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Baseball

American League

Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1

Detroit 7, Baltimore 3

L.A. Angels 9, Chicago White Sox 5

Texas 6, Oakland 4

N.Y. Yankees 13, Boston 6

Kansas City 8, Seattle 2

National League

Washington 12, Florida 8

Philadelphia 3, Colorado 1

Arizona 11, Pittsburgh 6 (12)

San Diego 8, N.Y. Mets 3

L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 4

Northwest League

Salem-Keizer 3, Spokane 1

Everett 4, Boise 0

Tri-City 6, Eugene 4

Vancouver 6, Yakima 5

Basketball

WNBA

Atlanta 92, San Antonio 84

Los Angeles 79, Seattle 75 (OT)

On this date

Aug. 9, 1936

Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 400-meter relay in 39.8 seconds at the Berlin Games.

Aug. 9, 1987

Larry Nelson sinks a 6-foot putt in the first hole of a playoff to beat Lanny Wadkins in the PGA Championship.