Kim Coon

LONDON (AP) — Franz Beckenbauer says the report into alleged corruption in the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups should be made public.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kolten Wong smacked a tiebreaking, two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals took a two-games-to-one lead in the National League Division Series by topping the Los Angeles Dodgers. Wong went deep off Scott Elbert in the seventh, one inning after Hanley Ramirez tied the game for the Dodgers with an RBI double. Matt Carpenter homered for the third straight game and winning pitcher John Lackey allowed a run and five hits in six innings.

TIANJIN, China (AP) — Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic overcame a second-set lapse to defeat Russian Alla Kudryavtseva 6-2, 0-6, 6-0 in the first round of the Tianjin Open on Tuesday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin believes this season is already off to a better start than his first two struggling basketball campaigns with the Gamecocks. Martin's team opened fall camp yesterday. And while Martin dealt with mostly college newcomers the past two seasons, he sees an experienced group well-versed in what he expects on and off the court.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Washington Nationals are still alive in the National League Division Series after Doug Fister allowed four hits in seven shutout innings of a 4-1 triumph at San Francisco in Game 3. The game was scoreless in the seventh until Giants starter Madison Bumgarner threw away Wilson Ramos' bunt attempt, allowing two runs to score. Asdrubal (as-DROO'-bul) Cabrera added an RBI single later in the seventh before Bryce Harper slammed a ninth-inning homer.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kobe Bryant had 13 points and five assists while playing 21 minutes as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 98-95 in a preseason game Monday night.