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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and Kyle Tucker led the offense with a three-run…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sonny Gray compiled a season-high 10 strikeouts over seven sharp innings, carrying the…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Stanford had a hard time shaking Georgia in the quarterfinals before pulling out a…

DALLAS (AP) — The start of the second half of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals was delayed 16 minutes because of rain leaking through the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aerial Powers scored 18 points, 12 of them at the free-throw line, and the Minnesota Lynx held off the New York Liberty 84-78.…

By The Associated Press Healthy for much of this season, the AL-leading Yankees are suddenly dealing with injuries to several key players. All-Star…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Leadoff batter Angel Zarate reached base five times, scoring four runs, to spark No. 8 seed North Carolina to a 9-2 victory…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mookie Betts homered twice on a night he was originally supposed to have off, and the Los…

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Frank Schwindel homered twice in a game for the first time in his career, Marcus Stroman…

CHICAGO (AP) — Candace Parker had 16 points, six rebounds and seven assists, Azura Stevens added 15 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Indiana…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Joe singled home the tiebreaking run in the top of the 10th inning and the Colorado…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, and Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox each had a goal and an…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have placed outfielder Hunter Renfroe on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring and…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier hit Pablo López’s first pitch for an inside-the-park home run and…

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored 20 points, Allisha Gray had 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the Connecticut…

By The Associated Press In Dallas, Steve Kerr and Jason Kidd did not want to talk about basketball. LeBron James made no effort to hide his anger.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo, fellow two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Devin Booker and Jayson Tatum were voted first-team…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 15 points to reach 4,000 for her career and the Washington Mystics beat the Atlanta Dream 70-50. Delle…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the NBA playoffs take the TV court even the most popular shows find the competition…