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PHILADELPHIA -- Adolis García hit his first home run in nearly a month, Zack Wheeler allowed two hits in seven innings and the Philadelphia Phillies passed the San Diego Padres in the NL wild-card standings with a 6-4 victory on Thursday to complete a season...

BOSTON -- Coby Mayo hit a bases-clearing double in a six-run first inning to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Thursday.Taylor Ward had three hits including a leadoff double and an RBI single in that first inning, which tied the Orioles' most...

NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge was out of the lineup Thursday for a third straight game and the New York Yankees were awaiting clarity about a bone bruise in one of the slugger’s right ribs that is causing right shoulder pain.“I absolutely expect something in the next couple...

KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A Sherpa guide was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing and was reunited with his family who had given up hope he would return. Dawa Sherpa was last seen around May 29 descending the mountain, but he did not...

LONDON -- Serena Williams will make her eagerly anticipated return to professional tennis playing doubles alongside a partner who is 25 years younger.Victoria Mboko, the 19-year-old Canadian ranked No. 9, revealed Thursday she would have the “honor” of playing with...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- When Brazilian João Victor Gonçalves began playing soccer in one of Rio de Janeiro ’s poorest and most violent favelas, little did he know the game would one day allow him to travel abroad and play in an international competition.Last month, along...

LONDON -- Captain Tom Latham won the toss and chose to unleash New Zealand's intimidating pace attack against England on a partly cloudy Thursday morning in the test series opener at Lord's.New Zealand saved fast bowlers Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson and Will O'Rourke...

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference)San Antonio; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EDTLINE: Spurs -5.5; over/under is 214.5NBA FINALS: Knicks lead series 1-0BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks visit the...

CINCINNATI -- Michael Massey hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning, Vinnie Pasquantino and Nick Loftin homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Wednesday night to win the three-game series. Massey’s line drive to right field off...

MILWAUKEE -- Logan Webb carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Victor Bericoto hit his first career homer and the San Francisco Giants edged the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Wednesday night.Webb (3-4) struck out four and allowed one hit and one walk over seven...

Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game three-hitter, Katie Stewart hit her fourth home run in as many games, and Texas opened the Women’s College World Series championship round with a 7-3 victory over Texas Tech. The No. 2 seed Longhorns can wrap up the...OKLAHOMA CITY...

Alec Burleson drove in three runs, Andre Pallante threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers 5-3ST. LOUIS -- Alec Burleson drove in three runs, Andre Pallante threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, and the St. Louis...