AP-National-Sports

By HANK KURZ Jr. and ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writers Cailin Bracken arrived at Vanderbilt to play lacrosse already well aware of the importance of…

MADRID (AP) — Colombian pop star Shakira and her partner, Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué, are splitting up, the pair said Saturday. “We…

PARIS (AP) — France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has dropped his appeal against a conviction for complicity in blackmail in a sex-tape…

By The Associated Press Cardinals star Paul Goldschmidt could set the longest hitting streak of his career if he’s successful in both games of a…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Justin Boyd drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning to help top-seeded Oregon State beat No. 4 seed New…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Daylan Pena went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Peyton Lewis hit a three-run home run to help No. 2 seed Texas State…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Angels slugger Mike Trout is enjoying a homecoming. Los Angeles is facing the Phillies in…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Manny Bañuelos lived out a dream from his teenage years that famously escaped him, finally…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Philip Matulia went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, Jorge Corona hit two home runs — including an inside-the-park grand slam — and…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered and drove in three runs to celebrate becoming the career leader…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Gavin Cross went 5-for-6 with a double, a home run and five RBIs and top-seeded Virginia Tech beat No. 4 seed Wright State…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Anderson extended his scoreless streak to 26 innings and became the first National League…

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Catcher David LaManna had a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning before a 5-hour, 59-minute rain delay and Jared…

PHOENIX (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 11 of her 24 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes as the Connecticut Sun rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Carlie Scupin had three hits and Arizona defeated fellow Pac-12 member Oregon State 3-1 in a…

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Max Fried pitched eight scoreless innings, Matt Olson hit a two-run single in the 10th and the…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Matt Frey hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to rally Michigan to an 8-6 victory over Oregon in…

SEATTLE (AP) — Allisha Gray had 18 points, Satou Sabally added 11 points, 11 rebounds and six assists and the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After winning the series opener with an offensive display, the New York Rangers used a strong…

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Leadoff batter Dylan Crews had a go-ahead two-run double in a 10-run eighth inning to help rally LSU to a 14-11 victory…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Eugenio Suárez wasn’t thinking about his error that contributed to…

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Cole Foster hit three home runs, two of them in the first inning from both sides of the plate, driving in nine runs to power…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena homered, Ji-Man Choi drove in three runs and Shane McClanahan won his…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched perfectly into the seventh inning a night after teammate Jameson Taillon lost…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joe Musgrove held Milwaukee hitless for 7 2/3 innings and outpitched reigning Cy Young Award…

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordan Álvarez, Aledmys Díaz and Martín Maldonado each homered and the Houston Astros…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber each homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies won in interim…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Alek Thomas hit two of Arizona’s five home runs and the Diamondbacks opened a long…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — San Diego’s Joe Musgrove has held the Milwaukee Brewers hitless through six innings as he…