Gleyber Torres and the New York Yankees are rolling into a season-ending divisional gauntlet taking solace in the standings. “We’re in control of things,” manager Aaron Boone said. Torres doubled home Joey Gallo for the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, Gary Sánchez followed with a two-run homer and New York rallied past the Texas Rangers 7-3 Wednesday night for a three-game sweep and an inside track to a playoff spot.

Kris Bryant hit a bases-clearing double, Buster Posey had four hits and scored three times, and reliever Camilo Doval got San Francisco out of a big jam as the Giants beat the free-falling San Diego Padres 8-6 Wednesday night to take a two-game lead in the NL West. The Giants got some help in their push for their first division title since 2012 when the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers lost 10-5 at Colorado. The Dodgers have won the division eight straight seasons.

Sep. 23—HENDERSON — Vance County High School’s football team is set to play its first game in three weeks after COVID-19 issues forced the program to go into quarantine following their win over Riverside-Durham on Sept. 3. Head coach Wilbur Pender said the month of September has gone by slowly for him and his players, who all stayed connected with one another through virtual meetings while …

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