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CINCINNATI (AP) — Denis Bouanga scored in the 73rd minute to propel Los Angeles FC to a 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati on Saturday night, clinching his club a spot in the postseason. Bouanga found the net for the 18th time this season for LAFC (15-8-7), which became the only team in league history to

MONTREAL (AP) — Josef Martínez scored two goals in four minutes, Caden Clark had a goal and an assist, and CF Montreal beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 on Saturday night. Montreal (9-12-10) extended its unbeaten run to four games (3-0-1) amid a playoff chase. Montreal improved to 37 points with three games remaining in

AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Subsanador won the inaugural $1 million California Crown by a head over two Bob Baffert-trained colts in a photo finish at Santa Anita on Saturday. Argentine-bred Subsanador ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.68. National Treasure was second and Newgate was another nose back in third on a day

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Ty Pennington threw two touchdown passes, Ammon Allen returned a fumble for a score and Northern Arizona upset Sacramento State 34-16 in a Big Sky Conference opener on Saturday. Sacramento State (2-3), ranked 10th in the coaches’ poll, managed only three first-half field goals by Zach Schreiner and trailed 10-9 at

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyler Fitzgerald reached on an infield single and scored the eventual winning run in the eighth inning on a throwing error by St. Louis pitcher Matthew Liberatore, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals on Saturday. The Cardinals rallied with three runs in the

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Tristan Mattson kicked three field goals, including a 46-yarder with 5 seconds remaining, to rally Central Michigan to a 22-21 victory over San Diego State on Saturday. Mattson’s game-winning kick came after Joe Labas directed a 15-play, 52-yard drive in the final two minutes. Labas’ 8-yard scoring toss to Marion

GREELEY, Col. (AP) — Jaden Jones fired a 95-yard touchdown pass to Michael Briscoe, then dashed 53 yards for a score to get Cal Poly off to a first-quarter lead and the Mustangs romped to a 28-7 victory, spoiling Northern Colorado’s homecoming in the Big Sky Conference opener for both schools on Saturday afternoon. The

NEW YORK (AP) — Next year’s championship of the expanded Club World Cup will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final. Twelve stadiums will be used for the 32-team tournament, FIFA said Saturday night, including five of the 11 U.S. venues for

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Shane Dunning kicked a 48-yard field goal as time expired to lift Drake over San Diego 30-28 on Saturday, the Bulldogs stunning the Toreros on the final play for the second straight year. Drake led 27-9 early in the fourth quarter after Luke Bailey hit Mitchell January with a 36-yard

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have required new cars to beep at drivers if they exceed the speed limit. California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030. The bill,

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar homered and tripled to drive in three runs, Ryan Helsley closed for his franchise-record 49th save and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Friday night. The Cardinals have won five of six and secured their 23rd winning season in the last 25

Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his 32nd homer, Bryan Woo struck out eight in five innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Friday night. Mitch Garver also homered for the Mariners, a day after Seattle was eliminated from postseason contention. Oakland also was coming off an emotional day

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Makenna Morris scored in the 78th minute to give the short-handed Washington Spirit a 2-1 victory over Angel City on Friday night. Morris popped the ball up and over Angel City goalkeeper DiDi Haracic and into the goal for the winner. Ashley Hatch also scored for the Spirit (15-5-2), who have

AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jacob deGrom pitched four innings of one-run ball, and Wyatt Langford and Adolis García hit back-to-back homers in the first inning of the Texas Rangers’ 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. DeGrom allowed four hits and struck out five in his third start since

Associated Press By all accounts, Milagra the “miracle” California condor shouldn’t be alive today. But now at nearly 17 months old, she is one of three of the giant endangered birds who got to stretch their wings in the wild as part of a release this weekend near the Grand Canyon. Even after the door

AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season, a towering three-run shot, after stealing his 57th base earlier in the game and the NL West-champion Los Angeles Dodgers powered past the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Friday night. The Dodgers designated hitter finished 4 for 5, which also included

AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s locked in at the plate, on the bases, for the NL MVP and now even on the Triple Crown. It’s been that kind of late-season surge for the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter who’s already invented the 50-50 club. Ohtani went 4 for 5 — including his

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas’ 20-15 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night averaged 16.22 million viewers, according to Nielsen, making it the most-streamed NFL regular-season game in history and Amazon Prime Video’s most-watched game since exclusively taking over the prime-time package in 2022. The Nielsen figures are early numbers from its ratings