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Yankees 3 Kansas City 5, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 1 L.A. Angels 3, Texas 1 Seattle 2, Baltimore 1 Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 0 Cleveland 9, Kansas City 3 Boston 5, Atlanta 1 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 2 Detroit 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Houston 5, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Yankees 5, Oakland 1 Baltimore 5, Seattle 3 Wednesday’s Games Boston (Velazquez 7-2) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-9), 9:10 a.m. Kansas City (Keller 7-5) at Cleveland (Kluber 17-7), 10:10 a.m. Tampa Bay (Glasnow 1-4) at Toronto (Sanchez 3-5), 4:07 p.m. L.A. Angels (Barria 9-8) at Texas (Colon 7-11), 5:05 p.m. Detroit (Zimmermann 6-6) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 1-0), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (Odorizzi 5-9) at Houston (Valdez 2-1), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Severino 17-6) at Oak- land (Fiers 10-6), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (Cashner 4-13) at Seattle (Leake 8-9), 7:10 p.m. Thursday’s Game Cleveland at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. National League East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 76 62 .551 — Philadelphia 73 65 .529 3 Washington 69 70 .496 7½ New York 62 76 .449 14 Miami 55 84 .396 21½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 81 57 .587 — Milwaukee 79 61 .564 3 St. Louis 77 62 .554 4½ Pittsburgh 68 71 .489 13½ Cincinnati 59 80 .424 22½ West Division W L Pct GB Colorado 76 62 .551 — Los Angeles 76 63 .547 ½ Arizona 75 64 .540 1½ San Francisco 68 72 .486 9 San Diego 55 86 .390 22½ All Times PDT Monday’s Games Boston 8, Atlanta 2 Washington 4, St. Louis 3, 10 innings Miami 3, Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 1 Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Colorado 9, San Francisco 8 N.Y. Mets 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 San Diego 6, Arizona 2 Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 3 St. Louis 11, Washington 8 Philadelphia 9, Miami 4 Boston 5, Atlanta 1 Milwaukee 11, Chicago Cubs 1 Colorado 6, San Francisco 2 Arizona 6, San Diego 0 L.A. Dodgers 11, N.Y. Mets 4 Wednesday’s Games Boston (Velazquez 7-2) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-9), 9:10 a.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 1-13) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 11-9), 4:05 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 13-4) at Washington (Roark 8-14), 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Pivetta 7-10) at Miami (Alcantara 1-0), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 9-7) at L.A. Dodg- ers (Ryu 4-1), 4:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Quintana 11-9) at Milwaukee (Chacin 14-5), 5:10 p.m. San Francisco (Suarez 6-9) at Colo- rado (Senzatela 4-5), 5:40 p.m. Thursday’s Games San Diego at Cincinnati, 3:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. ❋✜✜✢❇✎✑✑ ◆✣✒ AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L.A. Chargers 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0 South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0 New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 L.A. Rams 0 0 0 .000 0 0 San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0 All Times PDT Thursday, Sept. 6 Atlanta at Philadelphia, 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 San Francisco at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Houston at New England, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Buffalo at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Miami, 10 a.m. Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 1:05 p.m. Dallas at Carolina, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 1:25 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 5:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10 N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Rams at Oakland, 7:20 p.m. ◆✤✥✥ ✦✙✧✙✛✙★✗ ✩ AP Top 25 Sept. 4 Team Record 1. Alabama (48) 1-0 2. Clemson (12) 1-0 3. Georgia 1-0 4. Ohio St. 1-0 5. Wisconsin (1) 1-0 6. Oklahoma 1-0 7. Auburn 1-0 Pts 1511 1467 1350 1262 1258 1251 1236 Pv 1 2 3 5 4 7 9 8. Notre Dame 1-0 1080 12 9. Washington 0-1 870 6 10. Stanford 1-0 865 13 11. LSU 1-0 801 25 12. Virginia Tech 1-0 777 20 13. Penn St. 1-0 768 10 14. West Virginia 1-0 762 17 15. Michigan St. 1-0 684 11 16. TCU 1-0 632 16 17. Southern Cal 1-0 628 15 18. Mississippi St. 1-0 538 18 19. UCF 1-0 407 21 20. Boise St. 1-0 391 22 21. Michigan 0-1 318 14 22. Miami 0-1 241 8 23. Oregon 1-0 217 24 24. South Carolina 1-0 125 NR 25. Florida 1-0 89 NR Others receiving votes: Utah 71, Oklahoma St. 62, Boston College 31, Texas A&M 29, Northwestern 28, Maryland 12, Mississippi 11, NC State 9, Florida St. 8, Memphis 6, Houston 6, Washington St. 6, Iowa St. 4, Kansas St. 3, Iowa 3, Hawaii 3, BYU 3, Fresno St. 1, Arkansas St. 1. ❇✎❙✪✏✢❇✎✑✑ ✫◆✓✥ ✬✭✖②★♦♦✛ ✮✯✰✲✳✴✵✷✸ (Best-of-5) Seattle vs. Phoenix Sunday, Aug. 26: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87 Tuesday, Aug. 28: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87, OT Friday, Aug. 31: Phoenix 86, Seattle 66 Sunday, Sept. 2: Phoenix 86, Seattle 84 Tuesday, Sept. 4: Seattle 94, Phoenix 84, Seattle wins series 3-2 Atlanta vs. Washington Sunday, Aug. 26: Washington 87, Atlanta 84 Tuesday, Aug. 28: Atlanta 78, Wash- ington 75 Friday, Aug. 31: Atlanta 81, Washington 76 Sunday, Sept. 2: Washington 97, Atlanta 76 Tuesday, Sept. 4: Washington 86, Atlanta 81, Washington wins series 3-2 Finals (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) Washington vs. Seattle Fridy, Sept. 7: Washington at Seattle, 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9: Washington at Se- attle, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept 12: Seattle at Wash- ington, 5 p.m. x-Friday, Sept. 14: Seattle at Washing- ton, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, Sept. 16: Washington at Seattle, 5 p.m. ✢✏✹✹✺❙ ❯✔ ✻✾✿✗ Tuesday Men’s Singles ❀❁✵❂❃✯❂✳✴✵✷ Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Dominic Thiem (9), Austria, 0-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5). Juan Martin del Potro (3), Argentina, def. John Isner (11), United States, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Women’s Singles ❀❁✵❂❃✯❂✳✴✵✷ Serena Williams (17), United States, def. Karolina Pliskova (8), Czech Repub- lic, 6-4, 6-3. Anastasija Sevastova (19), Latvia, def. Sloane Stephens (3), United States, 6-2, 6-3. Men’s Doubles ❀❁✵❂❃✯❂✳✴✵✷ Lukasz Kubot, Poland and Marcelo Melo (7), Brazil, def. Austin Krajicek, United States and Tennys Sandgren, United States, 6-4, 6-2. Robert Farah, Colombia and Juan Sebastian Cabal (5), Colombia, def. Ed- ouard Roger-Vasselin, France and Rohan Bopanna (15), India, 6-3, 6-4. Women’s Doubles ❀❁✵❂❃✯❂✳✴✵✷ Coco Vandeweghe, United States and Ashleigh Barty (13), Australia, def. Irina Khromacheva, Russia and Dalila Jakupo- vic, Slovenia, 6-2, 6-3. Kristina Mladenovic, France and Timea Babos (2), Hungary, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic and Ekaterina Makarova (6), Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Monday Men’s Singles Fourth Round Marin Cilic (7), Croatia, def. David Gof- ❄❅ ❈❉❊●❍ ■❏❑▲❖P◗❍ ❘❳❩ ❈❩●❍ ❩❳❬❍ ❩❳❭❪ Kei Nishikori (21), Japan, def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. Novak Djokovic (6), Serbia, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. John Millman, Australia, def. Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (3). Women’s Singles Fourth Round Carla Suarez-Navarro (30), Spain, def. Maria Sharapova (22), Russia, 6-4, 6-3. Madison Keys (14), United States, def. Dominika Cibulkova (29), Slovakia, 6-1, 6-3. Naomi Osaka (20), Japan, def. Aryna Sabalenka (26), Belarus, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4. Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2. ❙✜❫❫✏❴ ▼✖❵★❛ ✒✿✖✚❜✿ ✔★❝❝✿❛ EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New York 17 7 4 55 50 29 Atlanta United FC 16 5 6 54 56 33 New York City FC 14 7 6 48 50 36 Columbus 12 8 7 43 35 34 Philadelphia 12 11 4 40 39 41 Montreal 11 14 3 36 37 45 D.C. United 8 11 6 30 42 43 New England 7 10 9 30 39 42 Toronto FC 7 14 6 27 45 52 Orlando City 7 16 3 24 40 61 Chicago 6 15 6 24 37 52 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 14 6 7 49 47 37 Los Angeles FC 13 7 7 46 54 42 Sporting KC 13 7 6 45 48 33 Real Salt Lake 13 10 5 44 48 46 Seattle 12 9 5 41 35 27 Portland 11 7 8 41 38 36 Vancouver 11 9 7 40 45 52 LA Galaxy 10 10 8 38 51 54 Minnesota United 9 15 2 29 38 52 Houston 7 13 7 28 43 42 Colorado 6 14 6 24 31 48 San Jose 4 15 8 20 41 52 All Times PDT Saturday, September 1 Seattle 3, Sporting Kansas City 1 Montreal 3, New York 0 Philadelphia 2, Orlando City 2, tie Portland 1, New England 1, tie Columbus 2, New York City FC 1 FC Dallas 4, Houston 2 Los Angeles FC 4, Toronto FC 2 Real Salt Lake 6, LA Galaxy 2 Vancouver 2, San Jose 1 Sunday, September 2 D.C. United 3, Atlanta United FC 1 Wednesday, September 5 New England at New York City FC, 4 p.m. ❴✜❞✏✜ ✬❡✤✥ ✒✿✖✘✿❛✛ Through Sept. 4 Top 5, Oregon through 20 All-around 1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $187,020; 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Tex- as 165,827; 3. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 133,804; 4. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 107,966; 5. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 107,715; 13. Russell Cardoza, Ter- rebonne, Ore. 50,564. Bareback Riding 1. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa $177,570; 2. Caleb Bennett, Tremon- ton, Utah 159,912; 3. Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif. 115,159; 4. Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas 111,712; 5. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba 101,533. Steer Wrestling 1. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. $97,520; 2. Scott Guenthner, Provost, Al- berta 87,402; 3. Will Lummus, West Point, Miss. 86,320; 4. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 83,132; 5. Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont. 81,178; 11. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. 72,007. Team Roping (header) 1. Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga. $106,386; 2. Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla. 100,805; 3. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. 99,612; 4. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla. 82,046; 5. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif. 81,669. Team Roping (heeler) 1. Junior Nogueira, Presidente Pru- dente, Brazil $106,386; 2. Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas 100,805; 3. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. 99,612; 4. Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo. 93,765; 5. Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla. 90,585. Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas $140,103; 2. Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah 130,457; 3. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo. 111,588; 4. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 111,278; 5. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah 111,036. Tie-down Roping 1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $112,342; 2. Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas 109,904; 3. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 107,570; 4. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 91,209; 5. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 88,210. Steer Roping 1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas $82,746; 2. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas 66,887; 3. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 62,225; 4. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 49,586; 5. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo. 47,723. Bull Riding 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $274,099; 2. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont. 169,029; 3. Dustin Boquet, Bourg, La. 107,432; 4. Boudreaux Campbell, Crock- ett, Texas 106,431; 5. Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas 98,902; 8. Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore. 90,979. Barrel Racing 1. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas $191,438; 2. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif. 146,826; 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 120,103; 4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas 114,938; 5. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas 109,231; 14. Amber- leigh Moore, Salem, Ore. 82,084. ❢✜✑❋ ✬❣✥ ❤★❜❛ Dell Championships At TPC Boston Norton, Mass. Purse: $9 million Yardage: 7,342; Par 71 Final Bryson DeChambeau 70-68-63-67—268 Justin Rose 65-67-70-68—270 Cameron Smith 69-66-67-69—271 Tony Finau 69-68-67-68—272 Hideki Matsuyama 71-69-67-65—272 C.T. Pan 69-68-69-66—272 Abraham Ancer 66-69-65-73—273 Rafa Cabrera Bello 68-68-69-68—273 Emiliano Grillo 72-67-64-70—273 Dustin Johnson 68-69-72-64—273 Bubba Watson 72-68-67-66—273 Brice Garnett 70-70-65-69—274 Tyrrell Hatton 69-63-69-73—274 Brooks Koepka 69-69-68-68—274 Rory McIlroy 71-67-66-70—274 Phil Mickelson 72-72-67-63—274 Jordan Spieth 69-67-68-70—274 Kyle Stanley 70-67-66-71—274 Peter Uihlein 69-71-66-68—274 Keith Mitchell 73-66-67-69—275 Paul Casey 69-70-69-68—276 Adam Hadwin 68-68-70-70—276 Marc Leishman 68-68-69-71—276 Justin Thomas 73-69-70-65—277 Patrick Cantlay 73-69-67-68—277 Tommy Fleetwood 69-65-71-72—277 Kevin Kisner 69-71-70-67—277 Jason Kokrak 72-70-69-66—277 Gary Woodland 67-74-67-69—277 Tiger Woods 72-66-68-71—277 -16 -14 -13 -12 -12 -12 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -9 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7