Root leads England past New Zealand in 1st test at Lord’s
LONDON (AP) — Former captain Joe Root has given his successor Ben Stokes the perfect start to his reign at Lord’s. Root carried England to…
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Ronaldo begins to pay his promise for Valladolid’s promotion
MADRID (AP) — Former Brazil great Ronaldo has begun a long bicycle trip from Valladolid to Santiago de Compostela to keep a promise he made in case…
Continue Reading Brazil faces Japan in friendly with lesser focus on Neymar
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Brazil goes up against Japan in a soccer friendly in the new National Stadium in Tokyo that hosted…
Continue Reading Oregon St. beats San Diego 12-3, advances to regional final
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Brock Townsend allowed one hit over 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, Garret Forrester and Travis Bazzana each hit a home…
Continue Reading Texas St. beats Stanford 5-2, advances to regional final
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Levi Wells scattered eight hits and just two runs over eight innings, Jose Gonzalez hit two home runs and Texas State beat…
Continue Reading Chatagnier, Ole Miss rally to beat Arizona 7-4 in regional
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Peyton Chatagnier went 3-for-4 with four RBI — including the tying home run in the seventh and a bases-loaded double in…
Continue Reading On Twitter, Warriors’ Green likes playing some offense
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green believes that he’s the NBA’s best at playing defense. Except on…
Continue Reading Alonso homers twice, Mets roll to 9-4 victory over Dodgers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pete Alonso was already going to be a favorite for next month’s All-Star Home Run Derby as…
Continue Reading Umpires bar Dodgers’ Roberts from pitching position player
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Umpires barred Dodgers manager Dave Roberts from using a position player to pitch the ninth inning…
Continue Reading Arkansas hits 7 HRs, beats Oklahoma St. 20-12 in semifinals
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Robert Moore hit two home runs and Arkansas scored eight runs — including a grand slam by Jalen Battles — in the…
Continue Reading Texas tops Louisiana Tech 5-2, will play for regional title
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Skyler Messinger’s RBI double capped a three-run bottom of the seventh inning and No. 9 overall seed Texas went on to beat…
Continue Reading Braves score 4 in 11th, top Rockies 6-2, spoil uniform debut
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Adam Duvall capped a four-run 11th inning with a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves spoiled the…
Continue Reading Prajzner sparks Notre Dame to 6-4 win over Georgia Southern
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Zack Prajzner hit a game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run when he was…
Continue Reading Moore, Auburn top Florida State 21-7 for berth in title game
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Brody Moore went 5-for-5 with a double, a triple and five RBIs and Auburn set its season high for runs in a 21-7 win over…
Continue Reading Cardinals’ Donovan apologizes for old homophobic tweets
By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cardinals rookie Brendan Donovan apologized for tweets he sent with homophobic language as a…
Continue Reading Haney retains WBC lightweight belt in decision over Kambosos
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American boxer Devin Haney has retained his WBC lightweight title and added three more from the weight class after a…
Continue Reading Virginia Tech uses 14-run inning to rout Columbia 24-4
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Tanner Schobel had three hits, scored three times and drove in three runs and No. 4 overall seed Virginia Tech used a 14-run…
Continue Reading Bost, Kaler HRs rally Texas A&M over Louisiana-Lafayette 9-6
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Austin Bost and Kole Kaler hit late home runs to rally No. 5 overall seed Texas A&M to a 9-6 win over…
Continue Reading Top-seeded Tennessee outlasts Campbell 12-7 to advance
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jorel Ortega hit two home runs, Cortland Lawson hit a three-run shot in a four-run ninth and No. 1 overall seed Tennessee…
Continue Reading LSU rallies in 9th, beats Southern Miss 7-6 in 10
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Josh Pearson scored Josh Stevenson with a fielder’s choice and LSU shocked No. 11 overall seed Southern Miss 7-6 in 10…
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