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Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run, Luis Severino gave up one run and struck out eight in seven innings, and the Athletics beat Kansas City 5-2 to snap the Royals’ four-game win streakWEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run, Luis...

CLEVELAND -- James Harden garnered the most attention in the series of moves the Cleveland Cavaliers made near the NBA trade deadline.However, the Cavaliers would have been in dire straits Wednesday night without Dennis Schroder.Schroder scored 11 points in the fourth...

Ashley Sanchez scored in the 76th minute and the North Carolina Courage rallied in the second half for a 2-2 tie with the Boston Legacy on Wednesday, preventing the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team from winning its first match.Elsewhere, the San Diego...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Another home loss in the playoffs has the Tampa Bay Lightning on the brink of an early vacation once again.Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed a fluke goal on the day he was nominated for the Vezina Trophy, the Lightning struggled to win faceoffs, lucky bounces...

DETROIT -- DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham came through for the Pistons when they needed him. With Detroit teetering on the brink of elimination, Cunningham outdueled Orlando's Paolo Banchero in a sensational scoring matchup of former No. 1 overall picks.Cunningham had...

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nkosi Tafari headed in Son Heung-Min’s free kick in second-half stoppage time and LAFC beat Toluca FC 2-1 on Wednesday night in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal.The aggregate winner will be decided on May 6 in...

PITTSBURGH -- Nathan Church is making a habit of stealing home runs.The rookie left fielder's latest saved the game for the St. Louis Cardinals.Church ended a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a walk-off, two-run...

Chase DeLauter had two hits and drove in a pair of runs, Gavin Williams allowed one unearned run and struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to stop a four-game losing streakCLEVELAND -- Chase DeLauter had two hits...

The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics aim to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs with road victories while the Denver Nuggets look to force a Game 7 against the injured Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.Back-to-back losses have the Atlanta Hawks...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Cole Young had three late-inning RBIs for the Seattle Mariners, including the go-ahead two-run single in the ninth that fueled a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.Young reached for an outside pitch he slapped in front of the mound and...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nathan Eovaldi allowed four hits over seven scoreless innings, hot-hitting Josh Jung had a two-run single and the Texas Rangers beat the AL-best New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. Jung's grounder through the left side of...

Rookie Sam Antonnaci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and Colson Montgomery had a winning single in the 10th, lifting the Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles 3-2 for a three-game sweep that extended the Angels’ losing streak to sixCHICAGO -- Rookie...