Roger Craig, former MLB pitcher and manager who was World Series fixture, dies at 93
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and…
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Jimenez, Brown work 7 scoreless innings of relief, Oregon State eliminates Sam Houston at regional
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aiden Jimenez and Ryan Brown combined to pitch seven scoreless innings of relief, Brady Kasper’s two-run single gave…
Continue Reading Norma Hunt, wife of late Chiefs founder and only woman to attend every Super Bowl, dies at 85
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Norma Hunt, the second wife of the late Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and the only woman to attend every…
Continue Reading Stanford wallops Texas A&M, 13-5, forces Monday showdown for Stanford Regional title
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Malcolm Moore hit a two-run home run and Tommy Troy belted a grand slam, both in the seventh inning, as Stanford beat Texas…
Continue Reading Storm has 10 Ks, Southern Miss uses big 9th inning to stay alive at Auburn Regional
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Justin Storm pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief with 10 strikeouts and Southern Miss exploded for eight runs in the top…
Continue Reading Nuggets disappear in second half against Heat, suffer first home loss since March 30
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Erik Spoelstra bristled at the suggestion the Miami Heat somehow solved Nikola Jokic and the…
Continue Reading León beats LAFC again, claims 1st CONCACAF Champions League title
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lucas Di Yorio scored in the first half and Club León secured its first CONCACAF Champions…
Continue Reading Arkansas tops Santa Clara in elimination game, 6-4, earns TCU rematch at Fayetteville Regional
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Jared Wegner and Kendall Diggs each homered and Arkansas beat Santa Clara 6-4 in an elimination game at the Fayetteville…
Continue Reading Hogan’s 2-run HR helps Oral Roberts win 21st straight, clinch super regional berth
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Matt Hogan hit a two-out two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning and Oral Roberts beat Dallas Baptist 6-5 to…
Continue Reading Robinson sparks rally with big 4th quarter, Heat beat Nuggets in Game 2 of NBA Finals
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Duncan Robinson didn’t take a shot through three quarters. The Miami Heat forward was simply…
Continue Reading ‘Time to say goodbye’: Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces retirement from soccer at 41
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced his retirement from a glittering soccer career at the age…
Continue Reading Racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior highlights entrenched problem in soccer
By TALES AZZONI and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers MADRID (AP) — Hanging from a highway bridge in Madrid, an effigy of one of the world’s most…
Continue Reading Racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior highlights entrenched problem in soccer
By TALES AZZONI and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers MADRID (AP) — The vicious, relentless and high-profile racist insults directed at Brazilian…
Continue Reading Soccer authorities move toward tougher sanctions for racial abuse over last decade
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — When Kevin-Prince Boateng walked off the field to protest being racially abused by an opposing…
Continue Reading Undercover observers track racism, discrimination at European soccer games
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Blend in. Stay alert. Feign excitement if you must. Among the thousands of fans…
Continue Reading Racism on the soccer field took a toll on Black players in England
By JAMES ROBSON and JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writers MANCHESTER, England (AP) — When racism was rife in English soccer and hooliganism was on the…
Continue Reading Indiana State tops Iowa for second time, wins Terre Haute Regional
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Simon Gregersen struck out six of the 10 outs he recorded to close out Indiana State’s 11-8 win over Iowa to win the…
Continue Reading The Miami Heat roar back in Game 2 to tie the Denver Nuggets in NBA Finals
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DENVER (AP) — Staring down a 2-0 deficit in the NBA Finals, as the visitors in a hostile arena where no road…
Continue Reading Yankees score runs in final 3 innings for 4-1 victory over Dodgers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Rizzo scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a grounder and the New York Yankees…
Continue Reading Kyle Busch holds off Denny Hamlin for NASCAR Cup Series win outside St. Louis
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Kyle Busch held off Denny Hamlin through a series of late restarts to win the chaotic,…
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