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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 27 points and Courtney Williams added 12, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to help the Chicago Sky rally to beat the New York Liberty 86-82 in the second meeting between the teams in three days. The Sky were down 19 early

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Blake Cyr belted a three-run home run in the first inning, Yohandy Morales hit two more homers and Alejandro Rosario and Andrew Walters made it stand up as Miami eliminated Louisiana 8-5 at the Coral Gables Regional. The No. 1 seed in the regional, Miami dropped a 4-1 decision to

By KEITH JENKINS Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Adrian Houser pitched seven sparkling innings and Andruw Monasterio hit his first career homer, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Victor Caratini also went deep as Milwaukee won for the fourth time in five games. The NL Central-leading Brewers also clinched

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 22 points, Brionna Jones added 21, and the Connecticut Sun held off a second-half rally by Dallas, defeating the Stars 80-74. Leading 63-52 heading to the fourth quarter, the Sun held on although their lead was down to seven with seven minutes to go after Arike Ogunbowale hit

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema converted his penalty kick and received a standing ovation from fans before being substituted at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. It was the end of his memorable career with Real Madrid. Benzema was replaced after scoring the 72nd-minute equalizer in the 1-1 draw against Athletic

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians have designated right-handed pitcher Zach Plesac for assignment in the process of returning Triston McKenzie to the rotation. McKenzie was activated from the 60-day injured list to make his season debut in Minnesota. That meant the Guardians needed an opening on the organization’s 40-man roster. Plesac was the odd

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jac Caglianone hit two home runs, driving in five runs, and Florida defeated UConn 8-2 in an elimination game at the Gainesville Regional. The Gators advance to the championship round against Texas Tech and will have to beat the Red Raiders twice to reach the super regionals. No. 3-seed Texas Tech

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra practically snickered when asked about neutralizing the effective two-man game played by Denver Nuggets teammates Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. “Yeah, where do you start? You have two guys that can score 50 in a playoff game. One guy is a

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DENVER (AP) — Rick Adelman’s influence is all over this year’s NBA Finals, which makes his being honored during the title series even more fitting. Adelman was announced Sunday as the 18th recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association. It preceded

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Joe Redfield and Justin Wishkoski hit three-run home runs and Sam Houston defeated Tulane 10-2 in the completion of a suspended game at the Baton Rouge Regional. The game was completed Sunday after a long lightning delay on Saturday led to its suspension. Redfield’s three-run home run in the third

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rich Hill kept the St. Louis Cardinals off balance in his longest start of the season and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep with a 2-1 victory. The 43-year-old Hill (5-5) allowed just four hits in 6 2/3 innings, walking three and striking out six.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have extended manager Torey Lovullo’s contract through the 2024 season. The deal is the third straight one-year extension for the longest-tenured manager in team history. Lovullo is 446-483 in seven seasons, with one playoff appearance. He led the Diamondbacks to the 2017 National League division series his first season

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Collin Morikawa is out of the Memorial. The two-time major champion was two shots out of the lead but felt back spasms during a pre-round exercise routine. Morikawa says he tried to hit about 10 balls on the range but could barely hit a 9-iron some 95 yards. Morikawa says he’s

BOSTON (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays’ shortstop Wander Franco is out of the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox with a sore left hamstring. Rays manager Kevin Cash said Franco wanted to play but they decided to “buy him an extra day.” Franco trotted into third slowly in the opening game of

VIENNA, Austria (AP) — The U.S. beat France 16-12 to win the gold medal at the 3-on-3 women’s World Cup on Sunday, while Serbia prevented an American sweep by rallying to beat the U.S. 21-19 in the men’s title game. It was the third World Cup title for the American women and their first since

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — The prospect of Fernando Alonso ending a decade-long wait for his 33rd Formula One win in front of thousands of fans at his home race proved too good to be true. Alonso turned in his worst performance of the season on Sunday when the two-time former

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Tom McKibbin has held off a German challenge to win the European Open in his debut season on the European tour. The 20-year-old from Northern Ireland started the final round as one of six players tied for the lead at 6 under par. He went on to win his first title

LONDON (AP) — London police say a soccer fan who attended the FA Cup final has been charged for wearing an offensive jersey that apparently referred to the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium disaster where 97 Liverpool fans died after being crushed. Metropolitan Police said that a 33-year-old Warwickshire man was charged Sunday with displaying threatening or