Pope Leo XIV has received a special gift from former Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski.
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) – England fought its way back into the match with a flurry of late wickets after Tom Latham and Devon Conway had put on a mammoth 317 for New Zealand’s first wicket on Day 1 of the third and final test on Thursday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Junior Caminero hit three home runs and drove in six runs, Victor Mesa Jr. added a three-run homer and three pitchers combined for 8 1/3 no-hit innings to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 13-2 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.
NEW YORK (AP) – The Chicago Cubs have patched a hole in their depleted rotation by acquiring struggling left-hander David Peterson in a trade with the New York Mets.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Athletics placed infielder Zack Gelof on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of a contusion on his right hand.
PRAGUE (AP) – Czech Republic forward Patrik Schick announced his retirement from international soccer on Thursday, just hours after his team was eliminated from the World Cup.
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico teenager Gilberto Mora scanned for options and threaded a pass to Jorge Sanchez, who collided with the Czech goalkeeper before Julián Quiñones poked home the loose ball for a 2-0 lead.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – The Tampa Bay Rays lost a combined no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals when Carter Jensen hit a two-run homer off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning on Thursday.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) – India accounted for Bangladesh by five wickets and simplified its Women’s Twenty20 World Cup ambitions on Thursday: Beat mighty Australia to reach the semifinals.