Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Frank Schwindel launched a long solo homer and doubled among his three hits and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 for their third straight victory. Willson Contreras went deep for the third time in four games and Ian Happ also homered to help Chicago end the Cardinals' three-game winning streak. St. Louis has also won five in a row at Wrigley Field dating to last July. Paul Goldschmidt doubled to extend his hitting streak to 24 games and reached safely for a career-best 38th consecutive game. Keegan Thompson allowed three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings for a win in his fourth straight outing.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The moment the Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for a package of draft picks, any notion that the AFC West champions would be able to simply build on another deep playoff run went right with him. The deal earlier this offseason set in motion events that have left the Chiefs in an intriguing position as they hit the meat of their voluntary summer workouts: They've rebuilt their pass-catching corps into a more well-rounded and arguably more difficult-to-defend bunch while also updating and perhaps upgrading their playbook to better fit their personnel and in particular those big, rangy wide receivers that are now on the roster.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby acknowledges the there is "some weirdness" with the conference's annual spring meetings. There are 14 schools taking part this week in North Texas. There are representatives from future members BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. There is also the lingering presence of Texas and Oklahoma. The league's only football national champions are still three years away from their scheduled departures to the SEC. Plus, Bowlsby announced his retirement earlier this year. He plays to stay on until is replacement is found, and figures he's down to having 30-90 days left on the job.

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the inaugural NASCAR Cup race Sunday in the St. Louis area. RFK Racing said Thursday that Truck Series regular Zane Smith will replace Buescher in the No. 17 Ford at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Buescher is 21st in the points standings and still in contention for a playoff berth. RFK said Buescher expects to be back in the car next weekend at Sonoma Raceway. Smith will be making his Cup Series debut.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals. Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals next week and the final eight go to the College World Series in Omaha beginning June 19. Tennessee is the No. 1 national seed and leads the country in home runs and ERA. East Carolina is on an 18-game win streak and enters regionals as the hottest team in the nation. Florida State owns the longest active streak of NCAA Tournament appearances at 44 in a row. Coppin State and Hofstra are in the tournament for the first time.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have acquired minor league right-hander Yohanse Morel from the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers traded Albert Abreu, the hard-throwing right-hander they had designated for assignment three days earlier. The Rangers assigned the 21-year-old Morel to High-A Hickory of the South Atlantic League. He was 2-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 10 relief appearances for High-A Quad Cities. He averaged 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings with no home runs allowed. Abreu had no record and a 3.12 ERA over seven relief appearances for the Rangers after being acquired from the New York Yankees before the season.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors had one of their patented, strong third quarters in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but the Boston Celtics had the last word.

The Celtics rode the most lopsided fourth quarter in NBA Finals history to a 120-108 victory over the Warriors. Boston outscored Golden State 40-16 in the final 12 minutes after trailing by 15 points late in the third quarter.

Boston won it with long-range shooting, shooting 21 of 41 from beyond the arc. Al Horford was the catalyst with six 3-pointers and 26 points. Boston made its first seven tries from long distance in the fourth and wound up 9 of 12 beyond the arc in the period.

Derrick White was 5-for-8 from downtown in scoring 21 points off the bench. Jaylen Brown finished with 24 points and Marcus Smart added 18 on 4-for-7 from beyond the arc.

Steph Curry had a team-high 34 points for the Warriors, who host Game 2 on Sunday.

NHL-STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS-AVALANCHE/OILERS

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have held serve in the first two games of the NHL's Western Conference finals.

The Avalanche have a two-games-to-none lead after a flurry of goals and a backup netminder led to a 4-0 shutout of the Oilers.

Nazem Kadri (NA'-zehm KA'-dree) set up goals by Artturi Lehkonen (LEH'-koh-nehn), Josh Manson and Mikko Rantanen (MEE'-koh RAN'-tah-nehn) during a 2:04 span early in the second period. Lehkonen and Manson tallied just 15 seconds apart, and Nathan MacKinnon capped the scoring late in the third.

Pavel Francouz (FRAHN'-sohs) had a 24-save shutout two nights after the Oilers scored six times in a Game 1 loss. Francouz replaced Darcy Kuemper (KEHM'-pur), who sustained an upper-body injury in the second period of the opener.

Mike Smith made 35 saves for the Oilers, who host Game 3 on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames is this season's recipient of the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top head coach.

Sutter oversaw the biggest one-year improvement by any team in the league guiding the Flames to the Pacific Division title a year after they missed the playoffs.

Sutter received 54 first-place votes to beat Florida's Andrew Brunette and New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant for the honor.

UNDATED (AP) — Shohei Ohtani (SHOH'-hay oh-TAH'-nee) couldn't stop the Angels' losing streak, nor could he get out of the fourth inning on Thursday.

Matt Carpenter, Gleyber (GLAY'-bur) Torres and Aaron Judge belted solo homers off the two-way star as the New York Yankees beat the Angels, 6-1 in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Carpenter led off the bottom of the first with a home run on Ohtani's 11th pitch.

Angels manager Joe Maddon indicated after the game that Ohtani was tipping his pitches.

Aaron Hicks had three hits and scored twice to support Nestor Cortes, who scattered five hits while striking out seven over seven shutout innings.

The Angels' losing streak reached eight games with a 2-1 setback in the nightcap. Jameson Taillon (TY'-ahn) had a perfect game until Jared Walsh led off the eighth inning with a double and scored on Kurt Suzuki's single.

Taillon was in danger of taking the loss until Anthony Rizzo poked a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth.

Clay Holmes worked in and out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to close out the game.

— The Blue Jays own an eight-game winning streak after Santiago Espinal (EHS'-pih-nahl) delivered three hits and three RBIs in an 8-3 thumping of the White Sox. Teoscar (tay-AHS'-kur) Hernandez belted a two-run homer and Alek Manoah allowed three runs over 7 2/3 innings. Manoah is 9-0 with a 2.12 ERA in 13 career home starts.

— The Tigers pulled out a 3-2 win over the Twins on Daz Cameron's two-run blast in the eighth inning. Detroit received four hitless innings from its bullpen as Alex Lange worked around a pair of walks in the eighth to keep the Tigers within a run. The Tigers have won seven of nine and the Twins have lost seven of 10.

— Corey Kluber allowed a run and four hits over six innings as the Rays beat the Rangers, 3-1 to gain a split of their four-game road series. The lone run off Kluber was a two-out, first-pitch home run by Marcus Semien in the sixth. Vidal Brujan (broo-HAHN') hit an RBI double in the second inning and Yandy Diaz singled home a third-inning run for Tampa Bay.

— The Mets' six-game winning streak is over after Tony Gonsolin (GAHN'-soh-lihn) held them to two hits in leading the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory. Gonsolin improved to 6-0, striking out five and walking one while lowering his ERA to 1.59. Mookie Betts had an RBI single in the fifth and Justin Turner added an RBI double in the sixth as the Dodgers ended a three-game skid.

— Abraham Toro hit a tiebreaking triple in the top of the 10th inning and Diego Castillo shut down the Orioles in the bottom half to lift the Mariners to a 7-6 victory. Luis Torrens hit a two-run single that gave Seattle a 6-3 lead in the sixth inning, but Baltimore rallied to tie the game on Cedric Mullins' two-run double in the bottom half.

— Frank Schwindel launched a long solo homer and doubled among his three hits in the Cubs' 7-5 decision over the Cardinals. Willson Contreras went deep for the third time in four games and Ian Happ also homered to help Chicago end the Cardinals' three-game winning streak. St. Louis first baseman Paul Goldschmidt doubled to extend his hitting streak to 24 games.

— The Brewers erupted for four runs in the bottom of the ninth to stun the Padres, 5-4. Jace (jays) Peterson tied the score in the ninth inning with a three-run triple and slumping Andrew McCutchen followed with a game-ending single. Jorge Alfaro's two-run homer in the sixth off Brent Suter gave the Padres a 3-1 lead.

— Travis d'Arnaud (dahr-NOH') drove in a career-high six runs with a pair of homers, including a grand slam that highlighted the Braves' 13-6 assault on the Rockies. The Braves had 18 hits against the Rockies, who have allowed 39 runs over the past three games. Winning pitcher Ian Anderson allowed five runs and 10 hits with nine strikeouts over six innings.

— Sandy Alcantara (al-KAN'-tah-rah) allowed three hits over seven innings of the Marlins' 3-0 shutout of the Giants. Alcantara has completed at least seven innings in his last five starts and allowed only three earned runs, dropping his ERA to 1.81. Jon Berti (BUR'-tee) had two hits while Jacob Stallings, Jesús Aguilar and Miguel Rojas drove in runs for the Marlins.

— Joey Votto (VAH'-toh) and Kyle Farmer hit three-run homers in the Reds' 8-1 pounding of the Nationals. Rookie Graham Ashcraft was reached for just four hits over seven innings, blanking Washington until Josh Bell homered in the seventh. Cincinnati is 15-10 since losing 22 of its first 25 games.

Top O's pitching prospect has strained lat muscle

UNDATED (AP) — The Mets were without Francisco Lindor (lihn-DOHR') on Thursday as they opened a four-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

The red-hot shortstop slammed his right middle finger closing double doors in his hotel room, but he hopes to play Friday.

Lindor has collected at least one RBI in his last 10 games and is hitting .365 in that span.

— Robinson Cano (kah-NOH') is a free agent after rejecting a demotion to the Padres' Triple-A team at El Paso. Cano was signed by the Padres last month after hitting .195 for the Mets. He batted just .091 without an extra-base hit in 12 games for San Diego.

— Orioles general manager Mike Elias says top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez has a strained lat muscle. It's not clear how long the right-hander will be out. Elias says Rodriguez came to Baltimore for an MRI, which confirmed the strain.

PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff has reached her first Grand Slam final by beating Martina Trevisan of Italy 6-3, 6-1 at the French Open. The 18-year-old American will 1 face No. 1 Iga Swiatek (EE'-gah shvee-AHN'-tehk) for the championship on Saturday.

Swiatek won her 34th straight match Thursday, dominating Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1. That tied her with Serena Williams for the second-longest winning streak of this century and put her one win away from matching Venus Williams for the longest streak since 2000.

Swiatek is pursuing her second title at Roland Garros.

The 18th-seeded Gauff has won all 12 sets she's played in the tournament.

Batson signs with Falcons, reuniting with Smith, Mariota

UNDATED (AP) — Chase Young has returned to the Washington Commanders practice facility to continue his rehab from a torn ACL in his right knee. The 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year says there's still no timetable on when he expects to be ready to practice again. Young injured the knee and had it surgically repaired in November.

— Frank Gore has signed a one-day contract with the 49ers and announced his retirement from the NFL. Gore spent the first 10 years of his 16-year career with the 49ers and returned to end his career as one of the most prolific runners in league history.

— The Jets will induct former cornerback Darrelle Revis, center Nick Mangold and left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson into the team's Ring of Honor during separate halftime ceremonies this season. The three played most of their NFL careers together with the Jets and are among the most popular players in franchise history.

Six share lead, Matsuyama DQ'd for illegal club

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Cameron Young is among six players tied for the first-round lead at the Memorial.

Young finished with two birdies over his last three holes for a 5-under 67 on rain-softened Muirfield Village. It was his first start since challenging for the PGA Championship.

Joining Young were Luke List, Cameron Smith and K.H. Lee from the morning wave, and Mackenzie Hughes and Davis Riley in the afternoon.

Bryson DeChambeau shot 76 in his first tournament since the Masters because of surgery on his left hand. Harris English made his first start since the Sony Open in January because of hip surgery. He opened with a 77.

Former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has been disqualified in the first round of the Memorial.

Officials determined he had too much paint on the face of his 3-wood that he was using for alignment. Chief referee Steve Rintoul said rules officials were made aware of 10 small lines forming a circle on the face of his 3-wood. Matsuyama had just teed off at Muirfield Village and was approached on the second hole.

It was the first time Matsuyama has ever been disqualified on the PGA Tour. He won the Memorial eight years ago.

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the inaugural NASCAR Cup race Sunday in the St. Louis area.

RFK Racing said Thursday that Truck Series regular Zane Smith will make his Cup debut by replacing Buescher in the No. 17 Ford at Gateway.

Buescher is 21st in the points standings and still in contention for a playoff berth.

Olympian, Nassar victim Schwikert Moser on USA Gym board

UNDATED (AP) — Former Olympic gymnast Tasha Schwikert Moser is taking her advocacy for victims of sexual abuse within the sport to the front lines. Schwikert Moser is joining USA Gymnastics' board of directors.

The position was created as part of the legal settlement between the organization and athletes sexually abused by former national team doctor Larry Nassar. Schwikert Moser, who is among those abused by Nassar, says her goal is to make sure USA Gymnastics goes in the right direction as it tries to point a new path forward.

Schwikert Moser was on the 2000 Olympic team and won a pair of NCAA all-around titles. She now works for a Dallas-based law firm,

Griner receiving, answering WNBA players' emails

UNDATED (AP) — Brittney Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players through an account Griner's agent set up to allow them to communicate with her.

The emails are printed out and delivered sporadically in bunches to Griner by her lawyers after being vetted by Russian officials. Griner doesn't have access to email. She'll either write a response on paper and her lawyers will take a photo of it or she'll dictate a response.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>CHICAGO (AP) — Frank Schwindel launched a long solo homer and doubled among his three hits and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 for their third straight victory. Willson Contreras went deep for the third time in four games and Ian Happ also homered to help Chicago end the Cardinals' three-game winning streak. St. Louis has also won five in a row at Wrigley Field dating to last July. Paul Goldschmidt doubled to extend his hitting streak to 24 games and reached safely for a career-best 38th consecutive game. Keegan Thompson allowed three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings for a win in his fourth straight outing.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The moment the Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for a package of draft picks, any notion that the AFC West champions would be able to simply build on another deep playoff run went right with him. The deal earlier this offseason set in motion events that have left the Chiefs in an intriguing position as they hit the meat of their voluntary summer workouts: They've rebuilt their pass-catching corps into a more well-rounded and arguably more difficult-to-defend bunch while also updating and perhaps upgrading their playbook to better fit their personnel and in particular those big, rangy wide receivers that are now on the roster.IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby acknowledges the there is "some weirdness" with the conference's annual spring meetings. There are 14 schools taking part this week in North Texas. There are representatives from future members BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. There is also the lingering presence of Texas and Oklahoma. The league's only football national champions are still three years away from their scheduled departures to the SEC. Plus, Bowlsby announced his retirement earlier this year. He plays to stay on until is replacement is found, and figures he's down to having 30-90 days left on the job.MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the inaugural NASCAR Cup race Sunday in the St. Louis area. RFK Racing said Thursday that Truck Series regular Zane Smith will replace Buescher in the No. 17 Ford at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Buescher is 21st in the points standings and still in contention for a playoff berth. RFK said Buescher expects to be back in the car next weekend at Sonoma Raceway. Smith will be making his Cup Series debut.OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals. Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals next week and the final eight go to the College World Series in Omaha beginning June 19. Tennessee is the No. 1 national seed and leads the country in home runs and ERA. East Carolina is on an 18-game win streak and enters regionals as the hottest team in the nation. Florida State owns the longest active streak of NCAA Tournament appearances at 44 in a row. Coppin State and Hofstra are in the tournament for the first time.ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have acquired minor league right-hander Yohanse Morel from the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers traded Albert Abreu, the hard-throwing right-hander they had designated for assignment three days earlier. The Rangers assigned the 21-year-old Morel to High-A Hickory of the South Atlantic League. He was 2-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 10 relief appearances for High-A Quad Cities. He averaged 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings with no home runs allowed. Abreu had no record and a 3.12 ERA over seven relief appearances for the Rangers after being acquired from the New York Yankees before the season.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NBA FINALS-CELTICS/WARRIORSCeltics take openerSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors had one of their patented, strong third quarters in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but the Boston Celtics had the last word.The Celtics rode the most lopsided fourth quarter in NBA Finals history to a 120-108 victory over the Warriors. Boston outscored Golden State 40-16 in the final 12 minutes after trailing by 15 points late in the third quarter.Boston won it with long-range shooting, shooting 21 of 41 from beyond the arc. Al Horford was the catalyst with six 3-pointers and 26 points. Boston made its first seven tries from long distance in the fourth and wound up 9 of 12 beyond the arc in the period.Derrick White was 5-for-8 from downtown in scoring 21 points off the bench. Jaylen Brown finished with 24 points and Marcus Smart added 18 on 4-for-7 from beyond the arc.Steph Curry had a team-high 34 points for the Warriors, who host Game 2 on Sunday.NHL-STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS-AVALANCHE/OILERSAvs beat Oilers, 4-0 for 2-0 series leadDENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have held serve in the first two games of the NHL's Western Conference finals.The Avalanche have a two-games-to-none lead after a flurry of goals and a backup netminder led to a 4-0 shutout of the Oilers.Nazem Kadri (NA'-zehm KA'-dree) set up goals by Artturi Lehkonen (LEH'-koh-nehn), Josh Manson and Mikko Rantanen (MEE'-koh RAN'-tah-nehn) during a 2:04 span early in the second period. Lehkonen and Manson tallied just 15 seconds apart, and Nathan MacKinnon capped the scoring late in the third.Pavel Francouz (FRAHN'-sohs) had a 24-save shutout two nights after the Oilers scored six times in a Game 1 loss. Francouz replaced Darcy Kuemper (KEHM'-pur), who sustained an upper-body injury in the second period of the opener.Mike Smith made 35 saves for the Oilers, who host Game 3 on Saturday.NHL-NEWSSutter wins Adams AwardNEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames is this season's recipient of the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top head coach.Sutter oversaw the biggest one-year improvement by any team in the league guiding the Flames to the Pacific Division title a year after they missed the playoffs.Sutter received 54 first-place votes to beat Florida's Andrew Brunette and New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant for the honor.MLB-SCHEDULEYanks batter Ohtani, whip AngelsUNDATED (AP) — Shohei Ohtani (SHOH'-hay oh-TAH'-nee) couldn't stop the Angels' losing streak, nor could he get out of the fourth inning on Thursday.Matt Carpenter, Gleyber (GLAY'-bur) Torres and Aaron Judge belted solo homers off the two-way star as the New York Yankees beat the Angels, 6-1 in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Carpenter led off the bottom of the first with a home run on Ohtani's 11th pitch.Angels manager Joe Maddon indicated after the game that Ohtani was tipping his pitches.Aaron Hicks had three hits and scored twice to support Nestor Cortes, who scattered five hits while striking out seven over seven shutout innings.The Angels' losing streak reached eight games with a 2-1 setback in the nightcap. Jameson Taillon (TY'-ahn) had a perfect game until Jared Walsh led off the eighth inning with a double and scored on Kurt Suzuki's single.Taillon was in danger of taking the loss until Anthony Rizzo poked a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth.Clay Holmes worked in and out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to close out the game.In other MLB action:— The Blue Jays own an eight-game winning streak after Santiago Espinal (EHS'-pih-nahl) delivered three hits and three RBIs in an 8-3 thumping of the White Sox. Teoscar (tay-AHS'-kur) Hernandez belted a two-run homer and Alek Manoah allowed three runs over 7 2/3 innings. Manoah is 9-0 with a 2.12 ERA in 13 career home starts.— The Tigers pulled out a 3-2 win over the Twins on Daz Cameron's two-run blast in the eighth inning. Detroit received four hitless innings from its bullpen as Alex Lange worked around a pair of walks in the eighth to keep the Tigers within a run. The Tigers have won seven of nine and the Twins have lost seven of 10.— Corey Kluber allowed a run and four hits over six innings as the Rays beat the Rangers, 3-1 to gain a split of their four-game road series. The lone run off Kluber was a two-out, first-pitch home run by Marcus Semien in the sixth. Vidal Brujan (broo-HAHN') hit an RBI double in the second inning and Yandy Diaz singled home a third-inning run for Tampa Bay.— The Mets' six-game winning streak is over after Tony Gonsolin (GAHN'-soh-lihn) held them to two hits in leading the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory. Gonsolin improved to 6-0, striking out five and walking one while lowering his ERA to 1.59. Mookie Betts had an RBI single in the fifth and Justin Turner added an RBI double in the sixth as the Dodgers ended a three-game skid.— Abraham Toro hit a tiebreaking triple in the top of the 10th inning and Diego Castillo shut down the Orioles in the bottom half to lift the Mariners to a 7-6 victory. Luis Torrens hit a two-run single that gave Seattle a 6-3 lead in the sixth inning, but Baltimore rallied to tie the game on Cedric Mullins' two-run double in the bottom half.— Frank Schwindel launched a long solo homer and doubled among his three hits in the Cubs' 7-5 decision over the Cardinals. Willson Contreras went deep for the third time in four games and Ian Happ also homered to help Chicago end the Cardinals' three-game winning streak. St. Louis first baseman Paul Goldschmidt doubled to extend his hitting streak to 24 games.— The Brewers erupted for four runs in the bottom of the ninth to stun the Padres, 5-4. Jace (jays) Peterson tied the score in the ninth inning with a three-run triple and slumping Andrew McCutchen followed with a game-ending single. Jorge Alfaro's two-run homer in the sixth off Brent Suter gave the Padres a 3-1 lead.— Travis d'Arnaud (dahr-NOH') drove in a career-high six runs with a pair of homers, including a grand slam that highlighted the Braves' 13-6 assault on the Rockies. The Braves had 18 hits against the Rockies, who have allowed 39 runs over the past three games. Winning pitcher Ian Anderson allowed five runs and 10 hits with nine strikeouts over six innings.— Sandy Alcantara (al-KAN'-tah-rah) allowed three hits over seven innings of the Marlins' 3-0 shutout of the Giants. Alcantara has completed at least seven innings in his last five starts and allowed only three earned runs, dropping his ERA to 1.81. Jon Berti (BUR'-tee) had two hits while Jacob Stallings, Jesús Aguilar and Miguel Rojas drove in runs for the Marlins.— Joey Votto (VAH'-toh) and Kyle Farmer hit three-run homers in the Reds' 8-1 pounding of the Nationals. Rookie Graham Ashcraft was reached for just four hits over seven innings, blanking Washington until Josh Bell homered in the seventh. Cincinnati is 15-10 since losing 22 of its first 25 games.MLB-NEWSTop O's pitching prospect has strained lat muscleUNDATED (AP) — The Mets were without Francisco Lindor (lihn-DOHR') on Thursday as they opened a four-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.The red-hot shortstop slammed his right middle finger closing double doors in his hotel room, but he hopes to play Friday.Lindor has collected at least one RBI in his last 10 games and is hitting .365 in that span.Also around the majors:— Robinson Cano (kah-NOH') is a free agent after rejecting a demotion to the Padres' Triple-A team at El Paso. Cano was signed by the Padres last month after hitting .195 for the Mets. He batted just .091 without an extra-base hit in 12 games for San Diego.— Orioles general manager Mike Elias says top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez has a strained lat muscle. It's not clear how long the right-hander will be out. Elias says Rodriguez came to Baltimore for an MRI, which confirmed the strain.TENNIS-FRENCH OPENGauff to face Swiatek in finalPARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff has reached her first Grand Slam final by beating Martina Trevisan of Italy 6-3, 6-1 at the French Open. The 18-year-old American will 1 face No. 1 Iga Swiatek (EE'-gah shvee-AHN'-tehk) for the championship on Saturday.Swiatek won her 34th straight match Thursday, dominating Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1. That tied her with Serena Williams for the second-longest winning streak of this century and put her one win away from matching Venus Williams for the longest streak since 2000.Swiatek is pursuing her second title at Roland Garros.The 18th-seeded Gauff has won all 12 sets she's played in the tournament.NFL-NEWSBatson signs with Falcons, reuniting with Smith, MariotaUNDATED (AP) — Chase Young has returned to the Washington Commanders practice facility to continue his rehab from a torn ACL in his right knee. The 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year says there's still no timetable on when he expects to be ready to practice again. Young injured the knee and had it surgically repaired in November.In other NFL news:— Frank Gore has signed a one-day contract with the 49ers and announced his retirement from the NFL. Gore spent the first 10 years of his 16-year career with the 49ers and returned to end his career as one of the most prolific runners in league history.— The Jets will induct former cornerback Darrelle Revis, center Nick Mangold and left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson into the team's Ring of Honor during separate halftime ceremonies this season. The three played most of their NFL careers together with the Jets and are among the most popular players in franchise history.PGA-MEMORIALSix share lead, Matsuyama DQ'd for illegal clubDUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Cameron Young is among six players tied for the first-round lead at the Memorial.Young finished with two birdies over his last three holes for a 5-under 67 on rain-softened Muirfield Village. It was his first start since challenging for the PGA Championship.Joining Young were Luke List, Cameron Smith and K.H. Lee from the morning wave, and Mackenzie Hughes and Davis Riley in the afternoon.Bryson DeChambeau shot 76 in his first tournament since the Masters because of surgery on his left hand. Harris English made his first start since the Sony Open in January because of hip surgery. He opened with a 77.Former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has been disqualified in the first round of the Memorial.Officials determined he had too much paint on the face of his 3-wood that he was using for alignment. Chief referee Steve Rintoul said rules officials were made aware of 10 small lines forming a circle on the face of his 3-wood. Matsuyama had just teed off at Muirfield Village and was approached on the second hole.It was the first time Matsuyama has ever been disqualified on the PGA Tour. He won the Memorial eight years ago.NASCAR-BUESCHERBuescher tests positive for COVID-19MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the inaugural NASCAR Cup race Sunday in the St. Louis area.RFK Racing said Thursday that Truck Series regular Zane Smith will make his Cup debut by replacing Buescher in the No. 17 Ford at Gateway.Buescher is 21st in the points standings and still in contention for a playoff berth.USA GYMNASTICS-SCHWIKERT MOSEROlympian, Nassar victim Schwikert Moser on USA Gym boardUNDATED (AP) — Former Olympic gymnast Tasha Schwikert Moser is taking her advocacy for victims of sexual abuse within the sport to the front lines. Schwikert Moser is joining USA Gymnastics' board of directors.The position was created as part of the legal settlement between the organization and athletes sexually abused by former national team doctor Larry Nassar. Schwikert Moser, who is among those abused by Nassar, says her goal is to make sure USA Gymnastics goes in the right direction as it tries to point a new path forward.Schwikert Moser was on the 2000 Olympic team and won a pair of NCAA all-around titles. She now works for a Dallas-based law firm,RUSSIA-BRITTNEY GRINERGriner receiving, answering WNBA players' emailsUNDATED (AP) — Brittney Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players through an account Griner's agent set up to allow them to communicate with her.The emails are printed out and delivered sporadically in bunches to Griner by her lawyers after being vetted by Russian officials. Griner doesn't have access to email. She'll either write a response on paper and her lawyers will take a photo of it or she'll dictate a response.The two-time Olympic gold medalist has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

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Wichita, KS – Evan Sisk pitched the final two innings to close out a 2-1 win for Wichita over the Frisco RoughRiders Thursday to take a two games to one lead in the series.

Jair Camargo got things started for Wichita after he slammed an RBI-double in the bottom of the first. Camargo went one-for-four. Both of Wichita's runs came in the first.

The Roughriders scored in the top of the fifth off Ezequiel Duran’s RBI-double, but were unable to pick up any more runs.

Matt Canterino started for Wichita. He pitched a shutout 3 2/3 innings with two hits and four strikeouts.

The bullpen pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed one run. Melvi Acosta earned the win in relief. First pitch Friday in Wichita is set for 6:35 p.m.

<a href="https://www.milb.com/wichita/news/tubs-w">Via WindSurge.com</a>Wichita, KS – Evan Sisk pitched the final two innings to close out a 2-1 win for Wichita over the Frisco RoughRiders Thursday to take a two games to one lead in the series.Jair Camargo got things started for Wichita after he slammed an RBI-double in the bottom of the first. Camargo went one-for-four. Both of Wichita's runs came in the first.The Roughriders scored in the top of the fifth off Ezequiel Duran’s RBI-double, but were unable to pick up any more runs.Matt Canterino started for Wichita. He pitched a shutout 3 2/3 innings with two hits and four strikeouts.The bullpen pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed one run. Melvi Acosta earned the win in relief. First pitch Friday in Wichita is set for 6:35 p.m.

Wichita beats Frisco Thursday

(KJCCC) June 3, 2022 – The Cowley College baseball team will play for the 2022 NJCAA JUCO World Series national championship on Saturday evening.

Cowley defeated Walters State (TN) sometime around midnight on Thursday by a 16-8 score in seven innings. The Walters State game was a semifinal in the annual national title tournament in Grand Junction (CO).

With three teams remaining in the NJCAA baseball DI World Series, and each having a loss, Cowley receives a bye with the most games played in the tournament. Walters State and Central Arizona will face off Friday with the winner facing Cowley for the national title on Saturday.

Cowley (54-10) qualified for the Grand Junction tourney by winning the NJCAA Central District/ Region VI tournament in Manhattan on the Kansas State University campus in mid-May. 

The Tigers opened up the national tournament on May 28 with a loss to Central Florida, but have since won four straight games to advance through the loser’s bracket to reach the title game.

Game time Saturday, June 4 is 7 p.m. Mountain Time, 8 p.m. Central Time. Live streaming coverage is available on the NJCAA Network.

(KJCCC) June 3, 2022 – The Cowley College baseball team will play for the 2022 NJCAA JUCO World Series national championship on Saturday evening.Cowley defeated Walters State (TN) sometime around midnight on Thursday by a 16-8 score in seven innings. The Walters State game was a semifinal in the annual national title tournament in Grand Junction (CO).With three teams remaining in the NJCAA baseball DI World Series, and each having a loss, Cowley receives a bye with the most games played in the tournament. Walters State and Central Arizona will face off Friday with the winner facing Cowley for the national title on Saturday.Cowley (54-10) qualified for the Grand Junction tourney by winning the NJCAA Central District/ Region VI tournament in Manhattan on the Kansas State University campus in mid-May. The Tigers opened up the national tournament on May 28 with a loss to Central Florida, but have since won four straight games to advance through the loser’s bracket to reach the title game.Game time Saturday, June 4 is 7 p.m. Mountain Time, 8 p.m. Central Time. Live streaming coverage is available on the NJCAA Network.

Cowley College to play for NJCAA baseball title Saturday

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have acquired minor league right-hander Yohanse Morel from the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers traded Albert Abreu, the hard-throwing right-hander they had designated for assignment three days earlier. 

The Rangers assigned the 21-year-old Morel to High-A Hickory of the South Atlantic League. He was 2-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 10 relief appearances for High-A Quad Cities. He averaged 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings with no home runs allowed. 

Abreu had no record and a 3.12 ERA over seven relief appearances for the Rangers after being acquired from the New York Yankees before the season.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have acquired minor league right-hander Yohanse Morel from the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers traded Albert Abreu, the hard-throwing right-hander they had designated for assignment three days earlier. The Rangers assigned the 21-year-old Morel to High-A Hickory of the South Atlantic League. He was 2-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 10 relief appearances for High-A Quad Cities. He averaged 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings with no home runs allowed. Abreu had no record and a 3.12 ERA over seven relief appearances for the Rangers after being acquired from the New York Yankees before the season.

Royals gain Abreu in trade of Morel

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby acknowledges the there is “some weirdness” with the conference's annual spring meetings. There are 14 schools taking part this week in North Texas. 

There are representatives from future members BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. There is also the lingering presence of Texas and Oklahoma. The league's only football national champions are still three years away from their scheduled departures to the SEC. 

Plus, Bowlsby announced his retirement earlier this year. He plays to stay on until is replacement is found, and figures he's down to having 30-90 days left on the job.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby acknowledges the there is “some weirdness” with the conference's annual spring meetings. There are 14 schools taking part this week in North Texas. There are representatives from future members BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. There is also the lingering presence of Texas and Oklahoma. The league's only football national champions are still three years away from their scheduled departures to the SEC. Plus, Bowlsby announced his retirement earlier this year. He plays to stay on until is replacement is found, and figures he's down to having 30-90 days left on the job.

Bowlsby: 'Some weirdness' at Big XII meetings

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The moment the Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for a package of draft picks, any notion that the AFC West champions would be able to simply build on another deep playoff run went right with him. 

The deal earlier this offseason set in motion events that have left the Chiefs in an intriguing position as they hit the meat of their voluntary summer workouts: They’ve rebuilt their pass-catching corps into a more well-rounded and arguably more difficult-to-defend bunch while also updating and perhaps upgrading their playbook to better fit their personnel and in particular those big, rangy wide receivers that are now on the roster.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The moment the Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for a package of draft picks, any notion that the AFC West champions would be able to simply build on another deep playoff run went right with him. The deal earlier this offseason set in motion events that have left the Chiefs in an intriguing position as they hit the meat of their voluntary summer workouts: They’ve rebuilt their pass-catching corps into a more well-rounded and arguably more difficult-to-defend bunch while also updating and perhaps upgrading their playbook to better fit their personnel and in particular those big, rangy wide receivers that are now on the roster.

Chiefs retooling receivers

LEXINGTON, KY—Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari has found his replacement for assistant coach Jai Lucas, who was hired away by Duke a month ago. Coincidentally, it’s the same man who replaced Lucas at Texas when Calipari hired Lucas away from the Longhorns two years ago. That man is 44-year-old KT Turner, sources told The Athletic.

Turner has served as associate head coach at Southern Methodist, Texas and Oklahoma, where he spent last season under Porter Moser. He was also on staff at Wichita State when the Shockers made their stunning run to the Final Four in 2013. Turner comes highly endorsed by his former boss at SMU, Larry Brown, a Naismith Hall of Famer and longtime Calipari friend.

When Shaka Smart hired Turner at Texas, he said Brown told him: “K.T.‘s the best assistant I’ve ever been around because of the impact that K.T. has on the people around him.” Smart later said of Turner: “He’s one of those guys, if you don’t like him, then something’s wrong with you.”

Turner took over as acting head coach of the Longhorns briefly in 2021 after Smart tested positive for COVID-19.

Turner is known as a strong recruiter and developer of talent. At SMU, he played a major role in the signing and emergence of <a href="https://theathletic.com/nba/">NBA</a> draft picks Semi Ojeleye, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton. In his first few weeks on the job at OU, Turner helped lock down top-100 recruit CJ Noland after he considered other options during the Sooners’ coaching change.

Turner played for Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, then NAIA hoops in Oklahoma and began his coaching career at JUCOs in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas as well as back at HutchCC. Turner also coached at Cowley College in Arkansas City. His father, Ken, was an assistant to Dana Altman at <a href="https://theathletic.com/team/kansas-state-wildcats-college-basketball/">Kansas State</a> and then worked for Randy Ayers at <a href="https://theathletic.com/team/ohio-state-buckeyes-college-basketball/">Ohio State</a> before he died of a heart attack while jogging in 1994.

K.T. rounds out Calipari’s coaching staff, which he took extra steps to solidify by giving assistant Chin Coleman a significant raise, per sources.

LEXINGTON, KY—Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari has found his replacement for assistant coach Jai Lucas, who was hired away by Duke a month ago. Coincidentally, it’s the same man who replaced Lucas at Texas when Calipari hired Lucas away from the Longhorns two years ago. That man is 44-year-old KT Turner, sources told The Athletic.Turner has served as associate head coach at Southern Methodist, Texas and Oklahoma, where he spent last season under Porter Moser. He was also on staff at Wichita State when the Shockers made their stunning run to the Final Four in 2013. Turner comes highly endorsed by his former boss at SMU, Larry Brown, a Naismith Hall of Famer and longtime Calipari friend.When Shaka Smart hired Turner at Texas, he said Brown told him: “K.T.‘s the best assistant I’ve ever been around because of the impact that K.T. has on the people around him.” Smart later said of Turner: “He’s one of those guys, if you don’t like him, then something’s wrong with you.”Turner took over as acting head coach of the Longhorns briefly in 2021 after Smart tested positive for COVID-19.Turner is known as a strong recruiter and developer of talent. At SMU, he played a major role in the signing and emergence of <a href="https://theathletic.com/nba/">NBA</a> draft picks Semi Ojeleye, Sterling Brown and Shake Milton. In his first few weeks on the job at OU, Turner helped lock down top-100 recruit CJ Noland after he considered other options during the Sooners’ coaching change.Turner played for Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, then NAIA hoops in Oklahoma and began his coaching career at JUCOs in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas as well as back at HutchCC. Turner also coached at Cowley College in Arkansas City. His father, Ken, was an assistant to Dana Altman at <a href="https://theathletic.com/team/kansas-state-wildcats-college-basketball/">Kansas State</a> and then worked for Randy Ayers at <a href="https://theathletic.com/team/ohio-state-buckeyes-college-basketball/">Ohio State</a> before he died of a heart attack while jogging in 1994.K.T. rounds out Calipari’s coaching staff, which he took extra steps to solidify by giving assistant Chin Coleman a significant raise, per sources.

Former Blue Dragon player and assistant coach KT Turner named to Kentucky staff

<a href="https://goshockers.com/news/2022/6/1/softball-nfca-names-barnard-mckinney-second-team-all-americans.aspx">From GoShockers.com</a>

WICHITA, Kan. -&nbsp;Wichita State softball accomplished another first in program history Wednesday evening with the announcement of&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5647">Addison Barnard</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5637">Sydney McKinney</a>&nbsp;earning National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Second Team All-America honors. Wichita State has never had multiple All-America selections until 2022. McKinney also becomes the first two-time All-American in school history after becoming the program's&nbsp;initial&nbsp;NFCA All-American in 2021. McKinney was a third team choice as a sophomore. This is the first NFCA All-American honor for Barnard, who just completed a stellar sophomore campaign. Barnard, the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, leads the nation in home runs (33) and RBI (84) to go with&nbsp;25 stolen bases. Barnard's 33 home runs are the third-most in NCAA history. She became the first player in NCAA history to post a 30/25 season of 30+ home runs and 25+ stolen bases. Her 0.63 home runs per game set a new NCAA single season record, besting the previous record of 0.60 by Camilla Carrera&nbsp;of UTEP in 2012. The Beatrice, Neb., native owns Wichita State single season records in home runs, RBI, total bases, stolen bases (tie) and slugging percentage. After just two seasons Barnard is only three home runs shy of tying the career home run record held by&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5641">Madison Perrigan</a>&nbsp;at 58. McKinney capped another All-American campaign by leading the nation in batting average (.522) and hits (97). She is currently the only player in the country with a batting average over .500 in 2022. A unanimous First Team All-Conference selection, McKinney owns several single season and career records at Wichita State, including batting average, hits, on base percentage and runs. To go with her 97 hits and .522 average, McKinney set career highs in home runs (13), RBI (38) and slugging percentage (.849). Entering her final season at Wichita State in 2023, McKinney is only 25 hits away from becoming the first Shocker in school history to collect 300 career hits. Wichita State is one of only 13 schools to have multiple All-America selections. The NFCA All-America teams are voted on by the Association's All-America Committees. In Division I, the committee is comprised of one selected member head coach from each of the NFCA's 10 regions. All student-athletes who were nominated by a member head coach and voted to the first, second or third team All-Region teams were eligible for All-America consideration.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<a href="https://goshockers.com/news/2022/6/1/softball-nfca-names-barnard-mckinney-second-team-all-americans.aspx">From GoShockers.com</a>WICHITA, Kan. -&nbsp;Wichita State softball accomplished another first in program history Wednesday evening with the announcement of&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5647">Addison Barnard</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5637">Sydney McKinney</a>&nbsp;earning National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Second Team All-America honors. Wichita State has never had multiple All-America selections until 2022. McKinney also becomes the first two-time All-American in school history after becoming the program's&nbsp;initial&nbsp;NFCA All-American in 2021. McKinney was a third team choice as a sophomore. This is the first NFCA All-American honor for Barnard, who just completed a stellar sophomore campaign. Barnard, the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year, leads the nation in home runs (33) and RBI (84) to go with&nbsp;25 stolen bases. Barnard's 33 home runs are the third-most in NCAA history. She became the first player in NCAA history to post a 30/25 season of 30+ home runs and 25+ stolen bases. Her 0.63 home runs per game set a new NCAA single season record, besting the previous record of 0.60 by Camilla Carrera&nbsp;of UTEP in 2012. The Beatrice, Neb., native owns Wichita State single season records in home runs, RBI, total bases, stolen bases (tie) and slugging percentage. After just two seasons Barnard is only three home runs shy of tying the career home run record held by&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5641">Madison Perrigan</a>&nbsp;at 58. McKinney capped another All-American campaign by leading the nation in batting average (.522) and hits (97). She is currently the only player in the country with a batting average over .500 in 2022. A unanimous First Team All-Conference selection, McKinney owns several single season and career records at Wichita State, including batting average, hits, on base percentage and runs. To go with her 97 hits and .522 average, McKinney set career highs in home runs (13), RBI (38) and slugging percentage (.849). Entering her final season at Wichita State in 2023, McKinney is only 25 hits away from becoming the first Shocker in school history to collect 300 career hits. Wichita State is one of only 13 schools to have multiple All-America selections. The NFCA All-America teams are voted on by the Association's All-America Committees. In Division I, the committee is comprised of one selected member head coach from each of the NFCA's 10 regions. All student-athletes who were nominated by a member head coach and voted to the first, second or third team All-Region teams were eligible for All-America consideration.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Two Shockers named NFCA Second Team All-America

<a href="https://www.milb.com/wichita/news/surge-split-doubleheader">Via WindSurge.com</a>

Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge split a doubleheader against the Frisco RoughRiders losing game one 3-0 and bounced back to win game two 7-1 behind two home runs from Jair Camargo.

Jack Leiter led the RoughRiders to a 3-0 win over the Surge in game one. Leiter pitched five and two thirds scoreless innings and allowed four hits and tallied eight strikeouts to earn his second win of the season.

Deshawn Keirsey Jr. tallied two hits and a walk in game one of the doubleheader and was a spark at the plate for the Surge. Keirsey finished the night three for six with one walk.

Surge newcomer Jair Camargo got things started for Wichita in the first inning of game two, as he hit a two-run homer to give Wichita an early 2-0 lead.

Jair Camargo hit another two-run homer in the fourth inning that gave the Surge a commanding 7-0 advantage. Camargo finished the night two for eight with two homers and four RBIs.

Surge Reliever Kody Funderburk started on the mound for Wichita and pitched four scoreless innings, striking out four hitters and allowing just two hits before being relieved by Denny Bentley in the fifth inning.

The Wind Surge will resume action against the RoughRiders Thursday for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch.

<a href="https://www.milb.com/wichita/news/surge-split-doubleheader">Via WindSurge.com</a>Wichita, KS- The Wind Surge split a doubleheader against the Frisco RoughRiders losing game one 3-0 and bounced back to win game two 7-1 behind two home runs from Jair Camargo.Jack Leiter led the RoughRiders to a 3-0 win over the Surge in game one. Leiter pitched five and two thirds scoreless innings and allowed four hits and tallied eight strikeouts to earn his second win of the season.Deshawn Keirsey Jr. tallied two hits and a walk in game one of the doubleheader and was a spark at the plate for the Surge. Keirsey finished the night three for six with one walk.Surge newcomer Jair Camargo got things started for Wichita in the first inning of game two, as he hit a two-run homer to give Wichita an early 2-0 lead.Jair Camargo hit another two-run homer in the fourth inning that gave the Surge a commanding 7-0 advantage. Camargo finished the night two for eight with two homers and four RBIs.Surge Reliever Kody Funderburk started on the mound for Wichita and pitched four scoreless innings, striking out four hitters and allowing just two hits before being relieved by Denny Bentley in the fifth inning.The Wind Surge will resume action against the RoughRiders Thursday for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch.

Surge split Wednesday doubleheader

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Konnor Pilkington struck out eight in five innings for his first major league win and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 to complete a three-game sweep. 

Pilkington, making his third career start and sixth appearance, worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fourth. The left-hander is taking the rotation spot of injured Aaron Civale. José Ramírez had a run-scoring groundout in the fifth for his major league leading 52nd RBI. 

Amed Rosario, Andrés Giménez and Richie Palacios also drove in runs for Cleveland. Kansas City has dropped 11 of 13 and has the worst record in the majors at 16-33.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Konnor Pilkington struck out eight in five innings for his first major league win and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 to complete a three-game sweep. Pilkington, making his third career start and sixth appearance, worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fourth. The left-hander is taking the rotation spot of injured Aaron Civale. José Ramírez had a run-scoring groundout in the fifth for his major league leading 52nd RBI. Amed Rosario, Andrés Giménez and Richie Palacios also drove in runs for Cleveland. Kansas City has dropped 11 of 13 and has the worst record in the majors at 16-33.

Guardians finish sweep of Royals Wednesday

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and drove in three, Dakota Hudson threw seven strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Nick Wittgren earned his first save by getting the last out of the game when he retired pinch-hitter Robinson Canó on a fly ball with the bases loaded. The Cardinals have won five of six games. The Padres have lost four of five. Paul Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 23 games and reached safely for a career-best 37th consecutive game. Goldschmidt went 1 for 2 with two walks and two runs scored.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Konnor Pilkington struck out eight in five innings for his first major league win and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 to complete a three-game sweep. Pilkington, making his third career start and sixth appearance, worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fourth. The left-hander is taking the rotation spot of injured Aaron Civale. José Ramírez had a run-scoring groundout in the fifth for his major league leading 52nd RBI. Amed Rosario, Andrés Giménez and Richie Palacios also drove in runs for Cleveland. Kansas City has dropped 11 of 13 and has the worst record in the majors at 16-33.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger has received a contract extension and $500,000 raise after leading the Cyclones to the NCAA Sweet 16 and the third-best turnaround in major college basketball history. Otzelberger's contract was extended one year through June 2027 and his compensation package increases from $1.5 million to $2 million annually. The Cyclones went 22-13 in Otzelberger's first season following a two-win season in 2020-21 under Steve Prohm.

NEW YORK (AP) — Filip Chytil (FIH-lihp HEE'-tul) scored twice in the second period and the New York Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Mika Zibanejad (MEE'-kah zih-BAN'-ih-jad) , Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH'-mee pah-NAH'-rihn) and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist, Chris Kreider also scored and Alexis Lafrenière (ah-LEHK'-see lah-frehn-YEHR') and Adam Fox each had two assists to help New York win its franchise-record seventh straight home playoff game. Igor Shesterkin (shehs-TUR'-kihn) stopped 37 shots.

Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist, and Ondrej Palat (AHN'-dray pah-LAHT') also scored for Tampa Bay, which had won six straight and was playing for the first time since completing its second-round sweep of Florida on May 23.

Tempers flared with less than two minutes remaining as several skirmishes broke out in one corner. Ten players received penalties — including two on the Rangers' Barclay Goodrow — to put Tampa Bay on a power play to finish the game.

Game 2 is Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

Mets blank Nationals again 5-0 to finish perfect homestand

UNDATED (AP) — Pitching for the first time in the majors with his father in the stands, Carlos Carrasco wanted to come through.

Carrasco combined with three relievers on New York's second consecutive shutout.

Tomás Nido went 4 for 4 with three RBIs at the bottom of the batting order and the Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 Wednesday to polish off a perfect homestand.

Francisco Lindor extended his RBI streak to 10 games, matching Hall of Famer Mike Piazza for the second-longest in franchise history.

New York is 18 games over .500 for the first time since ending the 2015 regular season 90-72 on the way to its last World Series appearance.

— Ji-Man Choi hit an RBI double in the 11th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat Texas 4-3 Wednesday night. That kept the Rangers from having a winning record for the first time this season. Both teams scored in the 10th, but the Rangers left the bases loaded. Jon Gray struck out a season-high 12 batters over seven innings and exited with a 2-1 lead for Texas. Sam Huff and Nathaniel Lowe hit solo homers for the Rangers. Randy Arozarena went deep for the Rays, and Harold Ramirez had a tying pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth.

— Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4. The Pirates completed their first sweep at Dodger Stadium in nearly 22 years. Rodolfo Castro went 2 for 2 with four RBI in three innings and the Pirates' defense turned four double plays. The NL West-leading Dodgers lost their third in a row for the first time since dropping four straight from May 11-14 against the Pirates and Phillies. They were swept for the first time this season.

— Rookie Christopher Morel drove in Jason Heyward with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3. Heyward started on second base and moved up on a groundout by Nick Madrigal. Morel then drove him in with a fly to left against Hoby Milner (2-1) and got mobbed by his teammates in the infield after the winning run scored. Morel extended his club record by reaching base in his first 15 major league games, when he walked and scored in the first. Willson Contreras singled twice, drove in a run and scored one after hitting home runs in his previous two games.

— Rookie Edward Cabrera took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and struck out nine in earning his first big league win, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered and drove in four, and the Miami Marlins collected 21 hits in routing the Colorado Rockies 14-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Cabrera, a 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic, used a fastball topping out at 99 mph along with a slider and changeup to baffle Colorado's lineup. He allowed one hit over six innings, overcoming four walks and two hit batters in the Marlins' second win in seven games.

— Rookie Konnor Pilkington struck out eight in five innings for his first major league win and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 to complete a three-game sweep. Pilkington, making his third career start and sixth appearance, worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fourth. The left-hander is taking the rotation spot of injured Aaron Civale (sih-VA'-lee). José Ramírez had a run-scoring groundout in the fifth for his major league leading 52nd RBI. Kansas City has dropped 11 of 13 and has the worst record in the majors at 16-33.

— Vladimir Guerrero (guh-REHR'-oh) Jr. hit a two run home run, Danny Jansen added a three-run blast, and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to seven games by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-3. It's Toronto's longest winning streak since an eight-game run last Sept. 1-9. Santiago Espinal added a solo shot as the Blue Jays won for the 11th time in 14 games. Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu left after four innings because of tightness in his forearm. Ryu missed 24 games in April and May because of soreness in his forearm.

— Austin Riley hit a three-run homer, William Contreras had three hits — including two of Atlanta's five doubles — and Kyle Wright threw six scoreless innings for Atlanta who blanked the Diamondbacks 6-0.

— Kyle Schwarber and Nick Maton homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies snap a five-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Phillies star Bryce Harper was a late scratch from the lineup due to right forearm soreness, and second baseman Jean Segura was ruled out for up to three months with a fractured right index finger. Maton, Segura's replacement at second base, also had an RBI bunt single as Philadelphia avoided a three-game sweep and won for just the fifth time in 17 games while likely cooling calls for manager Joe Girardi's job — at least for now.

— Ryan Mountcastle and Ramón Urías hit two of the Orioles' four homers with back-to-back shots in the sixth inning, and Baltimore cruised past the Seattle Mariners 9-2. Rougned Odor and Trey Mancini also connected for the Orioles, who bounced back from a 10-0 defeat the prior night. Austin Hays went 1 for 2 with two walks and an RBI, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. Reliever Cionel Perez picked up the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Baltimore pulled away with five runs in the sixth. Mountcastle and Urías gave the Orioles a cushion with back-to-back home runs.

— Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in Detroit Tigers' 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Jonathan Schoop drove in two of Detroit's runs and is hitting .438 with a home run and six RBIs in the five-game series against his former team. The Tigers have won three of four in the series that concludes Thursday. Skubal walked one and struck out six to improve to 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA in his last six starts. Minnesota's Bailey Ober allowed five runs on nine hits in six innings. The Twins haven't scored in 20 innings.

— Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and drove in three, Dakota Hudson threw seven strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Nick Wittgren earned his first save by getting the last out of the game when he retired pinch-hitter Robinson Canó (kah-NOH') on a fly ball with the bases loaded.

— Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Yordan Álvarez cleared the bases with a go-ahead double in the ninth and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 to complete a three-game sweep. Verlander finished with six strikeouts in seven innings, allowing three earned runs on two hits for a no-decision. Reliever Bryan Abreu pitched a scoreless eighth inning. Ryan Pressly closed for his 10th save.

— Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in Detroit Tigers' 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Jonathan Schoop drove in two of Detroit's runs and his is hitting .438 with a home run and six RBIs in the five-game series against his former team. The Tigers have won three of four in the series that concludes Thursday. Skubal walked one and struck out six to improve to 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA in his last six starts. Minnesota's Bailey Ober allowed five runs on nine hits in six innings. The Twins haven't scored in 20 innings.

— Garrett Whitlock pitched six strong innings and Jackie Bradley Jr. drove in four runs to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1. Whitlock allowed five hits and one unearned run before two relievers completed the seven-hitter. Boston got to Hunter Greene in the fourth inning. Greene struck out seven batters in the first three innings before the Red Sox broke through.

— The game between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees has been rained out. The teams will make up the game with a day-night doubleheader Thursday at Yankee Stadium. Angels star Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to pitch the first game starting at 1:05 p.m. The second game is supposed to start at 7:05 p.m. More rain is in the forecast, however. Reid Detmers will pitch the second game for the Angels, who have lost six in a row. Nestor Cortes will start the first game for the Yankees and Jameson Taillon will pitch the second game.

Marlins' Wendle back to IL; Anderson sidelined

UNDATED (AP) — Miami Marlins infielder Joey Wendle has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain.

Outfielder Brian Anderson landed on the IL with lower back spasms for the struggling Marlins.

Miami recalled right-hander Edward Cabrera and third baseman Luke Williams from Triple-A Jacksonville.

The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Drew Smyly on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right oblique. Outfielder Jason Heyward was activated from the injured list and right-hander Michael Rucker from the 15-day IL. Outfielder Nelson Velázquez was optioned to Triple-A Iowa, and right-hander Manuel Rodriguez was recalled from Iowa and placed on the 60-day injured list because of a strained right elbow.

Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu exited his start against the Chicago White Sox after four innings because of tightness in his pitching forearm. Ryu is 2-0 with a 5.33 ERA in six starts. He missed 24 games in April and May because of soreness in his forearm, but he had gone 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA in his past three starts since returning May 14 at Tampa Bay.

Browns sign TE Njoku to 4-year contract extension

UNDATED (AP) — David Njoku has gone from wanting out of the Cleveland Browns to locking in with them. Cleveland announced Njoku's four-year, $56.75 million contract extension on Wednesday, a deal that could take the tight end through the 2027 season.

A first-round draft pick in 2017, Njoku will be among the NFL's highest-paid tight ends without putting up elite statistics. He caught 36 passes for 475 yards and a team-high four touchdowns last season. But the Browns believe the 25-year-old Njoku is just reaching his prime and could be on the verge of a breakout, which is why they invested in him.

— The Carolina Panthers' proposed $800 million practice facility project in Rock Hill, South Carolina, is officially dead after team owner David Tepper's real estate company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on Wednesday night. Tepper, who made billions in hedge funds, is the NFL's wealthiest owner. The filing will not affect the NFL's Panthers or Major League Soccer's Charlotte FC in any way. It's unclear at this point what will happen to the half-built practice facility. Tepper has invested more than $175 million into the facility, which is located about 25 miles south of the team's current downtown stadium and headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.

— Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray returned to the practice field today after a couple of months of off-the-field drama. The quarterback has been in a passive-aggressive contract spat with Arizona management and even wiped his social media accounts of any Cardinals references at one point. Murray is entering the fourth year of his rookie contract and wants a new long-term deal.

— The Minnesota Vikings have signed eight-year veteran wide receiver Albert Wilson. He provides an experienced option for more depth at the position. The 5-foot-9, 195-pound Wilson spent the past four seasons with the Miami Dolphins. Wilson had a career-high 554 yards with three scores in 13 games in 2017. Wilson was undrafted out of Georgia State.

— Veteran defensive tackle Akiem Hicks has signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 32-year-old Hicks is likely to become a replacement for Ndamukong Suh ((ehn-DAHM'-uh-kehn soo), who is a free agent after spending the past three seasons on one-year deals with Tampa Bay. Hicks played the past six years with the Chicago Bears, starting all 77 games he appeared in and had 31 sacks.

— Stephon Tuitt's NFL career is over. The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman has retired from the NFL at age 29. Tuitt had 34 1/2 sacks in eight seasons with the Steelers. He did not play last season after his brother Richard Bartlett III was killed in a hit and run in Georgia.

— The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder to appear at a hearing later this month. Committee members say they sent letters to the league and team requesting Goodell and Snyder appear June 22. Congress launched an investigation into the organization's workplace culture last year after the league declined to release a report about an independent review it oversaw that led to a $10 million fine.

— The Atlanta Falcons are bringing back their red helmets for their throwback uniforms this season. The Falcons have announced they will bring back the red helmets with black jerseys for the first time since 2012. The team will wear the combination, which pays tribute to their first uniform in 1966, when they play the San Francisco 49ers in a home game on Oct. 16. The Falcons wore this version of the red helmet from 1966 to 1969 before removing the gold trim. The Falcons brought back the combination in 2009 and wore the uniform twice each season until 2013.

— The Dallas Cowboys say former running back Marion Barber III has died. He was 38. Barber scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season. He played a final season with Chicago in 2011 after spending his first six years with the Cowboys. He had issues with mental health after his career. Police in the Dallas suburb of Frisco say they made a welfare check at an apartment "believed to be leased" to Barber and were investigating an unattended death there.

PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek (EE'-gah shvee-AHN'-tehk) has won her 33rd match in a row with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 11th-seeded Jessica Pegula (peh-GOO'-luh) to advance to the semifinals of the French Open.

The 21-year-old Swiatek has gone unbeaten since February for the WTA's longest such stretch since Serena Williams compiled a 34-match run in 2013.

Swiatek, who won the 2020 French Open, will next face Daria Kasatkina of Russia for a spot at the final. The 20th-seeded Kasatkina advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 win over No. 29 Veronika Kudermetova, also of Russia.

Marin Cilic (CHIHL'-ihch) dominated a fifth-set tiebreaker against seventh-seeded Andrey Rublev to advance to his first French Open semifinal. The 2014 U.S. Open champion won 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 in a match that lasted more than four hours. The 33-year-old Cilic will next face No. 8 Casper Ruud.

Casper Ruud has become the first man from Norway to reach the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament. He made it that far at the French Open by beating 19-year-old Holger Rune of Denmark 6-1, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3.

Ruud leads the ATP with 65 wins in clay-court matches since the start of the 2020 season.

Rahm ready to start over and get another chance at Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — The first Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational has Dustin Johnson and 12 other PGA Tour members as part of its 48-man field next week outside London. The next move falls to the PGA Tour, which must decide whether to allow them to come back and, whether the PGA Tour allows the players to return to the tour at any time.

The Royal Bank of Canada already has said it is dropping Johnson and Graeme McDowell as sponsors. Both are playing the new event being held at the same time as the RBC Canadian Open.

Pro golfer Bart Bryant killed in vehicle accident in Florida

POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) — Professional golfer Bart Bryant was killed and his wife was injured when a truck slammed into their SUV while they were stopped on a central Florida roadway for a construction crew.

Bryant, 59, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, was unresponsive when emergency responders in Polk City found him Tuesday afternoon.

According to the sheriff's office, the Bryants' SUV was stopped at the construction site near an intersection. A truck traveling in the same direction failed to see their stopped SUV and slammed into it.

Rockets guard Jalen Green partners with new Asian league

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green is partnering with the East Asia Super League as an ambassador to promote basketball in the region. The eight-team pan-regional league will launch in October with the leading clubs from Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan and a Manila-based team representing greater China.

Green was the highest-drafted Asian American player in the NBA when he was picked second overall. He's the third player of Filipino descent to make it to the NBA.

The 20-year-old Green made the NBA's All-Rookie first team in 2021-22 and says "I want to be an inspiration for the next generation of hoopers in Asia and elevate the game in the region."

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WICHITA, Kan. — Long-time Wichita Open Director Roy Turner will retire effective October 1, 2022. 

WICHITA, Kan. — Long-time Wichita Open Director Roy Turner will retire effective October 1, 2022. Turner has served as Tournament Director for the past 23 years, leading the planning, growth and expansion of the Wichita Open Benefitting KU Wichita Pediatrics, an event that has been a staple on the Korn Ferry Tour’s schedule since its 1990 inaugural season.Turner will give out one more trophy and champion’s check on the 18th green at Crestview Country Club on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19th.