NEW YORK (AP) – Playing at home hasn’t provided much comfort for WNBA teams this season.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Recent cost-cutting by the Minnesota Twins left a bare-bones bullpen they are trying to rebuild by committee with bargain pickups and a few top-flight prospects.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Brandon Lowe hit an inside-the-park home run and Marcell Ozuna drove in two runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
DETROIT (AP) – Patrick Bailey hit a solo home run, Joey Cantillo threw 5 2/3 shutout innings and the Cleveland Guardians extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) – Ashton Jeanty spent his rookie season last year running behind an injured and ineffective Raiders offensive line, often getting met in the backfield by a defender just after being handed the ball.
HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) – The name of the New York Islanders’ American Hockey League affiliate is the Hamilton Hammers after the club was relocated to the Canadian city from Bridgeport, Connecticut.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Katherine Legge missed the Indianapolis 500 media day festivities Thursday because of a flight delay in New York.
FRIBOURG, Switzerland (AP) – Mark Scheifele completed a hat trick by scoring 29 seconds into overtime to give Canada a 6-5 victory over Norway at the ice hockey world championship Thursday.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Longtime N.C. State baseball coach Elliott Avent, who led his teams to more than 1,100 victories and three College World Series, announced his retirement Thursday effective at the end of the season.