UCLA beats Florida 8-0 in 6 innings to WCWS semifinals
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Holly Azevedo threw a two-hit shutout and No. 5 UCLA beat No. 14 Florida 8-0 in six innings to…
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Tar Heels hang on, top Georgia 6-5 in elimination game
CHAPLE HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mikey Madej drove in three runs, Vance Honeycutt stole a home run in the ninth and Caden O’Brien struck out the last…
Continue Reading Álvarez’s HR boosts Astros to 7-4 win vs Royals
By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordan Álvarez hit his 16th home run of the season and Framber Valdez won his fifth…
Continue Reading Quin Snyder ends his tenure as Jazz coach after 8 seasons
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Quin Snyder guided the Utah Jazz to six consecutive playoff appearances, was an NBA coach of the year finalist…
Continue Reading Canada-Panama match canceled in labor, equal pay dispute
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Canada’s World Cup warmup match against Panama was canceled when the men’s team refused to play because of…
Continue Reading Power gives Penske, Chevrolet win in final Belle Isle race
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — Will Power closed the Belle Isle era with a Team Penske victory on Sunday by winning the final…
Continue Reading Run in 9th lifts Coastal Carolina past Virginia 7-6
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Chris Rowan Jr.’s single scored Austin White from second base with one out in the ninth inning to lift Coastal Carolina…
Continue Reading Ronaldo adds to record goal tally; Haaland, Gavi also score
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his world record-extending 116th and 117th goals for Portugal in the…
Continue Reading Lanford, Florida avoid elimination, beat Cent. Michigan 6-5
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Wyatt Langford hit two home runs and scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth to help Florida beat Central Michigan…
Continue Reading Suwinski gets 3 hits, Pirates blank Diamondbacks 3-0
By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Suwinski followed his game-winning homer a day earlier with three hits to help the Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading Columbia eliminates Gonzaga 15-6, faces Va Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Andy Blake drove in three runs and five teammates drove in a pair and Columbia stayed alive in the Blacksburg Regional with…
Continue Reading Maryland hits 5 HRs, eliminates Wake Forest 10-5 at regional
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Chris Alleyne hit a two-run home run in the Maryland’s six-run eighth inning and the Terrapins beat Wake Forest 10-5 to…
Continue Reading Giménez’s 3-run HR propels Guardians past Orioles 3-2
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Andrés Giménez hit a three-run homer, Zach Plesac had eight strikeouts over six innings and…
Continue Reading Girona to play Tenerife for final promotion spot in Spain
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Girona has defeated Eibar in extra time in the semifinals of the Spanish league promotion playoffs.…
Continue Reading Powers scores 27, help Lynx hold off Liberty 84-77
NEW YORK (AP) — Aerial Powers scored 27 points, Sylvia Fowles and Kayla McBride added 18 apiece and the Minnesota Lynx held off the New York…
Continue Reading McKennie, Johnson get starts for US in exhibition vs Uruguay
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Midfielder Weston McKennie made his first start for club and country since breaking a foot on Feb. 22 and Sean Johnson was…
Continue Reading No. 7 Louisville eliminates Oregon 8-5
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cameron Masterman hit a two-run homer and Tate Kuehner shut the door and No. 12 overall seed Louisville stayed alive in the…
Continue Reading Yanks top Tigers 5-4, 39-15 at 1/3 mark, best since 2001 Ms
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a 10th-inning sacrifice fly, and the New York Yankees came from behind twice…
Continue Reading Jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in rookie playoffs sold for $2.7M
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California auction house says a jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season has sold at auction for…
Continue Reading Former Green Bay Packers halfback Switzer dies at 89
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Veryl Switzer, the trailblazing former Green Bay Packers halfback who traded a career in the NFL for service as a lieutenant…
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