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BALTIMORE (AP) — After surpassing 200 strikeouts for the first time in his career, Pirates ace Paul Skenes admitted it was good to get a breather. The NL Cy Young front-runner reached 203, fanning eight Orioles batters in Pittsburgh's 2-1,…

GURUGRAM, India (AP) — Antima Kumari lifts one of her newborn nephews, positions him between his father's bare chest and wraps a cloth around him to steady the tiny body. The baby quickly snuggles into his father's skin. Kumari stepped in…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president said Thursday that Korean companies will likely hesitate to make further investments in the United States unless Washington improves its visa system for their employees, as U.S. authorities…

NEW YORK (AP) — Arriving at Ralph Lauren’s latest runway show on Wednesday, Oprah Winfrey reminisced about a big purchase she made long ago, once she started earning enough money to pay rent and have some left over. “My first big splurge…

CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Tauchman and Lenyn Sosa hit two-run doubles and Michael A. Taylor had an RBI double during a five-run second inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Wednesday night. Taylor started the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning and had three RBIs against his former team, leading the Detroit Tigers over New York 11-1 on Wednesday night for their first season-series win against the…

ATLANTA (AP) — Carson Kelly homered for the first of three runs against reigning NL Triple Crown winner Chris Sale and the Chicago Cubs outlasted the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Wednesday to win the series. In the fourth inning, Kelly homered and…

MIAMI (AP) — Eric Wagaman hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning, Xavier Edwards had a three-run homer among his three hits and Otto Lopez drove in two runs as the Miami Marlins overcame an early three-run deficit and beat the…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Kepler homered and drove in five runs, Bryce Harper also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies moved closer to repeating as NL East champions by routing the New York Mets 11-3 on Wednesday night. Cristopher Sánchez…

OREM, Utah (AP) — Just weeks into the fall semester, a crowd gathered around a white canopy on a grassy college courtyard. They were eager to hear what the speaker beneath it had to say. It was a typical university scene, with its promise…

The Fresno State Bulldogs square off against an FCS opponent, the Southern Jaguars.

TORONTO (AP) — Yainer Diaz drilled a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning, Carlos Correa hit his 200th career homer and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Wednesday night. After Houston’s bullpen gave up a 2-0 lead in…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out eight in five two-hit innings to surpass 200 strikeouts before leaving after a season-low 64 pitches in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. The…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Loftin singled in the tying run and scored on Maikel Garcia’s double in the seventh inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. Kansas City snapped a…

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 17 points off the bench, Rhyne Howard added 15 and the Atlanta Dream beat the Connecticut Sun 88-72 on Wednesday night to move into second place in the WNBA standings. Atlanta (30-14) became…