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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Oleksandr Donii was one of the leaders of student-led protests for sovereignty and political reform in 1990 that preceded Ukraine’s declaration of independence. He remembers thinking the fight for autonomy would take…

HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) — A judge in Mexico said boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial over alleged cartel ties and arms trafficking but could await that trial outside of detention, the boxer's lawyer said. Chávez's lawyer, Rubén…

MACKAY, Australia (AP) — Australia’s top three batters bossed an understrength South Africa pace bowling attack with blazing centuries to hand the tourists their largest ever ODI defeat in the third and final game on Sunday. Travis Head…

Kyle Tucker homered twice and drove in five runs as the surging Chicago Cubs routed the Los Angeles Angels 12-1. Reese McGuire added a grand slam and tied a career high with five RBIs to help the Cubs win for the seventh time in nine games.…

The FCS Kickoff game between UC Davis and Mercer was declared a no contest after a weather delay of about 1 1/2 hours Saturday night. UC Davis, ranked No. 7 in the FCS coaches poll, had a 23-17 lead over No. 11 Mercer when play was stopped…

The Kansas City Current’s dominant form at the top of the National Women’s Soccer League continued with a 2-0 road win against the Portland Thorns on Saturday. The Current (14-2-1) are now 9-0-1 in their last 10 games and are 12 points…

CJ dos Santos finished with two saves and expansion side San Diego FC became the first club to clinch a spot in the postseason by playing the Portland Timbers to a scoreless draw. Dos Santos notched a save in each half for San Diego…

Harbor Miller and Elijah Wynder scored their first career goals in MLS, Gabriel Pec also scored a goal, and the LA Galaxy beat the Colorado Rapids 3-0 to snap a four-game winless streak. JT Marcinkowski made his first MLS appearance since…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Thomas Müller scored on a penalty kick in the 14th minute of second-half stoppage time to rally the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-2 victory over St. Louis City on Saturday night. Müller, making his first…

Nestor Cortes had one of the lowest moments of his baseball life last October when he gave up the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history to Freddie Freeman. In a new uniform and a new pennant race Saturday night, Cortes faced his…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever. The school system was utterly destroyed and then utterly transformed, becoming the first and only all-charter school district in…

The San Diego Padres have reclaimed the NL West lead with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nestor Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and combined with three relievers on a two-hitter. Ramón Laureano had a two-run…

Trey Lance's return to the Bay Area led to three straight punts for the Los Angeles Chargers. They lost 30-23 to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night in their final exhibition game. Curtis Robinson returned an interception for a…

Micah Alejado threw two touchdown passes and Kansei Matsuzawa made three field goals — including a 38-yarder as time expired — to help Hawaii beat Stanford 23-20 in the season opener for both teams. Hawaii beat a power conference team for…

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Mosley ran for a career-high 180 yards, the North Carolina Central defense did not allow a point in the second half, and the Eagles defeated Southern 31-14 on Saturday night in the season-opening MEAC/SWAC Challenge…