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Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai each shot 4-under 68 on Saturday to reach 17 under through three rounds and share the lead for the second straight day at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Cam Davis and Cameron Young were a shot back at Detroit Golf…

As many as 4 million people in India scratch out a living searching through landfills for anything they can sell. These waste pickers endure a miserable job that is growing more dangerous as climate change leads to rising heat. In the…

John Hunter Nemechek took the lead off a restart on lap 142 and drove away for the win at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday for his 11th career victory. He led 76 of 188 laps for his second victory this season driving the No. 20…

Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho birdied the 18th hole of the Dow Championship for a 67 and a one-shot lead over two teams. Kupcho isn't sure it matters. The final round of the team event features the easier fourballs format. Saturday at…

Alex Bregman put Houston ahead with a two-run single in the eighth inning and the surging Astros rallied from five runs down for a 9-6 victory over the New York Mets. Jake Meyers homered early and Jeremy Peña began the comeback with a…

Adam Duvall’s single in the 10th inning drove in Luke Williams from second base as the Atlanta Braves overcame a strong start by Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes and beat the Pirates 2-1. Duvall lined the single off Kyle Nicholas to the wall…

Jose Ramirez homered, Josh Naylor had a pair of RBIs and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Saturday.Vinnie Pasquantino hit his 10th homer of the season while Michael Massey belted his seventh into the right…

Ian Happ hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat Milwaukee 5-3 on Saturday, ending the Brewers’ winning streak at five games. After the game, 11 people were injured at the stadium when an escalator malfunctioned.…

Manny Machado homered twice and drove in five runs, and Jackson Merrill and Brett Sullivan also went deep to carry the San Diego Padres to their second straight lopsided victory over the Boston Red Sox, 11-1 on Saturday. It was the fifth…

Jake Irvin pitched six effective innings, CJ Abrams hit a leadoff homer and the Washington Nationals beat Tampa Bay Rays 8-1, stopping a four-game skid. Irvin allowed one hit — Brandon Lowe’s first-inning homer — struck out five and walked…

Nick Gordon homered, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Saturday.Nick Fortes added an RBI double for the Marlins, who have won two of three in…

Zac Gallen returned from a hamstring injury that sidelined him a month to pitch one-hit ball over six innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 3-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. Ketel Marte had three hits and drove in a run to…

A California law that bans drilling new oil wells near places like homes and schools will likely take effect in the coming days.

Fred Richard and Brody Malone headline the U.S. men's Olympic gymnastics team. Richard clinched an automatic spot on the five-man team after winning the all-around and finishing in the top three on three events at the U.S. Olympic trials.…

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered for the sixth time in eight games and finished with six RBIs, Alejandro Kirk had two hits and two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 9-3. The Yankees, who won Friday to snap a season-worst…