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NEW YORK (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in seven innings, Trevor Story homered and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 12-1 on Saturday. Star rookie Roman Anthony and Alex Bregman each drove in a run…

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Ty Marsh returned an interception for a touchdown, Nicholls held Incarnate Word to 204 yards of offense, and the Colonels defeated the Cardinals 20-6 on Saturday in the debut of Tommy Rybacki as coach of the Colonels.…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona fought back from a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 at Levante with a late own-goal by the hosts in the Spanish league on Saturday. Defending champion Barcelona needed Pedri González and Ferran Torres to score…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Third-stringer Riley Leonard completed 15 of 20 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Cincinnati Bengals 41-14 on Saturday in the preseason finale for both teams. “First and foremost, I…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints coach Kellen Moore will have to decide soon whether rookie Tyler Shough or second-year pro Spencer Rattler should be New Orleans' starting quarterback in Week 1 of the regular season. As the preseason wrapped up…

Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski went with Tyler Huntley instead of Shedeur Sanders when the Browns had a chance for a winning preseason drive. With Huntley behind center, Cleveland drove to Andre Szmyt’s 37-yard field goal as time expired…

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions believe they have found the backup quarterback and depth receiver they were looking for this preseason. Kyle Allen threw a 33-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass late in the first quarter to rookie Isaac TeSlaa,…

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military said it targeted militants with precision airstrikes in the country's northeast early on Saturday, killing at lest 35 suspected jihadis as the West African country grapples with militancy and a…

Residents in the Western U.S. are enduring a heat wave with temperatures reaching dangerous levels across Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona. About 1.2 million people were under extreme heat risk Saturday. Areas…

Garrett Gallegos homered and pitched five innings to help Nevada beat Connecticut 8-2 in their Little League World Series semifinal, setting up a title game against Taiwan. The Las Vegas team is looking for Nevada’s first title, and Taiwan…

DUBLIN (AP) — Rocco Becht passed for two touchdowns and ran for another score, helping No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in the Aer Lingus Classic on Saturday. Becht was 14 for 28 for 183 yards. He found Dominic Overby for a…

College football returned on Saturday — for a few schools, anyway. A small slate of games, including No. 17 Kansas State and No. 22 Iowa State playing in Ireland, gave viewers hungry for college football something to nibble on before the…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe on Saturday paid tribute to slain presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a Bogotá park where he was gunned down, calling for a stronger security crackdown as violence…

WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was back on the basketball court and back on his feet Saturday. No, he wasn’t running or shooting — it’s far too early for that just two months into his Achilles tendon rehab, an…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler's season is over. Wheeler was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and will require additional surgery that’s expected to sideline him for six to eight months, the team announced…