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We recap Day #2 of the NJCAA Tournament and the Calipatria Hornets in the Division 5…
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College sports eye gambling money amid safeguard concerns
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NCAA rules remain clear when it comes to gambling on sports: Don’t do it.…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Yankees open series vs Rays without Stanton
By The Associated Press Minus injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the ailing New York Yankees open a four-game series at Tampa Bay — the first…
Continue Reading Ogwumike, Cambage help Sparks beat Mercury, snap 5-game skid
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 23 points, Liz Cambage had 21 and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-95 on Wednesday night…
Continue Reading Oregon State rallies past Washington 13-8 in Pac-12 tourney
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Garrett Forrester hit a three-run homer, Gavin Logan hit a solo shot and drove in three runs and No. 2 seed Oregon State…
Continue Reading Mitch Garver, Kole Calhoun HRs lead Texas past Angels 7-2
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Any pitching staff that forces Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani to go 0 for 7 with a combined…
Continue Reading Graham slams Oklahoma past West Virginia in Big 12 tourney
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Peyton Graham hit a grand slam to cap a five-run second inning and No. 3 seed Oklahoma turned back No. 6 seed West Virginia…
Continue Reading Burger’s homer off Hill lifts White Sox over Red Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Burger hit a three-run homer off Rich Hill, Lucas Giolito overcame a shaky first inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Red…
Continue Reading Bozak caps rally with OT goal, Blues beat Avs 5-4 in Game 5
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Tyler Bozak scored 3:38 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues fended off elimination in Game 5 of the…
Continue Reading Gurriel helps Astros beat Guardians 2-1 to win series
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel and José Siri had two hits each, Cristian Javier tied a career high with nine…
Continue Reading Celtics run past Heat 93-80, move a win from NBA Finals
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 22 and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of…
Continue Reading White hits 3 HRs, NC State tops Miami, advances to ACC semis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Tommy White hit three home runs — the last of which broke N.C. State’s program record — and the Wolfpack beat…
Continue Reading Confounding error costs Phillies in 8-4 loss to Braves
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning on an excruciating defensive sequence…
Continue Reading Sears wins 1st MLB start, depleted Yanks blank Orioles 2-0
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JP Sears pitched five poised innings to win his first career start and the no-name relievers…
Continue Reading Ramirez homer caps 5-run 1st, Rays beat Marlins 5-4
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Ramírez homered in a five-run first inning, Colin Poche struck out Jesús…
Continue Reading Votto homers, triples, shouts at reliever as Reds beat Cubs
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto homered and tripled, then shouted at Cubs reliver Rowan Wick during a tense ending to…
Continue Reading Stanford holds off Oregon 3-2 for second national title
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Stanford freshman Rose Zhang stood just short of the 17th green, the ball resting a few…
Continue Reading Carter sparks Texas Tech past K-State 5-3 in Big 12 tourney
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dillon Carter’s two-run triple proved to be the difference as No. 2 seed Texas Tech jumped out to an early lead and held…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Yankees open series vs Rays without Stanton
By The Associated Press Minus injured slugger Giancarlo Stanton, the ailing New York Yankees open a four-game series at Tampa Bay — the first…
Continue Reading Alabama upends Arkansas in SEC second round
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Dylan Ray struck out the only batter he faced to close out 11th-seeded Alabama’s 4-3 win over third-seeded Arkansas in the…
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