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TORONTO -- Joey Loperfido scored the tiebreaking run on Jeff Hoffman's errant pickoff throw in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth victory in eight games.Loperfido tripled off the center field wall...

CHICAGO -- Skylar Diggins had 15 points to lead seven Chicago players scoring in double figures and the Sky beat the Portland Fire 101-78 on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Sydney Taylor and Jacy Sheldon each scored 14 points for the Sky (5-12),...

CINCINNATI -- William Contreras and Jake Bauers hit back-to-back homers in the third inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Milwaukee improved to a season-high 20 games over .500 at 49-29. The...

ST. LOUIS -- LuJames Groover and Ketel Marte hit back-to-back home runs to cap a six-run fourth inning that powered the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.Tommy Troy went 2 for 5 with two RBIs on a night during which...

SAN DIEGO -- Ty France homered and JP Sears won his season debut for the San Diego Padres, who beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.The Padres have won five of seven heading into a home weekend series against the...

An Indiana man was charged Wednesday on accusations he stalked WNBA player Sophie Cunningham and sent her threatening and explicit messages on social media.Kevin Singh, 48, faces felony charges for stalking and intimidation, as well as a misdemeanor harassment charge....

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- In a landmark legal win for female soccer players, sport’s highest court has awarded Maja Göthberg salary compensation from Lazio Women after the Italian club ended contract talks when it knew she was pregnant.The Court of Arbitration for...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- In a landmark legal win for female soccer players, sport’s highest court has awarded Maja Göthberg salary compensation from Lazio Women after the Italian club ended contract talks when it knew she was pregnant.The Court of Arbitration for...

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Daniel Muñoz helped Colombia break through Congo's stingy defense and advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 1-0 win on Tuesday night.Muñoz scored in the 76th minute after the Colombians had been held back by a strong performance...

TORONTO -- There wasn’t much open space in Panama’s back line as it tried to keep its World Cup hopes alive. But just four minutes after Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić subbed on an extra forward in the second half, Josip Stanišić validated his coach’s decision, finding...

ST. LOUIS -- Nolan Arenado and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had run-scoring hits and Arizona's eventual winning run scored on a passed ball — all in the ninth inning — as the Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Tuesday night. All the runs in the game were scored in...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay native Jac Caglianone continued his hot June by homering twice and driving in three runs in the Kansas City Royals' 12-5 victory over the reeling Rays on Tuesday night.Luinder Avila (3-3) allowed three hits and a run over five innings...