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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 40 points on 14-of-18 shooting and the Las Vegas Aces routed the Minnesota Lynx for the third…

PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 29 points, including her 25th dunk as a professional, and the Phoenix Mercury held on for a 78-72 win over…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — LSU’s stars stole the spotlight at the College World Series. It carried over to the top of…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The Washington Post is reporting former AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson has resigned from the PGA Tour policy…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Megan Rapinoe and Trinity Rodman stood side by side at the top of a stairwell waiting to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Hitting coach Dillon Lawson was fired by the New York Yankees after a 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs, a rare midseason change by a…

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Sepp Straka won the John Deere Classic with a final-round 9-under 62 that could have been much better, making double bogey on…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado homered twice off Max Scherzer and drove in five runs for the San Diego Padres,…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ji Man Choi hit a two-run homer, seven Pittsburgh pitchers combined on a four-hitter and the…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Yan Gomes hit a tying pinch-hit two-run single in the seventh inning following a fielding error…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Christine Sinclair will lead the Canadian women’s national team at the upcoming Women’s World Cup. Sinclair,…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb overcame a shaky start for a 10-strikeout, complete-game victory and the San…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 10 consecutive points down the stretch and finished with 28 to help the Dallas Wings beat Indiana 77-76…

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Santander hit two of Baltimore’s six homers and the Orioles completed a sweep of the…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Paul DeJong had an RBI double in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Chicago…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer A person with knowledge of the move says the Baltimore Orioles have decided to promote top prospect Jackson…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Where and when to pop your Champagne is such a Wimbledon problem. Someone got the timing…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Masataka Yoshida scored the tying run with good baserunning and then homered to give Boston the lead…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jarred Kelenic hit a two-run double to back up a strong start by Logan Gilbert and give the…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Nathan Lukes’ RBI double in the 10th inning helped the Toronto Blue Jays finish off a 4-3 comeback…