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Three innings after entering in a double-switch, Greg Garcia came through in a key moment for the San Diego Padres. Garcia hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a six-run 10th inning, and the Padres beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 to extend their winning streak to five. “Just because you’re not in the starting nine, there’s […]

After missing almost the entire 2017 season with blisters on his pitching hand and much of 2018 with an injured right index finger that needed surgery, Toronto right-hander Aaron Sanchez could be forgiven for being concerned when he was forced from a start at Oakland last weekend because of a broken fingernail. He recovered to

Let’s talk quarterbacks. As in potential backup quarterbacks in the NFL, and maybe starters down the road. Through 200 picks in the draft, 11 quarterbacks had been chosen. The three who went in the opening round — No. 1 overall Kyler Murray to Arizona, No. 16 Daniel Jones to the Giants, and No. 15 Dwayne

Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said he was “deeply disturbed” by audio of Tyreek Hill discussing injuries to his 3-year-old son but declined to elaborate on the case citing an ongoing criminal investigation. The most visible face of the Chiefs’ ownership family, Hunt spoke briefly with reporters Saturday while the team was holding its annual draft

Dominic Thiem defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the Barcelona Open semifinals on Saturday, becoming the first player other than Novak Djokovic to defeat the Spaniard on clay four times. Thiem will try to win his second title of the year on Sunday in a final against Daniil Medvedev, who upset fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori 6-4,

San Francisco 49ers first-round pick Nick Bosa has a prominent fan. President Donald Trump tweeted out congratulations to Bosa on Saturday for being the second overall pick in the NFL draft. Trump told Bosa he will be a great player and to “always stay true to yourself.” The Ohio State defensive end has been a

Top-ranked Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals because of an abdominal injury on Saturday. Osaka said she began to feel the injury before her quarterfinal on Friday, when she came back from 5-1 down in the third set to beat Donna Vekic of Croatia. “I wanted to wait to see if I

Kevin Durant is setting the tone for the Golden State Warriors. Get him the ball and watch him work. Durant scored 38 of his playoff career-high 50 points in the first half, Draymond Green had a triple-double, and Golden State dominated in closing out the Los Angeles Clippers 129-110 Friday night to win their first-round

Charles Leclerc set the fastest time as Ferrari comfortably outpaced the competition in the third practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday. Leclerc’s time of 1 minute, 41.604 seconds was the best of the weekend so far — and 0.198 faster than teammate Sebastian Vettel. Max Verstappen was third fastest for Red Bull,

FIFA assured human rights groups on Saturday it will talk to them about risks associated with expanding the 2022 World Cup in the Persian Gulf beyond host Qatar before taking a final decision. FIFA is formulating a formal plan on how logistical and political complexities can be overcome to expand the tournament from 32 to