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CINCINNATI (AP) — U.S. captain Christian Pulisic was critical of the level of American support from the crowd of 19,512 at TQL Stadium during a 3-0 win over Morocco on  in the first of four World Cup warmup matches in June. “For whatever reason, I’m not super happy with the amount of Americans here, however,

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Travis Vick two-putted from 30 feet on the 18th hole to beat Cameron Sisk and Texas won its fourth national championship by holding off Arizona State’s late charge for a 3-2 win. Vick led 2 up with with three holes left, but missed a 15-foot

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in Detroit Tigers’ 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Jonathan Schoop drove in two of Detroit’s runs and his is hitting .438 with a home run and six RBIs in the five-game series against his former team.

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 22 points, Kristy Wallace made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Minnesota Lynx 84-76. Wallace, a rookie from Baylor, entered with just five 3-pointers on the season. She finished 5 of 6 from long range to help Atlanta go

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Nick Maton homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies snap a five-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Phillies star Bryce Harper was a late scratch from the lineup due to right forearm soreness, and second baseman Jean Segura was

NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Rebecca Allen added 17 and the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 87-74 to snap a seven-game losing streak. New York was outscored 33-17 in the second quarter, but used two big runs in the second half to take control. New York went on a

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys say former running back Marion Barber III has died. He was 38. Barber is fourth in franchise history with 47 rushing touchdowns, even without recording a 1,000-yard rushing season. He played a final season with Chicago in 2011 after spending his first six years with the Cowboys. He

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are bringing back their red helmets for their throwback uniforms this season. The Falcons have announced they will bring back the red helmets with black jerseys for the first time since 2012. The team will bring back the combination, which pays tribute to their first uniform in

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson was hurt when New York Yankees teammates didn’t back him after he made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa called racist. Donaldson was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball for

NEW YORK (AP) — The game between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees has been rained out. The teams will make up the game with a day-night doubleheader Thursday at Yankee Stadium. Angels star Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to pitch the first game starting at 1:05 p.m. The second game is supposed to

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Australia’s Socceroos have warmed up for next week’s World Cup playoff against United Arab Emirates with a 2-1 comeback win over Jordan. Mousa Al-Tamari’s powerful strike gave Jordan the lead in the 18th minute before Bailey Wright equalized in the 40th and Awer Mabil put Australia ahead midway through the second

By The Associated Press Francisco Lindor and the NL East-leading Mets are headed to California for four games against Mookie Betts and the NL West-leading Dodgers, a showdown of the National League’s top two teams. Coming off a 6-0 homestand against Philadelphia and Washington, New York is starting a much tougher 10-game trip against Los

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Austin Riley hit a three-run homer, William Contreras had three hits and Kyle Wright threw six scoreless innings in the Braves’ 6-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Riley’s homer broke open a close game in the seventh for the Braves, who salvaged the final game and avoided

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference’s slogan, “It just means more,” could soon refer to the number of football games the league schedules. SEC coaches and athletic directors have been meeting this week at a resort on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Atop the agenda is

By BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Yordan Álvarez cleared the bases with a go-ahead double in the ninth and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 to complete a three-game sweep. Elvis Andrus broke up Verlander’s no-hit bid with an RBI double

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has published a letter urging Vladimir Putin to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The 81-year-old Brazilian soccer great says he chose to publish his message to the Russian president on the same day Ukraine’s national team beat Scotland 3-1 in a playoff that

NEW YORK (AP) — The game between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees has been rained out. The teams will make up the game with a split doubleheader Thursday at Yankee Stadium. The game never started. Reid Detmers had been scheduled to pitch for the Angels, who have lost six in a row.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have placed left-hander Drew Smyly on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right oblique. The Cubs also activated outfielder Jason Heyward from the injured list and right-hander Michael Rucker from the 15-day IL. Outfielder Nelson Velázquez was optioned to Triple-A Iowa, and right-hander Manuel Rodriguez was recalled

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets can’t deny the dismal numbers their defense put up last season. They were downright ugly. A year after being ranked last in nearly every key category, the Jets look to bounce back in a big way after drafting

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga wing Julian Strawther says he will not pursue any professional options and will return for his junior season. His decision came a day after guard Rasir Bolton also said he would return to the Bulldogs next season. The 6-foot-7 Strawther averaged 11.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last season.