No homecoming for Messi as Barcelona again fails to do enough to lure him back
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Once again, Barcelona couldn’t do enough to entice Lionel Messi. Nearly two years after the…
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Indian wrestlers demanding arrest of sports official for sexual abuse suspend protests
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Elite wrestlers who are demanding the resignation and arrest of India’s wrestling…
Continue ReadingBahl’s 2-hitter helps Oklahoma top Florida State, inch closer to third straight national title
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jordy Bahl threw a two-hitter and struck out 10, and Oklahoma defeated Florida State 5-0 on…
Continue ReadingArizona president says realignment talk premature until Pac-12 has hard numbers on TV deal
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — University of Arizona President Bobby Robbins says until Pac-12 Commissioner George…
Continue ReadingGuzan secures 50th career clean sheet; Atlanta, LAFC play to scoreless draw
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Guzan made eight saves in the 50th clean sheet of his career to help Atlanta United play LAFC to a scoreless draw. Atlanta…
Continue ReadingHeat, following similar script as Game 1, lose to Nuggets in Game 3 with poor shooting
ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Those open looks Miami kept knocking down three nights earlier in Denver just wouldn’t go down back…
Continue ReadingSix individual champions crowned at outdoor track and field championships
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arkansas’ Carey McLeod completed an NCAA indoor/outdoor long jump sweep and Arizona’s Jordan Geist accomplished the feat…
Continue ReadingTrout, Moniak use bats and gloves to power Angels past Cubs, 6-2
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout homered, Mickey Moniak had a three-run double and Luis Rengifo hit a tying homer…
Continue ReadingSlater drives in runs in 7th and 8th, helps Giants rally to 5-4 win over Rockies
By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Austin Slater had a pinch-hit RBI single in a three-run seventh inning and drove in another run…
Continue ReadingWiemer has 2 HRs, 5 RBIs as Brewers roll to 10-2 victory over Orioles
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Wiemer homered twice, Willy Adames also went deep in his return from the concussion list…
Continue ReadingJokic and Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in…
Continue ReadingDenver Nuggets too big, too strong for Miami Heat in Game 3 of NBA Finals
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Denver Nuggets proved too big and tough inside for the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.…
Continue ReadingReds’ De La Cruz hits 1st homer, Dodgers skid at 4 with 8-6 loss
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a 458-foot drive for his first major league homer and Will Benson hit a game-ending home run in the ninth…
Continue ReadingFormer USC football player arrested, charged with raping 2 women
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former University of Southern California football player Joshua Jackson Jr. has been arrested and charged with raping two women.…
Continue ReadingSabally’s double-double leads Wings over Mercury in Griner’s return to Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Satou Sabally had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Kalani Brown added 17 points and 15 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the…
Continue ReadingHarris homer lifts Braves to 7-5 win, deal Mets 1st 5-game skid since 2021
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II hit a two-run, tiebreaking homer off Adam Ottavino in the eighth inning and the…
Continue ReadingBurleson homers in Cardinals’ 1-0 win over Rangers, Semien’s hitting streak ends at 25 games
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Alec Burleson pulled a first-pitch homer to right field in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Texas 1-0 on…
Continue ReadingWhite Sox-Yankees game postponed, Rodón throws simulated game despite hazardous air
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hazardous air quality at Yankee Stadium didn’t prevent Carlos Rodón from putting in…
Continue ReadingLightning delays slow action at the Women’s College World Series
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The first game of the Women’s College World Series championship series matchup between…
Continue ReadingRosario, Naylor each have 3 hits and RBI, Guardians beat Red Sox 5-2
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Amed Rosario and Josh Naylor each had three hits and an RBI, Josh Bell drove in a run for the…
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