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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals rudely welcomed Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías back from the injured list on Saturday night. The AL Central bottom-dwellers had four hits off last year’s National League ERA leader in the first inning, and only one was a hard-hit ball. The Royals worked

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katie Ledecky easily won the 1,500-meter freestyle at the U.S. national championships on Saturday in Indianapolis, giving her at least three more chances to add to her world championship gold medal collection. The 26-year-old Ledecky posted the sixth-fastest time in history, finishing in 15 minutes, 29.64

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Bernard Kamungo scored early in the second half, defender Sam Junqua added a late goal and FC Dallas beat Los Angeles FC 2-0 on Saturday night. LAFC (9-5-5) entered the match having won four of its last five match-ups with Dallas (8-7-5), including a 2-1 win at home earlier this season.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bus carrying migrants from a Texas border city arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the second time in less than three weeks. The office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was not formally notified but became aware on Friday of the bus dispatched from Brownsville, Texas, to L.A.

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Wade slid into home with the winning run after second baseman Elvis Andrus misplayed a 10th-inning grounder, giving the Oakland Athletics a 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Oakland overcame 3-1 and 6-4 deficits to win consecutive games for the first time since

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donte DiVincenzo has agreed to a four-year, $50 million deal to join former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart with the New York Knicks, a person with knowledge of the details said Saturday. DiVincenzo spent last season with the Golden State Warriors before deciding

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Rickie Fowler has put himself in a position to win a PGA Tour title again. He’s hoping to take advantage for a change. Fowler birdied six of his last eight holes Saturday to surge into the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 20 under, giving him another

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A few trades happened on the first day of NHL free agency, just not the blockbuster everyone is waiting for. Erik Karlsson remained with San Jose on Saturday night, with interested teams still circling around the Norris Trophy-winning defenseman. But the Sharks did make a

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Don Waddell’s expectations were so low on the chances of improving the Hurricanes roster to open NHL free agency on Saturday, Carolina’s general manager told his staff they might not even have to come into the office. Some four hours into the signing period, Waddell came away with a

PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A small, single-engine airplane crashed into Lake Tahoe early Saturday, and the two people on board were rescued by boaters, authorities said. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement they received calls for service shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday. One of the rescued people sustained a serious head

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No team was happier to flip the calendar Saturday than the New York Mets. Justin Verlander pitched seven steady innings for his first victory in nearly six weeks and slumping rookie Francisco Álvarez hit the first of three quick homers that powered the struggling Mets

CINCINNATI (AP) — Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning, Manny Machado followed three pitches later with the first of his two home runs and the San Diego Padres stopped a six-game losing streak with a 12-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, Soto had four RBIs and Machado and

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s walkup music most of last season was the theme to “The Greatest Showman.” After the Los Angeles Angels star’s June, he should consider returning to it. The Japanese two-way phenom has amazed fans, teammates and opponents since coming to the majors in 2018.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The swanky, celebrity-studded city of West Hollywood officially has the highest minimum wage of any U.S. city after pay zoomed to $19.08 an hour Saturday. Workers in West Hollywood welcomed the increase amid rising rent, gas and food prices, although employers grumbled about growing labor costs that they say could

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes aren’t limiting their Metropolitan Division rivalry to just the ice. On Saturday, the teams were locked in a contract signing frenzy to see who could land the most players in free agency. The Hurricanes not only retained their starting goalie tandem of

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer WNBA career triple-double leader Alyssa Thomas of Connecticut was selected an All-Star reserve by the league’s coaches Saturday. Thomas, who will be making her fourth all-star appearance, is the first WNBA player with three triple-doubles in a season. She accomplished it in the span of seven days, including two