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LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 one day after 20-run loss
OMAHA, Neb. A day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game, LSU cranked up its offense and won its first national title since 2009 with an 18-4 victory over Florida on Mond
Youth Baseball: Mountain Top defeats Greater Pittston Area
Mountain Top defeated Greater Pittston Area 11-1 in four innings on Monday in 8/9/10 baseball action.

NHL Draft: Where to pick Michkov, other Russians is a top question
Matvei Michkov is the NHL draft s man of mystery.

Analysis: Wembanyama’s arrival bigger than Texas, and he seems up to the challenge
SAN ANTONIO As Victor Wembanyama took the stage for his first news conference inside his new home arena, he couldn t help but notice an accessory that the San Antonio Spurs commissioned for the occa

Ticket sales, anticipation are high ahead of Messi’s arrival
MIAMI There are reminders around the city of Miami of Lionel Messi s impending arrival: A mural of the seven-time Ballon d Or winner painted with pink and black Inter Miami colors in the artsy Wynwo

Nashville, Bristol working to give NASCAR a historic racing option in Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Whenever Music City comes up on the NASCAR schedule, texts fly to see who s spending an extra day or two in town to enjoy all the options.

Teams looking for defensemen have options topped by Reinbacher
David Reinbacher was quick to rally to the defense of his fellow defensemen, and whether this year s NHL draft class of blue liners lacks depth and is getting overshadowed by the hype regarding a Conn

Blackhawks acquire forward Hall in multiplayer trade
CHICAGO Taylor Hall knows a lot about being the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft.

AL West-leading Rangers still looking strong after deGrom’s season-ending injury
The way the Texas Rangers have hit the ball this season, it may take more than an injury to Jacob deGrom to knock them out of first place.

Cardinals top the Cubs to split their weekend series in London
LONDON Paul Goldschmidt hit a go-ahead RBI single that chased Chicago starter Marcus Stroman in the fourth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cubs 7-5 on Sunday to earn a split of their wee

Buffalo blanks RailRiders
Scranton/Wilkes Barre drops to Buffalo 2-0 on a rainy Sunday to finish the series. This contest wraps up the first half of the season as SWB finishes with a 34-40 record. The RailRiders will travel to

Back Mountain American rallies for win
Back Mountain American defeated Kingston/Forty Fort 11-7 on Sunday afternoon after falling behind 5-0 in the first inning in District 31 Major Little League Baseball tournament action.

Ruoning Yin wins Women’s PGA Championship, becomes 2nd woman from China with a major title
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. Becoming the second woman from China to win a major championship left Ruoning Yin in awe, even an hour after being handed the Women s PGA Championship trophy at Baltusrol.

Keegan Bradley wins Travelers Championship, breaks tournament record by 1 shot
CROMWELL, Conn. Growing up in New England, Keegan Bradley says he wasn t invited to the big junior events that youngsters from Florida got to play.

Florida sets College World Series record for runs with 24-4 win over LSU to force deciding Game 3
OMAHA, Neb. Florida had been involved in more close games than any other team at the College World Series this year.

Connor Bedard broke windows and records in becoming the NHL draft’s presumptive No. 1 pick
The tales of how much time Connor Bedard devoted to developing his precise and productive puck-shooting skills while growing up in the secluded neighborhood of Lynn Valley, tucked amid Vancouver s Nor

Analysis: Wembanyama’s arrival bigger than Texas, and he seems up to the challenge
SAN ANTONIO As Victor Wembanyama took the stage for his first news conference inside his new home arena, he couldn t help but notice an accessory that the San Antonio Spurs commissioned for the occa

Bader’s 2-run double in the eighth sends the Yankees past the Rangers 5-3
NEW YORK Harrison Bader hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees overcame Gerrit Cole s shortest start of the season and rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Texas R

Rookie Eury Pérez works 6 dominant innings to lead Marlins past Pirates 2-0
MIAMI Rookie Eury P rez scattered four hits and struck out nine in six dominant innings to lead the Miami Marlins to a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.

Mets walk 3 batters, hit 2 and make 1 error in 8th-inning meltdown and lose 7-6 to Phillies
PHILADELPHIA Brett Baty hesitated getting the ball out of his glove. Josh Walker failed to throw the ball over the plate. Jeff Brigham threw his baseballs directly at Phillies hitters.