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After 29 remarkable seasons leading the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich has announced his retirement from coaching. The 76-year-old NBA icon will transition to a full-time role as team president, the organization confirmed on Friday. “While my love and passion for the game remain, I’ve decided it’s time to step away as head coach,” Popovich stated.

NEW YORK (AP) — David Peterson struck out a career-high 11 on his 29th birthday and Francisco Lindor drove in three runs as the New York Mets beat the slumping Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. Lindor launched his 30th homer and added a pivotal RBI double, drawing another chorus of “MVP! MVP!” chants from the Citi Field crowd. Pete Alonso and Mark Vientos also went deep for the Mets, who remained a half-game behind Atlanta for the final NL wild card.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Grady Sizemore was ejected for the first time since taking over as interim manager of the Chicago White Sox, and left fielder Andrew Benintendi followed him moments later. The White Sox, who entered Tuesday night’s game at Baltimore on an 11-game losing streak, trailed 9-0 in the sixth inning. Chicago pitchers had already walked nine batters on the night and Benintendi took a called strike that appeared a bit high.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole can’t really explain what caused the cramping in his right calf that forced him out of his last start, but the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner said Tuesday that there was no soreness and no issues. “I really don’t have a great answer for it, but it feels good today,” Cole said. Before his last warmup pitch ahead of the seventh inning Monday night, with the Yankees leading 7-1 at Texas, Cole lifted his right leg and tried to stretch.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers just keep walking it off this season. While they really have no chance to defend their World Series title, they are keeping things exciting by winning in their last at-bat. Rookie outfielder Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending grand slam for a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night, for their third consecutive win that came in walk-off fashion. The last two have come against All-Star closers.

PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Ferguson gets to his spot on the street adjacent to Chase Field — home of Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks — about four hours before first pitch to set up his usual display of cold water, sports drinks, peanuts and candy. By game time, it’s about 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 degrees Celsius) on this Labor Day afternoon in downtown Phoenix. Business is brisk. “Two for five, but it’s eight inside!” shouts another vendor, hawking water bottles.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Aiyuk’s first choice during his lengthy contract dispute with the 49ers that featured social media outbursts, a trade request and an awkward “hold in” was to remain in San Francisco. The 49ers never wanted to part ways with their star receiver, either. So what took so long for Aiyuk finally to sign a new deal last Thursday?

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray is done for the season after going on the injured list Tuesday with a bothersome right foot issue. “It’s at a point where we’ve got to take care of this,” manager Bruce Bochy said. Bochy also said right-hander Tyler Mahle isn’t expected to pitch again this season after making three starts in his comeback from Tommy John surgery.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wyatt Langford hit a game-ending grand slam off All-Star closer Clay Holmes to give the Texas Rangers a 7-4 win over the Yankees on Tuesday night and drop New York out of the AL East lead. Langford hit the first walk-off slam by a Rangers rookie, sending Holmes (2-5) to his major league-high 11th blown save in 40 chances. Texas overcame a 4-1, eighth-inning deficit.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spencer Anderson was an underclassman at Maryland when one of his coaches approached him to talk about how injuries had started to pile up along the offensive line. The conversation ended with a request that sounded an awful lot like an order. How interested would Anderson be in moving from tackle to center in the best interests of the team? The answer was probably more candid than Anderson probably should have been in the moment. “I was like, ‘But I’m a tackle,’” Anderson said.