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Aston Villa midfielder Boubacar Kamara was on his way to his honeymoon trip when he received a late call to play a couple of matches with France. The 23-year-old made a quick decision: postpone the wedding trip and join Les Bleus. Kamara’s wife commented on their eventful Sunday on her Instagram account, saying their vacation

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Franck Boli scored the game’s only goal in the 35th minute, leading the Portland Timbers to a 1-0 victory over FC Dallas on Sunday night. Boli’s fourth goal of the season helped the Timbers (5-7-5) snap a four-game winless streak. David Bingham needed to make only two saves in the victory.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Cade Beloso hit a three-run home run, Riley Cooper and Gavin Guidry combined for 5 2/3 scoreless innings of three-hit relief and LSU beat Kentucky 5-3 to sweep the best-of-3 Baton Rouge Super Regional. LSU clinched its 19th trip to the College World Series, all since 1986. Second-year coach Jay

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kiké Hernández hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-2 with the help of a late error by second baseman Gleyber Torres. Justin Turner homered and Brayan Bello allowed three hits in seven efficient

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jake McMurray went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and three runs, Mac McCroskey had three RBIs and Oral Roberts beat Oregon 11-6 Sunday to win a back-and-forth best-of-3 Eugene Super Regional. Oral Roberts (51-12) won the program’s first super regional title and advanced to the College World Series for the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — For more than two hours, Sue Bird was back commanding the middle of the court. At times funny, at times emotional, Bird’s 21-year career received a ceremony that matched the longevity of her basketball exploits when the Seattle Storm retired the No. 10 she wore during

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Minnesota rallied from a late 11-point deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Sparks 91-86 on the day the Lynx honored Sylvia Fowles by retiring her No. 34 jersey. A deep 3-pointer by Lexie Brown gave the Sparks an 83-72 lead with

By SUSIE RANTZ Adriana scored two goals and the host Orlando Pride beat the Portland Thorns 3-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Sunday. Sophia Smith scored for the Thorns (5-2-4) in the 20th minute, her sixth goal in her 50th NWSL appearance. Morgan Weaver dribbled into the box on the left and cut

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. has won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time. He passed Chase Elliott for the lead after a late restart and held off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. Truex confidently drove his Joe Gibbs Racing

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Steve Stricker now has 15 wins on the PGA Tour Champions and this was the biggest of them all. He shot 69 for a five-shot victory in the American Family Insurance Championship before a home crowd in Wisconsin. Stricker is the tournament host. He started the tournament a year before he

TORONTO (AP) — Nick Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win his national open, holing a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth playoff hole to beat Tommy Fleetwood in the RBC Canadian Open. Taylor tossed his putter into the air and jumped into the arms of his caddie after the longest made

By DEBORA REY Associated Press LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 on Sunday to win its first Under-20 World Cup title. The Celeste’s victory ends a streak of four consecutive wins of European teams in the tournament. Luciano Rodríguez scored the winning goal in the 86th minute in a header from close

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joc Pederson and Thairo Estrada each hit two-run homers and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants built a six-run lead through five innings and rolled to a 13-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Blake Sabol added two hits and two RBIs for a

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 29 points, Sophie Cunningham scored 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever 85-82. Indiana built a 67-59 lead entering the fourth quarter before Cunningham hit two 3-pointers to spark a game-tying 8-0 run. NaLyssa Smith scored five straight points

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angels rookie Zach Neto made an immediate impact this season with great plays at shortstop. On Sunday, Neto showed he can be a valuable contributor at the plate. Neto had his first two-homer game as Los Angeles bounced back with a 9-4 victory over the

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Elly De La  Cruz flashed his speed, getting two hits, reaching base four times and scoring the go-ahead run with a headfirst slide on an eighth-inning grounder to spark the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3. De La Cruz beat out an infield

GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — Ashleigh Buhai seized the lead early with four birdies in her first five holes, closed with a short birdie for a 6-under 65 and held off Hyo Joo Kim for a one-shot victory in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. It was the fourth win worldwide over the past 10 months for Buhai,