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Jordan Love and Tucker Kraft lead the way in Packers' 27-18 victory over Commanders GREEN BAY, Wis.

(AP) Jordan Love threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers beat the Washington Commanders 27-18.

Tight end Tucker Kraft caught six passes for a career-high 124 yards to help the Packers improve to 2-0 for the first time since 2020.

Love and Kraft connected on an 8-yard touchdown play with 8:57 left to thwart the Commanders comeback attempt.

Loves other touchdown pass was a 5-yarder to Romeo Doubs in the first quarter.

Washington gained just 11 yards in the first quarter and lost running back Austin Ekeler to an Achilles tendon injury late in the game.

Aaron Judge hits 361st home run to tie Joe DiMaggio for 4th place in Yankees history NEW YORK (AP) Aaron Judge has hit his 361st career home run, tying Hall of Fame outfielder Joe DiMaggio for fourth place in New York Yankees history.

The two-time AL MVP went deep twice in the first three innings against the Detroit Tigers, with President Donald Trump in attendance at Yankee Stadium on the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Judge launched homer No.

360 in the first inning, a 413-foot drive off Tyler Holton that put New York up 1-0.

Judge matched DiMaggio in the third by driving a fastball from Sawyer Gipson-Long to the back of the Tigers bullpen in left-center field for his second homer of the game.

Trump draws cheers and boos while marking 9/11 by attending a New York Yankees game NEW YORK (AP) President Donald Trump attended the New York Yankees victory over the Detroit Tigers in the Bronx, drawing mixed reactions from the crowd.

The visit marks the 24th anniversary of the Sept.

11 attacks.

Earlier Thursday, Trump honored victims at the Pentagon.

Security was heightened at the stadium, with metal detectors and Secret Service agents present at every entrance.

Trump greeted players before the game and predicted a Yankees win, recalling past games with late owner George Steinbrenner.

Trump, who was born in Queens, has attended a series of major sporting events since returning to the White House in January.

Olympic sprinter Erriyon Knighton gets 4-year ban for positive test for anabolic steroid LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Two-time Olympic finalist Erriyon Knighton was banned for four years in a doping case of an anabolic steroid.

It rules the 21-year-old United States sprinter out of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport says its judges upheld separate appeals by the World Anti-Doping Agency and track and field investigators.

They had asked for a maximum four-year ban after Knighton was cleared by a U.S.

tribunal.

Knighton placed fourth in the 200 meters at the Paris Olympics after being judged not at fault for a positive test for trenbolone.

His ban expires in July 2029.

NHL makes 5 players acquitted of sexual assault charges eligible to sign contract, play this season NEW YORK (AP) The NHL says the five players acquitted of sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in 2018 will be eligible to sign a contract Oct.

15 and play Dec.

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The league announced the decision Thursday to reinstate Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, and Michael McLeod a little over a month since a judge in London, Ontario, found them not guilty.

They were members of Canadas 2018 world junior team at the time and not yet in the NHL.

The NHL Players' Association in a statement said it was pleased Dube, Foote, Formention, Hart and McLeod will get a chance to resume their careers.

South Africa coach calls for a miracle in Women's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal LONDON (AP) South Africa plays its first ever quarterfinal in the Womens Rugby World Cup against six-time champion New Zealand on Saturday in Exeter.

South Africa coach Swys de Bruin believes in miracles.

He sacrificed a 57-10 loss to France last weekend to rest 10 front-line players for the Black Ferns, stack his bench with a 7-1 bomb squad, and urge his Springbok Women to enjoy the biggest game of their lives.

There needs to be three other miracles this weekend if the established order is to be upset.

Canada takes a perfect 7-0 record against Australia into their Bristol clash.

France has beaten Ireland in their last eight games over eight years.

England closes the quarterfinals on Sunday having won the last 27 games against Scotland.

Canceled events, unpaid athletes and races that never happen.

Is track in trouble heading into LA? TOKYO (AP) From a start-up track league that didnt pay its runners to the inability of the sport to put its best athletes on the track at the same time and place, track and field begins its world championships looking disorganized.

The Olympics in Los Angeles, and a chance to capture the worlds imagination, are three years away, but there remain big questions about whether the sport is positioned to capture the momentum.

Liverpool to slowly integrate Isak into team after record move from Newcastle LIVERPOOL, England (AP) Liverpool manager Arne Slot says record signing Alexander Isak will be gradually integrated into the team after his heavily interrupted start to the season.

Isak joined Liverpool for $170 million on September 1.

He didnt train with Newcastle during preseason and in the first weeks of the Premier League campaign as he pushed for a move away from the northeast club.

While on international duty recently for Sweden in World Cup qualifiers, Isak didnt play at all in the 2-2 draw against Slovenia and came on as a 72nd-minute substitute in a 2-0 loss to Kosovo.

Isak could make his debut for Liverpool at Burnley in the league on Sunday, but Slot says he will treat Alex the same as (Sweden) did.

Mackenzie Hughes leads in Napa as Ryder Cup teams gets mixed results NAPA, Calif.

(AP) Mackenzie Hughes is in Napa trying to get into a pair of $20 million tournaments.

Scottie Scheffler and nine other Ryder Cup players are at the Procore Championship trying to get sharp for matches without prize money.

Hughes shot a 63 and leads by one over Ryder Cup rookie Ben Griffin and Matt McCarty.

Russell Henley was another shot back and U.S.

Open champion J.J.

Spaun shot a 65.

Scheffler had a 70.

That ends his streak of 21 consecutive rounds in the 60s.

Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley was at Silverado to watch most of his team playing together.

Jacob deGrom going back to where career began to face Mets for 1st time since leaving for Texas ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Rangers All-Star pitcher Jacob deGrom is excited to be going back to where his career began.

He is set to pitch Friday night in the the home stadium where he made 109 of his 245 starts in the big leagues and had back-to-back Cy Young Award-winning seasons with the New York Mets.

He will be pitching against the Mets for the first time since leaving them in free agency for Texas after the 2022 season.

The 37-year-old deGrom this season is 11-7 in 27 starts, his most since 2019 when he won his second Cy Young Award..

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