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Salvador Perez's 3-run homer highlights 6-run 5th inning, leads Royals to 6-0 win over Cubs 07/26/2024 11:27pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer that highlighted a six-run fifth inning and Kansas City beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Friday night in front of the Royals' second-largest crowd of the season. Friday night's attendance of 36,351 at Kauffman Stadium was topped only by the 38, Reliever Ryne Stanek acquired by Mets from Mariners for minor league outfielder Rhylan Thomas 07/26/2024 11:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Right-hander Ryne Stanek was acquired by the Mets from the Seattle Mariners for minor league outfielder Rhylan Thomas on Friday night in a move by New York to bolster its bullpen. Stanek, who turned 33 Friday, was 6-3 with a 4.38 ERA and seven saves in 46 relief appearances for the California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West 07/26/2024 11:21pm • California's largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger. The Park Fire's intensity and rapid spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the monstrous Camp Mets move past Braves in NL wild card race as Senga gets hurt again, Martinez hits slam in 8-4 win 07/26/2024 11:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets moved past the Braves for the top NL wild card berth, beating Atlanta 8-4 on Friday night behind J.D. Martinez’s grand slam in a seven-run third inning but losing Kodai Senga to another injury in his season debut. Martinez’s ninth slam was the first of three l Arozarena watches from Tropicana Field stands with fans after he's traded by budget-conscious Rays 07/26/2024 11:01pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Before saying goodbye to the Tampa Bay Rays and Tropicana Field, Randy Arozarena took a stroll through “Randy Land.” The outfielder, traded to the Seattle Mariners for two prospects and a player to be named, watched a portion of his old team's 3-2 loss to Cincinnati Typhoon Gaemi weakens to a tropical storm as it moves inland carrying rain toward central China 07/26/2024 10:58pm • BEIJING (AP) — Tropical storm Gaemi brought rain to central China on Saturday as it moved inland after making landfall at typhoon strength on the country's east coast Thursday night. The storm felled trees, flooded streets and damaged crops in China but there were no reports of casualties or major Fairchild's one-out, 10th-inning RBI double lifts Reds over Rays 3-2 07/26/2024 10:48pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Stuart Fairchild delivered Cincinnati's first hit since the fourth-inning, a one-out double that snapped a 10th-inning tie and gave the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Jeimer Candelario drove in Cincinnati's other runs with a first-inning dou Phillies deal outfielder Pache, reliever Domínguez to Baltimore for 2023 All-Star outfielder Hays 07/26/2024 10:20pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Austin Hays stayed with a first-place team in the East — only as the outfielder moved from Baltimore to Philadelphia, he believed his chance at making a meaningful contribution down the stretch improved. So did his chances at winning the World Series. “That's everything you FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt 07/26/2024 10:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a P Packers QB Love agrees to terms on 4-year contract extension worth $220 million, AP source says 07/26/2024 10:10pm • Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension worth $220 million, a person familiar with the deal said Friday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. Love's new deal includes a Lively strikes out 6, Guardians top struggling Phillies 3-1 in interleague showdown of MLB's best 07/26/2024 10:05pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ben Lively struck out six in six innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night in a matchup of teams with the best records in baseball. The Phillies returned home for the first time since the All-Star break, yet failed to sn Mariners bolster bullpen acquiring Yimi García from the Toronto Blue Jays 07/26/2024 08:52pm • The Seattle Mariners bolstered their bullpen acquiring right-hander Yimi García from Toronto on Friday in a deal that sent top prospect Jonatan Clase to the Blue Jays. Just hours after Seattle acquired Randy Arozarena from Tampa Bay, the Mariners added another arm to their bullpen. Both players cou Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait 07/26/2024 08:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium ended a meeting Friday at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement 07/26/2024 07:20pm • Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempt Crosby, Wilkins give the Raiders one of the NFL's more talented defensive lines 07/26/2024 07:17pm • COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Raiders do run seven-on-seven drills in training camp, but coach Antonio Pierce has made it known he prefers all 11 on each side going against each other. And when the Raiders have put their front four on the practice field this week with the rest of the starters, the