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Hawaii's Big Island under rare hurricane landfall threat as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens 08/15/2026 01:22am • HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive flooding and strong winds that can fuel wildfires. The National Hurricane Center said Lala should Freeland's 8 strong innings, Veen's home run power Rockies past Giants 5-2 08/15/2026 01:06am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kyle Freeland pitched eight innings of one-run ball, Zac Veen hit his second home run of the year and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Friday night to take the opener of a three-game series. Freeland (4-10) allowed one run, gave up four hits a Baseball Glance 08/15/2026 01:03am • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Tampa B Jeff McNeil goes 4 for 5 as the Athletics beat the Rangers 8-3 08/15/2026 01:03am • WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jeff McNeil was 4 for 5 with three RBIs including the go-ahead home run as the Athletics snapped a three-game slide with an 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Lawrence Butler also went deep for the Athletics, who have lost 12 of their last 15 games. A hi Wild Card Glance 08/15/2026 01:02am • All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct WCGB New Royals beat the Angels 7-6 to snap 4-game losing streak 08/15/2026 12:50am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jac Caglianone homered and drove in five runs on a three-hit night, Michael Massey also homered and had three hits and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 on Friday to snap a four-game losing streak. John Schreiber, Nate Pearson and Steven Cruz threw score Clark scores 29 as Fever beat Wings 98-87 08/15/2026 12:50am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 16 of her 29 points in the third quarter Friday night, and Aliyah Boston scored 10 of her 16 points in the fourth to help the Indiana Fever get past the Dallas Wings 98-87 in a key game for playoff position. Clark also had 10 assists while Boston had 12 reb Holly Winterburn scores season-high 20 and the Fire build early lead before holding off Storm 84-82 08/15/2026 12:44am • SEATTLE (AP) — Holly Winterburn scored 18 of her career-high 20 points in the first half, Bridget Carleton had 14 points and nine rebounds, and the Portland Fire beat the Seattle Storm 84-82 on Friday night to secure a four-game season sweep. Winterburn, who went into the game with 49 career point Photos show the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in California 08/15/2026 12:40am • SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Friday. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. High-A Northwest League Glance 08/15/2026 12:37am • x-first half winner All Times EDT Thursday's Games Everett 7, Spokane 1 Eugene 9, Hillsboro 1 Vancouver 14, Tri-City 4 Friday's Games Tri-City 5, Vancouver 4 Eugene 6, Hillsboro 5 Everett 3, Spokane 2 Saturday's Games Tri-City at Vancouver, 8:05 p.m. Hillsboro at Eugene, 8:05 p.m. Spokane at Evere Hornets getting Dennis Schroder in trade with Cavaliers, AP source says 08/15/2026 12:32am • The Charlotte Hornets are acquiring veteran point guard Dennis Schroder and cash from the Cleveland Cavaliers for guard Tre Mann, according to a person close to the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because neither team had announced the trade. Schr What to know about Luigi Mangione's guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson 08/15/2026 12:17am • NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea on Friday to federal stalking-to-kill charges raised immediate questions about why he decided to enter that plea, how it’ll affect his parallel state murder case and what his lawyers might do to prevent Mangione from spending the rest of his life in Walker’s 10th-inning 3-run blast lifts the Astros past the Mariners 10-7 08/15/2026 12:10am • HOUSTON (AP) — Christian Walker’s three-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 10-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Yordan Alvarez hit a solo shot, his AL-leading 36th of the season, in the first. Isaac Paredes had two hits and drove in three Western & Southern Open Results 08/14/2026 11:50pm • Friday At Lindner Family Tennis Center Cincinnati Purse: $9,415,725 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor CINCINNATI (AP) _ Results Friday from Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Round of 128 Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, Paraguay, def. Kyrian Jacquet, Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation 08/14/2026 11:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe's reservation without its consent. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., denied the Tohono