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MEXICO CITY -- The chain that hung from Santiago García’s neck carried no crosses or saint medals, yet it felt sacred nonetheless.When García’s grandmother fell sick years ago and he visited her in intensive care, the Argentine soccer fan took off his beloved Boca...

LAHORE, Pakistan -- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first against Australia in the second one-day international on Tuesday.Pakistan leads the three-match series 1-0 after it won the opening game by five wickets at Rawalpindi where left-arm spinner Arafat...

PARIS -- When Pope Leo XIV was elected last year and it emerged that he was a tennis player, his love of the sport was quickly celebrated during an audience with top-ranked Jannik Sinner.In the ensuing months, Leo has tried to set aside time in his busy schedule to...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- TJ Rumfield hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies used a five-run eighth to rally past the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 on Monday night.Hunter Goodman put Colorado ahead 8-6 with a three-run homer in the eighth. Jake...

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference)San Antonio; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDTLINE: Spurs -4.5; over/under is 218.5NBA FINALS: Spurs host first series matchupBOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio...

SEATTLE -- Cole Young hit a game-winning single in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Monday night for their season-high seventh straight victory. The walk-off win was Seattle’s third in four games as the Mariners (32-29) improved...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Manny Malhotra was hired as coach of the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.The former Canucks forward takes over for Adam Foote, fired last month after Vancouver finished last in the NHL during his only season behind the bench. Malhotra...

CINCINNATI -- Lane Thomas hit a grand slam in the first inning and Luinder Avila pitched a career-high five innings as the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game skid with a 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Kansas City (23-37) won for just the fourth...

ST. LOUIS -- On his son Nolan’s birthday, Jacob deGrom got the whole family a gift he'll never forget.The two-time Cy Young Award winner tossed five scoreless innings to earn his 100th career win as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Monday...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nijaree Canady pitched a complete-game two-hitter and Texas Tech advanced to its second straight championship series of the Women’s College World Series after defeating top-seeded Alabama 2-0 on Monday night in their second...

PHILADELPHIA -- Cristopher Sánchez is friends with fellow Dominican Republic native Marcell Ozuna, so it was only natural they trash talked each other before their most recent game.The Pirates' designated hitter told Sánchez he would take him deep.Sánchez instead...

PARIS -- Anna Kalinskaya surprised herself after defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (10-7) to reach her first French Open quarterfinal on Monday.The Russian had not expected to get this far.“Thinking two weeks ago that I will be here, I wouldn’t believe it,”...