Mitch Garver, Kole Calhoun HRs lead Texas past Angels 7-2
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Any pitching staff that forces Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani to go 0 for 7 with a combined…
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Celtics run past Heat 93-80, move a win from NBA Finals
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…
Continue Reading Gurriel helps Astros beat Guardians 2-1 to win series
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…
Continue Reading Graham slams Oklahoma past West Virginia in Big 12 tourney
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…
Continue Reading Braves’ Acuña scratched with right quadriceps tightness
ATLANTA (AP) — Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. was scratched from Atlanta’s lineup with right quadriceps tightness. The team announced…
Continue Reading Burger’s homer off Hill lifts White Sox over Red Sox
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…
Continue Reading Bozak caps rally with OT goal, Blues beat Avs 5-4 in Game 5
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…
Continue Reading White hits 3 HRs, NC State tops Miami, advances to ACC semis
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…
Continue Reading Votto homers, triples, shouts at reliever as Reds beat Cubs
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto homered and tripled, then shouted at Cubs reliver Rowan Wick during a tense ending to…
Continue Reading Confounding error costs Phillies in 8-4 loss to Braves
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning on an excruciating defensive sequence…
Continue Reading Ramirez homer caps 5-run 1st, Rays beat Marlins 5-4
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold RamÃrez homered in a five-run first inning, Colin Poche struck out Jesús…
Continue Reading Sears wins 1st MLB start, depleted Yanks blank Orioles 2-0
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…
Continue Reading Stanford holds off Oregon 3-2 for second national title
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rose Zhang wrapped up her match with a two-putt par on the 17th hole after Sofie…
Continue Reading Carter sparks Texas Tech past K-State 5-3 in Big 12 tourney
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dillon Carter’s two-run triple proved to be the difference as No. 2 seed Texas Tech jumped out to an early lead and held…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Yankees open series vs Rays without Stanton
By The Associated Press Minus injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the ailing New York Yankees open a four-game series at Tampa Bay — the first…
Continue Reading Alabama upends Arkansas in SEC second round
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…
Continue Reading Shadoff tops defending champ Ewing in LPGA Match-Play opener
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…
Continue Reading Oakland continues Seattle’s slide with 4-2 win over Mariners
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Less than two months into the season, the Seattle Mariners are quickly trending toward irrelevance in…
Continue Reading Nationals end skid against Dodgers, win 1-0 in series finale
By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Erick Fedde and three relievers combined on a six-hitter, César Hernández had an RBI single…
Continue Reading Jones hits 17th homer in Stanford’s 13th straight win
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…
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