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Minnesota Twins (42-35, second in the AL Central) vs. Oakland Athletics (29-50, fifth in the AL West)Oakland, California; Sunday, 4:07 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (6-6, 5.63 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 87 strikeouts); Athletics:…

Afghanistan kept its Twenty20 World Cup semifinal hopes alive by stunning previously unbeaten Australia by 21 runs in a thrilling encounter.  Despite a second successive hat-trick by Australian bowler Pat Cummins, Afghanistan posted 148-6…

An aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea. The drone attack happened around dawn Sunday off the coast of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida. That's according to the British military’s…

Kei Kamara scored in the first half to pass Landon Donovan for the second-most goals in MLS history, and Mateusz Bogusz scored two goals in Los Angeles FC’s 6-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes. Bogusz, Denis Bouanga, Kamara and Ryan…

Jane Campbell had three saves to add to her league-leading total and the Houston Dash held the San Diego Wave to a scoreless draw in the National Women’s Soccer League. Campbell, the reigning NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year, has a league-best…

Tyler Glasnow pitched seven strong innings and Shohei Ohtani homered for the second straight game against his old team to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Angels 7-2. The teams split the two-game Freeway Series. Ohtani blasted a…

Ryan McMahon drew a bases-loaded walk on a full-count, pitch-clock violation by Kyle Finnegan, and the Colorado Rockies scored two runs in the ninth inning for an 8-7 victory over the Washington Nationals. Colorado had four straight singles…

Iran-backed groups in the Middle East say thousands of their fighters are offering to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel. The offer comes amid fears the situation could escalate into a…

Abortion-rights supporters in several states have used the citizen initiative process to protect access in the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to the procedure. But voters in half the states don't…

A pipeline project built with China's support that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighoring Benin. Both crises are as a result of last year’s coup…

Jimmy Huntington broke a tie with 3:15 left and the defending champion Hershey Bears moved within a victory of their record-extending 13th Calder Cup title, rallying to beat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 3-2 on Saturday night in Game 5.…

Rookie Gabriel Pec scored the lone goal late in the second half and John McCarthy made it stand up as the Los Angeles Galaxy snapped Real Salt Lake’s single-season club-record 15-match unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory after RSL lost…

Gavin Grahovac homered to begin the game, Texas A&M broke it open with a five-run third inning and the Aggies moved within a win of their first national title in baseball with a 9-5 victory over Tennessee in the College World Series…

Sarah Bacon and Alison Gibson will head to Paris to compete in women’s 3-meter springboard after claiming the top two spots at the U.S. Olympic diving trials. Bacon totaled 639.00 points on the springboard to add a second Olympics event.…

Sha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-meter final in a season-best 10.71 seconds at U.S. track trials. Her win in the final came by a margin of .09 seconds over training partner Melissa Jefferson, the…