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Haney retains lightweight titles with unanimous decision over Lomachenko

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney retained his titles by winning a controversial unanimous decision over former three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden. Lomachenko dominated the latter rounds and outpunched Haney, ...

Gallo homers for 4th time in 7 games, Twins beat Angels 6-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Joey Gallo homered for the fourth time in seven games, Trevor Larnach hit an RBI triple that turned into a Little League home run and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Saturday night. Shohei Ohtani hit his 11th home run of the season for the ...

Major league-leading Rays get 3 home runs, beat Brewers 8-4

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Harold Ramírez, Yandy Díaz and Christian Bethancourt homered, and the major league-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Saturday. Zach Eflin (6-1) allowed three runs, four hits and struck out eight for the Rays (34-14), who improved to 21-3 ...

Koepka a tough customer on a tough day to lead PGA Championship

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Brooks Koepka has his health back, along with his swagger. Now he gets another chance to restore his reputation as golf's toughest customer in the toughest championships. Oak Hill was every bit of that on a rainy Saturday in the PGA Championship, and Koepka was up to ...

Gilbert records 15 straight outs, Mariners overpower Braves, 7-3

ATLANTA (AP) — After seeing the Atlanta Braves attack his fastball in the first inning, Logan Gilbert needed to change his strategy to keep Seattle in the game. Gilbert's splitter saved the day. Gilbert recovered from a rocky first inning to retire 15 consecutive hitters, Eugenio Suárez ...

Gorman’s 8th-inning HR powers Cardinals past Dodgers 6-5, out of cellar

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off Victor González in the eighth inning, boosting the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 Saturday night and out of the NL Central cellar for the first time in nearly a month. After the Dodgers closed with ...

Nuggets on brink of NBA Finals with 119-108 win over Lakers in Game 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikola Jokic was far from his usual dominant self while mired in foul trouble, and Jamal Murray cooled off after his scorching first half. The Denver Nuggets' big early lead disappeared entirely in the fourth quarter of Game 3, and the Lakers' home crowd was in a ...

Dixon, Palou swap engines as Ilott gets new car for Indy 500 qualifying

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Dixon and Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Alex Palou made late engine swaps before the start of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday, while Callum Ilott made it onto the track after his Junco Hollinger Racing team was forced to put together a backup car in ...

Rune follows up win over Djokovic by beating Ruud to reach Italian Open final

ROME (AP) — Holger Rune followed up his latest victory over Novak Djokovic with another impressive performance to reach the Italian Open final, rallying past Casper Ruud 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday. Rune was down a set and a break before he overcame Ruud, who had won all four of their ...

Mountcastle hits 3-run HR, Orioles go deep 3 times to beat Blue Jays 6-2

TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer, Anthony Santander and Adam Frazier also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night. Kyle Gibson (5-3) allowed one run in seven innings to snap a three-start losing streak as the Orioles won for the ...

Kopech gives up 1 hit over 8 innings, White Sox beat Royals 2-0

CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Kopech almost nailed the batter with the game's first pitch. After that, he was just about perfect. Kopech gave up one hit over a career-high eight innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Friday night. Kopech simply toyed with the Royals ...

Garcia goes deep again as Rangers roll past Rockies 7-2

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis Garcia homered for the fifth time in as many games, Corey Seager and Josh Jung hit two-run doubles in a five-run fifth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Friday night. Martin Perez (5-1) allowed two runs and seven hits in a ...

Howden scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Stars 4-3 in Game 1 of West final

LAS VEGAS (AP) — After the Dallas Stars forced overtime Friday night with 1:59 left, Brett Howden flashed back to the previous night when Florida beat Carolina in four overtimes. Could another marathon night be in store? "I don't think too many guys were saying it," Howden said, "but I ...