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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit an early two-run homer and a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4. Gorman ripped a two-out single to right field off Gregory Soto to score the automatic runner in the 10th and

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Four teams from the Southeastern Conference, including No. 1 national seed Tennessee, and four from the Atlantic Coast Conference won regionals in the NCAA Tournament and will take the next step in their bids to reach the College World Series. The Pac-12 will have its final baseball season extended

By JEFF LATZKE Associated Press MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Austin Cindric emerged as the surprise winner of the NASCAR Cup series race Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway when teammate Ryan Blaney ran out of gas while leading on the final lap. Blaney, the reigning NASCAR Cup series champion, appeared to be on his way

BY CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nick Loftin hit a walk-off sacrifice fly, Nelson Velázquez hit two RBIs and the Kansas City Royals defeated the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Sunday. Cole Ragans allowed one run on five hits in six innings with six strikeouts and two walks. Will Klein earned

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ty Stauss hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning and Southeast Missouri State never trailed in a 6-3 victory over No. 5 national seed Arkansas at the Fayetteville Regional, eliminating the Razorbacks. SE Missouri State (36-26) advanced to play Kansas State in the nightcap. If the

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his 12th goal of the season in his last Major League Soccer match before Copa America, and MLS-leading Inter Miami came from behind to tie St. Louis City 3-3. Miami (10-3-5, 35 points) took a two-point lead atop the Eastern Conference

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Turnbull struck out six in three scoreless innings after stepping in for injured starter Ranger Suárez and Bryce Harper homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Alec Bohm drove in two runs for the NL East-leading Phillies, who

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — X-rays were negative on the left hand of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez, who left the win against the St. Louis Cardinals after he was hit by a line drive in the second inning. Suárez said through an interpreter after the Phillies’ 6-1 victory that “everything is good.” He left with a

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ha-Seong Kim hit a go-ahead three-run double, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Kyle Higashioka homered and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3. Randy Vásquez started after Joe Musgrove was scratched hours before the first pitch with right elbow inflammation and went five

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Josh Cameron belted a grand slam and Ian Riley also drove in four runs, leading Southeast Missouri State to a 9-3 victory over Louisiana Tech in an elimination game at the Fayetteville Regional. SE Missouri State stays alive and on Sunday will play the loser of Saturday’s later regional game between

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The San Diego Padres placed left-handers Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove on the 15-day injured list Saturday. The 37-year-old Darvish (4-3) has a strained left groin. He left after three innings Wednesday against Miami, staying in San Diego to receive treatment. Musgrove (3-4) was set to start Saturday at Kansas

By JEFF LATZKE Associated Press MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Michael McDowell ran a lap at 138.598 mph Saturday to take the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. It’s the third pole for McDowell’s No. 34 Ford in 15 races this year, but the first since he announced he will

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ben McLaughlin and Hudson White each hit two home runs and Arkansas beat Southeast Missouri State 17-9 in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional. The Razorbacks (44-14) will move on to play the Kansas State or Louisiana Tech in a winner’s bracket game. Southeast Missouri State (34-26) will face the Kansas State-Louisiana Tech

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jake Cronenworth drove in three runs in a nine-run eighth inning, Luis Arraez had four hits and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 11-8 on Friday night. Cronenworth hit a two-run single in the eighth to give the Padres a 4-3 lead

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Edmundo Sosa homered, Bryce Harper doubled and singled and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 for their seventh consecutive win at home. Aaron Nola pitched into the seventh inning Friday night for the Phillies, who entered tied with the Yankees for most wins in

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation by Missouri’s House speaker says he once described “stupid Republican women” as “an invasive species.” House Chief Clerk Dana Miller filed the lawsuit against Republican Speaker Dean Plocher Friday. Miller says Plocher retaliated against her after she raised concerns about

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 schools will share in a record $470 million of revenue distribution, the conference announced Friday when wrapping up its first spring meetings as a 14-team league and before growing by two more teams. While the 10 full-share members will get smaller amounts than