Cueto wins 18th to keep Giants in thick of wild card race

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Johnny Cueto pitched seven uneven innings for his 18th win and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Thursday night, setting up a wild race to the finish for the NL wild card. With three games left the Giants are one game behind the idle New York Mets and one game ahead of St. Louis. The Cardinals beat Cincinnati on Thursday.

Zunino's HR spurs Seattle past A's 3-2

SEATTLE (AP) — Struggling Mike Zunino delivered the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and Seattle held on for a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night, keeping the Mariners on the edge of the AL wild card chase. Seattle is two games behind Baltimore and Toronto with three games to play. The Orioles defeated the Blue Jays 4-0 to pull even atop the wild card race....

School: Fernandez's jersey stolen during vigil

As friends, family, and classmates were remembering fallen pitcher Jose Fernandez at his former high school last night, someone swiped a very personal reminder of him: His high school jersey.

Giants can't score behind Samardzija, lose 2-0 to Rockies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jeff Samardzija gave San Francisco a chance to grab momentum after a big offensive outburst a night earlier, but the playoff-hopeful Giants wasted it with a costly dud in a 2-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Rockies right-hander Tyler Chatwood (12-9) struck out nine in eight innings and outdueled Samardzija (12-11), shutting down San Francisco a day...

Calhoun homers to help Angels complete sweep of A's

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kole Calhoun homered, Alex Meyer earned his second major league win and the Los Angeles Angels held off a late rally from the Oakland Athletics to sweep the three-game series with an 8-6 win Wednesday night.

NFL week 3 Synopsis

Quick Hits: *Carson Wentz is legit. The rookie QB has no interceptions through three weeks. While the 1st overall pick, Jared Goff, continues to view his rookie season from the Rams’ bench. *Eagles (led by Wentz), Vikings (who lost Bridgewater, & Peterson among others), Patriots (all during Tom Brady’s mini-vacation), and Broncos (same old defense with a much younger...

Fan drops ring during televised Yankee Stadium engagement

NEW YORK (AP) — In the end, Andrew Fox wasn't charged with an error. The 29-year-old had everything he needed to make one of life's biggest decisions on Tuesday night: the engagement ring, the perfect woman and a beautiful early autumn night at Yankee Stadium, which focused a camera on the couple and broadcast the big moment on the center field video board. What the New Castle,...

Marte, Nolasco lead Angels over A's 8-1

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Jefry Marte hit his first career grand slam in a seven-run fourth inning Tuesday night and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1. Right-hander Ricky Nolasco (8-14) held the A's to one unearned run in eight innings. After going 0-4 with a 5.70 ERA in his first five starts since being acquired from the Minnesota Twins on Aug. 1, Nolasco has...

Posey, Pence go back-to-back as Giants beat Rockies 12-3

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buster Posey homered for his 1,000th hit, Hunter Pence went deep one batter later and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 12-3 on Tuesday night. Brandon Crawford tripled twice for San Francisco, which remained a half-game behind the Mets for the top NL wild card and one game up on the Cardinals for the second spot. Matt Moore (12-12) matched his career...

New-look Warriors have smooth first day with Kevin Durant

Anxious and eager to get started with his new team, Kevin Durant woke up extra early in the 7 o'clock hour and then hit freeway traffic on the way to his first formal work day with the Warriors.

Warriors practice as Kevin Durant joins team
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The Warriors are already prepping for their new season with their new player from the Thunder. Joe Fonzi reports.

Warriors players talk Kaepernick protest at media day

It's almost hoops time. The Golden State Warriors will soon be back out on hardwood with the Dubs first pre-season game just a week away.

Arnold Palmer dies at age 87

Arnold Palmer has passed away at the age of 87, according to the United States Golf Association.

Chip Kelly's defensive woes continue in SF

Chip Kelly's defensive woes in Philadelphia have followed him to Santa Clara.

A's lose to Rangers 5-0

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The lone veteran in the lineup a day after Texas won another AL West title, Elvis Andrus hit a pair of two-run homers in the Rangers' 5-0 victory against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.

Colin Kaepernick speaks to Oakland high school football team

49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Castlemont High School's football game on Friday night to give a pre-game speech.