Dodgers snap 18-inning scoreless drought to beat Rays 3-0 and win the series

Dodgers snap 18-inning scoreless drought to beat Rays 3-0 and win the series

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Freddie Freeman scored one run and drove in another to snap Los Angeles' 18-inning scoreless drought and lead the Dodgers over the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Sunday. Andy Pages singled off Mason Englert (0-1) in the sixth to drive in Freddie Freeman, who extended his on-base streak to 18 games with a first-inning single and added another RBI single in the seventh to make it 2-0. He had three hits on the day and seven RBIs in the series, which the Dodgers won two games to one. Shohei Ohtani doubled and scored on Mookie Betts' sacrifice fly in the ninth. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-7) held the Rays scoreless over 5 2/3 innings, scattering five hits and striking out six. Ben Casparius earned his second big-league save, coming in with the bases loaded in the ninth to get Yandy Diaz out. Dodgers second baseman Tommy Edman left the game in the fifth with a right ankle sprain. Tampa Bay starter Joe Boyle held the Dodgers scoreless for five innings, working around three hits and two walks. He struck out two. Key moment Ohtani beat out a chopper for a single in the seventh and then stole second and third to be in position to score on Freeman's RBI single. Key stat 0-for-16. Mookie Betts went hitless in the series and is now hitless in four straight games. He was dropped out of the leadoff spot. Up next Monday night in Los Angeles, the Dodgers send Tyler Glasnow (1-1, 3.98 ERA) to the mound against the Cardinals. The Rays will debut Adrian Houser (6-2, 2.10) against the Angels. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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Dodgers snap 18-inning scoreless drought to beat Rays 3-0 and win the series

Dodgers snap 18-inning scoreless drought to beat Rays 3-0 and win the series TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Freddie Freeman scored one run and drove in ...

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Summer McIntosh caps swimming world championships with fourth gold

Summer McIntosh caps swimming world championships with fourth gold

Summer McIntosh captured her fourth gold medal at the world swimming championships by winning the 400-meter individual medley on Sunday in Singapore. McIntosh, an 18-year-old from Toronto, finished the race in 4 minutes, 25.78 seconds, nearly 7.5 seconds better than Australia's Jenna Forrester and Japan's Mio Narita. McIntosh also secured gold in the 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter medley and 400-meter freestyle as well as the bronze in the 800-meter freestyle. She joined American star Katie Ledecky as the only other female swimmer to claim four individual golds at a world championships, with the latter winning the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle in 2015. Also Sunday, the United States' women's 4x100 medley team of Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske broke their own record by finishing the event in 3:49.34, That was 0.29 better than the previous mark. "This is the best way to end the meet," Walsh said. "And I feel like we have such a good opportunity when you have this stacked group of women closing it out on a relay like this. "We're going to leave Singapore with a smile on our faces." From a team perspective, the Americans recorded nine gold medals -- one better than Australia. France finished third followed by Canada, which saw McIntosh win all of its golds. --Field Level Media

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Summer McIntosh caps swimming world championships with fourth gold

Summer McIntosh caps swimming world championships with fourth gold Summer McIntosh captured her fourth gold medal at the world swimming cham...

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'They're trying to rig the system': Sen. Padilla says Dems should fight fire with fire

'They're trying to rig the system': Sen. Padilla says Dems should fight fire with fire

California's DemocraticSen. Alex Padillasaid his party should be willing tofight fire with fire, in light of Texas'potential, controversial gerrymanderingplans. "If Republicans were confident on their policy agenda, they'd be eager to defend it with the people and to defend it at the ballot box next November," Padilla said in an Aug. 3 interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." "But they know they're in trouble," he continued. "And so they're trying to rig the system to hold on to power." The California senator was referencing Texas Republicans' proposed new map of their state's congressional districts, following PresidentDonald Trump'surging that the GOP find a way to flip as many as five seats in next year's midterm elections. "Just a very simple redrawing, we pick up five seats," Trump told reporters on July 15. Padilla likened Trump's ask of Texas Republicans to his request during his first term in office that a top Georgia official "find 11,780 votes" to put him over the top in the Electoral College for the 2020 election. Redistricting in the middle of the decade, rather than every ten years after new census data is collected, is rare. And thepushback from Democratsacross the country has been widespread. Blue state leaders have threatened tit-for-tat responses, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has suggested redrawing his state's map to counteract Texas' efforts. (Newsom faces the challenge of a bipartisan redistricting commission, which oversees California's maps, unlike Texas, where lawmakers dictate the boundaries.) Some California Democratsare wary, warning that a redistricting arms race could spiral and erode trust with voters. In response to those concerns, Padilla told NBC he believes it's appropriate for the Democrat-controlled state to evaluate its options. "The ideal scenario," he said, "is for Texas to stand down. They don't have to do this; they shouldn't do this. But if they were to go forward and deliver Trump his five additional Republicans ... the stakes are simply too high" for Democrats not to respond. Padilla also addressed recent comments from his fellow Democrats about the state of politics and American democracy, includingSen. Cory Booker's callfor his party to "have a backbone." "It's time for us to fight. It's time for us to draw lines," Booker said from the Senate floor on July 29. Asked whether Booker's defiant approach was the appropriate stance for Democrats under the Trump administration, Padilla said, "Look, I think the extreme way in which this administration is conducting itself calls for higher and higher profile ways of pushing back." After announcing that she wouldnot be running for California governorin 2026, former Vice PresidentKamala Harrisappeared onCBS's "The Late Show"with Stephen Colbert. In her interview on July 31, Harris told Colbert, "Recently, I made the decision that, for now, I don't want to go back into the system. I think it's broken." Padilla agreed, in part, with Harris' take, saying, "I think the system is under duress." "Democrats are doing our part to try to stand up and push back," he added. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Alex Padilla backs California redistricting against Texas Republicans

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'They're trying to rig the system': Sen. Padilla says Dems should fight fire with fire

'They're trying to rig the system': Sen. Padilla says Dems should fight fire with fire California's DemocraticSen. Alex Padi...

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Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are 'preposterous'

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called President Donald Trump's accusation without providing evidence that the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official manipulated jobs report numbers "a preposterous charge" on Sunday. Speaking with "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos, Summers said that one official would not be able to change the numbers. "These numbers are put together by teams of literally hundreds of people following detailed procedures that are in manuals. There's no conceivable way that the head of the BLS could have manipulated this number," Summers said. MORE: Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats He added, "The numbers are in line with what we're seeing from all kinds of private sector sources. This is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. It — firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers. It goes with launching assaults on universities. It goes with launching assaults on law firms that defend clients that the elected boss finds uncongenial. This is really scary stuff." Trump blasted Erika McEntarfer, the now-former commissioner of Labor Statistics, after the release of some disappointing jobs numbers on Friday and the revision downward of previous months' reports andsaid he had fired herfor manipulating the figures for political purposes, but provided no evidence to support his claim. "This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, then again, right before the 2024 Presidential Election, in August and September, by 112,000. These were Records -- No one can be that wrong? We need accurate Jobs Numbers," Trump posted to his social media platform. Stephanopoulos asked Summers, "I guess this firing of the BLS commissioner goes in the category of shocking but not surprising?" "This is way beyond anything Richard Nixon ever did," Summers said of Trump's firing McEntarfer. "I'm surprised that other officials have not responded by resigning themselves, as took place when Richard Nixon fired people lawlessly." MORE: Trump's long history of bashing jobs report numbers dates back to 2016: ANALYSIS Here are more highlights from Summers' interview Stephanopoulos:Adding to that uncertainty is the president's campaign against Jerome Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, saying he's been a 'moron,' I think was the word the president used for not lowering interest rates so far. What's the impact of that? Summers:Look, I think that this kind of political Fed-bashing is a fool's game. The Fed doesn't listen. So, short-term interest rates aren't going to be different because of it. The market does listen. So, longer-term interest rates are going to be higher, which is going to make it more expensive to buy a house. This is hurting the economy, not helping. I think the president understands that. And what the president is doing is recognizing that for all kinds of reasons, of which his policies are very important ones, the economy's got a lot of risk, and he's looking to set up a scapegoat if the economy performs badly. That's what this attacking Chairman Powell is really about. It's not really about trying to change policy. There's no chance that that's going to happen to any substantial degree. Stephanopoulos:The jobs report on Friday probably does increase the chances that the Fed will cut interest rates in -- in September. What's your take on what that report told us? Summers:I think it told us that the economy is closer to stall speed than we thought that it was. The July number was weak. The big deal is the downwards revision for the two months before that. And that means there's a real possibility that we're in a stall speed kind of economy, which means we could tip over into recession. That wouldn't be my prediction right now, but the risk is greater certainly than it was before. And it's a risk we don't need to be taking, but it's a risk that's made more serious by these tariffs. What your viewers should understand is that these tariffs are not job creators. When you raise tariffs on steel, for example -- yeah, there's some people who work in the steel industry, but there are 50 times as many who work in industries like the automobile industry who are now going to be much less competitive when they try to compete all over the world. So, this is a immense gift that we are giving to our country's adversaries. By alienating our allies like Canada, like Europe, we are making it much easier for China to grow and flourish in the global economy. And I just don't understand why we would want to do that, especially when what we're getting out of it is an increase of more than $2,000 in the bills that typical middle-class families are going to have to pay. Stephanopoulos:You know, the markets have been pretty complacent about the tariffs so far. Are we seeing their impact in this underlying jobs report? Summers:I think that that is an element in it. I think both the direct effects of the tariffs, but probably more importantly, this sense of uncertainty that anything could happen, and who knows what business is going to be attacked next? Who knows what the rules are going to be? In an environment like that, what should a business do? It should sit and it should wait. Wait in terms of hiring people, wait in terms of new factory construction. What's keeping the economy going in significant part is not anything actually that's coming out of the president's policies.

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Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

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Rahaman Ali, boxer and brother of boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 82

Rahaman Ali, boxer and brother of boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 82

The brother of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali,Rahaman Ali, has died. The Muhammad Ali Centerconfirmed the passing of Rahaman Ali, who died on Friday, Aug. 1 at the age of 82. There was no cause of death mentioned in the news release. "You can't tell Muhammad's story without mentioning Rahaman," President and CEO of the Muhammad Ali CenterDeVone Holt said in a statement."He was one of the most constant sources of support for Muhammad during this career and their relationship was a true example of what it means to be 'my brother's keeper.'" The Louisville Courier-Journal,part of the USA TODAY Network, mentioned that Rahaman Ali, whose birth name is Rudolph Arnett Clay, went into the hospital on July 19 andremained in hospice careat Norton Audubon in Louisville, Kentucky. Statement from the Muhammad Ali Center on the passing of Rahaman Ali, who died at the age of 82 on August 1, 2025:pic.twitter.com/KtTXpGXraB — Muhammad Ali Center (@AliCenter)August 2, 2025 Noted in the Muhammad Ali Center's news release,Rahaman Ali followed in his older brother's footsteps and had a professional boxing career of his own, which spanned from 1964 to 1972. At the time of his retirement, Rahaman Ali compiled a record of 14-3-1. "When you saw people walk through the door and they saw Rahaman you would see their eyes light up almost as if they had already seen Muhammad himself,"Holt told WDRB,a local Fox affiliate in Louisville, about Rahaman Ali and his presence at the Muhammad Ali Center. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Rahaman Ali death: Boxer and brother of Muhammad Ali dies at 82

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Rahaman Ali, boxer and brother of boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 82

Rahaman Ali, boxer and brother of boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 82 The brother of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali,Rahaman Ali, has died. T...

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Miyu Yamashita of Japan wins the Women's British Open for her first major title

Miyu Yamashita of Japan wins the Women's British Open for her first major title

PORTHCAWL, Wales (AP) — Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bogey until the outcome of the Women's British Open was no longer in doubt. She closed with a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory. Yamashita holed two big par putts on the back nine at Royal Porthcawl, the last one when Hull had closed to within one shot of the lead. Her final test was the 401-yard 16th, one of the toughest on the course. Yamashita, who turned 24 on Saturday, drilled her drive down the middle and found the green, nearly holing a 45-foot putt. That gave her a three-shot lead with two holes to play. Her final act was a tap-in for par to finish on 11-under 277, and she raised both arms to celebrate. Yamashita wiped away tears as she headed to the scoring trailer. "To be part of such a moment in history is something very, very special," Yamashita said through an interpreter at the trophy presentation. Hull gave it her best shot. She started the final round three shots behind, made three birdies in a four-hole stretch to get into the mix and then holed a 20-foot birdie on the 14th to get within one shot of the lead. Behind her on the course, Yamashita hit into a bunker off the tee at the par-5 13th, blasted out and still had a long way for her third, missing the green to the left. She chipped weakly to 18 feet and buried the par putt. She also poured in an 8-foot par putt to stay at 12 under, right after Hull got to 11 under. The English star blinked first. Hull didn't get any help from the wind on her tee shot on the 16th, which found a pot bunker and left her no chance of reaching the green. Her third shot bounded off the back of the green, and she had to make a 20-footer to escape with bogey. Hull runner-up again Hull bogeyed the 17th, and her chances were done. She closed with a 69 and finished as a runner-up in a major for the fourth time. Minami Katsu was never seriously in the mix, but her closing birdie gave her a 69 to tie for second. "I felt pretty good about how I fought back over the weekend," said Hull, who was 11 shots behind after two rounds. "I don't feel like I've actually mucked it up by mishitting any shots, which I think everybody can probably agree, you know what I mean? Like I played so solid." A Lim Kim, the 2020 U.S. Women's Open champion, hit wedge to 5 feet for birdie on the second hole to tie Yamashita for the lead. But she made a series of blunders, starting with a three-putt on the third hole, and fell back. She had six bogeys in her round of 73 and tied for fourth with Rio Takeda (71). "I love the challenge because still now a little pain in my heart, but that is good motivation for me," Kim said. "So I'm going to keep working on it." Japan's success Four players from Japan now have won the last nine majors in women's golf, and this was the second year there were two Japanese major champions.Mao Saigowon the first major at the Chevron Championship.Ayaka Furue(Evian Championship) andYuka Saso(U.S. Women's Open) won majors last year. Yamashita became a first-time winner on the LPGA Tour, extending a streak in which there has not been a multiple winner through 20 tournaments to start the year. There also is likely a change in the world ranking. Nelly Korda closed with a 75, and projections indicate she will fall to No. 2 behind Jeeno Thitikul. Korda had been No. 1 since March 2024. She tied for 36th and now has gone 14 tournaments without a win dating to last November. This would be the second time Thitikul is No. 1 in the women's world ranking. She also was No. 1 for two weeks in the fall of 2022. Yamashita didn't have the best birthday, at least inside the ropes, when she struggled off the tee and on the greens in a round of 74 that left her clinging to a one-shot lead. But she stayed on the range with her father until late into the evening, and she found a fix. Spotlight on Woad Lottie Woad, coming off a victory in the Women's Scottish Open in her professional debut, closed Sunday with a 71 and tied for eighth. In her last four events, Woad has won the Women's Irish Open and missed a playoff by one shot in the Evian Championship, both as an amateur. She has a win and a top 10 in her two starts as a pro. "I don't think it affected my golf, but it was definitely a lot more attention, a lot more eyes on me," Woad said. "I feel like I handled it pretty well overall and was just sticking to my game, just trying to focus on the prep really and not let it distract me too much." ___ AP golf:https://apnews.com/hub/golf

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August 03, 2025

Miyu Yamashita of Japan wins the Women's British Open for her first major title

Miyu Yamashita of Japan wins the Women's British Open for her first major title PORTHCAWL, Wales (AP) — Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured...

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Trump Tells Schumer to 'Go to Hell' as Talks Break Down

Trump Tells Schumer to 'Go to Hell' as Talks Break Down

President Donald Trump talks at the Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland. Credit - Andrew Harnik—Getty Images After hours of deliberation overPresident Donald Trump's stalled nominees, tensions between Senate Democrats and the White House reached a boiling point on Saturday evening. In a row that spilled over to social media, the President said that Senate Minority LeaderChuck Schumercan "go to hell." In a post on Truth Social, Trump instructed Republicans not to make a deal with the Democrats, who he claimed were making "egregious and unprecedented" demands in order to "approve a small number of our highly qualified nominees." "Tell Schumer, who is under tremendous political pressure from within his own party, the radical left lunatics, to go to hell,"Trump said. "Do not accept the offer, go home and explain to your constituents what bad people the Democrats are, and what a great job the Republicans are doing, and have done, for our country." The stalemate is particularly poignant as the Senate has now embarked on its monthlong August recess. Democrats have largely denied fast unanimous consent votes regarding Trump's nominees, instead opting for roll calls. Addressing theRepublican Party's complaints over this, Schumersaid on Saturday: "Historically bad nominees deserve historic levels of scrutiny. We have never seen nominees as flawed, as compromised, as unqualified as Trump's." Schumer also addressed Trump's social media commentary, during which the President instructed Republicans to "go home" and called for Schumer to "go to hell." "Donald Trump attempted to steamroll the Senate to put in place his historically unqualified nominees, but Senate Democrats wouldn't let him,"Schumer said in a filmed address. "In a fit of rage, Trump threw in the towel, sent Republicans home, and was unable to do the basic work of negotiating. Is this the 'art of the deal?'" "Trump tried to bully us, go around us, threaten us, call us names, but he got nothing. He walked away with his tail between his legs." Read More:In Averting a Shutdown, Schumer Ignites a Rebellion The lack of progress ahead of the August recess comes after Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursdayaccused Democrats ofdeciding "to slow-walk every single civilian nomination from the President." Thune said that in recent history, Presidents have had the majority of their nominees approved by unanimous consent or voice vote, but that "zero" of Trump's civilian nominees had been confirmed by those means by Democrats this Congress. Thune vowed that Republicans would "figure out a way to change it" if there's no progress moving forward. Shortly before Trump called time on the negotiations on Saturday, some GOP Senators aired ideas for alternative ways to advance Trump's nominees. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansassaid: "The Senate should immediately adjourn and let President Trump use recess appointments to enact the agenda 77M Americans voted for." Recess appointments refer to when a President can "make temporary appointments when the Senate is not in session,"according to the Constitution. It enables a President to appoint their chosen nominees without Senate confirmation. Shortly after his election in November, Trump spoke out in favor of recess appointments. "Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted leadership position in the United States Senate must agree to recess appointments (in the Senate), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner," he saidvia a post on Truth Social. Later that same month, Thune said that "all the options" would remain on the table to help the advancement of Trump's picks. Read More:Why Trump's Talk of Recess Appointments Is Dangerous There have also been reports that GOP Senators could, at some point, seek to change the Senate rules in order to confirm more Trump nominees. Amid discussion surrounding this earlier in the week, Sen. Alex Padilla of California, a Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, urged caution. "We can and should have thoughtful, bipartisan conversations in the Rules Committee on updating the confirmation process for the future, but Republicans should keep in mind that if they choose to go nuclear—yet again—it will have consequences long beyond Donald Trump's presidency," Padillawarned in an online statement. Write toOlivia-Anne Cleary atolivia-anne.cleary@time.com.

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Trump Tells Schumer to 'Go to Hell' as Talks Break Down

Trump Tells Schumer to 'Go to Hell' as Talks Break Down President Donald Trump talks at the Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 20...

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