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Diana Taurasi inducted into the Mercury Ring of Honor as franchise celebrates 20 years of excellence 08/16/2026 10:57pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� There's certainly a good case to be made that Diana Taurasi is the best player in WNBA history. For Phoenix Mercury fans, that case is already closed: She's undeniably the G.O.A.T. Taurasi was inducted into the Mercury Ring of Honor on Sunday at halftime of a game between the Mercur Petar Musa scores MLS-best 14th goal to rally Dallas to 2-1 victory over Austin 08/16/2026 10:56pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Petar Musa scored his league-leading 14th goal and FC Dallas beat Austin FC 2-1 on Sunday night. Musa scored in the 73rd minute ��� with some help from Joaqu��n Valiente ��� to set the final margin. Valiente has six assists through his first 17 appearances. Defender Lalas Abub High-A Northwest League Glance 08/16/2026 10:45pm • x-first half winner All Times EDT Saturday's Games Vancouver 5, Tri-City 3 Eugene 8, Hillsboro 4 Spokane 9, Everett 2 Sunday's Games Vancouver 4, Tri-City 2 Eugene 5, Hillsboro 3 Spokane 8, Everett 7 Monday���s Games No games scheduled Tuesday���s Games Vancouver at Eugene, 9:35 p.m. Hillsboro at Sp Japan's economy manages 1.1% growth rate despite headwinds 08/16/2026 10:39pm • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japan���s economy grew an annual rate of 1.1% in the April-June quarter even as private consumption stayed flat and the growth of exports declined, according to government data released Monday. Japan ���s real GDP, or gross domestic product, the sum value of nation���s goods and servi Baseball Glance 08/16/2026 10:32pm • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Tampa B Wild Card Glance 08/16/2026 10:31pm • All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct WCGB New Israel's Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage 08/16/2026 10:30pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition publicly advocated for killing ���30 to 40��� people in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced Sunday and were quickly shared by Palestinian media. Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir made th Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news 08/16/2026 10:26pm • The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East praised the leadership of the long-deployed USS Lincoln after visiting the sailors on the vessel during a regional tour that ended on Saturday, the U.S. Central Command said. U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner had a rare meeting with the Hamas leader on Mariners hang on for a 3-2 win over the Astros as Raleigh, Arozarena go deep 08/16/2026 10:23pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena homered to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday night. Arozarena went deep in the first inning and Raleigh connected in the sixth to make it 3-1. The victory gives the Mariners a 9-2 advantage in the season seri Von Miller is set to join his hometown Dallas Cowboys after agreeing to 1-year deal 08/16/2026 10:20pm • OXNARD, Calif. (AP) ��� Von Miller is set to sign with his hometown Dallas Cowboys and doesn't even want to wait a week for the team to get back from training camp in California before joining the club. The NFL's active leader in sacks has agreed to a one-year contract for what will be his third Timpson scores career-high 20 points and shines in OT as Fever edge Dream 08/16/2026 09:56pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Makayla Timpson scored a career-high 20 points, including Indiana���s first three field goals in overtime, and the Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 95-91 on Sunday to protect their hold on fourth place in the WNBA standings. Indiana (23-12) held off Atlanta (21-13) despite Allisha Gray Carla Leite helps Fire top Phoenix 88-85, spoiling celebration of former Mercury star Diana Taurasi 08/16/2026 09:54pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Carla Leite scored 23 points and the Portland Fire rallied to beat Phoenix 88-85 on Sunday night, when the Mercury had halftime and postgame ceremonies celebrating franchise icon Diana Taurasi. Leite had the final two baskets in a 6-0 run and the expansion Fire (15-20) moved in fron Avocado pickers in Mexico welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain 08/16/2026 09:41pm • SANTA ANA ZIROSTO, Mexico (AP) ��� It didn't take long for Mexican avocado picker Francisco Isidro to get back to work after authorities announced the lifting of a U.S. security alert that temporarily halted avocado exports. Back on the job the morning after the alert was lifted, Isidro threw a rop Firefighters battle wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens 08/16/2026 09:38pm • BAELEN, Belgium (AP) ��� Firefighters battled a massive wildfire that scorched a nature reserve in eastern Belgium and another on a Greek island near Athens where two people were killed on Sunday as hot and dry conditions fueled fires across parts of Europe. A blaze in eastern Belgium burned about 3 Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea 08/16/2026 09:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the ally declined to help with the war against Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Trump said in a social media post t