OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Jackie Lis belted a two-run home run, NiJaree Canady pitched four scoreless innings, and Texas Tech opened the Women’s College World Series with a run-rule 8-0 victory over Mississippi State on Thursday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Jordan Staal looks at the Carolina Hurricanes’ on-their-game play as being part of a machine.

FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) – Macklin Celebrini scored again, Sidney Crosby netted his first and Jet Greaves stopped 34 shots as Canada beat the United States 4-0 in a rematch of the Olympic final to advance to the semifinals at the ice hockey world championship on Thursday.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) – Jozy Altidore arrived at the new U.S. Soccer National Training Center, a $250 million, 200-acre, 19-field complex south of Atlanta, far different from where his 2014 American team recovered from practice in a plastic cold tub on a paved path outside Stanford’s Cagan Stadium in California.

Federal prosecutors have indicted ex-Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on additional charges in connection with a sports gambling sting, alleging he took a hefty bribe to exit a game early in March 2023.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Matthew Stafford says he understands why the Los Angeles Rams drafted Ty Simpson last month, even though they happen to have got the NFL’s reigning MVP quarterback under contract for at least the next two years.

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin was not in the starting lineup for Thursday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs because of right forearm soreness.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said he is proud of transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby for getting help with his gambling addiction and that the school will support him no matter what happens after the NCAA initially denied a petition seeking the reinstatement of his eligibility.