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CHICAGO (AP) — Emma Meesseman scored 13 points with six assists, five steals and four rebounds against her old team, Candace Parker had a…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum tied her career high with 32 points, Chelsea Gray added 18 and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 84-78. Dearica…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryson Stott hit a game-winning, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning after Bryce…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chandler Simpson had five hits and scored four runs, Josiah Siegel threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run relief and Georgia Tech…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Joey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime, got around him for good just…

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Franchy Cordero hit a three-run homer off Frankie Montas in the sixth inning and the Boston…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) — Minjee Lee won the U.S. Women’s Open by four strokes over Mina Harigae at Pine Needles…

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Andrew Morris and two relievers combined on a seven-hitter and Texas Tech scored three runs in the fourth inning to…

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Roc Riggio had seven RBIs, Griffin Doersching hit the go-ahead grand slam to cap Oklahoma State’s seven-run sixth inning…

MIAMI (AP) — Donovan Walton hit a grand slam, Jakob Junis pitched six innings of one-run ball and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Abraham Toro scored on a wild pitch by Brock Burke in the 10th inning to complete Seattle’s late-game rally over the…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy will be part of the broadcast team for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Van Gundy tested positive for…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored with 42 seconds left and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Patrick Corbin pitched six effective innings, Josh Bell had a two-run double and catcher Kelbert Ruiz picked Nick Senzel off…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Holly Azevedo threw a two-hit shutout and No. 5 UCLA beat No. 14 Florida 8-0 in six innings to…

CHAPLE HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mikey Madej drove in three runs, Vance Honeycutt stole a home run in the ninth and Caden O’Brien struck out the last…

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordan Álvarez hit his 16th home run of the season and Framber Valdez won his fifth…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Canada’s World Cup warmup match against Panama was canceled when the men’s team  refused to play because of…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — Will Power closed the Belle Isle era with a Team Penske victory on Sunday by winning the final…

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Suwinski followed his game-winning homer a day earlier with three hits to help the Pittsburgh…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Andy Blake drove in three runs and five teammates drove in a pair and Columbia stayed alive in the Blacksburg Regional with…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Chris Alleyne hit a two-run home run in the Maryland’s six-run eighth inning and the Terrapins beat Wake Forest 10-5 to…

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Andrés Giménez hit a three-run homer, Zach Plesac had eight strikeouts over six innings and…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Girona has defeated Eibar in extra time in the semifinals of the Spanish league promotion playoffs.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Aerial Powers scored 27 points, Sylvia Fowles and Kayla McBride added 18 apiece and the Minnesota Lynx held off the New York…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Midfielder Weston McKennie made his first start for club and country since breaking a foot on Feb. 22 and Sean Johnson was…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cameron Masterman hit a two-run homer and Tate Kuehner shut the door and No. 12 overall seed Louisville stayed alive in the…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a 10th-inning sacrifice fly, and the New York Yankees came from behind twice…

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California auction house says a jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season has sold at auction for…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Veryl Switzer, the trailblazing former Green Bay Packers halfback who traded a career in the NFL for service as a lieutenant…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward for a…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers’ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Gareth Bale led Wales to the World Cup for the first time in 64 years by beating…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine has missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after the war-disrupted team…

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 to earn his 14th title at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall. Both add to…

WINSEN, Germany (AP) — Kalle Samooja finished with back-to-back birdies and shot a course-record 8-under 64 to win the European Open. It was his…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — French Open champion Rafael Nadal says he needed multiple injections to dull the pain in his left…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Fratello won everything from big games and to an Emmy award. He also won the respect…

LONDON (AP) — Former captain Joe Root has given his successor Ben Stokes the perfect start to his reign at Lord’s. Root carried England to…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Brazil goes up against Japan in a soccer friendly in the new National Stadium in Tokyo that hosted…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Brock Townsend allowed one hit over 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, Garret Forrester and Travis Bazzana each hit a home…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Peyton Chatagnier went 3-for-4 with four RBI — including the tying home run in the seventh and a bases-loaded double in…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Umpires barred Dodgers manager Dave Roberts from using a position player to pitch the ninth inning…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pete Alonso homered twice for the second time this season, drove in five runs and bounced back…

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Robert Moore hit two home runs and Arkansas scored eight runs — including a grand slam by Jalen Battles — in the…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Skyler Messinger’s RBI double capped a three-run bottom of the seventh inning and No. 9 overall seed Texas went on to beat…

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Zack Prajzner hit a game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run when he was…

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Brody Moore went 5-for-5 with a double, a triple and five RBIs and Auburn set its season high for runs in a 21-7 win over…

By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cardinals rookie Brendan Donovan apologized for tweets he sent with homophobic language as a…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Austin Bost and Kole Kaler hit late home runs to rally No. 5 overall seed Texas A&M to a 9-6 win over…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jorel Ortega hit two home runs, Cortland Lawson hit a three-run shot in a four-run ninth and No. 1 overall seed Tennessee…

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Josh Pearson scored Josh Stevenson with a fielder’s choice and LSU shocked No. 11 overall seed Southern Miss 7-6 in 10…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Connor Hujsak hit two solo home runs and his shot in the bottom of the eighth inning proved to be the difference as VCU…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Crooks hit two of Oklahoma’s four home runs and the No. 2 seed Sooners beat top-seeded Florida 9-4 to advance to…

By YVONNE GONZALEZ Associated Press An Iditarod sled dog was found safe after disappearing from a checkpoint in the race three months ago and…

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — C.J. Mayhue gave up a run over 5 innings, Josh Moylan and Justin Wilcoxen each hit a home run and top-seeded ECU beat No. 2…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Matt Donlan’s three-run home run in the seventh inning, one of four Connecticut blasts, broke the game open and the…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Michael Turconi, Brendan Tinsman and Brock Wilkin homered in the top of the first inning and Wake Forest went on to post a…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time to give the Vancouver Whitecaps a 2-1 victory over Real…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Yohandy Morales went 4-for-4 with three home runs and five RBIs, Jacob Burke hit a solo shot and top-seeded Miami beat…

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer TROY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Vanderbilt ace right-hander Kumar Rocker returned to the mound with the Tri-City ValleyCats…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Six of the top eight seeds were unbeaten through two days of an NCAA baseball tournament marked by potent offenses and…

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning and the…

MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4. Giants…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, and Maikel Franco and Luis Garcia drove in…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nick Pivetta pitched two-hit ball over seven innings to win his fifth consecutive start…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Road-course ace A.J. Allmendinger survived the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ wet and wild…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Spencer Jones had seven RBIs, Chris McElvain allowed one run with 11 strikeouts over 7 innings pitched and No. 2 seed…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Johnson hit a two-run home run in the second inning, Blake Klassen added a three-run shot in the third and UC Santa…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Burger’s first career pinch-hit homer highlighted a three-run eighth inning…

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini hit the longest home run by an Orioles player this season, Rougned Odor had a shot…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Injured Mets ace Max Scherzer has confirmed that his dog bit his pitching hand this week, but he says the wound won’t slow his…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — MacKenzie Gore pitched six shutout innings and Jake Cronenworth homered and drove in three runs…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine plans to resume competitive football in the country in August despite being…