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Klay Thompson scored 27 points, Durant had 24 and the Warriors overcame a lethargic first half to beat injury-riddled San Antonio 112-92 on Thursday night, handing the Spurs their fourth straight loss.

Coming off a lopsided loss to the Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said his team needs to regain its energy and start playing aggressive football again starting with next Sunday night's game against the Miami Dolphins.

Gray and three relievers combined on a four-hitter, and Oakland beat Cleveland 5-0 on Friday night to spoil the return of Indians manager Terry Francona.

Simpson, 70, could be released as early as Oct. 1. By then, he will have served the minimum of his nine-to-33-year sentence for a bungled attempt to snatch sports memorabilia and other mementos he claimed had been stolen from him.

Moore took a one-hitter into the eighth inning and picked up his first win in nearly two months as San Francisco beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 on Friday night.

Jed Lowrie singled home the winning run in the bottom half of the inning after Boog Powell's tying home run, and the A's snapped the AL West-leading Astros' seven-game winning streak with a 9-8 victory.

With third-round pick Beathard throwing his first pass as a pro against the club for which his grandfather was a Super Bowl-winning general manager decades ago, the 49ers made things interesting Sunday before losing 26-24 against the Washington Redskins. San Francisco is now 0-6 under rookie head coach Kyle Shanahan.

Kevin Durant had 21 points, a season-high eight assists and seven rebounds, Shaun Livingston scored a season-best 16 points in place of the injured Stephen Curry, and the Golden State Warriors pulled away in the second half to beat the Orlando Magic 110-100 on Monday night for their seventh straight win.

Nearly 16 years after he was traded to Tampa Bay following a crushing loss in the "Tuck Rule" game in New England and after a six-year courtship by Raiders owner Mark Davis, Gruden is officially back in Oakland where he started his head coaching career 20 years ago.