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Conforto, Mets go for series win vs. Mariners (Jul 30, 2017)

SEATTLE — There’s the day you get to the big leagues.

Blue Jays look to avoid sweep versus Angels (Jul 30, 2017)

TORONTO — Cesar Valdez has not had many chances in the major leagues.

Claire Smith, Rachel Robinson honored at Doubleday Field

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Claire Smith’s baseball career came full circle on Saturday at Doubleday Field when she accepted the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing.

Isner, Harrison advance to BB&T Atlanta Open final

ATLANTA (AP) Second-seeded John Isner beat third-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the BB&T Atlanta Open final for the fifth straight year and the seventh time in eight years.

Mercury look to turn up the heat against Stars (Jul 29, 2017)

The Phoenix Mercury will try to complete a season sweep of San Antonio on Sunday when they host the Stars at Talking Stick Resort Arena.

LaVar Ball stealing the show at Vegas tournaments

LAS VEGAS (AP) LaVar Ball walked to the scorer’s table, pointed his finger around and asked a question.

D White: NYCFC in 'must-win' situation vs. Toronto FC (Jul 30, 2017)

Just 11 days after Toronto FC scored a last-second goal to sneak away from Yankee Stadium with a draw, New York City FC will vie for revenge on Sunday as it visits BMO Field in Toronto.

Erica Shepherd won the US Girls' Junior Championship

AUGUSTA, Mo. (AP) Erica Shepherd won the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship on Saturday, beating Jennifer Chang 3 and 2 a day after reaching the 36-hole final on her opponent’s rules violation.

Storm face uphill battle trying to slow surging Lynx (Jul 29, 2017)

The Minnesota Lynx are so dominant right now that opposing coaches are praising the losing efforts of their teams.

Saturday's best at NFL training camps: OBJ puts on a show

Saturday’s best at NFL training camps: OBJ puts on a show

A's push back Gray's next start until after trade deadline

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics have pushed back Sonny Gray’s next scheduled start until after Monday afternoon’s trade deadline.

Orlando City allows stoppage-time goal in draw vs. Atlanta

Kaka scored for Orlando City in the 40th minute.

Pudge wishes Adrian Beltre Good Luck right before hit 3000

Pudge talking about Beltre being 2 hits away, wishing him good luck tonight and talking about how much of a good guy he is.

Darvish says he can easily fix the issue of tipping pitches

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Yu Davish says the tweet was right. The Texas Rangers right-hander did indeed tip off some of his pitches when allowing a career-high 10 runs in his last start.

Sparks' Parker tries to back up triple-double vs. Wings (Jul 29, 2017)

Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks produced one of the greatest al-around games in WNBA history on Friday but won’t rest on her considerable laurels when the Sparks square off against the Dallas Wings on Sunday at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Stafford arrives at camp focused on playing, not contract

He immediately faces questions about his contract

Ryan Preece holds off Kyle Benjamin in a thrilling overtime finish at Iowa | 2017 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Ryan Preece holds off Kyle Benjamin in a thrilling overtime finish to grab his first career Xfinity series win.

Ryan Preece wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) Ryan Preece survived a green-white-checkered finish to win the NASCAR Xfinity race Saturday at Iowa Speedway for his first career victory.

Packers young backs quickly learning pass protection

Green Bay Packers running backs, led by receiver-turned-back Ty Montgomery, will concentrate on protecting Aaron Rodgers during training camp

Jets open camp with first female coach in team history

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Collette Smith made her debut as the New York Jets’ first female coach during the team’s opening practice of training camp.

Winston needs to prove he's the franchise

Winston has shown signs of being a the quarterback Tampa Bay hopes he was was they drafted him. Now he needs to prove it in his third year.

Brandon Marshall vs Janoris Jenkins

Watch New York Giants wide receiver Brandon Marshall take on his new teammate, cornerback Janoris Jenkins, one-on-one in training camp.

Blake Snell frustrated by placement of some of his sliders

Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell discusses his start Saturay, saying there were a couple of pitches he was kind of upset about.

Brad Boxberger on his outing: That sucked

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Brad Boxberger discusses his outing Saturday, where he loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth and was left with the loss.

Matthew Stafford worked with private quarterback tutor this offseason

Matthew Stafford has yet to reach the elite status the Lions envisioned for him when selecting him first overall in 2009. But the flamethrower made an effort to get over the hump this offseason. For the first time in his career, Stafford opted to hire a private quarterback tutor during the offseason.

Sean Lee reacts to Barry Church’s declaration that Jaguars have more talent

Barry Church might hear from a former teammate (or more) to debate who has more talent. Church, who left the Cowboys after seven seasons to sign with the Jaguars, said Friday that his new team has “a lot more talent” than Dallas does. Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee was asked about Church’s comments Saturday