Courtesy of Wichita State Athletics&nbsp;

TAMPA, Fla –&nbsp;The Wichita State men's track and field team repeated as American Athletic Conference Outdoor team champions, while the women finished seventh Sunday at the USF Track and Field Stadium. MEN "This is a massive validation for our team," head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/coaches/steve-rainbolt/1085">Steve Rainbolt</a>&nbsp;said. "I am so proud of these guys. Every guy mattered, exactly like a year ago. It took all sorts of terrific efforts on the part of our athletes." The Shocker men overcame a projected 38-point deficit to Houston on the final day of competition to claim their second-straight AAC Outdoor Championship team title with 154 points, beating the Cougars by just two points. "That was the most amazing championship that I've ever been involved with," Rainbolt said. "I love it when it comes down to the 4x400, I love it when it's two points, and I love it when everybody matters." Wichita State slowly chipped away at Houston's lead, outperforming the form chart in a handful of events. The Shockers had closed the gap to a four-point deficit (142-138) with just the 5,000 meters and 4x400-meter relay remaining, but the 5K runners, led by&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/adrian-diaz-lopez/7348">Adrian Diaz-Lopez</a>&nbsp;collected 10 points to the Cougars' zero to gain a 6-point lead going into the 4x400. "The distance runners were just unbelievable," Rainbolt said. Diaz-Lopez scored five points with a fourth-place finish (14:14.80; PB), followed by&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/clayton-duchatschek/7293">Clayton Duchatschek</a>&nbsp;in sixth (14:23.43; 3 pts) and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/ben-flowers/7299">Ben Flowers</a>&nbsp;(14:26.48; 2 pts) in seventh. A fourth-place finish in the relay, given Houston won the race, would clinch the championship for the Shockers, but the relay team of&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/joakim-genereux/7300">Joakim Genereux</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/trace-spires/7356">Trace Spires</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/rj-hutchison/7307">RJ Hutchison</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/jd-prinsloo/7331">JD Prinsloo</a>&nbsp;didn't settle for fourth. The quartet ran its fastest time of the season and the ninth-fastest time (3:10.46) in program history to secure a place on the podium and all-conference honors. "Those guys knew what they were up against, and they ran with a terrific spirit and terrific commitment," Rainbolt said. "It was an amazing run." Day three kicked off with two all-conference performances in the high jump as the outdoor high jump podium duplicated the indoor conference podium from earlier this year. South Florida's No. 1 nationally-ranked Romaine Beckford won his second-straight outdoor title, while&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/brady-palen/7328">Brady Palen</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/weston-lewis/7313">Weston Lewis</a>&nbsp;finished second (2.14m/7'0.25") and third (2.05m/6'8.25"), respectively.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/hudson-bailey/7281">Hudson Bailey</a>&nbsp;also picked up three points in the event with a sixth-place finish (1.95m/6'4.75"), bringing the Shockers' high jump point total to 17. In the first running event of the day, the 4x100-meter relay team of&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/joseph-holthusen/7305">Joseph Holthusen</a>, Genereux,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/bryan-haney/7349">Bryan Haney</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/jaleel-montgomery/7321">Jaleel Montgomery</a>&nbsp;put together its fastest time of the season and the sixth-fastest time in school history (40.62) to finish fourth and score five points. Holthusen and Montgomery went on to score a total of seven more points in the 110-meter hurdles, placing fourth (14.01; PB) and seventh (14.52), respectively. In the 1500 meters,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/bryce-merriman/7318">Bryce Merriman</a>&nbsp;ran a season-best 3:48.06 to finish sixth and score three points, while over in the discus,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/matty-everett/7297">Matty Everett</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/ridge-estes/7296">Ridge Estes</a>&nbsp;combined for seven points with fifth-place (53.36m/175'0") and sixth-place (52.14m/171'0") finishes. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/yuben-goncalves/7301">Yuben Goncalves</a>&nbsp;added to his medal collection, earning silver in his triple jump season debut (15.25m/50'0.5") shortly before running a 51.25 in the 400-meter hurdles to claim bronze.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/harry-barthelemy/7282">Harry Barthelemy</a>&nbsp;joined Goncalves on the triple jump podium after jumping 15.13m/49'7.75" to finish third. The Shocker 400-meter hurdlers gave the team 14 points with&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/toby-penner/7352">Toby Penner</a>&nbsp;(4th; 51.28; PB) and Haney (6th; 52.12; PB) adding eight points to Goncalves's six. "[I love that] we did it with balance and depth, that we had athletes in every event area contributing," Rainbolt said. "That's team track and field, and I love that."WOMEN After entering the championship meet slated 10th&nbsp;out of 11 teams, the Shocker women outperformed the projection, finishing seventh with 59 points as the UCF women won their second-consecutive title with 163 points. "This is a fabulous validation for our women's team to finish seventh and a significant step in the right direction," Rainbolt said. "We had ups and downs, but we were competing hard, and I'm really proud of this women's team. We are absolutely rebuilding." The Shockers earned two podium finishes on the final day of competition with&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/marissa-jensen/7308">Marissa Jensen</a>&nbsp;placing third in the high jump with a personal-best jump of 1.79m/5'10.5" to move up to fourth all-time in WSU history, and the 4x400-meter relay team of&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/sydney-johnson/7310">Sydney Johnson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/sadie-millard/7362">Sadie Millard</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/farrah-miller/7363">Farrah Miller</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/maya-fabri/7298">Maya Fabri</a>&nbsp;also earning bronze after clocking the third-fastest time in program history (3:40.67). The 4x100-meter relay kicked off the scoring on day three of competition as&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/faith-turner/7340">Faith Turner</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/zarrey-sams/7336">Zarrey Sams</a>, Johnson and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/savannah-simmons/7366">Savannah Simmons</a>&nbsp;ran a 46.29 to finish seventh and score three points. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/abeba-sullivan/7337">Abeba Sullivan</a>&nbsp;placed eighth in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:30.79 to score one point and went on to finish seventh in the 5,000 meters, earning two more points. Joining Jensen in the high jump scoring,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/destiny-masters/7317">Destiny Masters</a>&nbsp;claimed 5 points with a fourth-place performance (1.79m/5'10.5"), and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/mattelyn-swartz/7367">Mattelyn Swartz</a>&nbsp;scored one point with an eighth-place finish (1.73m/5'8"; PB).With the current national standings, the Shockers look to send 12 athletes to the NCAA West Preliminaries May 24-27 in Sacramento, Calif.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Courtesy of Wichita State Athletics&nbsp;TAMPA, Fla –&nbsp;The Wichita State men's track and field team repeated as American Athletic Conference Outdoor team champions, while the women finished seventh Sunday at the USF Track and Field Stadium. MEN "This is a massive validation for our team," head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/coaches/steve-rainbolt/1085">Steve Rainbolt</a>&nbsp;said. "I am so proud of these guys. Every guy mattered, exactly like a year ago. It took all sorts of terrific efforts on the part of our athletes." The Shocker men overcame a projected 38-point deficit to Houston on the final day of competition to claim their second-straight AAC Outdoor Championship team title with 154 points, beating the Cougars by just two points. "That was the most amazing championship that I've ever been involved with," Rainbolt said. "I love it when it comes down to the 4x400, I love it when it's two points, and I love it when everybody matters." Wichita State slowly chipped away at Houston's lead, outperforming the form chart in a handful of events. The Shockers had closed the gap to a four-point deficit (142-138) with just the 5,000 meters and 4x400-meter relay remaining, but the 5K runners, led by&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/adrian-diaz-lopez/7348">Adrian Diaz-Lopez</a>&nbsp;collected 10 points to the Cougars' zero to gain a 6-point lead going into the 4x400. "The distance runners were just unbelievable," Rainbolt said. Diaz-Lopez scored five points with a fourth-place finish (14:14.80; PB), followed by&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/clayton-duchatschek/7293">Clayton Duchatschek</a>&nbsp;in sixth (14:23.43; 3 pts) and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/ben-flowers/7299">Ben Flowers</a>&nbsp;(14:26.48; 2 pts) in seventh. A fourth-place finish in the relay, given Houston won the race, would clinch the championship for the Shockers, but the relay team of&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/joakim-genereux/7300">Joakim Genereux</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/trace-spires/7356">Trace Spires</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/rj-hutchison/7307">RJ Hutchison</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/jd-prinsloo/7331">JD Prinsloo</a>&nbsp;didn't settle for fourth. The quartet ran its fastest time of the season and the ninth-fastest time (3:10.46) in program history to secure a place on the podium and all-conference honors. "Those guys knew what they were up against, and they ran with a terrific spirit and terrific commitment," Rainbolt said. "It was an amazing run." Day three kicked off with two all-conference performances in the high jump as the outdoor high jump podium duplicated the indoor conference podium from earlier this year. South Florida's No. 1 nationally-ranked Romaine Beckford won his second-straight outdoor title, while&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/brady-palen/7328">Brady Palen</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/weston-lewis/7313">Weston Lewis</a>&nbsp;finished second (2.14m/7'0.25") and third (2.05m/6'8.25"), respectively.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/hudson-bailey/7281">Hudson Bailey</a>&nbsp;also picked up three points in the event with a sixth-place finish (1.95m/6'4.75"), bringing the Shockers' high jump point total to 17. In the first running event of the day, the 4x100-meter relay team of&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/joseph-holthusen/7305">Joseph Holthusen</a>, Genereux,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/bryan-haney/7349">Bryan Haney</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/jaleel-montgomery/7321">Jaleel Montgomery</a>&nbsp;put together its fastest time of the season and the sixth-fastest time in school history (40.62) to finish fourth and score five points. Holthusen and Montgomery went on to score a total of seven more points in the 110-meter hurdles, placing fourth (14.01; PB) and seventh (14.52), respectively. In the 1500 meters,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/bryce-merriman/7318">Bryce Merriman</a>&nbsp;ran a season-best 3:48.06 to finish sixth and score three points, while over in the discus,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/matty-everett/7297">Matty Everett</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/ridge-estes/7296">Ridge Estes</a>&nbsp;combined for seven points with fifth-place (53.36m/175'0") and sixth-place (52.14m/171'0") finishes. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/yuben-goncalves/7301">Yuben Goncalves</a>&nbsp;added to his medal collection, earning silver in his triple jump season debut (15.25m/50'0.5") shortly before running a 51.25 in the 400-meter hurdles to claim bronze.&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/harry-barthelemy/7282">Harry Barthelemy</a>&nbsp;joined Goncalves on the triple jump podium after jumping 15.13m/49'7.75" to finish third. The Shocker 400-meter hurdlers gave the team 14 points with&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/toby-penner/7352">Toby Penner</a>&nbsp;(4th; 51.28; PB) and Haney (6th; 52.12; PB) adding eight points to Goncalves's six. "[I love that] we did it with balance and depth, that we had athletes in every event area contributing," Rainbolt said. "That's team track and field, and I love that."WOMEN After entering the championship meet slated 10th&nbsp;out of 11 teams, the Shocker women outperformed the projection, finishing seventh with 59 points as the UCF women won their second-consecutive title with 163 points. "This is a fabulous validation for our women's team to finish seventh and a significant step in the right direction," Rainbolt said. "We had ups and downs, but we were competing hard, and I'm really proud of this women's team. We are absolutely rebuilding." The Shockers earned two podium finishes on the final day of competition with&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/marissa-jensen/7308">Marissa Jensen</a>&nbsp;placing third in the high jump with a personal-best jump of 1.79m/5'10.5" to move up to fourth all-time in WSU history, and the 4x400-meter relay team of&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/sydney-johnson/7310">Sydney Johnson</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/sadie-millard/7362">Sadie Millard</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/farrah-miller/7363">Farrah Miller</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/maya-fabri/7298">Maya Fabri</a>&nbsp;also earning bronze after clocking the third-fastest time in program history (3:40.67). The 4x100-meter relay kicked off the scoring on day three of competition as&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/faith-turner/7340">Faith Turner</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/zarrey-sams/7336">Zarrey Sams</a>, Johnson and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/savannah-simmons/7366">Savannah Simmons</a>&nbsp;ran a 46.29 to finish seventh and score three points. <a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/abeba-sullivan/7337">Abeba Sullivan</a>&nbsp;placed eighth in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:30.79 to score one point and went on to finish seventh in the 5,000 meters, earning two more points. Joining Jensen in the high jump scoring,&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/destiny-masters/7317">Destiny Masters</a>&nbsp;claimed 5 points with a fourth-place performance (1.79m/5'10.5"), and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/mattelyn-swartz/7367">Mattelyn Swartz</a>&nbsp;scored one point with an eighth-place finish (1.73m/5'8"; PB).With the current national standings, the Shockers look to send 12 athletes to the NCAA West Preliminaries May 24-27 in Sacramento, Calif.&nbsp;&nbsp;

👟 Shocker men defend AAC outdoor title, women outperform projections

Sports Headlines for Monday Morning, May 15th, 2023

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich homered in the first inning and scored on a bizarre play as part of Milwaukee’s seven-run outburst in the third as the Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-6. Brice Turang added a three-run shot and Mike Brosseau also homered as the NL Central-leading Brewers completed a three-game sweep. Kansas City’s Salvador Perez homered for the second straight day, Bobby Witt Jr. had a homer and a two-run double and Hunter Dozier also went deep.

BOSTON (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Andrew Knizner each hit a two-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 9-1 to complete a three-game sweep. Paul DeJong added a solo shot and Arenado drove in four runs for the Cardinals, who won for the sixth time in seven games since an eight-game losing streak. The previous two wins came on ninth-inning rallies against closer Kenley Jansen at Fenway Park. Lars Nootbaar had three hits and scored three times for St. Louis, and Paul Goldschmidt added two hits and an RBI. Rafael Devers had an RBI single for Boston, which lost for the fifth time in six games. It was the first series sweep this season for St. Louis, which has the NL’s worst record at 16-25.

DENVER (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper was ejected for charging Colorado’s dugout, and Kyle Freeland dominated for six innings on his 30th birthday in the Rockies’ 4-0 win Sunday. Harper appeared to respond to Colorado reliever Jake Bird, who clapped a hand against his glove and said something toward the Philadelphia dugout after the last out of the top of the seventh. Colorado has won nine of 13 following an 8-20 start.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado pitcher Ryan Feltner has a skull fracture and concussion after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos. Feltner was injured Saturday night and was discharged from Swedish Medical Center on Sunday. He will not need surgery. Feltner was put on the 15-day injured list. When asked whether the 26-year-old right-hander will be out for days, weeks or months, Black said “probably on the longer end of that.”

UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma will seek its third straight Women’s College World Series title as the No. 1 national seed in the upcoming 64-team NCAA Women’s Softball Tournament. The Sooners will host the Norman Regional at Marita Hynes Field in Norman, Oklahoma. They will try to extend their 43-game winning streak -– the longest in school history and four wins shy of the NCAA record Arizona set in 1995-96 -– when they open against Hofstra (19-25) on Friday.

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 51 points with 13 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year. Tatum’s total is the most in a Game 7 in NBA history. Tatum had a slow start in the past two games but he scored 25 in the back-and-forth first half and 17 more in Boston’s 33-10 third quarter that turned a three-point lead into a runaway. The Celtics will face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals. They begin on Wednesday in Boston.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his second career postseason hat trick as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 of their second-round series to advance to the Western Conference final. Reilly Smith and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights, and Ivan Barbashev had two assists. Adin Hill finished with 39 saves. Connor McDavid and Warren Foegele scored early in the first period for Edmonton, which led 2-1 less than three minutes into the game. Stuart Skinner gave up four goals on 17 shots through two periods, and Jack Campbell stopped all four shots he faced in the third. Vegas will next face the winner of the series between Dallas and Seattle, which heads to a Game 7 on Monday night.

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — William Byron avoided a wreck between Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson on a restart six laps from the end and held on to win the Goodyear 400 in overtime at Darlington Raceway. Byron was pushed out of the lead by eventual winner Joey Logano two laps from the end here a year ago. This time, Byron watched as Chastain and Larson collided, then drove away from Kevin Harvick for his third win this year and the seventh of his career. It was the 100th win for the No. 24 car of Hendrick Motorsports.

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Jason Day has his first PGA Tour victory in five years at the Byron Nelson. The Australian shot a 9-under 62 for a one-shot victory over Austin Eckroat and Si Woo Kim. Hometown favorite Scottie Scheffler finished three shots back. Day broke a tie with Scheffler with a chip-in birdie at the par-4 12th. Day finished at 23 under playing on Mother's Day a little more than a year after losing his mom to cancer. Day's win came the week before the PGA Championship. The only major among the 35-year-old's 13 victories was the 2015 PGA.

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 </figure>Sports Headlines for Monday Morning, May 15th, 2023 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich homered in the first inning and scored on a bizarre play as part of Milwaukee’s seven-run outburst in the third as the Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-6. Brice Turang added a three-run shot and Mike Brosseau also homered as the NL Central-leading Brewers completed a three-game sweep. Kansas City’s Salvador Perez homered for the second straight day, Bobby Witt Jr. had a homer and a two-run double and Hunter Dozier also went deep.BOSTON (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Andrew Knizner each hit a two-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox 9-1 to complete a three-game sweep. Paul DeJong added a solo shot and Arenado drove in four runs for the Cardinals, who won for the sixth time in seven games since an eight-game losing streak. The previous two wins came on ninth-inning rallies against closer Kenley Jansen at Fenway Park. Lars Nootbaar had three hits and scored three times for St. Louis, and Paul Goldschmidt added two hits and an RBI. Rafael Devers had an RBI single for Boston, which lost for the fifth time in six games. It was the first series sweep this season for St. Louis, which has the NL’s worst record at 16-25.DENVER (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper was ejected for charging Colorado’s dugout, and Kyle Freeland dominated for six innings on his 30th birthday in the Rockies’ 4-0 win Sunday. Harper appeared to respond to Colorado reliever Jake Bird, who clapped a hand against his glove and said something toward the Philadelphia dugout after the last out of the top of the seventh. Colorado has won nine of 13 following an 8-20 start.DENVER (AP) — Colorado pitcher Ryan Feltner has a skull fracture and concussion after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos. Feltner was injured Saturday night and was discharged from Swedish Medical Center on Sunday. He will not need surgery. Feltner was put on the 15-day injured list. When asked whether the 26-year-old right-hander will be out for days, weeks or months, Black said “probably on the longer end of that.”UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma will seek its third straight Women’s College World Series title as the No. 1 national seed in the upcoming 64-team NCAA Women’s Softball Tournament. The Sooners will host the Norman Regional at Marita Hynes Field in Norman, Oklahoma. They will try to extend their 43-game winning streak -– the longest in school history and four wins shy of the NCAA record Arizona set in 1995-96 -– when they open against Hofstra (19-25) on Friday.BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 51 points with 13 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year. Tatum’s total is the most in a Game 7 in NBA history. Tatum had a slow start in the past two games but he scored 25 in the back-and-forth first half and 17 more in Boston’s 33-10 third quarter that turned a three-point lead into a runaway. The Celtics will face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals. They begin on Wednesday in Boston.EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his second career postseason hat trick as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 of their second-round series to advance to the Western Conference final. Reilly Smith and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights, and Ivan Barbashev had two assists. Adin Hill finished with 39 saves. Connor McDavid and Warren Foegele scored early in the first period for Edmonton, which led 2-1 less than three minutes into the game. Stuart Skinner gave up four goals on 17 shots through two periods, and Jack Campbell stopped all four shots he faced in the third. Vegas will next face the winner of the series between Dallas and Seattle, which heads to a Game 7 on Monday night.DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — William Byron avoided a wreck between Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson on a restart six laps from the end and held on to win the Goodyear 400 in overtime at Darlington Raceway. Byron was pushed out of the lead by eventual winner Joey Logano two laps from the end here a year ago. This time, Byron watched as Chastain and Larson collided, then drove away from Kevin Harvick for his third win this year and the seventh of his career. It was the 100th win for the No. 24 car of Hendrick Motorsports.McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Jason Day has his first PGA Tour victory in five years at the Byron Nelson. The Australian shot a 9-under 62 for a one-shot victory over Austin Eckroat and Si Woo Kim. Hometown favorite Scottie Scheffler finished three shots back. Day broke a tie with Scheffler with a chip-in birdie at the par-4 12th. Day finished at 23 under playing on Mother's Day a little more than a year after losing his mom to cancer. Day's win came the week before the PGA Championship. The only major among the 35-year-old's 13 victories was the 2015 PGA.SUNDAY SCORESINTERLEAGUEFinal Pittsburgh 4 Baltimore 0Final Toronto 6 Atlanta 5Final Milwaukee 9 Kansas City 6Final Minnesota 16 Chicago Cubs 3Final St. Louis 9 Boston 1AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal Cleveland 4 L.A. Angels 3Final Tampa Bay 8 N.Y. Yankees 7Final Detroit 5 Seattle 3Final Houston 4 Chicago White Sox 3Final Texas 11 Oakland 3NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal Washington 3 N.Y. Mets 2Final Miami 3 Cincinnati 1Final Colorado 4 Philadelphia 0Final L.A. Dodgers 4 San Diego 0Final Arizona 2 San Francisco 1Final N.Y. 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📢📰  Sports Headlines for Monday

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich continued to heat up at the plate and created even more fireworks on the basepaths as he helped the Milwaukee Brewers complete a sweep of the Kansas City Royals.

After homering twice on Saturday,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWI/status/1657814065324982281">Yelich went deep again</a>&nbsp;Sunday in the Brewers' 9-6 victory. He also hit an RBI single and scored on a bizarre play as part of Milwaukee’s seven-run outburst in the third inning.

Yelich is batting .348 (16 of 46) with four homers and 12 RBIs in May. The 2018 NL MVP hit just .228 with three homers and 11 RBIs in April.

“I'm just making adjustments and just trying to find ways to contribute,” Yelich said. “You're constantly tinkering with things and trying to be the best version of yourself, whatever that is, each day. For me, each day's a new day."

<a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWI/status/1657830052321525762">Brice Turang added a three-run shot</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1657847720428576769">Mike Brosseau also homered</a>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings">NL Central-leading</a>&nbsp;Brewers.

<a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsKC/status/1657812926365835264">Kansas City’s Salvador Perez homered</a>&nbsp;for the second straight day, Bobby Witt Jr. had a homer and a two-run double and Hunter Dozier also went deep.

The Royals led 4-1 before it all fell apart for them in the bottom of the third. Yelich was at the center of that rally.

After his RBI single put runners on the corners with nobody out in the third, Yelich attempted to steal second.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWI/status/1657826078574927875">That’s when things got weird.</a>

Royals shortstop Maikel Garcia missed the throw from Perez, and Joey Wiemer raced home from third as the ball went into the outfield. After sliding into second, Yelich got up and took off for third.

The throw from center fielder Nate Eaton took a couple of bounces, went through Dozier's legs and appeared to bounce off the body of Brewers third-base coach Jason Lane. As the ball started to roll back toward home in foul territory, Yelich headed toward the plate.

Dozier chased down the ball, dove and pushed the ball toward Perez, but his toss couldn’t get there before Yelich slid home safely with the tying run. Garcia and Eaton were charged with errors on the play.

“I don't really think (Eaton's throw) was off line,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “I think it just got hidden behind the runner going second to third, so Dozier couldn't find it. He said as it came out from underneath the runner, he tried to block it and it just got through him, and then obviously it got kicked by the third base coach and it was just a comedy of errors at that point.”

Owen Miller delivered an RBI double later in the inning. Brice Turang capped the rally by sending a 2-2 changeup from Jose Cuas over the center-field wall for a 408-foot blast.

Royals starter Jordan Lyles (0-7) allowed seven runs – all earned – in 2 1/3 innings. Lyles owns a 7.14 ERA in his first season with the Royals, who signed him to a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-kansas-city-royals-jordan-lyles-cb8526645597044d4449d08d7c5ad65a">two-year, $17 million contract</a>&nbsp;last December.

Milwaukee's Eric Lauer (4-4) struck out six and allowed two runs, two walks and two hits over 5 1/3 innings in his first relief appearance since 2021. Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell had said Saturday the Brewers would skip Lauer’s next scheduled start.

Lauer, who had lost his last three starts, entered in the fourth and didn't allow a hit until Dozier and Witt homered off him in the ninth.

“Overall it was a good job of kind of what I wanted to go out there and feel as far as just getting on the mound, competing and just kind of letting it loose and not worrying about how long I'm going to be in there and how many pitches I'm going to have to throw,” Lauer said. “It's that bullpen kind of mentality that I have to have. It was a good flip-switch for me.”

Brewers starter Colin Rea allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings.

Royals: Start a three-game series at San Diego. Scheduled starters for Monday's game are RHP Brad Keller (3-3, 4.31 ERA) for the Royals and RHP Michael Wacha (3-1, 4.81) for the Padres.

Brewers: Begin a three-game series at St. Louis. Monday's scheduled starters are RHP Freddy Peralta (4-2, 3.32) for the Brewers and RHP Jack Flaherty (2-4, 6.18) for the Cardinals.

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 </figure>MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich continued to heat up at the plate and created even more fireworks on the basepaths as he helped the Milwaukee Brewers complete a sweep of the Kansas City Royals.After homering twice on Saturday,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWI/status/1657814065324982281">Yelich went deep again</a>&nbsp;Sunday in the Brewers' 9-6 victory. He also hit an RBI single and scored on a bizarre play as part of Milwaukee’s seven-run outburst in the third inning.Yelich is batting .348 (16 of 46) with four homers and 12 RBIs in May. The 2018 NL MVP hit just .228 with three homers and 11 RBIs in April.“I'm just making adjustments and just trying to find ways to contribute,” Yelich said. “You're constantly tinkering with things and trying to be the best version of yourself, whatever that is, each day. For me, each day's a new day."<a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWI/status/1657830052321525762">Brice Turang added a three-run shot</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1657847720428576769">Mike Brosseau also homered</a>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings">NL Central-leading</a>&nbsp;Brewers.<a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsKC/status/1657812926365835264">Kansas City’s Salvador Perez homered</a>&nbsp;for the second straight day, Bobby Witt Jr. had a homer and a two-run double and Hunter Dozier also went deep.The Royals led 4-1 before it all fell apart for them in the bottom of the third. Yelich was at the center of that rally.After his RBI single put runners on the corners with nobody out in the third, Yelich attempted to steal second.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWI/status/1657826078574927875">That’s when things got weird.</a>Royals shortstop Maikel Garcia missed the throw from Perez, and Joey Wiemer raced home from third as the ball went into the outfield. After sliding into second, Yelich got up and took off for third.The throw from center fielder Nate Eaton took a couple of bounces, went through Dozier's legs and appeared to bounce off the body of Brewers third-base coach Jason Lane. As the ball started to roll back toward home in foul territory, Yelich headed toward the plate.Dozier chased down the ball, dove and pushed the ball toward Perez, but his toss couldn’t get there before Yelich slid home safely with the tying run. Garcia and Eaton were charged with errors on the play.“I don't really think (Eaton's throw) was off line,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “I think it just got hidden behind the runner going second to third, so Dozier couldn't find it. He said as it came out from underneath the runner, he tried to block it and it just got through him, and then obviously it got kicked by the third base coach and it was just a comedy of errors at that point.”Owen Miller delivered an RBI double later in the inning. Brice Turang capped the rally by sending a 2-2 changeup from Jose Cuas over the center-field wall for a 408-foot blast.Royals starter Jordan Lyles (0-7) allowed seven runs – all earned – in 2 1/3 innings. Lyles owns a 7.14 ERA in his first season with the Royals, who signed him to a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-kansas-city-royals-jordan-lyles-cb8526645597044d4449d08d7c5ad65a">two-year, $17 million contract</a>&nbsp;last December.Milwaukee's Eric Lauer (4-4) struck out six and allowed two runs, two walks and two hits over 5 1/3 innings in his first relief appearance since 2021. Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell had said Saturday the Brewers would skip Lauer’s next scheduled start.Lauer, who had lost his last three starts, entered in the fourth and didn't allow a hit until Dozier and Witt homered off him in the ninth.“Overall it was a good job of kind of what I wanted to go out there and feel as far as just getting on the mound, competing and just kind of letting it loose and not worrying about how long I'm going to be in there and how many pitches I'm going to have to throw,” Lauer said. “It's that bullpen kind of mentality that I have to have. It was a good flip-switch for me.”Brewers starter Colin Rea allowed four runs in 3 2/3 innings.UP NEXTRoyals: Start a three-game series at San Diego. Scheduled starters for Monday's game are RHP Brad Keller (3-3, 4.31 ERA) for the Royals and RHP Michael Wacha (3-1, 4.81) for the Padres.Brewers: Begin a three-game series at St. Louis. Monday's scheduled starters are RHP Freddy Peralta (4-2, 3.32) for the Brewers and RHP Jack Flaherty (2-4, 6.18) for the Cardinals.

⚾ Yelich stays hot as Brewers defeat Royals 9-6 to complete sweep

Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics

STILLWATER, Okla. –&nbsp;No. 13 Oklahoma State used a seven-run third inning to defeat No. 15 K-State in seven innings Sunday at O'Brate Stadium to capture the Big 12 series. The Cowboys improved to 35-15 and 13-8 in league action to stand alone second in the conference standings while the Cats dropped to 32-20 and 12-9, tying third with Texas. Despite the series loss, the Cats' RPI position jumped seven spots to No. 47 from a week ago with an eye on postseason. "We were unable to stay away from the big inning," head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/pete-hughes/1939">Pete Hughes</a>&nbsp;said. "You can't let a team that's very good at home jump out a lead. They did that and kept the momentum. Can't take anything away from our opponent, they played great, but we also weren't very fundamentally sound today which hurt us more," said Hughes. &nbsp; K-State was held to just four hits on the afternoon with two coming from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/brady-day/10948">Brady Day</a>&nbsp;who recorded his 60th&nbsp;hit of the season.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/brendan-jones/10954">Brendan Jones</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/kyan-lodice/10956">Kyan Lodice</a>&nbsp;each drove in an RBI. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-buss/10969">Mason Buss</a>&nbsp;(4-3) received the loss allowing seven earned runs on six hits during his sixth start of the season while&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/ty-ruhl/10964">Ty Ruhl</a>&nbsp;tossed 3 2/3 innings in relief. HOW IT HAPPENED K-State picked up two quick outs in the bottom of the first before a walk and hit by pitch brought OSU's Nolan Shubart up to bat leading to the freshman's three-run blast. &nbsp; Lodice walked to lead off the third until the Omaha, Neb. product stole second to move into scoring position.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/raphael-pelletier/10960">Raphael Pelletier</a>&nbsp;walked two batters later before Lodice stole third to make it first and third. With one out, Jones singled through the right side to bring the game within two, 3-1. The Cowboys immediately responded in the bottom of the inning to take control of the game as they sent 11 to the plate, scoring seven runs on eight hits. Lodice drove in the Cats final run of the series with a single out to right, scoring&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-johnson/10953">Cole Johnson</a>&nbsp;after the senior reached on a walk during the fourth. INSIDE THE BOX

ON DECK The Cats wrap up the regular-season at Tointon Family Stadium this weekend when they host TCU for the final Big 12 series beginning on Thursday, May 18 with first pitch slated at 6 p.m. K-State will honor graduating players and staff prior to Saturday's series finale.

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STILLWATER, Okla. –&nbsp;No. 13 Oklahoma State used a seven-run third inning to defeat No. 15 K-State in seven innings Sunday at O'Brate Stadium to capture the Big 12 series. The Cowboys improved to 35-15 and 13-8 in league action to stand alone second in the conference standings while the Cats dropped to 32-20 and 12-9, tying third with Texas. Despite the series loss, the Cats' RPI position jumped seven spots to No. 47 from a week ago with an eye on postseason. "We were unable to stay away from the big inning," head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/pete-hughes/1939">Pete Hughes</a>&nbsp;said. "You can't let a team that's very good at home jump out a lead. They did that and kept the momentum. Can't take anything away from our opponent, they played great, but we also weren't very fundamentally sound today which hurt us more," said Hughes. &nbsp; K-State was held to just four hits on the afternoon with two coming from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/brady-day/10948">Brady Day</a>&nbsp;who recorded his 60th&nbsp;hit of the season.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/brendan-jones/10954">Brendan Jones</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/kyan-lodice/10956">Kyan Lodice</a>&nbsp;each drove in an RBI. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-buss/10969">Mason Buss</a>&nbsp;(4-3) received the loss allowing seven earned runs on six hits during his sixth start of the season while&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/ty-ruhl/10964">Ty Ruhl</a>&nbsp;tossed 3 2/3 innings in relief. HOW IT HAPPENED K-State picked up two quick outs in the bottom of the first before a walk and hit by pitch brought OSU's Nolan Shubart up to bat leading to the freshman's three-run blast. &nbsp; Lodice walked to lead off the third until the Omaha, Neb. product stole second to move into scoring position.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/raphael-pelletier/10960">Raphael Pelletier</a>&nbsp;walked two batters later before Lodice stole third to make it first and third. With one out, Jones singled through the right side to bring the game within two, 3-1. The Cowboys immediately responded in the bottom of the inning to take control of the game as they sent 11 to the plate, scoring seven runs on eight hits. Lodice drove in the Cats final run of the series with a single out to right, scoring&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/cole-johnson/10953">Cole Johnson</a>&nbsp;after the senior reached on a walk during the fourth. INSIDE THE BOX<ul>
 <li>K-State scored two runs on four hits with three left on base and two errors</li><li>Three Wildcats recorded a hit</li><li>Day went 2-for-3 at the plate</li><li>Buss (4-3) received the loss</li><li>Ruhl tossed 3 2/3 innings in relief with three strikeouts</li><li>OSU scored 12 runs on 13 hits with two left on base and one error</li><li>Benge (2-1) earned the win throwing five complete innings</li>
 </ul>NOTES<ul>
 <li>Day's on-base streak improved to 32; Rugely's streak came to an end at 33</li><li>Day recorded his 60th&nbsp;hit of the season</li><li>OSU leads the all-time series 178-60; 103-18 in Stillwater</li><li>The Cats finished the regular-season 14-11 in true road games</li>
 </ul>ON DECK The Cats wrap up the regular-season at Tointon Family Stadium this weekend when they host TCU for the final Big 12 series beginning on Thursday, May 18 with first pitch slated at 6 p.m. K-State will honor graduating players and staff prior to Saturday's series finale.

⚾ Oklahoma State run rules K-State in series finale

WICHITA, Kan. –&nbsp;No. 20 Wichita State will make its third consecutive NCAA Regional appearance and will open the 2023 NCAA Tournament in Stillwater vs. the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Wichita State (43-10) will face Nebraska on Friday, May 19 at 6:00 p.m. CT on ESPNU. Oklahoma State is the No. 6 national seed and opens against UMBC on Friday at 3:00 p.m. CT. Wichita State is a combined 4-0 against Nebraska and Oklahoma State this season. The Shockers are 25-38 all-time vs. the Huskers after taking both meetings during the regular season. Wichita State is 16-86 all-time vs. Oklahoma State but has never faced UMBC. Nebraska went 34-20 during the regular season with a 13-10 mark in Big Ten play. This will be the second NCAA Regional appearance in Stillwater for Wichita State with the first time coming in 1989. The Shockers are making their seventh NCAA Regional appearance in school history and third straight. Five of the six NCAA appearances have come during the&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/kristi-bredbenner/1072">Kristi Bredbenner</a>&nbsp;era. Regular season champions of the American Athletic Conference, Wichita State's 43 wins are the second most in school history. The Shockers posted a 16-2 record in American play. Wichita State is led by All-American candidate and USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 finalist&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/sydney-mckinney/7236">Sydney McKinney</a>. McKinney leads the nation in batting average (.519) and hits (97). Friday's winners will square off in the first of three games Saturday, while Friday's losing teams will face off in an elimination game for game two of Saturday's tripleheader. The loser of Saturday's first game will take on the winner of the day's second game in an elimination game later Saturday night. The winner of Saturday's final game will take on the winner of the day's first game on Sunday with an if-necessary rematch scheduled for later on Sunday.&nbsp; The winner of this weekend's regional will advance to the NCAA Super Regional round against the winner of the Fayetteville Regional, hosted by Arkansas. The goal is to reach the 2023 Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Wichita State is joined in the NCAA field by fellow American Athletic Conference member, UCF.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Courtesy of Wichita State Athletics&nbsp;WICHITA, Kan. –&nbsp;No. 20 Wichita State will make its third consecutive NCAA Regional appearance and will open the 2023 NCAA Tournament in Stillwater vs. the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Wichita State (43-10) will face Nebraska on Friday, May 19 at 6:00 p.m. CT on ESPNU. Oklahoma State is the No. 6 national seed and opens against UMBC on Friday at 3:00 p.m. CT. Wichita State is a combined 4-0 against Nebraska and Oklahoma State this season. The Shockers are 25-38 all-time vs. the Huskers after taking both meetings during the regular season. Wichita State is 16-86 all-time vs. Oklahoma State but has never faced UMBC. Nebraska went 34-20 during the regular season with a 13-10 mark in Big Ten play. This will be the second NCAA Regional appearance in Stillwater for Wichita State with the first time coming in 1989. The Shockers are making their seventh NCAA Regional appearance in school history and third straight. Five of the six NCAA appearances have come during the&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/kristi-bredbenner/1072">Kristi Bredbenner</a>&nbsp;era. Regular season champions of the American Athletic Conference, Wichita State's 43 wins are the second most in school history. The Shockers posted a 16-2 record in American play. Wichita State is led by All-American candidate and USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 finalist&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/sports/softball/roster/sydney-mckinney/7236">Sydney McKinney</a>. McKinney leads the nation in batting average (.519) and hits (97). Friday's winners will square off in the first of three games Saturday, while Friday's losing teams will face off in an elimination game for game two of Saturday's tripleheader. The loser of Saturday's first game will take on the winner of the day's second game in an elimination game later Saturday night. The winner of Saturday's final game will take on the winner of the day's first game on Sunday with an if-necessary rematch scheduled for later on Sunday.&nbsp; The winner of this weekend's regional will advance to the NCAA Super Regional round against the winner of the Fayetteville Regional, hosted by Arkansas. The goal is to reach the 2023 Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Wichita State is joined in the NCAA field by fellow American Athletic Conference member, UCF.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🥎 Shockers earn at-large bid in NCAA tournament

FRISCO, Texas – Yunior Severino hammered his fourth home run of the series and the Wichita Wind Surge won their season high fifth in a row defeating Frisco 12-3 on Saturday.

Severino had three hits on the day including the solo home run scored three runs and added two RBI for the Surge. Jake Rucker added two more hits and drove home five runs and has ten RBI in the last two games.&nbsp;

Wichita scored first getting three runs in the first inning and knocked out Riders starter Nick Krauth. The Surge offense scored double digit runs for the third time in four games. Frisco needed five pitchers on the day and the Wind Surge had eleven hits and drew ten walks.

David Festa worked five innings allowed one run in four hits and punched out four for his second win of the season.&nbsp;

The Surge improved to 15-17 and Frisco drops to 13-19 on the year.&nbsp;

NOTES – Royce Lewis on a rehab assignment for the Minnesota Twins played seven innings, and had two hits in three at bats, scored three runs, drove in a run and reached on a walk. He will start at third base on Sunday. Corey Seager on a rehab assignment for the Texas Rangers reached on a walk and was hitless in two at bats, he playing five innings at shortstop. Wichita activated outfielder Alerick Soulaire from the injured list and released pitcher Tyler Beck.

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 </figure>FRISCO, Texas – Yunior Severino hammered his fourth home run of the series and the Wichita Wind Surge won their season high fifth in a row defeating Frisco 12-3 on Saturday.Severino had three hits on the day including the solo home run scored three runs and added two RBI for the Surge. Jake Rucker added two more hits and drove home five runs and has ten RBI in the last two games.&nbsp;Wichita scored first getting three runs in the first inning and knocked out Riders starter Nick Krauth. The Surge offense scored double digit runs for the third time in four games. Frisco needed five pitchers on the day and the Wind Surge had eleven hits and drew ten walks.David Festa worked five innings allowed one run in four hits and punched out four for his second win of the season.&nbsp;The Surge improved to 15-17 and Frisco drops to 13-19 on the year.&nbsp;NOTES – Royce Lewis on a rehab assignment for the Minnesota Twins played seven innings, and had two hits in three at bats, scored three runs, drove in a run and reached on a walk. He will start at third base on Sunday. Corey Seager on a rehab assignment for the Texas Rangers reached on a walk and was hitless in two at bats, he playing five innings at shortstop. Wichita activated outfielder Alerick Soulaire from the injured list and released pitcher Tyler Beck.

⚾ Wichita Wind Surge win fifth game in a row

Thursday, Sept. 7 - Detroit Lions - 7:20 p.m. - NBC

Sunday, Sept. 17 - at Jacksonville Jaguars - 12:00 p.m. - CBS

Sunday, Sept. 24 - Chicago Bears - 3:25 p.m. - FOX

Sunday, Oct. 1 - at New York Jets - 7:20 p.m. - NBC

Sunday, Oct. 8 - at Minnesota Vikings - 3:25 p.m. - CBS

Thursday, Oct. 12 - Denver Broncos - 7:15 p.m. - PRIME VIDEO

Sunday, Oct. 22 - Los Angeles Chargers - 3:25 p.m. - CBS

Sunday, Oct. 29 - at Denver Broncos - 3:25 p.m. - CBS

Sunday, Nov. 5 - Miami Dolphins (Germany) - 8:30 a.m. - NFLN

Monday, Nov. 20 - Philadelphia Eagles - 7:15 p.m. - KSPR

Sunday, Nov. 26 - at Las Vegas Raiders - 3:25 p.m. - CBS

Sunday, Dec. 3 - at Green Bay Packers - 7:20 p.m. - NBC

Sunday, Dec. 10 - Buffalo Bills - 3:25 p.m. - CBS

Monday, Dec. 18 - at New England Patriots - 7:15 p.m. - ESPN

Monday, Dec. 25 - Las Vegas Raiders - 12:00 p.m. - CBS

Sunday, Dec. 31 - Cincinnati Bengals - 3:25 p.m. - CBS

Sat/Sun, Jan. 6/7 - at Los Angeles Chargers - TBD - TBD

REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULEDate - Opponent - Time - NetworkThursday, Sept. 7 - Detroit Lions - 7:20 p.m. - NBCSunday, Sept. 17 - at Jacksonville Jaguars - 12:00 p.m. - CBSSunday, Sept. 24 - Chicago Bears - 3:25 p.m. - FOXSunday, Oct. 1 - at New York Jets - 7:20 p.m. - NBCSunday, Oct. 8 - at Minnesota Vikings - 3:25 p.m. - CBSThursday, Oct. 12 - Denver Broncos - 7:15 p.m. - PRIME VIDEOSunday, Oct. 22 - Los Angeles Chargers - 3:25 p.m. - CBSSunday, Oct. 29 - at Denver Broncos - 3:25 p.m. - CBSSunday, Nov. 5 - Miami Dolphins (Germany) - 8:30 a.m. - NFLNSunday, Nov. 12 - BYE WEEKMonday, Nov. 20 - Philadelphia Eagles - 7:15 p.m. - KSPRSunday, Nov. 26 - at Las Vegas Raiders - 3:25 p.m. - CBSSunday, Dec. 3 - at Green Bay Packers - 7:20 p.m. - NBCSunday, Dec. 10 - Buffalo Bills - 3:25 p.m. - CBSMonday, Dec. 18 - at New England Patriots - 7:15 p.m. - ESPNMonday, Dec. 25 - Las Vegas Raiders - 12:00 p.m. - CBSSunday, Dec. 31 - Cincinnati Bengals - 3:25 p.m. - CBSSat/Sun, Jan. 6/7 - at Los Angeles Chargers - TBD - TBD

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rookie Joey Wiemer’s sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Christian Yelich homered twice for Milwaukee. Brian Anderson opened the ninth with a single off Carlos Hernandez. Owen Miller’s one-out double sent Anderson to third and Wiemer then sent an 0-1 pitch deep enough to center to easily score Anderson. Devin Williams got the victory with a perfect ninth. Salvador Perez homered for Kansas City.

BOSTON (AP) — Kenley Jansen blew a ninth-inning lead for the second straight day when shortstop Kiké Hernández’s throwing error on a potential game-ending double play allowed Nolan Gorman to score the go-ahead run in a three-run ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox wasted a stellar start by Chris Sale, who pitched eight innings of one-run ball in his longest outing since 2019 and lost for the fourth time in five games. Nolan Arenado had a solo homer for St. Louis a day after collecting four hits with a two-run homer.

DENVER (AP) — Ranger Suárez labored through four innings in his return from injury, Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Colorado 7-4 on Saturday night in a game that saw Rockies starter Ryan Feltner struck in the head with a line drive. On the mound for the Phillies for the first time since throwing five scoreless innings in Game 3 of last season’s World Series, Suárez gave up three runs and seven hits, including five doubles, while throwing 72 pitches. Harper hit his second homer since returning from Tommy John surgery, a 439-foot shot to right off Pierce Johnson in the ninth as Philadelphia won a season-best fifth straight.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner was to spend the night in the hospital after being struck in the head by a line drive in the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Bud Black said Feltner was undergoing a battery of tests. Nick Castellanos lined a 1-0 slider back to the mound at 92.7 mph. The ball went off the right, back side of Feltner’s head. The right-hander immediately collapsed to the ground as the ball deflected to first baseman C.J. Cron. Castellanos was safe with a single. Feltner didn’t appear to lose consciousness. He lay on his stomach and was squinting his eyes as two members of the Colorado training stuff sprinted to the mound. With the crowd hushed, Feltner eventually sat up, then got to his feet.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers will meet in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series on Sunday. Neither team needed seven games in the first round, though both have some experience in winner-take-all games. The Celtics won two of them on their way to the NBA Finals last year. Coach Joe Mazzulla says they learned how to win easy and also “how to battle to the death.” The Sixers haven't won a Game 7 since 2001. The winner of the game at Boston's TD Garden will advance to the Eastern Conference finals to face the Miami Heat.

UNDATED (AP) — The Phoenix Suns fired Monty Williams on Saturday, two years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he was the overwhelming choice as the coach of the year. Williams had great success in his four regular seasons in Phoenix, winning 63% of his games. But three consecutive years of playoff frustration was likely too much for the Suns to overlook — especially after two straight years of Phoenix trailing by 30 points at halftime of elimination games at home.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle scored twice, Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and two assists, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 to force a deciding Game 7 in their Western Conference semifinal series. Tolvanen’s goal early in the second period gave Seattle a 3-1 lead. Rookie Tye Kartye beat Jake Oettinger with a wrist shot less than three minutes later, and the Kraken withstood several pushes by the Stars to send the series back to Texas. Matty Beniers and Yanni Gourde each added a goal and an assist for Seattle. Philipp Grubauer stopped 20 shots. Mason Marchment, Joe Pavelski and Joel Kiviranta scored for Dallas. Oettinger allowed four goals on 18 shots before he was pulled early in the second period. Game 7 will be Monday night in Dallas.

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The United States had to come from a goal down to outclass newcomer Hungary 7-1 for its second win at the ice hockey world championship. Canada had to do the same on the way to a 5-2 victory over Slovenia, the other team newly promoted to the top division. Nick Bonino scored two goals for the Americans and Rocco Grimaldi had a goal and two assists in Group A. MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and two assists in the second three-point game for the Calgary Flames defenseman and Michael Carcone and Jack McBain had a goal and an assist for Canada in Group B.

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 </figure>MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rookie Joey Wiemer’s sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Christian Yelich homered twice for Milwaukee. Brian Anderson opened the ninth with a single off Carlos Hernandez. Owen Miller’s one-out double sent Anderson to third and Wiemer then sent an 0-1 pitch deep enough to center to easily score Anderson. Devin Williams got the victory with a perfect ninth. Salvador Perez homered for Kansas City.BOSTON (AP) — Kenley Jansen blew a ninth-inning lead for the second straight day when shortstop Kiké Hernández’s throwing error on a potential game-ending double play allowed Nolan Gorman to score the go-ahead run in a three-run ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox wasted a stellar start by Chris Sale, who pitched eight innings of one-run ball in his longest outing since 2019 and lost for the fourth time in five games. Nolan Arenado had a solo homer for St. Louis a day after collecting four hits with a two-run homer.DENVER (AP) — Ranger Suárez labored through four innings in his return from injury, Bryce Harper hit a two-run home run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Colorado 7-4 on Saturday night in a game that saw Rockies starter Ryan Feltner struck in the head with a line drive. On the mound for the Phillies for the first time since throwing five scoreless innings in Game 3 of last season’s World Series, Suárez gave up three runs and seven hits, including five doubles, while throwing 72 pitches. Harper hit his second homer since returning from Tommy John surgery, a 439-foot shot to right off Pierce Johnson in the ninth as Philadelphia won a season-best fifth straight.DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner was to spend the night in the hospital after being struck in the head by a line drive in the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. Manager Bud Black said Feltner was undergoing a battery of tests. Nick Castellanos lined a 1-0 slider back to the mound at 92.7 mph. The ball went off the right, back side of Feltner’s head. The right-hander immediately collapsed to the ground as the ball deflected to first baseman C.J. Cron. Castellanos was safe with a single. Feltner didn’t appear to lose consciousness. He lay on his stomach and was squinting his eyes as two members of the Colorado training stuff sprinted to the mound. With the crowd hushed, Feltner eventually sat up, then got to his feet.BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers will meet in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series on Sunday. Neither team needed seven games in the first round, though both have some experience in winner-take-all games. The Celtics won two of them on their way to the NBA Finals last year. Coach Joe Mazzulla says they learned how to win easy and also “how to battle to the death.” The Sixers haven't won a Game 7 since 2001. The winner of the game at Boston's TD Garden will advance to the Eastern Conference finals to face the Miami Heat.UNDATED (AP) — The Phoenix Suns fired Monty Williams on Saturday, two years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he was the overwhelming choice as the coach of the year. Williams had great success in his four regular seasons in Phoenix, winning 63% of his games. But three consecutive years of playoff frustration was likely too much for the Suns to overlook — especially after two straight years of Phoenix trailing by 30 points at halftime of elimination games at home.SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle scored twice, Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and two assists, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Dallas Stars 6-3 to force a deciding Game 7 in their Western Conference semifinal series. Tolvanen’s goal early in the second period gave Seattle a 3-1 lead. Rookie Tye Kartye beat Jake Oettinger with a wrist shot less than three minutes later, and the Kraken withstood several pushes by the Stars to send the series back to Texas. Matty Beniers and Yanni Gourde each added a goal and an assist for Seattle. Philipp Grubauer stopped 20 shots. Mason Marchment, Joe Pavelski and Joel Kiviranta scored for Dallas. Oettinger allowed four goals on 18 shots before he was pulled early in the second period. Game 7 will be Monday night in Dallas.TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The United States had to come from a goal down to outclass newcomer Hungary 7-1 for its second win at the ice hockey world championship. Canada had to do the same on the way to a 5-2 victory over Slovenia, the other team newly promoted to the top division. Nick Bonino scored two goals for the Americans and Rocco Grimaldi had a goal and two assists in Group A. MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and two assists in the second three-point game for the Calgary Flames defenseman and Michael Carcone and Jack McBain had a goal and an assist for Canada in Group B.SATURDAY SCORESINTERLEAGUEFinal Minnesota 11 Chicago Cubs 1Final Toronto 5 Atlanta 2Final St. Louis 4 Boston 3Final Baltimore 2 Pittsburgh 0Final Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 3AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal Seattle 5 Detroit 0Final N.Y. Yankees 9 Tampa Bay 8Final Texas 5 Oakland 0Final Cleveland 8 L.A. Angels 6Final Chicago White Sox 3 Houston 1NATIONAL LEAGUEN-Y Mets at Washington 12:35 p.m.Final Cincinnati 6 Miami 5Final L.A. 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MILWAUKEE (AP) —&nbsp;Rookie Joey Wiemer’s sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Christian Yelich homered twice for Milwaukee, with the second tying it at 3 in the sixth with a shot off Josh Taylor, who relieved starter Zack Greinke to begin the inning.

Brian Anderson opened the ninth with a single off Carlos Hernandez (0-1), who came on in relief to start the inning. Owen Miller’s one-out double sent Anderson to third. Wiemer then sent an 0-1 pitch deep enough to center to easily score Anderson — and then got a Gatorade shower from his jubilant teammates to celebrate the win.

“I’m not sitting on a pitch in that situation," Wiemer said. "Just trying to get anything I can flick out in the outfield, do my job. Not trying to do too much there.”

Devin Williams (3-0) got the victory with a perfect ninth.

Salvador Perez opened the fifth with his eighth homer to put the Royals up 3-2, chasing starter Adrian Houser.

Houser, making his second start after four rehab starts at Triple-A, allowed three runs and eight hits as the Royals left six aboard through four innings, including three in scoring position.

“He was able to get out of it,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “The at-bats were good. Even when we got out in those situations, it wasn’t like just weak contact or whatever. We got into deeper counts and he made some pitches.”

Yelich tied it at 2 in the third with his fifth home run. Brice Turang led off with an infield single. And with two outs, Yelich sent a 2-0 pitch 427 feet to center.

Yelich is batting .333 (14-for-42) over his last 11 games with three homers, a double, 10 RBI, three walks, three stolen bases and eight runs scored.

“I’m just making adjustments, trying to be consistent up there and string together really good, quality at-bats and see what happens,” Yelich said. “They haven’t all really been falling. You’ve just got to stick with it and just try and continue to put good at-bats together, good swings.”

The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the first when Bobby Witt Jr. doubled, advanced on an infield single and scored on M.J. Melendez’s sacrifice fly.

Kansas City made it 2-0 in the third on consecutive two-out doubles by Melendez and Nick Pratto.

Greinke ended his five-inning outing by getting Wiemer on a called third strike, becoming the fifth pitcher in major league history to strike out 1,000 different batters — joining Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens.

“I don’t ever think about it. I’ve heard about it a couple times, but it didn’t really cross my mind,” said Greinke, whose teammates were cheering from the dugout. “I still didn’t know anything was going on and then they were a little more excited than normal. I was like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s what happened.’”

Royals: Perez returned after being scratched Friday with blurry vision.

LHP Eric Lauer, who has lost his last three starts, will skip a turn, but will be available out of the bullpen, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Saturday. Lauer lasted just 3 2/3 innings on Tuesday, giving up four runs — three earned — in a 6-2 loss to the Dodgers. Lauer has given up eight homers and walked 16 in 34 1/3 innings.

With the Royals bullpen giving up the lead, Greinke is winless in his last 21 road starts since a 4-1 victory on Aug. 13, 2021, at Anaheim when he was with Houston. Greinke was 0-11 with a 6.32 ERA in his previous 20 road starts.

RHP Colin Rea (0-3, 4.94 ERA) starts for the Brewers in the series finale on Sunday, opposed by RHP Jordan Lyles (0-6, 6.20)

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 </figure>MILWAUKEE (AP) —&nbsp;Rookie Joey Wiemer’s sacrifice fly with one out in the ninth inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.Christian Yelich homered twice for Milwaukee, with the second tying it at 3 in the sixth with a shot off Josh Taylor, who relieved starter Zack Greinke to begin the inning.Brian Anderson opened the ninth with a single off Carlos Hernandez (0-1), who came on in relief to start the inning. Owen Miller’s one-out double sent Anderson to third. Wiemer then sent an 0-1 pitch deep enough to center to easily score Anderson — and then got a Gatorade shower from his jubilant teammates to celebrate the win.“I’m not sitting on a pitch in that situation," Wiemer said. "Just trying to get anything I can flick out in the outfield, do my job. Not trying to do too much there.”Devin Williams (3-0) got the victory with a perfect ninth.Salvador Perez opened the fifth with his eighth homer to put the Royals up 3-2, chasing starter Adrian Houser.Houser, making his second start after four rehab starts at Triple-A, allowed three runs and eight hits as the Royals left six aboard through four innings, including three in scoring position.“He was able to get out of it,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “The at-bats were good. Even when we got out in those situations, it wasn’t like just weak contact or whatever. We got into deeper counts and he made some pitches.”Yelich tied it at 2 in the third with his fifth home run. Brice Turang led off with an infield single. And with two outs, Yelich sent a 2-0 pitch 427 feet to center.Yelich is batting .333 (14-for-42) over his last 11 games with three homers, a double, 10 RBI, three walks, three stolen bases and eight runs scored.“I’m just making adjustments, trying to be consistent up there and string together really good, quality at-bats and see what happens,” Yelich said. “They haven’t all really been falling. You’ve just got to stick with it and just try and continue to put good at-bats together, good swings.”The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the first when Bobby Witt Jr. doubled, advanced on an infield single and scored on M.J. Melendez’s sacrifice fly.Kansas City made it 2-0 in the third on consecutive two-out doubles by Melendez and Nick Pratto.Greinke ended his five-inning outing by getting Wiemer on a called third strike, becoming the fifth pitcher in major league history to strike out 1,000 different batters — joining Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens.“I don’t ever think about it. I’ve heard about it a couple times, but it didn’t really cross my mind,” said Greinke, whose teammates were cheering from the dugout. “I still didn’t know anything was going on and then they were a little more excited than normal. I was like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s what happened.’”TRAINER’S ROOMRoyals: Perez returned after being scratched Friday with blurry vision.SKIPPING LAUERLHP Eric Lauer, who has lost his last three starts, will skip a turn, but will be available out of the bullpen, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Saturday. Lauer lasted just 3 2/3 innings on Tuesday, giving up four runs — three earned — in a 6-2 loss to the Dodgers. Lauer has given up eight homers and walked 16 in 34 1/3 innings.GREINKE’S ROAD DROUGHTWith the Royals bullpen giving up the lead, Greinke is winless in his last 21 road starts since a 4-1 victory on Aug. 13, 2021, at Anaheim when he was with Houston. Greinke was 0-11 with a 6.32 ERA in his previous 20 road starts.UP NEXTRHP Colin Rea (0-3, 4.94 ERA) starts for the Brewers in the series finale on Sunday, opposed by RHP Jordan Lyles (0-6, 6.20)

⚾️ Joey Wiemer's sacrifice fly in 9th lifts Brewers past Royals 4-3

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –&nbsp;In the rubber match on Sunday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field, the Samford Bulldogs defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 9-7. Michael Brooks had three hits in the game, including a home run for a second consecutive day.

The game was a back-and-forth battle with both teams leading at different points in the contest. Kansas built a four-run lead in the sixth inning after a clutch, bases-clearing double by Collier Cranford. However, the Jayhawks were unable to hold the lead and Samford scored six unanswered runs to end the game.

Samford (29-22, 12-6 Southern) started the scoring on Saturday. An RBI groundout gave the Bulldogs an early 1-0 lead after one inning.

Kansas responded with a pair of runs in the top of the second inning. The Jayhawks received back-to-back doubles from Brooks and Janson Reeder to start the inning. Both Brooks and Reeder came into score courtesy of an RBI groundout by Luke Leto and a sacrifice fly from Cole Elvis. KU held a 2-1 lead after the top of the second.

The Bulldogs got two unearned runs back in the bottom half of the second inning. The first run scored on a wild pitch to tie the game. Samford regained the lead with an RBI single by Josh Rodriguez. The hit gave Samford a 3-2 edge.

Brooks came up in the fourth inning and tied the game. Brooks, who hit a home run on Friday, hit a solo shot to left field to even the game at 3-3. The home run was the seventh of the season for Brooks.

With the game still tied in the sixth, Kansas scored four runs to take the lead. Kodey Shojinaga and Brooks each singled to setup runners on first and second with one out. Reeder collected his second hit of the day with an RBI single to left-center field. After Elvis drew a 2-out walk to load the bases, Cranford delivered his bases-clearing double down the right field line to give the Jayhawks a 7-3 advantage.

The big inning for the Jayhawks was quickly matched by the Bulldogs. Samford scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, including a 2-run homer by Kace Garner. After six innings, Kansas held a 7-6 lead.

Samford continued its surge in the bottom of the seventh. The Bulldogs score three runs in the inning, with two of them being unearned. The three runs gave them a 9-7 lead, where the game ultimately ended.

Sam Ireland started for Kansas and allowed three runs, one earned, over 3.1 innings. Gavin Brasosky followed Ireland and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings of relief. Thaniel Trumper also had 2.0 scoreless innings of relief. Hewlett suffered the loss to fall to 0-4.

PITCHERS OF RECORD Win: Turner Thompson (2-3) Final line: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 SO Save: Ben Petschke (11) Final line: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO Loss: Stone Hewlett (0-4) Final line: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO

NOTES • Shojinaga extended his hitting streak to 17 games, which matches the longest by a Jayhawk this season (Elvis, Chase Jans). • Koszewski pushed his on-base streak to 12 games. • Brooks hit his seventh home run of the season. All seven of his home runs have come in the last 15 games. Brooks had three hits in the game to push his season total to 53 hits and his donation to Lawrence Schools Foundation to $1,060. • Cranford matched his career high with three RBIs. • Jans had his 15-game on-base streak snapped.

UP NEXT Kansas (23-28, 7-14 Big 12) heads to Lubbock to play its final regular season series of the season at Texas Tech. The three-game series begins on Thursday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT.

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⚾️ Kansas drops rubber match to Samford

Patrick Mahomes and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the NFL season against the upstart Detroit Lions in a matchup of high-powered offenses and will host Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch on “Monday Night Football” in Week 11

Aaron Rodgers will make his New York Jets debut in the first Monday night game of the season against the Buffalo Bills and later faces the Miami Dolphins in the NFL's first Black Friday game on Nov. 24.

Thanks to Rodgers' arrival in the Big Apple, the Jets will have six nationally televised games, including their first Sunday night game since 2011 when they take on the Chiefs on Oct. 1. That'll be the first ever Mahomes-Rodgers matchup.

“It’s not going to be monotonous with all the 1 o’clock games we’re used to,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said on NFL Network.

Coming off their second championship in four seasons, the Chiefs will host the Lions on Sept. 7 on “Thursday Night Football.” The Lions finished 9-8 last season after a 1-6 start and knocked Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers out of the playoffs with a 20-16 victory at Lambeau Field in the final regular-season game.

Mahomes, the two-time NFL MVP, led the Chiefs to a 38-35 comeback win over the Eagles in the Super Bowl. The teams will battle at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 20.

Fans will get their first look at Rodgers in his new green-and-white No. 8 Jets jersey when New York hosts Josh Allen and the Bills in an AFC East matchup on Sept. 11.

The NFL released the full schedule for its 104th season on Thursday night after revealing five international games and several others earlier in the day and Wednesday.

Other highlights include a rematch of the NFC championship game in Week 13 and a rematch of the AFC title game in Week 17. Hurts and the Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers on Dec. 3. The Chiefs will host Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals on New Year's Eve.

The Eagles knocked quarterback Brock Purdy out of the conference title game on their way to a dominant 31-7 win. Purdy had elbow surgery in the offseason, but should be ready by the time the teams meet again.

The Thanksgiving tripleheader features three division games. It begins with Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers visiting the Lions. The Dallas Cowboys then host the Washington Commanders and the Seattle Seahawks host the 49ers in prime time.

Mahomes and the Chiefs will host AFC West rival Las Vegas in the early game of the Christmas Day tripleheader. The Eagles will host the New York Giants in one of 14 playoff rematches on the 2023 schedule. Lamar Jackson and the Ravens wrap up Christmas action in San Francisco.

The New England Patriots also announced seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will be honored at the team's home opener against the Eagles on Sept. 10. Brady, who led the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, retired in February after spending the last three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

On Wednesday, the NFL announced that Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars will become the first NFL team to play two international games in the same season when they spend back-to-back weeks in London.

The Jaguars will host the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 1 and visit the Bills at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 8. The Jaguars were set to play two designated home games in London in 2020 but the pandemic canceled those plans.

The Tennessee Titans will host the Baltimore Ravens at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 15. The Chiefs will host the Dolphins in Germany at Eintracht Frankfurt Stadium on Nov. 5. The Patriots will host the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 12, also in Frankfurt.

Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud, the first two picks in the draft, are scheduled to meet in Week 8 when the Carolina Panthers host the Houston Texans.

There will be three Monday night doubleheaders in Weeks 2, 3, and 14.

The Eagles have the toughest strength of schedule based on last year’s standings. Their opponents had a .566 winning percentage in 2022. The Falcons, who play in the lowly NFC South, have the easiest schedule with an opponents' winning percentage of .417.

The NFL’s 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule concludes with 16 division games in Week 18, including two on Saturday Jan. 6.

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 </figure>Patrick Mahomes and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the NFL season against the upstart Detroit Lions in a matchup of high-powered offenses and will host Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch on “Monday Night Football” in Week 11Aaron Rodgers will make his New York Jets debut in the first Monday night game of the season against the Buffalo Bills and later faces the Miami Dolphins in the NFL's first Black Friday game on Nov. 24.Thanks to Rodgers' arrival in the Big Apple, the Jets will have six nationally televised games, including their first Sunday night game since 2011 when they take on the Chiefs on Oct. 1. That'll be the first ever Mahomes-Rodgers matchup.“It’s not going to be monotonous with all the 1 o’clock games we’re used to,” Jets coach Robert Saleh said on NFL Network.Coming off their second championship in four seasons, the Chiefs will host the Lions on Sept. 7 on “Thursday Night Football.” The Lions finished 9-8 last season after a 1-6 start and knocked Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers out of the playoffs with a 20-16 victory at Lambeau Field in the final regular-season game.Mahomes, the two-time NFL MVP, led the Chiefs to a 38-35 comeback win over the Eagles in the Super Bowl. The teams will battle at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 20.Fans will get their first look at Rodgers in his new green-and-white No. 8 Jets jersey when New York hosts Josh Allen and the Bills in an AFC East matchup on Sept. 11.The NFL released the full schedule for its 104th season on Thursday night after revealing five international games and several others earlier in the day and Wednesday.Other highlights include a rematch of the NFC championship game in Week 13 and a rematch of the AFC title game in Week 17. Hurts and the Eagles will host the San Francisco 49ers on Dec. 3. The Chiefs will host Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals on New Year's Eve.The Eagles knocked quarterback Brock Purdy out of the conference title game on their way to a dominant 31-7 win. Purdy had elbow surgery in the offseason, but should be ready by the time the teams meet again.The Thanksgiving tripleheader features three division games. It begins with Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers visiting the Lions. The Dallas Cowboys then host the Washington Commanders and the Seattle Seahawks host the 49ers in prime time.Mahomes and the Chiefs will host AFC West rival Las Vegas in the early game of the Christmas Day tripleheader. The Eagles will host the New York Giants in one of 14 playoff rematches on the 2023 schedule. Lamar Jackson and the Ravens wrap up Christmas action in San Francisco.The New England Patriots also announced seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will be honored at the team's home opener against the Eagles on Sept. 10. Brady, who led the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, retired in February after spending the last three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.On Wednesday, the NFL announced that Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars will become the first NFL team to play two international games in the same season when they spend back-to-back weeks in London.The Jaguars will host the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 1 and visit the Bills at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 8. The Jaguars were set to play two designated home games in London in 2020 but the pandemic canceled those plans.The Tennessee Titans will host the Baltimore Ravens at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 15. The Chiefs will host the Dolphins in Germany at Eintracht Frankfurt Stadium on Nov. 5. The Patriots will host the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 12, also in Frankfurt.Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud, the first two picks in the draft, are scheduled to meet in Week 8 when the Carolina Panthers host the Houston Texans.There will be three Monday night doubleheaders in Weeks 2, 3, and 14.The Eagles have the toughest strength of schedule based on last year’s standings. Their opponents had a .566 winning percentage in 2022. The Falcons, who play in the lowly NFC South, have the easiest schedule with an opponents' winning percentage of .417.The NFL’s 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule concludes with 16 division games in Week 18, including two on Saturday Jan. 6.

🏈 NFL season kicks off with Super Bowl champion Chiefs hosting Lions; Jets' Rodgers on MNF

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –&nbsp;Kansas hit six home runs on Friday afternoon en route to a 12-4 victory over the Samford Bulldogs at Joe Lee Griffin Field. Janson Reeder, Collier Cranford, Chase Jans, Kodey Shojinaga, Michael Brooks and Cole Elvis all hit home runs in the contest.

With the game tied at 2-2, the Jayhawks blasted three home runs in the top of the second inning. That marked the first time since 2010 that Kansas homered three times in a single inning. KU never trailed at any point in the game and improved to 23-27 on the season behind a 20-hit effort from the offense.

Kansas got started right away in the first inning on Friday. Jans doubled with one out and Reeder took an 0-2 pitch out to right field for a 2-run shot to give the Jayhawks a 2-0 lead.

Samford (28-22, 12-6 Southern) was quick to respond and tie Kansas in the bottom of the first. After the first two batters reached base on a double and single, a double play brought in a run and Lucas Steele hit a solo homer to make the game 2-2.

The Jayhawks kept swinging it in the second when Cranford hit a solo homer, Jans had a 2-run blast and Shojinaga blasted a solo shot. The four runs on three homers gave Kansas a 6-2 advantage.

The Bulldogs tightened the game in the bottom of the fourth with a 2-run homer by Josh Rodriguez. The home run made the score 6-4.

In the top of the fifth, Kansas got the two runs back. With two outs, Jake English and Cranford each delivered RBI singles. The run-scoring hits gave Kansas a four-run lead once again at 8-4.

The team stayed quiet offensively until the top of the eighth. Kansas tacked on four more runs in the inning courtesy of a pair of 2-run homers by Michael Brooks and Cole Elvis. That pushed the score to 12-4, which is where it would ultimately end.

Hunter Cashero started and allowed four runs over five innings, while striking out five and walking none. He induced two double plays in his start and earned the win to improve to 3-1 on the season. Ethan Bradford followed Cashero and pitched four scoreless innings of relief to receive his second save of the season.

PITCHERS OF RECORD Win: Hunter Cashero (3-1) Final line: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 5 SO Save: Ethan Bradford (2) Final line: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO Loss: Brody Westbrooks (3-3) Final line: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 1 SO

QUOTABLE “It was a great bounce back win. I’m proud of the effort. I thought offensively we were locked in and everyone had a hit. Shojinaga had four, Koszewski had three, English had three, Cranford had three – it was just a 1-9 awesome effort. On the mound, we had one walk and 10 strikeouts, opposed to their four walks and five strikeouts. We talk about winning the freebie award and winning the strike zone. It’s the same thing we talk about every game. Whoever wins the strike zone wins the game.” – Head Coach Dan Fitzgerald

NOTES • Kansas had six home runs from six different players in the game. That is the most home runs since Kansas tied the program record earlier this season with seven homers on Feb. 26, 2023 vs. Oakland (also six players). • Kansas hit three home runs in the second inning. The last time Kansas had three homers in an inning was March 10, 2010 vs. Tabor in the 3rd inning with Jason Brunansky, Brian Heere and Alex DeLeon all hitting home runs. The last time KU did it against a Division I opponent was March 5, 2004 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the 5th inning with Ryan Baty, Travis Metcalf and Travis Dunlap all homering. • Kansas now has three players with at least 10 home runs this season (Elvis, Reeder, Jans). The last time Kansas had three players with double-digit home runs in a single season was 2004 (Travis Metcalf, Sean Richardson, Ryan Baty). • Kansas had 20 hits in a game for the second time this season (Feb. 26 vs. Oakland). The last time Kansas had two 20-hit games in the same season was 2019. • Every Kansas batter had a hit in the game. • Seven of 12 runs for Kansas came with two outs. • Shojinaga extended his hitting streak to 16 games. He matched his career high with four hits after finishing 4-for-5 with a double, home run, RBI, three runs and a walk. Shojinaga leads the team with 18 multi-hit contests this season. • Jans has a 15-game on-base streak after going 2-for-5 with a double, home run, two RBIs, two runs scored and a walk. His home run was his 10th of the season after only hitting three homers in 2022. Jans has 17 multi-hit games this season. • Elvis hit his team-high 12th home run of the season. • Koszewski pushed his on-base streak to 11 games and his hitting streak to eight games. He has multiple hits in seven of his last eight games. • Reeder blasted his 11th home run of the season. • Jackson Kline has reached base safely in his last 10 games and has a six-game hitting streak. • Brooks hit his sixth home run of the season. All six of his home runs have come in the last 14 games. Brooks had two hits in the game to push his season total to 50 hits and his donation to Lawrence Schools Foundation to $1,000. • Cranford connected on his fifth home run of the season.

UP NEXT Kansas (23-27, 7-14 Big 12) will play the rubber match against Samford on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT.

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Jans doubled with one out and Reeder took an 0-2 pitch out to right field for a 2-run shot to give the Jayhawks a 2-0 lead.Samford (28-22, 12-6 Southern) was quick to respond and tie Kansas in the bottom of the first. After the first two batters reached base on a double and single, a double play brought in a run and Lucas Steele hit a solo homer to make the game 2-2.The Jayhawks kept swinging it in the second when Cranford hit a solo homer, Jans had a 2-run blast and Shojinaga blasted a solo shot. The four runs on three homers gave Kansas a 6-2 advantage.The Bulldogs tightened the game in the bottom of the fourth with a 2-run homer by Josh Rodriguez. The home run made the score 6-4.In the top of the fifth, Kansas got the two runs back. With two outs, Jake English and Cranford each delivered RBI singles. The run-scoring hits gave Kansas a four-run lead once again at 8-4.The team stayed quiet offensively until the top of the eighth. Kansas tacked on four more runs in the inning courtesy of a pair of 2-run homers by Michael Brooks and Cole Elvis. That pushed the score to 12-4, which is where it would ultimately end.Hunter Cashero started and allowed four runs over five innings, while striking out five and walking none. He induced two double plays in his start and earned the win to improve to 3-1 on the season. Ethan Bradford followed Cashero and pitched four scoreless innings of relief to receive his second save of the season.PITCHERS OF RECORD Win: Hunter Cashero (3-1) Final line: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 5 SO Save: Ethan Bradford (2) Final line: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO Loss: Brody Westbrooks (3-3) Final line: 4.0 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 1 SOQUOTABLE “It was a great bounce back win. I’m proud of the effort. I thought offensively we were locked in and everyone had a hit. Shojinaga had four, Koszewski had three, English had three, Cranford had three – it was just a 1-9 awesome effort. On the mound, we had one walk and 10 strikeouts, opposed to their four walks and five strikeouts. We talk about winning the freebie award and winning the strike zone. It’s the same thing we talk about every game. Whoever wins the strike zone wins the game.” – Head Coach Dan FitzgeraldNOTES • Kansas had six home runs from six different players in the game. That is the most home runs since Kansas tied the program record earlier this season with seven homers on Feb. 26, 2023 vs. Oakland (also six players). • Kansas hit three home runs in the second inning. The last time Kansas had three homers in an inning was March 10, 2010 vs. Tabor in the 3rd inning with Jason Brunansky, Brian Heere and Alex DeLeon all hitting home runs. The last time KU did it against a Division I opponent was March 5, 2004 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the 5th inning with Ryan Baty, Travis Metcalf and Travis Dunlap all homering. • Kansas now has three players with at least 10 home runs this season (Elvis, Reeder, Jans). The last time Kansas had three players with double-digit home runs in a single season was 2004 (Travis Metcalf, Sean Richardson, Ryan Baty). • Kansas had 20 hits in a game for the second time this season (Feb. 26 vs. Oakland). The last time Kansas had two 20-hit games in the same season was 2019. • Every Kansas batter had a hit in the game. • Seven of 12 runs for Kansas came with two outs. • Shojinaga extended his hitting streak to 16 games. He matched his career high with four hits after finishing 4-for-5 with a double, home run, RBI, three runs and a walk. Shojinaga leads the team with 18 multi-hit contests this season. • Jans has a 15-game on-base streak after going 2-for-5 with a double, home run, two RBIs, two runs scored and a walk. His home run was his 10th of the season after only hitting three homers in 2022. Jans has 17 multi-hit games this season. • Elvis hit his team-high 12th home run of the season. • Koszewski pushed his on-base streak to 11 games and his hitting streak to eight games. He has multiple hits in seven of his last eight games. • Reeder blasted his 11th home run of the season. • Jackson Kline has reached base safely in his last 10 games and has a six-game hitting streak. • Brooks hit his sixth home run of the season. All six of his home runs have come in the last 14 games. Brooks had two hits in the game to push his season total to 50 hits and his donation to Lawrence Schools Foundation to $1,000. • Cranford connected on his fifth home run of the season.UP NEXT Kansas (23-27, 7-14 Big 12) will play the rubber match against Samford on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT.

⚾️ Long Ball powers Jayhawks past Bulldogs

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OKLAHOMA CITY —&nbsp;After upsetting No. 8 Oklahoma State in comeback fashion earlier in the day, Kansas fell to No. 10 Texas 9-1 in five innings in the Big 12 Championship semifinals at USA Hall of Fame Softball Complex&nbsp;Friday.

Kansas concludes its season at 25-27, while Texas (42-12-1) will face No. 1 Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship title Saturday. KU’s win against Oklahoma State earlier in the day was its first win in the Big 12 Championship since 2007.&nbsp;

Kansas sophomore right hander Katie Brooks (5-6) got the start in the circle, allowing five hits and four runs in just 1.2 innings of action. Junior left hander Kasey Hamilton relieved Brooks in the bottom of the second.

Texas was playing small ball out of the gate. After the first at-bat of the&nbsp;contest&nbsp;drew a walk, Texas was able to get two bunts down to put runners on second and third. A Texas double was enough to give UT a 2-0 lead after the first.

The Longhorns would add two more&nbsp;runs&nbsp;in the&nbsp;second. After two singles,&nbsp;KU&nbsp;junior catcher Lyric Moore was able to get the leadoff runner out by picking her off, leaving one runner on. During the same at-bat, UT hit a two-run home run to left, extending&nbsp;its&nbsp;lead to 4-0 heading to the third.

The Texas offense&nbsp;added three more runs&nbsp;in the third. A double and a walk set up the first scoring opportunity. The second double of the frame pushed Texas’ fifth and sixth runs of the game across and a sacrifice fly was enough to get the runner from third home, extending the Longhorns’&nbsp;lead to 7-0&nbsp;after three innings.

KU would get a run across in the top of the fourth. Freshman second baseman Hailey Cripe drew a walk and senior Ashlyn Anderson singled to second to open the frame. Junior first baseman Savanna DesRochers came to the dish with runners on first and second and singled to left. Cripe raced home from second and got Kansas’ first run across, which cut the lead down to 7-1.

Trailing by seven in the bottom of the&nbsp;fifth, KU allowed UT to load the bases. A single pushed the run across, ending the game by run-rule.&nbsp;

Six different Jayhawks produced a hit in the matchup:&nbsp;Ashlyn Anderson, Olivia Bruno, Savanna DesRochers, Presley Limbaugh, Lyric Moore and Peyton Renzi.

Win: Mac Morgan (16-3) Final line: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO Loss: Katie Brooks (5-6) Final line: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO

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 <li>In the Big 12 quarterfinals,&nbsp;Kansas’ victory over No. 8 Oklahoma State was its first Big 12 Championship victory since May 11, 2007 (vs. Iowa State).</li><li>Olivia Bruno extended her hitting streak to five games.</li>
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🥎 Kansas falls to No. 10 Texas in Big 12 Championship Semis

AP Sports Summary for Saturday Morning, May 13th

LeBron James, Lakers eliminate champion Warriors with 122-101 victory in Game 6

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors with a 122-101 victory in Game 6 of their second-round series. LeBron James had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Anthony Davis had 17 points and 20 rebounds for the Lakers, who never trailed in a commanding closeout victory that punctuated their increasingly incredible late-season surge. Stephen Curry scored 32 points while missing 10 of his 14 3-point attempts for the sixth-seeded Warriors, whose pursuit of their fifth championship in nine seasons ended with three straight road losses.

Heat back to the NBA's final four, top Knicks 96-92 for 4-2 series win

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Bam Adebayo added 23 and the Miami Heat are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals after topping the New York Knicks 96-92. Max Strus scored 14 points and Kyle Lowry had 11 points and nine assists for the eighth-seeded Heat, who won the semifinal series 4-2 to go to the conference finals for the 10th time overall and the third time in the last four years. Miami became the second No. 8 seed in NBA history to make the conference finals — joining the 1999 Knicks. The Heat will visit Boston or Philadelphia in Game 1 on Wednesday. The Celtics and 76ers play Game 7 on Sunday. Jalen Brunson led New York, scoring 41 points on 14-for-22 shooting.

Brittney Griner plays in first WNBA preseason game since detainment in Russia

PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner strolled down the sideline about 1 1/2 hours before the Phoenix Mercury played and hugged and high-fived her teammates, coaches and opposing players. Then it was a little stretching, a little shooting and a little agility work to prepare for a basketball game. Just like old times. Griner returned to game action for the first time since a nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges ended with a prisoner swap in December. The seven-time All-Star finished with 10 points and three rebounds in a WNBA preseason game against the Los Angeles Sparks.

Cousins scores in OT to send Panthers into Eastern Conference final after 3-2 win over Maple Leafs

TORONTO (AP) — Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series to advance to the Eastern Conference final. Aaron Ekblad and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist for the Panthers. Morgan Rielly and William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs, who had advanced in the playoffs for the first time in 19 years. Rookie goalie Joseph Woll had 41 saves in his first home playoff start. In the extra period, Cousins buried his second goal of the playoffs off the rush short-side on Woll to send the Panthers to the conference finals for the first time since 1996. Florida will next face Carolina in the conference finals.

Commanders' record sale agreed to by Snyder family, Harris group that includes Magic Johnson

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A group led by Josh Harris has agreed to buy the NFL's Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder and his family. The sides announced the deal in a joint statement Friday, roughly a month after they reached an agreement in principle on the sale for a record $6.05 billion. The deal is the highest price paid for a North American professional sports franchise. It is still pending approval of three-quarters of owners and other customary closing conditions. Harris' group includes Washington-area billionaire Mitchell Rales and basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. Snyder has owned the team since 1999.

Eichel's 3-point game helps Golden Knights beat Oilers 4-3, take 3-2 series lead

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists, and the Vegas Golden Knights moved one win from the Western Conference Final after beating the Edmonton Oilers 4-3. Mark Stone, Reilly Smith and Nic Hague also scored, and Jonathan Marchessault tied a franchise playoff record with three assists for the Golden Knights, who took a 3-2 series lead. Adin Hill had 31 saves. Connor McDavid scored two power-play goals for the Oilers, Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist and Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each totaled two assists. Stuart Skinner was pulled late in the second period after giving up four goals on 22 shots, and Jack Campbell stopped all nine shots he faced in relief. Game 6 on Sunday at Edmonton, Alberta.

Panthers QB Bryce Young impresses, shows 'complete command' in first NFL practice

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young arrived early for his first NFL practice, then put on a show for his new coaches. The No. 1 overall pick from Alabama impressed Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich and others at a rookie minicamp on Friday. Young made a series of on-target throws and showed good decision-making. Reich says Young made all of the right throws and did so accurately. He says Young was in command and looked the part "mentally and physically." Young arrived an hour early. He says he wanted to show he was prepared and make a good first impression.

Orioles' Cedric Mullins hits for the cycle against Pirates

BALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins has hit for the cycle for the Baltimore Orioles against Pittsburgh. Mullins hit a single in the third inning, a triple in the fifth, a double in the seventh and a three-run homer in the eighth. He became the seventh Oriole to accomplish the feat and first since Austin Hays on June 22, 2022 against Washington. After completing the cycle with his home run, Mullins received a standing ovation when he took the field defensively for the top of the ninth. Baltimore beat the Pirates 6-3.

Don Denkinger, umpire whose stellar career was overshadowed by blown call, dead at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Denkinger, a major league umpire for three decades whose blown call in the 1985 World Series overshadowed a career of excellence, died Friday. He was 86. Denkinger died at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo, Iowa, Denise Hanson, one of his three daughters, said. Denkinger joined the American League staff in 1969. He worked four World Series over three decades in the big leagues but was remembered most for a mistaken call that helped Kansas City win Game 6 of the 1985 World Series against St. Louis.

Browns agree to acquire Pro Bowl defensive end Za'Darius Smith from Vikings, AP source says

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have agreed to acquire three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Za'Darius Smith from the Minnesota Vikings. That's according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it hadn't been announced. The Browns are sending fifth-round picks in 2024 and 2025 to the Vikings for Smith, a sixth-round pick in 2025 and a seventh-rounder in 2026. Smith will be paired on the Browns' defensive front with All-Pro end Myles Garrett, one of the NFL's best edge rushers. Smith has 54 1/2 career sacks.

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 </figure>AP Sports Summary for Saturday Morning, May 13thLeBron James, Lakers eliminate champion Warriors with 122-101 victory in Game 6LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors with a 122-101 victory in Game 6 of their second-round series. LeBron James had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Anthony Davis had 17 points and 20 rebounds for the Lakers, who never trailed in a commanding closeout victory that punctuated their increasingly incredible late-season surge. Stephen Curry scored 32 points while missing 10 of his 14 3-point attempts for the sixth-seeded Warriors, whose pursuit of their fifth championship in nine seasons ended with three straight road losses.Heat back to the NBA's final four, top Knicks 96-92 for 4-2 series winMIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Bam Adebayo added 23 and the Miami Heat are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals after topping the New York Knicks 96-92. Max Strus scored 14 points and Kyle Lowry had 11 points and nine assists for the eighth-seeded Heat, who won the semifinal series 4-2 to go to the conference finals for the 10th time overall and the third time in the last four years. Miami became the second No. 8 seed in NBA history to make the conference finals — joining the 1999 Knicks. The Heat will visit Boston or Philadelphia in Game 1 on Wednesday. The Celtics and 76ers play Game 7 on Sunday. Jalen Brunson led New York, scoring 41 points on 14-for-22 shooting.Brittney Griner plays in first WNBA preseason game since detainment in RussiaPHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner strolled down the sideline about 1 1/2 hours before the Phoenix Mercury played and hugged and high-fived her teammates, coaches and opposing players. Then it was a little stretching, a little shooting and a little agility work to prepare for a basketball game. Just like old times. Griner returned to game action for the first time since a nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges ended with a prisoner swap in December. The seven-time All-Star finished with 10 points and three rebounds in a WNBA preseason game against the Los Angeles Sparks.Cousins scores in OT to send Panthers into Eastern Conference final after 3-2 win over Maple LeafsTORONTO (AP) — Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series to advance to the Eastern Conference final. Aaron Ekblad and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist for the Panthers. Morgan Rielly and William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs, who had advanced in the playoffs for the first time in 19 years. Rookie goalie Joseph Woll had 41 saves in his first home playoff start. In the extra period, Cousins buried his second goal of the playoffs off the rush short-side on Woll to send the Panthers to the conference finals for the first time since 1996. Florida will next face Carolina in the conference finals.Commanders' record sale agreed to by Snyder family, Harris group that includes Magic JohnsonASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A group led by Josh Harris has agreed to buy the NFL's Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder and his family. The sides announced the deal in a joint statement Friday, roughly a month after they reached an agreement in principle on the sale for a record $6.05 billion. The deal is the highest price paid for a North American professional sports franchise. It is still pending approval of three-quarters of owners and other customary closing conditions. Harris' group includes Washington-area billionaire Mitchell Rales and basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. Snyder has owned the team since 1999.Eichel's 3-point game helps Golden Knights beat Oilers 4-3, take 3-2 series leadLAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists, and the Vegas Golden Knights moved one win from the Western Conference Final after beating the Edmonton Oilers 4-3. Mark Stone, Reilly Smith and Nic Hague also scored, and Jonathan Marchessault tied a franchise playoff record with three assists for the Golden Knights, who took a 3-2 series lead. Adin Hill had 31 saves. Connor McDavid scored two power-play goals for the Oilers, Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist and Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each totaled two assists. Stuart Skinner was pulled late in the second period after giving up four goals on 22 shots, and Jack Campbell stopped all nine shots he faced in relief. Game 6 on Sunday at Edmonton, Alberta.Panthers QB Bryce Young impresses, shows 'complete command' in first NFL practiceCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young arrived early for his first NFL practice, then put on a show for his new coaches. The No. 1 overall pick from Alabama impressed Carolina Panthers coach Frank Reich and others at a rookie minicamp on Friday. Young made a series of on-target throws and showed good decision-making. Reich says Young made all of the right throws and did so accurately. He says Young was in command and looked the part "mentally and physically." Young arrived an hour early. He says he wanted to show he was prepared and make a good first impression.Orioles' Cedric Mullins hits for the cycle against PiratesBALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins has hit for the cycle for the Baltimore Orioles against Pittsburgh. Mullins hit a single in the third inning, a triple in the fifth, a double in the seventh and a three-run homer in the eighth. He became the seventh Oriole to accomplish the feat and first since Austin Hays on June 22, 2022 against Washington. After completing the cycle with his home run, Mullins received a standing ovation when he took the field defensively for the top of the ninth. Baltimore beat the Pirates 6-3.Don Denkinger, umpire whose stellar career was overshadowed by blown call, dead at 86NEW YORK (AP) — Don Denkinger, a major league umpire for three decades whose blown call in the 1985 World Series overshadowed a career of excellence, died Friday. He was 86. Denkinger died at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo, Iowa, Denise Hanson, one of his three daughters, said. Denkinger joined the American League staff in 1969. He worked four World Series over three decades in the big leagues but was remembered most for a mistaken call that helped Kansas City win Game 6 of the 1985 World Series against St. Louis.Browns agree to acquire Pro Bowl defensive end Za'Darius Smith from Vikings, AP source saysCLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have agreed to acquire three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Za'Darius Smith from the Minnesota Vikings. That's according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it hadn't been announced. The Browns are sending fifth-round picks in 2024 and 2025 to the Vikings for Smith, a sixth-round pick in 2025 and a seventh-rounder in 2026. Smith will be paired on the Browns' defensive front with All-Pro end Myles Garrett, one of the NFL's best edge rushers. Smith has 54 1/2 career sacks.

📢📰  Sports Headlines for Saturday

MILWAUKEE (AP) — This was the kind of night Owen Miller dreamed of having when he learned he'd be coming home to play for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Miller went 3 for 4 with a homer and a double to back up Corbin Burnes' six shutout innings as the Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Friday night.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1657191554602106880">Miller's homer</a>&nbsp;was his first since the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-oakland-athletics-josh-bell-milwaukee-brewers-d9759d08cd8c8d0a8a76b36244e624b2">Brewers acquired</a>&nbsp;the Wisconsin native from the Cleveland Guardians last December.

“I'll have to go back and listen to (Brewers broadcaster Bob) Uecker on the radio on that one” said Miller, who was born in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon and played at Ozaukee High School in Fredonia, Wisconsin. “I know my grandma, she'd be proud of that one. She'd always have Uecker on when I was little.”

Miller homered in the third inning, doubled in the fifth and singled and scored in the seventh for his fifth career three-hit game. Three of those games have come against the Royals.

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 </figure>MILWAUKEE (AP) — This was the kind of night Owen Miller dreamed of having when he learned he'd be coming home to play for the Milwaukee Brewers.Miller went 3 for 4 with a homer and a double to back up Corbin Burnes' six shutout innings as the Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Friday night.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1657191554602106880">Miller's homer</a>&nbsp;was his first since the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-oakland-athletics-josh-bell-milwaukee-brewers-d9759d08cd8c8d0a8a76b36244e624b2">Brewers acquired</a>&nbsp;the Wisconsin native from the Cleveland Guardians last December.“I'll have to go back and listen to (Brewers broadcaster Bob) Uecker on the radio on that one” said Miller, who was born in the Milwaukee suburb of Mequon and played at Ozaukee High School in Fredonia, Wisconsin. “I know my grandma, she'd be proud of that one. She'd always have Uecker on when I was little.”Miller homered in the third inning, doubled in the fifth and singled and scored in the seventh for his fifth career three-hit game. Three of those games have come against the Royals.Milwaukee's victory, coupled with the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-baltimore-orioles-pittsburgh-pirates-washington-nationals-22aef117e7bb046046e976b81792b036">Pittsburgh Pirates' 6-3 loss</a>&nbsp;to the Baltimore Orioles, enabled the Brewers to regain a half-game lead in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings">NL Central.</a>&nbsp;The Brewers have won just three of their last 11 games, but the Pirates have lost 10 of 11.“We don't want to watch the standings this early in the year,” Burnes said. “I think if we go out and play the baseball we can, all that will take care of itself. Obviously, we haven't played our best baseball probably the last two weeks. There's a lot more in there that we can do better, really all across the board. I think it's going to come down to us playing the best baseball we can and not worrying about what the rest of the league's doing or where the standings are at.”Burnes (4-2) settled down after some early control issues. He struck out seven and allowed only two hits while throwing a season-high 104 pitches.“I think the fifth and sixth innings were probably my best innings as far as getting ahead and attacking the zone,” Burnes said. “I've just got to do a better job from the get-go. There's no reason why I shouldn't throw six innings. To do it with 100-plus pitches is a little ridiculous.”Burnes' four walks were one off his career high, but the Royals failed to capitalize.“That's what good pitchers do," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “They find a way. I'm sure he would say that's probably not his best night, best command or whatever, but he found a way to execute.”Kansas City got just three hits all night and scored its only run on Freddy Fermin’s two-out homer in the seventh off Joel Payamps. The Royals were seeking their first three-game winning streak of the season.The Brewers took a lead they wouldn’t relinquish by scoring an unearned run off Josh Taylor (0-1) in the first inning. Willy Adames drew a two-out walk, stole second, advanced to third on an error and scored on Christian Yelich’s infield single.Taylor made his second career start out of 131 appearances and lasted one inning in what was a designed bullpen game for the Royals. Max Castillo replaced Taylor and allowed two runs, three walks and six hits in 4 1/3 innings while throwing 80 pitches.Miller extended the lead to 2-0 when he led off the third by ripping an 0-2 slider from Castillo into the left-field seats. The 404-foot drive was Miller’s first homer of the season.<a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1657196999689531392">Tyrone Taylor’s two-out single</a>&nbsp;up the middle off Castillo in the fourth brought home Brian Anderson and made it 3-0. Yelich and Anderson added&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1657212450972860416">RBI singles</a>&nbsp;off Josh Staumont in the seventh.TRAINER’S ROOMC Salvador Perez was scratched from the Royals’ starting lineup Friday due to what Quatraro described as “a little bit of blurry vision.” The Royals’ original lineup had Perez leading off as the designated hitter.Quatraro said Perez already had received treatment from a specialist. “It’s nothing long-term or serious,” Quatraro said.UP NEXTRHP Zack Greinke (1-4, 5.18 ERA) pitches for the Royals and RHP Adrian Houser (0-0, 3.86) starts for the Brewers on Saturday night.