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Skenes, Misiorowski, Ohtani all could miss All-Star mound appearances

Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes, Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and the Dodgers' two-way star Shohei Ohtani all could miss All-Star mound appearances because of starts this weekend, while four players from the World Series champion Dodgers were voted to the National League's starting lineup. Los ...

Belgium beats US 4-1 to reach World Cup quarterfinals

SEATTLE (AP) — The United States' hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the Americans' defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth. While the U.S. was ...

FIFA lifts US star striker Balogun’s red card suspension at World Cup

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium tonight. Balogun, the American leader with three goals in the ...

Merino’s late goal sends Spain to quarterfinals

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mikel Merino scored in the first minute of second-half stoppage time, and Spain beat Portugal 1-0 on Monday to end the World Cup career of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Merino had just been knocked down, and a foul was called. While Portugal's Bernardo Silva ...

Sports briefs

Alfonzo makes MLB debut LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catcher Eliézer Alfonzo has made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers with his sister and stepmother still missing after Venezuela's catastrophic earthquakes. The 26-year-old Alfonzo batted ninth and caught Emmet Sheehan in ...

Rangers and Bud set a ‘big brew’ world record

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — That was quite a big brew outside the home ballpark of the Texas Rangers for America's 250th birthday. The Rangers partnered with Budweiser on Saturday to set a Guinness World Record for the largest-ever glass of beer. A 12-foot tall, 600-gallon glass beer stein ...