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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Peyton Graham hit a grand slam to cap a five-run second inning and No. 3 seed Oklahoma turned back No. 6 seed West Virginia…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger hit a three-run homer off Rich Hill, Lucas Giolito overcame a shaky first inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Red…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Tyler Bozak scored 3:38 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues fended off elimination in Game 5 of the…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel and José Siri had two hits each, Cristian Javier tied a career high with nine…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Tommy White hit three home runs — the last of which broke N.C. State’s program record — and the Wolfpack beat…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning on an excruciating defensive sequence…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JP Sears pitched five poised innings to win his first career start and the no-name relievers…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Ramírez homered in a five-run first inning, Colin Poche struck out Jesús…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto homered and tripled, then shouted at Cubs reliver Rowan Wick during a tense ending to…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Stanford freshman Rose Zhang stood just short of the 17th green, the ball resting a few…

By The Associated Press Minus injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the ailing New York Yankees open a four-game series at Tampa Bay — the first…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Dylan Ray struck out the only batter he faced to close out 11th-seeded Alabama’s 4-3 win over third-seeded Arkansas in the…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jodi Ewart Shadoff routed defending champion Ally Ewing 6 and 5 on Wednesday at Shadow Creek in the first round of group play in…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Brock Jones and Drew Bowser each hit a two-run homer and regular-season champion Stanford beat No. 8 seed Arizona State…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Less than two months into the season, the Seattle Mariners are quickly trending toward irrelevance in…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kolten Wong may have saved the game with his flashy glovework. Luis Urías may have saved it…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Erick Fedde and three relievers combined on a six-hitter, César Hernández had an RBI single…

ATLANTA (AP) — Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was scratched from Atlanta’s lineup with right quadriceps tightness. The team announced…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Evan Longoria homered twice and Joc Pederson hit his fourth in two games as the San Francisco Giants went deep four times in…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Justin Thomas wasn’t alone making the 300-mile south trip to Colonial after he…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is on the injured list for the fourth straight season.…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jaime Ferrer and James Tibbs each had a two-run double, Alex Toral capped the six-run second inning with a two-run homer and…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Practice for the Baltimore Ravens looked a bit like it did at the end of last season.…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Colin Kaepernick is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last playing in the league in…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Eighteen-year-old Paxten Aaronson is a product of the Philadelphia Union’s academy system, just like his…

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek tries to extend her winning streak to 30 matches when she plays in the second round at Roland Garros against…

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Oraj Anu and Adam Fogel hit back-to-back home runs to begin the ninth inning and 12th-seeded Kentucky surprised fifth-seeded…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals right winger Tom Wilson is expected to miss six to eight months after…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kurtis Byrne capped a two-run eighth inning with an RBI single and top-seeded TCU rallied past No. 8 seed Baylor 4-2 in the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson was impossible to miss in his orange jersey, pants and helmet. As he showed off…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NFL said Wednesday it will appeal a ruling denying a request to move former Las Vegas Raiders…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Suwinski doesn’t step into the batter’s box trying to hit home runs. The…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The Carolina Hurricanes have been perfect at home in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re leaning on that home…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Daniel Susac hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning for his second of the game, and fifth-seeded Arizona beat No. 4 seed…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Merchants near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are welcoming a return to full capactiy.…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love acknowledges having mixed emotions when he learned Aaron Rodgers was…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 will be presented by Gainbridge for the next several years under a…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske will at last be able to open the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to a capacity…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Hulett hit a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth to score Jeffrey Wehler and 11th-seeded Pitt rallied to defeat…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Omar Khan is the new general manager for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Khan is replacing Kevin…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Fever have fired coach Marianne Stanley following a 2-7 start. The New York Liberty are the only WNBA team with…

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — NBC Sports averaged 507,000 viewers per match window for its Premier League coverage, making this the second-most watched…