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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Cade Kurland’s ninth-inning infield single drove in the tiebreaking run and Florida claimed a spot in the College World Series finals with a 3-2 victory over TCU. The Gators will play No. 1 national seed Wake Forest or LSU in the best-of-three championship series starting Saturday. Florida is in

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The NBA-champion Denver Nuggets struck a deal with Indiana to acquire a first-round round pick in the draft on Thursday night. The teams agreed to a deal that also gives the Nuggets the 32nd overall pick, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman had three hits and Yainer Diaz and Chas McCormick both hit two-run homers to help the Houston Astros outlast the New York Mets 10-8 to win the three-game series. Houston fell behind 4-2 early after a subpar start by Cristian Javier. McCormick’s home run

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Judges in Las Vegas ordered a man accused of threatening mass violence at last weekend’s parade celebrating the Vegas Golden Knights victory in the NHL Stanley Cup championship to remain jailed unless he can post $55,000 bail. Anthony Zuccaro appeared in court Wednesday in separate cases

PHOENIX (AP) — Jackie Young made a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, A’ja Wilson secured her seventh double-double of the season and the Las Vegas Aces cruised past the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 99-79. Phoenix was without Brittney Griner (hip) and Diana Taurasi (hamstring) for the third straight game. Las Vegas scored 32 points

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Rose Zhang turned professional with many expecting great things and she didn’t disappoint, winning the Mizuho Americas Open in her debut. The 20-year-old, two-time NCAA individual champion will look to keep it going this week when she takes on the best in women’s golf in

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zac Gallen pitched seven strong innings for his ninth win and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1. Arizona won for only the fourth time in its last 18 games in Milwaukee but took two of three from the Brewers in the series. Gallen limited the

DENVER (AP) — Seventeen former Major League Baseball scouts who say they were discriminated against because of their age sued the league, its teams and Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver. The former scouts allege violations of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne has missed only one game so far this season. The two-time WNBA MVP is averaging 18.4 points. That’s her best scoring output since 2019, when she led the Washington Mystics to their first league championship. Back problems and coronavirus concerns then limited her

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke assistant coach Amile Jefferson is leaving the Blue Devils to become an assistant with the NBA’s Boston Celtics. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Wednesday because the Celtics haven’t publicly discussed their

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Fraley hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their majors-best winning streak to 11 games, rallying past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 for a three-game sweep. It is the Reds’ longest winning streak since they won 12 in a row in 1957. Rookie sensation Elly

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Hendricks pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 to complete a three-game sweep. Nico Hoerner homered and tripled for the Cubs, who have won eight of nine. Ian Happ doubled twice and drove in three runs for

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer The Charlotte Hornets are leaning toward keeping the pivotal No. 2 pick in Thursday night’s NBA draft. General manager Mitch Kupchak says the Hornets are likely to choose between two players, believed to be Alabama wing Brandon Miller or NBA G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson. Kupchak says there’s

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jeff Walz is excited about who’s on his new-look roster and appreciative of the notable player who isn’t. In discussing a revamped Louisville squad that will feature six transfers, the Louisville coach also addressed the surprising departure this spring of leading scorer Hailey Van

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Zack Short homered and drove in three runs, Javier Báez got his 1,000th career hit and the Detroit Tigers beat the slumping Kansas City Royals 9-4. The Royals have lost 15 of 18 games. Matthew Boyd allowed two runs and six hits in six innings for Detroit.

PHOENIX (AP) — New Phoenix Suns coach Frank Vogel announced his coaching staff for the coming season, which includes associate head coach Kevin Young and former NBA head coach David Fizdale. Young was the associate head coach for the past two seasons under former Suns coach Monty Williams, who was fired after four seasons following

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Taj Bradley allowed one run over a career-high six innings, Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 to split a two-game series between the top two teams in the AL East. Bradley gave up three

By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals have placed center fielder Victor Robles on the 10-day injured list with back spasms for the second time this season. The move comes a day after Washington starter MacKenzie Gore questioned Robles’ effort on a flyball that fell for a single. Washington selected

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics was put in question Wednesday by the IOC over growing frustration with the Taliban blocking access to sport for women and girls. The International Olympic Committee said it “continues to be extremely concerned” about the sports situation