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MLB roundup: Alvarez's seven RBIs carry Astros to rout of O's
Yordan Alvarez hit three homers, including a grand slam, and drove in seven as the visiting Houston Astros finished with six homers overall and defeated the Baltimore Orioles 23-2 Saturday night.
Gymnastics: Biles soars to sixth title at national championships
American Simone Biles reasserted her position as the world’s unrivaled number one gymnast with an amazing winning performance at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday.
Pan Am Games: Canadians set two records, U.S. wins four golds in athletics
Canadians Marco Arop and Genevieve Lalonde shattered Pan Am Games records and the United States won four gold medals as the track and field competition at the 17-day sporting gathering neared a close on Saturday.
NFL roundup: Backup QBs lead Steelers past Bucs
With Ben Roethlisberger sitting out the Steelers’ preseason opener, Mason Rudolph threw two touchdown passes and rookie Devlin Hodges added a scoring strike as host Pittsburgh beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-28 on Friday.
Serena, Osaka advance in Toronto to set up rematch
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka advanced to the Rogers Cup quarter-finals on Thursday to set up their first meeting since the American’s infamous row with an umpire overshadowed last year’s U.S. Open final.
CFB notebook: Schools not required to report injuries
The NCAA declined to implement standardized injury reports in college football for the 2019 season as a potential response to the rise of legal sports wagering.
Pan Am Games: Dacres, Thompson give Jamaica extra reason to cheer
Jamaican discus thrower Fedrick Dacres wiped out one of the Pan Am Games oldest records and Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson, his compatriot, led 100 meters qualifying as they celebrated their nation’s Independence Day on Tuesday.
NFL notebook: Brady finalizes contract, could be 2020 FA
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady finalized a contract extension on Monday that technically runs through the 2021 season, but he could become a free agent this March.
MLB notebook: Phillies demote 3B Franco to minors
The Philadelphia Phillies demoted struggling third baseman Maikel Franco to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and activated infielder Brad Miller from the injured list on Sunday.
Kyrgios serves up a show to down Tsitsipas in Washington
The first career meeting between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas lived up to the hype on Saturday as the Australian saved a match point on his way to a 6-4 3-6 7-6(7) victory over his Greek doubles partner and a place in the Citi Open final.