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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts broke his left hand when he was hit by a pitch during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. The former MVP and seven-time All-Star was drilled in the hand by a 97.9 mph fastball from Dan

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets players lined up in the infield to exchange hugs, high-fives and handshakes after New York’s first series sweep of San Diego in 18 years. Two weeks after a low point in what seemed like a lost season, the Mets headed to Texas bunched among

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Hunter Shepard made 32 saves, Jimmy Huntington and Pierrick Dubé scored late in the second period and the Hershey Bears beat the Coachella Valley Firebirds 5-2 on Sunday night in Game 2 to even the Calder Cup final. Hardy Häman Aktell scored twice and Ivan Miroshnichenko had a goal for the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau climbed back into the most famous bunker at Pinehurst No. 2, this time with the U.S. Open trophy instead of his 55-degree sand wedge, filling the silver prize with grains of sand to commemorate the best shot of his life. Rory McIlroy wanted

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets players lined up in the infield to exchange hugs, high-fives and handshakes after New York’s first series sweep of San Diego in 16 years. Two weeks after a low point in what seemed like a lost season, the Mets headed to Texas bunched among

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had his second two-homer game this season, Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Sunday as Mookie Betts left in the seventh inning after a pitch broke a bone in

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a three-run homer in San Francisco’s nine-run fourth inning and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. The Giants’ struggling bats woke up in big fashion in the fourth inning to turn a 2-0

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gabrielle Rose is realistic about her goals. She knows a third Olympics is out of reach. That’s OK. This time, she’s swimming for an even higher cause. At the age of 46, Rose is by far the oldest athlete at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials —

PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau wins his second U.S. Open title, beating Rory McIlroy by 1 shot at Pinehurst No. 2.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had his second two-homer game this season, Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-0 Sunday as Mookie Betts left in the seventh inning after being hit by a pitch in the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts left during the seventh inning of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals after being hit in the left hand by a 97.9 mph fastball from Dan Altavilla. The pitch hit Betts at the top of the hand, near the wrist. Betts fell to the ground and

ATLANTA (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 25 points, Tina Charles added a double-double and the Atlanta Dream pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Sparks 87-74 on Sunday. Gray made 9 of 14 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Dream (6-6). She added three

CHINO, Calif. (AP) — Two people were killed aboard a vintage plane that crashed and burst into flames near a Southern California airfield during a weekend Father’s Day event hosted by an air museum, authorities said Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration said the twin-engine Lockheed 12A crashed shortly after 12:30 p.m. Saturday, just west of

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Lilia Vu won the Meijer LPGA Classic in a playoff Sunday in her return from a back injury, spoiling Lexi Thompson’s bid for her first victory in five years. Playing for the first time since the Ford Championship in late March in Arizona, Vu beat Thompson and third-round leader Grace

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa continued his offensive tear with two home runs as part of a three-hit day, and the Minnesota Twins cruised past the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader. Royce Lewis and Carlos Santana also homered amongst their two hits, Bailey

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso had a season-high five RBIs, combining with Francisco Lindor on first-inning home runs that built a three-run lead against Dylan Cease after 16 pitches, and the surging New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 11-6 Sunday for their fifth straight win. Tylor Megill (2-3) allowed two runs and

By RYAN SUN Associated Press GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Los Angeles County’s first major wildfire of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego’s Manny Machado and manager Mike Schildt were ejected in the sixth inning of Sunday’s game at New York Mets after the All-Star took a called third strike. With San Diego trailing 7-2, Machado was called out by plate umpire Adam Beck on a full-count sinker from Adrian Houser that

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was placed on the 15-day injured list before Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals with tightness in the triceps of his pitching arm. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Yamamoto would undergo testing Sunday to determine the severity of the

GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire that forced the evacuation of at least 1,200 people in southern California has burned over 16 square miles, officials said Sunday. The blaze, named the Post Fire, started Saturday and was burning near the Interstate 5 freeway in Gorman, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles, according