Flirting with .400, Miami’s Arraez getting due as elite MLB hitter
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer The calendar has turned to June and Miami’s Luis Arraez is flirting with a .400 batting average. Considering the…
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Golden Knights’ Alex Pietrangelo gives new meaning to sacrifice, on and off the ice
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Pietrangelo spoke of sacrifice Sunday, and what it takes for an NHL player to continue his…
Continue Reading Detroit Grand Prix aims to make track improvements for 2nd year on downtown streeets
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Grand Prix’s short, narrow and bumpy track took some shots a day before the race…
Continue Reading Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina calls Russian opponent ‘brave’ following French Open win
By Jacob Lev and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Tennis player Elina Svitolina called her opponent, Russian Daria Kasatkina, a “brave one”…
Continue Reading Messi’s father says player ‘would like to return’ to Barcelona amid speculation over Saudi move
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona is not giving up hope of seeing Lionel Messi returning to the club despite increasing…
Continue Reading Reigning NCAA champion Rose Zhang becomes 1st LPGA golfer to win tournament in pro debut since 1951
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-year-old golf phenom Rose Zhang etched her name in the history books yet again on Sunday, edging…
Continue Reading McNairy has 11 Ks, Alabama beats Boston College 8-0, wins Tuscaloosa Regional
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jacob McNairy had 11 strikeouts over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, Mac Guscette hit a two-RBI single to cap a four-run first…
Continue Reading Oregon tops Xavier 11-2 to win Nashville Regional, reach super regionals for 1st time in 11 years
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drew Cowley hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs as Oregon beat Xavier for the second time in three games, 11-2…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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