 10th inning on the first pitch thrown by Francisco Pérez that scored Mason
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers began their first game week preparation of the season with their best defensive player nowhere to be found. Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa’s contract holdout that kept him out of all of training camp is now seriously
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp was in Minnesota on Monday to see a specialist for his latest injury. Kupp’s hamstring injury has slowed him for roughly five weeks since he pulled up in practice at training camp on Aug. 1, and the Super Bowl 56 MVP had a setback
Continue ReadingBLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — Muddy roads flooded by a summer storm that left tens of thousands of partygoers stranded for days at the Burning Man festival had dried up enough by Monday afternoon to allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert. Event organizers said they started to let traffic
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Justin Steele tossed dominant two-hit ball through eight innings to move into a tie for the major league lead in wins, leading the Chicago Cubs past the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on Monday. Steele improved to 16-3, matching the victory total of Atlanta’s Spencer Strider, as he
Continue ReadingDEATH VALLEY JUNCTION, Calif. (AP) — It’s unclear when Death Valley National Park will reopen to visitors after heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary forged new gullies and crumbled roadways at the site of one of the hottest places in the world, officials said. The storm dumped a furious 2.2 inches (6 centimeters) of rain
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested near BMO Stadium, where Lionel Messi was playing in a Major League Soccer game with numerous celebrities in attendance. Exposition Park public safety said its officers arrested Urías at about 11 p.m. on Sunday inside the park,
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Desmond King isn’t sure why the Houston Texans cut him last week. The veteran cornerback also doesn’t particularly care. It took all of 48 hours for King to find a new gig, one at the other end of the NFL spectrum. King practically sprinted to Pittsburgh,
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth that was behind the megahit “All Star” has died. He was 56. The band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” Monday morning surrounded by family and friends at his
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic gets why male tennis players from the United States are expected to win Grand Slam titles today, the way they did when Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors were around. And he gets — that’s not to say he agrees
Continue ReadingBLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — Tens of thousands of partygoers stranded at the Burning Man counterculture festival by a late summer storm hoped muddy roads would reopen Monday and allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert. Event organizers said in the morning that it was still too wet for a
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth has died. He was 56. The band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” Monday morning surrounded by family and friends at his home in Boise, Idaho. The cause of
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The race for final wild card in the National League is shaping up to be a tight one. What it hasn’t been — at least lately — is particularly good baseball. At the end of Sunday’s games, Arizona, Miami and San Francisco were tied for that last postseason spot
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NL MVP race is going down to the wire, with Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. and Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a back-and-forth battle over the final month of the regular season. Acuña is having a career year playing for a 90-win
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Inter Miami is unbeaten since Lionel Messi arrived at the club in mid-July. On Sunday night, it played its best game of the season on the road against the defending MLS Cup champions. Messi had two assists in front of a star-studded crowd in Inter
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic did not encounter any of the sort of trouble he did in his previous match, eliminating qualifier Borna Gojo 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday night to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Djokovic — who has won three of his men’s record 23 Grand
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Layshia Clarendon scored 15 points, Dearica Hamby had a double-double and the Los Angeles Sparks moved into the eighth and final playoff spot with a 72-64 victory over the Washington Mystics. The Sparks (16-21) snapped a three-game losing streak and moved a game ahead of Chicago after the Sky lost to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Tony Kemp had a two-run single that put Oakland ahead in a six-run seventh inning, and the Athletics rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 10-6 on Sunday to finish a three-game sweep. Shea Langeliers added a two-run double for Oakland. Ryan Noda and pinch-hitter Seth
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei looked once again looked like the heralded recruit who showed so much promise early in his career at Clemson in his debut for Oregon State. Uiagalelei got off to a fast start for his new team, throwing three touchdown passes and running
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