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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright allowed two runs in seven innings, Tyler O'Neill homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 8-2 to stop a six-game losing streak. O'Neill hit a 451-foot, two-run homer in the third off Phil Maton and a solo homer in the seventh against Trevor Stephan, helping the Cardinals avoid what would have been their first seven-game skid since June 2017. O'Neill leads St. Louis with 15 homers and 32 RBIs. Matt Carpenter drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double and Paul Goldschmidt had a solo homer.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Griffin Canning pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning, Anthony Rendon hit a two-run double and the Los Angeles Angels swept the Kansas City Royals with a 6-1 victory. Kean Wong had a two-run single and José Iglesias added an RBI double for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 after completing a 5-2 homestand and a three-game sweep of Kansas City. Los Angeles is still mired in fourth place in the AL West despite winning 11 of 16 since May 23. Kelvin Gutiérrez drove in the only run for the Royals, who have lost five straight.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have promoted Mike Borgonzi to assistant general manager and Brandt Tilis to vice president of football operations amid a wave of moves within the AFC champions' front office. Top scout Ryan Poles was appointed executive director of player personnel and Mike Bradway senior director of player personnel. Ryne Nutt will be senior director of college scouting, Trey Koziol a senior director of pro personnel, Trey Koziol the assistant director of college scouting and Willie Davis the senior personnel executive.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory is ready to break from his suspension-filled past. The former Nebraska standout has experienced a normal offseason for the first time since he was a rookie six years ago. Gregory believes he can help a much-maligned defense in 2021. Part of the confidence comes from a positive view of himself. Gregory has a chance to go two full seasons without being suspended for the first time. His fourth suspension ended six games into last season.

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul continues to demonstrate why the young Phoenix Suns picked up the 36-year-old veteran after last season. 

The Suns have a two-games-to-none lead in the NBA's Western Conference semifinals after Paul provided 17 points and 15 assists without a turnover in a 123-98 rout of the Nuggets.

Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton also had double-doubles for the Suns, who shot 18 of 38 from 3-point range. Booker finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Ayton had 16 points and 10 boards.

Nikola Jokic (nih-KOH'-lah YOH'-kihch) had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Denver, a day after getting the NBA's Most Valuable Player award. But the Nuggets couldn't find anyone else to score consistently.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nate Bjorkgren is one and done as head coach of the Indiana Pacers.

President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard has fired Bjorkgren after just one season and a 34-38 record. The Pacers struggled defensively and missed the playoffs for the first time in six seasons amid reports of locker room drama.

Pritchard said players used the word "micromanaged" during interviews after their season ended.

Indiana was without leading scorer TJ Warren, NBA blocks champion Myles Turner and Caris LeVert for huge chunks of the season.

— Brooklyn's James Harden will miss Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Thursday at Milwaukee because of the right hamstring injury that forced him out of the series opener. Harden left 43 seconds into that game with tightness, but the Nets squeeze out the victory before blowing out the Bucks in Game 2. He missed 20 of 21 games late in the season because of the hamstring.

— The league has fined Heat President Pat Riley $25,000 for being too clear that he'd eagerly welcome a reunion with LeBron James. Riley told radio host Dan Le Batard (leh bah-TAHRD') on Friday's show that he would "leave the key under the doormat" if James called and said he wanted to return to Miami.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders are the last team standing in the NHL's East Division.

The Isles are heading to the Stanley Cup semifinals for the second straight year following a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins. The Islanders took control with a three-goal second period and earned a semifinal rematch against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The game was tied 1-1 in the second until Brock Nelson scored two straight goals in a 7:19 span. Kyle Palmieri made it 4-1 with a stuff shot against Tuukka (TOO'-kah) Rask, who stopped 23 of 27 shots.

Brad Marchand's second power-play goal of the night drew the Bruins within 4-2 early in the third, but the Islanders iced it on empty-netters by Cal Clutterbuck and Ryan Pulock.

Travis Zajac (ZAY'-jak) notched his first playoff goal as an Islander, and Semyon Varlamov handled 23 shots.

It's the second straight series in which the Islanders won the last three games after trailing 2-1.

UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Cubs got the better of an ex-teammate while beating the San Diego Padres for the fifth time in six games this season.

Joc Pederson homered off Yu Darvish and Jake Arrieta (ar-ee-EH'-tah) allowed one run and four hits in five innings of the Cubs' 3-1 victory over the Padres. Darvish retired his first nine hitters before Pederson went deep to tie the game.

Darvish pitched well but took the hard-luck loss when the Cubs scored the go-ahead run in the seventh on Anthony Rizzo's double-play ball. 

Sergio Alcantara (al-KAN'-tah-rah) homered off Emilio Pagán with one out in the eighth, his first of the season.

— Milwaukee's five-game winning streak is over after Vladimir Gutierrez pitched seven effective innings and Tyler Stephenson drove in three runs to highlight the Reds' 7-3 win against the Brewers. Gutierrez allowed two runs and six hits in the longest of his three big league starts.

— Tyler O'Neill homered twice and the Cardinals ended a six-game losing streak by ripping the Indians, 8-2. Matt Carpenter laced a three-run homer and Adam Wainwright limited Cleveland to two runs in seven innings.

— Kevin Pillar (pih-LAHR') and Billy McKinney each homered twice as the Mets beat Matt Harvey decisively for the second time this season, a 14-1 laugher over the Orioles. Pete Alonso and Mason Williams also homered in support of Taijuan (TY'-wahn) Walker, who allowed a run and five hits over seven innings.

— The Phillies pulled out a 2-1 win over the Braves on Luke Williams' two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth. The Phillies had just four hits and made 15 straight outs before Andrew McCutchen drew a one-out walk off losing pitcher Will Smith.

— Starlin Castro furnished an RBI double during a two-run 11th that lifted the Nationals to just their fourth win in 13 games, 9-7 over the Rays. Ryan Zimmerman had his 27th career multihomer game and Juan Soto also went deep for Washington.

— Justin Turner hit two home runs and the Dodgers got 7 1/3 scoreless innings from their bullpen in a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Five relievers blanked Pittsburgh after starter Tony Gonsolin (GAHN'-sah-lihn) failed to make it through the second inning of his season debut. 

— Raimel Tapia (RY'-mehl TAP'-ee-uh) hit two doubles, singled and scored twice for the Rockies in a 4-3 downing of the Marlins. Charlie Blackmon had two hits and an RBI for Colorado, which won on the road for just the fifth time in 28 games. 

— Arizona absorbed its 19th straight road loss and seventh in a row overall as Sean Manaea (mah-NY'-ah) worked six innings of two-hit ball in the Athletics' 4-0 shutout of the Diamondbacks. Mark Canha (KAN'-ah) had two hits and two RBIs for Oakland, and Jed Lowrie finished with three hits as the AL West leaders won for the sixth time in seven games.

— Brock Holt delivered a game-ending, RBI single in the 11th inning to give the Rangers just their second win in 14 games, 4-3 over the Giants. The Rangers tied the game in the ninth and 10th innings before ending a 13-game losing streak in interleague play.

— The Astros hammered the Red Sox, 8-3 as Jose Altuve (al-TOO'-vay) and Alex Bregman homered to help Jake Odorizzi (oh-doh-RIH'-zee) pick up his first win since 2019. Cristian Javier allowed one hit and struck out three over four scoreless innings to get his first save, closing out Houston's third straight win.

— The Yankees were 9-6 winners at Minnesota as Gerrit Cole got back on track with six sharp innings amid the hubbub in the game around pitcher grip aids. Giancarlo Stanton homered twice for New York, which also got round-trippers from Aaron Judge and Miguel Andújar (an-DOO'-hahr).

— Randal Grichuk (GRIH'-chuhk) hit a long homer and the Blue Jays took advantage of a season-high four errors by Chicago and a bases-loaded walk to beat the AL Central-leading White Sox, 6-2. The White Sox were sailing along with a 2-1 lead after Lance Lynn struck out nine over seven innings.

— Jake Fraley made a game-saving catch in the ninth inning, then drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th to lead the Mariners over the Tigers, 9-6. Fraley robbed Isaac Paredes of a game-ending homer with one out in the ninth, reaching well over the left-field fence to make the catch.

— Griffin Canning was sharp in the Angels' 6-1 win over the Royals, allowing one run and five hits over 6 2/3 innings. Slumping hitters Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN') and Kean Wong each had two RBIs to back Canning, who began the day with a 5.82 ERA this season.

Hall induction ceremony pushed back to September

UNDATED (AP) — Baseball's Hall of Fame is moving this year's induction ceremony for Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons and the late Marvin Miller from July 25 to Sept. 8.

The decision was made so a crowd may attend as coronavirus restrictions ease. The Hall announced that the ceremony will take place outdoors on the Hall's lawn as a ticketed event with a limit on crowd size. 

The inductions were to have taken place in July 2020 but were postponed due to the pandemic. No candidates were elected in 2021.

— Rangers closer Ian Kennedy has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of a mild left hamstring strain. Kennedy has converted 12 of his 13 save opportunities while posting a 2.53 ERA. He hasn't pitched since Friday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minor league pitcher Tyler Zombro has been released from the hospital.

The Tampa Bay Rays prospect will transition to outpatiant occupational and speech therapy in Durham, North Carolina, after being struck in the head by a line drive last week.

Zombro was pitching for Triple-A Durham when he was hit by a sharp liner from Norfolk's Brett Cumberland in the eighth inning on June 3. Zombro crumbled to the ground, lay motionless for a moment face down, then began to convulse uncontrollably as teammates and a trainer rushed toward the mound.

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal finally lost a set at the French Open. That didn't stop him from advancing to the semifinals for a record-extending 14th consecutive time.

Nadal was a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 winner against 10th seed Diego Schwartzman. The 13-time Roland Garros champion actually trailed 4-3 in the third set before winning the last nine games of the match.

Nadal had won 36 straight sets in Paris. He'll next face a longtime rival in top seed Novak Djokovic, who was a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 winner against Matteo Berrettini. Djokovic is in a Grand Slam semifinal for the 40th time, six behind Roger Federer's all-time record in men's tennis. 

The semifinal between Djokovic and Nadal on Friday will be the pair's 58th meeting in their dazzling careers. Djokovic has a 29-28 edge overall, but Nadal leads 7-1 at the French Open.

The Djokovic match was delayed about 22 minutes while fans were escorted from the stadium because of the 11pm coronavirus curfew. Some disappointed fans jeered and even sang "We've paid, we'll stay" as they refused to leave at 10:45 p.m. as curfew approached.

The women's semifinals will be played without rising American star Coco Gauff or defending champion Iga Swiatek.

Barbora Krejcikova fought off five set points in defeating Gauff, 7-6. 6-3. The 33rd-ranked Krejcikova will play her first semifinal at a major tournament.

Maria Sakkari (SAH'-kah-ree) powered past defending champion Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals for the first time. Swiatek had won 22 consecutive sets at Roland Garros before Sakkari continued her longest run in a major.

UNDATED (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have added a veteran presence at inside linebacker by signing De'Vondre Campbell. He comes to Green Bay after starting all 16 games for the Cardinals last season, posting 99 tackles, including 69 solos. 

Campbell has 462 total tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 7½ sacks and six forced fumbles in 75 career regular-season games.

— Washington pass rusher Montez Sweat says he doesn't support the team's attempt to persuade players to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Asked what was causing his hesitancy, the 24-year-old said: "I haven't caught COVID yet. I don't see me treating COVID until I actually get COVID." Coach Ron Rivera said his staff and team employees were all fully vaccinated, compared with nearly half of players.

— Peyton Manning has been elected to the Broncos Ring of Fame in recognition of his record-breaking four-year run in Denver that culminated with a victory in Super Bowl 50. Manning will be honored during a game against Washington on Halloween, less than three months after his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8. The six-member selection committee unanimously selected Manning as the 35th member of the team's Ring of Fame.

— Cleveland Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson has been suspended by the team but will not lose her job after an arrest for drunken driving. Brownson, one of just a handful of female coaches in the NFL, pleaded no contest Tuesday in a Brunswick court to charges stemming from her arrest last month. 

Son of Schembechler to speak out against allegations

DETROIT (AP) — A son of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler (SHEHM'-behk-lur) was among the hundreds of men who were sexually assaulted by a campus doctor.

Lawyers say he will speak publicly about the abuse along with two players who also were victims in the 1970s and '80s. Matt Schembechler, Daniel Kwiatkowski and Gilvanni Johnson are expected to discuss the abuse during a news conference Thursday. 

Their accusations come a month after a report commissioned by the university said Bo Schembechler and other officials were aware of complaints about Dr. Robert Anderson, though he remained at the school for decades.

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright allowed two runs in seven innings, Tyler O'Neill homered twice and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 8-2 to stop a six-game losing streak. O'Neill hit a 451-foot, two-run homer in the third off Phil Maton and a solo homer in the seventh against Trevor Stephan, helping the Cardinals avoid what would have been their first seven-game skid since June 2017. O'Neill leads St. Louis with 15 homers and 32 RBIs. Matt Carpenter drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double and Paul Goldschmidt had a solo homer.ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Griffin Canning pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning, Anthony Rendon hit a two-run double and the Los Angeles Angels swept the Kansas City Royals with a 6-1 victory. Kean Wong had a two-run single and José Iglesias added an RBI double for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 after completing a 5-2 homestand and a three-game sweep of Kansas City. Los Angeles is still mired in fourth place in the AL West despite winning 11 of 16 since May 23. Kelvin Gutiérrez drove in the only run for the Royals, who have lost five straight.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have promoted Mike Borgonzi to assistant general manager and Brandt Tilis to vice president of football operations amid a wave of moves within the AFC champions' front office. Top scout Ryan Poles was appointed executive director of player personnel and Mike Bradway senior director of player personnel. Ryne Nutt will be senior director of college scouting, Trey Koziol a senior director of pro personnel, Trey Koziol the assistant director of college scouting and Willie Davis the senior personnel executive.FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory is ready to break from his suspension-filled past. The former Nebraska standout has experienced a normal offseason for the first time since he was a rookie six years ago. Gregory believes he can help a much-maligned defense in 2021. Part of the confidence comes from a positive view of himself. Gregory has a chance to go two full seasons without being suspended for the first time. His fourth suspension ended six games into last season.NBASuns blast NuggetsPHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul continues to demonstrate why the young Phoenix Suns picked up the 36-year-old veteran after last season. The Suns have a two-games-to-none lead in the NBA's Western Conference semifinals after Paul provided 17 points and 15 assists without a turnover in a 123-98 rout of the Nuggets.Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton also had double-doubles for the Suns, who shot 18 of 38 from 3-point range. Booker finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Ayton had 16 points and 10 boards.Nikola Jokic (nih-KOH'-lah YOH'-kihch) had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Denver, a day after getting the NBA's Most Valuable Player award. But the Nuggets couldn't find anyone else to score consistently.Game 3 is Friday in Denver.Pacers dismiss BjorkgrenINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nate Bjorkgren is one and done as head coach of the Indiana Pacers.President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard has fired Bjorkgren after just one season and a 34-38 record. The Pacers struggled defensively and missed the playoffs for the first time in six seasons amid reports of locker room drama.Pritchard said players used the word "micromanaged" during interviews after their season ended.Indiana was without leading scorer TJ Warren, NBA blocks champion Myles Turner and Caris LeVert for huge chunks of the season.In other NBA news:— Brooklyn's James Harden will miss Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Thursday at Milwaukee because of the right hamstring injury that forced him out of the series opener. Harden left 43 seconds into that game with tightness, but the Nets squeeze out the victory before blowing out the Bucks in Game 2. He missed 20 of 21 games late in the season because of the hamstring.— The league has fined Heat President Pat Riley $25,000 for being too clear that he'd eagerly welcome a reunion with LeBron James. Riley told radio host Dan Le Batard (leh bah-TAHRD') on Friday's show that he would "leave the key under the doormat" if James called and said he wanted to return to Miami.NHLIslanders advanceUNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Islanders are the last team standing in the NHL's East Division.The Isles are heading to the Stanley Cup semifinals for the second straight year following a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins. The Islanders took control with a three-goal second period and earned a semifinal rematch against the Tampa Bay Lightning.The game was tied 1-1 in the second until Brock Nelson scored two straight goals in a 7:19 span. Kyle Palmieri made it 4-1 with a stuff shot against Tuukka (TOO'-kah) Rask, who stopped 23 of 27 shots.Brad Marchand's second power-play goal of the night drew the Bruins within 4-2 early in the third, but the Islanders iced it on empty-netters by Cal Clutterbuck and Ryan Pulock.Travis Zajac (ZAY'-jak) notched his first playoff goal as an Islander, and Semyon Varlamov handled 23 shots.It's the second straight series in which the Islanders won the last three games after trailing 2-1.MLBCubs beat Darvish, PadresUNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Cubs got the better of an ex-teammate while beating the San Diego Padres for the fifth time in six games this season.Joc Pederson homered off Yu Darvish and Jake Arrieta (ar-ee-EH'-tah) allowed one run and four hits in five innings of the Cubs' 3-1 victory over the Padres. Darvish retired his first nine hitters before Pederson went deep to tie the game.Darvish pitched well but took the hard-luck loss when the Cubs scored the go-ahead run in the seventh on Anthony Rizzo's double-play ball. Sergio Alcantara (al-KAN'-tah-rah) homered off Emilio Pagán with one out in the eighth, his first of the season.Elsewhere around the majors:— Milwaukee's five-game winning streak is over after Vladimir Gutierrez pitched seven effective innings and Tyler Stephenson drove in three runs to highlight the Reds' 7-3 win against the Brewers. Gutierrez allowed two runs and six hits in the longest of his three big league starts.— Tyler O'Neill homered twice and the Cardinals ended a six-game losing streak by ripping the Indians, 8-2. Matt Carpenter laced a three-run homer and Adam Wainwright limited Cleveland to two runs in seven innings.— Kevin Pillar (pih-LAHR') and Billy McKinney each homered twice as the Mets beat Matt Harvey decisively for the second time this season, a 14-1 laugher over the Orioles. Pete Alonso and Mason Williams also homered in support of Taijuan (TY'-wahn) Walker, who allowed a run and five hits over seven innings.— The Phillies pulled out a 2-1 win over the Braves on Luke Williams' two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth. The Phillies had just four hits and made 15 straight outs before Andrew McCutchen drew a one-out walk off losing pitcher Will Smith.— Starlin Castro furnished an RBI double during a two-run 11th that lifted the Nationals to just their fourth win in 13 games, 9-7 over the Rays. Ryan Zimmerman had his 27th career multihomer game and Juan Soto also went deep for Washington.— Justin Turner hit two home runs and the Dodgers got 7 1/3 scoreless innings from their bullpen in a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Five relievers blanked Pittsburgh after starter Tony Gonsolin (GAHN'-sah-lihn) failed to make it through the second inning of his season debut. — Raimel Tapia (RY'-mehl TAP'-ee-uh) hit two doubles, singled and scored twice for the Rockies in a 4-3 downing of the Marlins. Charlie Blackmon had two hits and an RBI for Colorado, which won on the road for just the fifth time in 28 games. — Arizona absorbed its 19th straight road loss and seventh in a row overall as Sean Manaea (mah-NY'-ah) worked six innings of two-hit ball in the Athletics' 4-0 shutout of the Diamondbacks. Mark Canha (KAN'-ah) had two hits and two RBIs for Oakland, and Jed Lowrie finished with three hits as the AL West leaders won for the sixth time in seven games.— Brock Holt delivered a game-ending, RBI single in the 11th inning to give the Rangers just their second win in 14 games, 4-3 over the Giants. The Rangers tied the game in the ninth and 10th innings before ending a 13-game losing streak in interleague play.— The Astros hammered the Red Sox, 8-3 as Jose Altuve (al-TOO'-vay) and Alex Bregman homered to help Jake Odorizzi (oh-doh-RIH'-zee) pick up his first win since 2019. Cristian Javier allowed one hit and struck out three over four scoreless innings to get his first save, closing out Houston's third straight win.— The Yankees were 9-6 winners at Minnesota as Gerrit Cole got back on track with six sharp innings amid the hubbub in the game around pitcher grip aids. Giancarlo Stanton homered twice for New York, which also got round-trippers from Aaron Judge and Miguel Andújar (an-DOO'-hahr).— Randal Grichuk (GRIH'-chuhk) hit a long homer and the Blue Jays took advantage of a season-high four errors by Chicago and a bases-loaded walk to beat the AL Central-leading White Sox, 6-2. The White Sox were sailing along with a 2-1 lead after Lance Lynn struck out nine over seven innings.— Jake Fraley made a game-saving catch in the ninth inning, then drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th to lead the Mariners over the Tigers, 9-6. Fraley robbed Isaac Paredes of a game-ending homer with one out in the ninth, reaching well over the left-field fence to make the catch.— Griffin Canning was sharp in the Angels' 6-1 win over the Royals, allowing one run and five hits over 6 2/3 innings. Slumping hitters Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN') and Kean Wong each had two RBIs to back Canning, who began the day with a 5.82 ERA this season.Hall induction ceremony pushed back to SeptemberUNDATED (AP) — Baseball's Hall of Fame is moving this year's induction ceremony for Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons and the late Marvin Miller from July 25 to Sept. 8.The decision was made so a crowd may attend as coronavirus restrictions ease. The Hall announced that the ceremony will take place outdoors on the Hall's lawn as a ticketed event with a limit on crowd size. The inductions were to have taken place in July 2020 but were postponed due to the pandemic. No candidates were elected in 2021.Also around the majors:— Rangers closer Ian Kennedy has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of a mild left hamstring strain. Kennedy has converted 12 of his 13 save opportunities while posting a 2.53 ERA. He hasn't pitched since Friday.MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALLZombro out of hospitalST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minor league pitcher Tyler Zombro has been released from the hospital.The Tampa Bay Rays prospect will transition to outpatiant occupational and speech therapy in Durham, North Carolina, after being struck in the head by a line drive last week.Zombro was pitching for Triple-A Durham when he was hit by a sharp liner from Norfolk's Brett Cumberland in the eighth inning on June 3. Zombro crumbled to the ground, lay motionless for a moment face down, then began to convulse uncontrollably as teammates and a trainer rushed toward the mound.FRENCH OPENNadal, Djokovic advance to semisPARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal finally lost a set at the French Open. That didn't stop him from advancing to the semifinals for a record-extending 14th consecutive time.Nadal was a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 winner against 10th seed Diego Schwartzman. The 13-time Roland Garros champion actually trailed 4-3 in the third set before winning the last nine games of the match.Nadal had won 36 straight sets in Paris. He'll next face a longtime rival in top seed Novak Djokovic, who was a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 winner against Matteo Berrettini. Djokovic is in a Grand Slam semifinal for the 40th time, six behind Roger Federer's all-time record in men's tennis. The semifinal between Djokovic and Nadal on Friday will be the pair's 58th meeting in their dazzling careers. Djokovic has a 29-28 edge overall, but Nadal leads 7-1 at the French Open.The Djokovic match was delayed about 22 minutes while fans were escorted from the stadium because of the 11pm coronavirus curfew. Some disappointed fans jeered and even sang "We've paid, we'll stay" as they refused to leave at 10:45 p.m. as curfew approached.The women's semifinals will be played without rising American star Coco Gauff or defending champion Iga Swiatek.Barbora Krejcikova fought off five set points in defeating Gauff, 7-6. 6-3. The 33rd-ranked Krejcikova will play her first semifinal at a major tournament.Maria Sakkari (SAH'-kah-ree) powered past defending champion Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals for the first time. Swiatek had won 22 consecutive sets at Roland Garros before Sakkari continued her longest run in a major.NFLPackers get linebacker helpUNDATED (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have added a veteran presence at inside linebacker by signing De'Vondre Campbell. He comes to Green Bay after starting all 16 games for the Cardinals last season, posting 99 tackles, including 69 solos. Campbell has 462 total tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 7½ sacks and six forced fumbles in 75 career regular-season games.Checking out other NFL happenings:— Washington pass rusher Montez Sweat says he doesn't support the team's attempt to persuade players to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Asked what was causing his hesitancy, the 24-year-old said: "I haven't caught COVID yet. I don't see me treating COVID until I actually get COVID." Coach Ron Rivera said his staff and team employees were all fully vaccinated, compared with nearly half of players.— Peyton Manning has been elected to the Broncos Ring of Fame in recognition of his record-breaking four-year run in Denver that culminated with a victory in Super Bowl 50. Manning will be honored during a game against Washington on Halloween, less than three months after his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8. The six-member selection committee unanimously selected Manning as the 35th member of the team's Ring of Fame.— Cleveland Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson has been suspended by the team but will not lose her job after an arrest for drunken driving. Brownson, one of just a handful of female coaches in the NFL, pleaded no contest Tuesday in a Brunswick court to charges stemming from her arrest last month. COLLEGE FOOTBALLSon of Schembechler to speak out against allegationsDETROIT (AP) — A son of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler (SHEHM'-behk-lur) was among the hundreds of men who were sexually assaulted by a campus doctor.Lawyers say he will speak publicly about the abuse along with two players who also were victims in the 1970s and '80s. Matt Schembechler, Daniel Kwiatkowski and Gilvanni Johnson are expected to discuss the abuse during a news conference Thursday. Their accusations come a month after a report commissioned by the university said Bo Schembechler and other officials were aware of complaints about Dr. Robert Anderson, though he remained at the school for decades.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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TULSA, OK – Wichita and Tulsa were scoreless for 8 and two-thirds innings of play before Romer Cuadrado's bases-loaded infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning brought home the game's only run in a 1-0 Tulsa win over Wichita Wednesday afternoon at ONEOK Field.

Though the Surge were unable to score any runs, Jose Miranda and Caleb Hamilton had solid days at the plate. Miranda and Hamilton both went 2-3 in their at-bats and drew a walk each.

Cole Sands pitched brilliantly for the Surge. Sands worked 5 and a third scoreless innings allowing only one hit and recording eight strikeouts. The Surge have been shutout three times this season and fall to 8-5 in one run games.

Wichita will play game three of the series against the Drillers tonight. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

TULSA, OK – Wichita and Tulsa were scoreless for 8 and two-thirds innings of play before Romer Cuadrado's bases-loaded infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning brought home the game's only run in a 1-0 Tulsa win over Wichita Wednesday afternoon at ONEOK Field.Though the Surge were unable to score any runs, Jose Miranda and Caleb Hamilton had solid days at the plate. Miranda and Hamilton both went 2-3 in their at-bats and drew a walk each.Cole Sands pitched brilliantly for the Surge. Sands worked 5 and a third scoreless innings allowing only one hit and recording eight strikeouts. The Surge have been shutout three times this season and fall to 8-5 in one run games.Wichita will play game three of the series against the Drillers tonight. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

Drillers beat Wind Surge 1-0 Wednesday

DERBY — The Derby Twins won Wednesday night over the Hutchinson Monarchs 6-2 at Panther Park in Derby. 

The Twins broke through with a pair of runs in the fourth, the Monarchs bounced back in their half of the fifth to cut the lead to one run, but Derby also scored in the bottom half to make it 3-1 after 5. The Twins plated three in the seventh to put the game out of reach and the Monarchs closed out the scoring with a single tally in the eighth.

It was a strong pitching night for Derby, with Joe Wolf going five innings and giving up just one earned run on two hits and striking out three. Zach Trevino then tossed two scoreless frames and Murphy Bostick and Karson Shephard each worked single innings in relief, with Bostick giving up Hutch's eighth inning run.

Hutchinson is now 3-1 on the season. Derby improves to 6-2. The two teams have Thursday off before playing again Friday in Derby and Saturday in Hutchinson.

DERBY — The Derby Twins won Wednesday night over the Hutchinson Monarchs 6-2 at Panther Park in Derby. The Twins broke through with a pair of runs in the fourth, the Monarchs bounced back in their half of the fifth to cut the lead to one run, but Derby also scored in the bottom half to make it 3-1 after 5. The Twins plated three in the seventh to put the game out of reach and the Monarchs closed out the scoring with a single tally in the eighth.It was a strong pitching night for Derby, with Joe Wolf going five innings and giving up just one earned run on two hits and striking out three. Zach Trevino then tossed two scoreless frames and Murphy Bostick and Karson Shephard each worked single innings in relief, with Bostick giving up Hutch's eighth inning run.Hutchinson is now 3-1 on the season. Derby improves to 6-2. The two teams have Thursday off before playing again Friday in Derby and Saturday in Hutchinson.

Monarchs take first loss to Derby Wednesday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have promoted Mike Borgonzi to assistant general manager and Brandt Tilis to vice president of football operations amid a wave of moves within the AFC champions’ front office. 

Top scout Ryan Poles was appointed executive director of player personnel and Mike Bradway senior director of player personnel. Ryne Nutt will be senior director of college scouting, Trey Koziol a senior director of pro personnel, Trey Koziol the assistant director of college scouting and Willie Davis the senior personnel executive.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have promoted Mike Borgonzi to assistant general manager and Brandt Tilis to vice president of football operations amid a wave of moves within the AFC champions’ front office. Top scout Ryan Poles was appointed executive director of player personnel and Mike Bradway senior director of player personnel. Ryne Nutt will be senior director of college scouting, Trey Koziol a senior director of pro personnel, Trey Koziol the assistant director of college scouting and Willie Davis the senior personnel executive.

Chiefs make front office moves Wednesday

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Griffin Canning pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning, Anthony Rendon hit a two-run double and the Los Angeles Angels swept the Kansas City Royals with a 6-1 victory. 

Kean Wong had a two-run single and José Iglesias added an RBI double for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 after completing a 5-2 homestand and a three-game sweep of Kansas City. Los Angeles is still mired in fourth place in the AL West despite winning 11 of 16 since May 23. 

Kelvin Gutiérrez drove in the only run for the Royals, who have lost five straight.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Griffin Canning pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning, Anthony Rendon hit a two-run double and the Los Angeles Angels swept the Kansas City Royals with a 6-1 victory. Kean Wong had a two-run single and José Iglesias added an RBI double for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 after completing a 5-2 homestand and a three-game sweep of Kansas City. Los Angeles is still mired in fourth place in the AL West despite winning 11 of 16 since May 23. Kelvin Gutiérrez drove in the only run for the Royals, who have lost five straight.

Royals swept by Angels Wednesday

GREEN BAY, WI - The Green Bay Packers have signed LB&nbsp;De'Vondre Campbell&nbsp;and released RB Mike Weber. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transactions Wednesday.

Campbell is a 6-foot-4, 232-pound, sixth-year player out of the University of Minnesota. He was originally selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round (No. 115 overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. 

After four seasons with the Falcons, he spent last season with the Arizona Cardinals, starting all 16 games for the second time in his career and registering the second-most tackles of his career (99), the second-most solo tackles (69), tying a career high in sacks (two) and setting a career high in tackles for a loss (seven). 

For his career, Campbell has played in 75 games with 70 starts, recording 462 tackles (303 solo), 25 tackles for a loss, 7.5 sacks, 13 QB hits, three interceptions, 19 passes defensed, six forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. 

Campbell has started all five postseason contests he has played in, posting 19 tackles (16 solo), two tackles for a loss, a sack and three QB hits. He will wear No. 59 for the Packers.

GREEN BAY, WI - The Green Bay Packers have signed LB&nbsp;De'Vondre Campbell&nbsp;and released RB Mike Weber. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transactions Wednesday.Campbell is a 6-foot-4, 232-pound, sixth-year player out of the University of Minnesota. He was originally selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round (No. 115 overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. After four seasons with the Falcons, he spent last season with the Arizona Cardinals, starting all 16 games for the second time in his career and registering the second-most tackles of his career (99), the second-most solo tackles (69), tying a career high in sacks (two) and setting a career high in tackles for a loss (seven). For his career, Campbell has played in 75 games with 70 starts, recording 462 tackles (303 solo), 25 tackles for a loss, 7.5 sacks, 13 QB hits, three interceptions, 19 passes defensed, six forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Campbell has started all five postseason contests he has played in, posting 19 tackles (16 solo), two tackles for a loss, a sack and three QB hits. He will wear No. 59 for the Packers.

Packers sign former Blue Dragon De'Vondre Campbell

By STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports Information

Hutchinson Community College football coach Drew Dallas has been named the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission's Gene Stephenson Coach of the Year, the organization announced on Wednesday.

This past Saturday, Dallas guided his Blue Dragon football team to a 29-27 victory over Snow College to win the 2020-21 NJCAA Football National Championship, the program's first in its 89-year history.

Dallas just completed his first year as Blue Dragon head coach and led Hutchinson to an 8-0 record, a Jayhawk Conference title and the national championship. Hutchinson was tapped No. 1 in the NJCAA preseason rankings and went wire-to-wire, winning by an average margin of 32.3 points per game.

Dallas was also named the NJCAA Football Coach of the Year and Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year.

Dallas will be honored at the 23rd Annual Greater Wichita sports Banquet, presented by the Kamerion Wimbley Foundation on Thursday, July 1 at the Drury Plaza Broadview Hotel. Ticket information for the banquet can be found at&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/admin/tinymce4/www.wichitasports.com">www.wichitasports.com</a>.

<figure>
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 </figure>By STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationHutchinson Community College football coach Drew Dallas has been named the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission's Gene Stephenson Coach of the Year, the organization announced on Wednesday.This past Saturday, Dallas guided his Blue Dragon football team to a 29-27 victory over Snow College to win the 2020-21 NJCAA Football National Championship, the program's first in its 89-year history.Dallas just completed his first year as Blue Dragon head coach and led Hutchinson to an 8-0 record, a Jayhawk Conference title and the national championship. Hutchinson was tapped No. 1 in the NJCAA preseason rankings and went wire-to-wire, winning by an average margin of 32.3 points per game.Dallas was also named the NJCAA Football Coach of the Year and Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year.Dallas will be honored at the 23rd Annual Greater Wichita sports Banquet, presented by the Kamerion Wimbley Foundation on Thursday, July 1 at the Drury Plaza Broadview Hotel. Ticket information for the banquet can be found at&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/admin/tinymce4/www.wichitasports.com">www.wichitasports.com</a>.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

HutchCC Coach Drew Dallas named Wichita Area Sports Commission Coach of the Year

Austin Callahan, the leading hitter of the 2021 Jayhawk West champion Hutchinson Community College baseball team, was named NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention on Wednesday.

Callahan, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound freshman from Fremont, Nebraska, had a huge season and became the sixth NJCAA Baseball All-American in the Ryan Schmidt era, which started in 2013.

Over 54 games of a Covid Pandemic-shortened season, Callahan – primarily a third baseman for the Hutchinson this season – put together a season that produced six Top 10 Blue Dragon single-season statistical finishes.

Most notably, Callahan hammered 21 home runs this season, third most in Hutchinson single-season history (Caden Doga had 31 in 2016 and Zane Schmidt had 22 in 2019). Callahan ranked second in the Jayhawk Conference and tied for seventh in the NJCAA in home runs. His 24 career homers are fifth on the Blue Dragon career list.

For the season, Callahan hit a team-high .422, going 84 for 199 this past season. That included 19 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs, 75 RBIs and 69 runs scored.

His 84 hits and 19 doubles both tied for eighth in Blue Dragon single-season history. He ranked seventh on Hutch’s single-season RBI list.  And his .854 slugging percentage was fifth-best in team single-season history.

Callahan hit safely in 45 of 54 games played. He put together a season-high 15-game hitting streak, which was fifth-longest in team history. Callahan had 26 multi-hit games, including nine of three or more hits in a single game.

The Blue Dragon third baseman had a career-high seven RBIs against Dodge City on May 8. His 10 total bases in that game tied for seventh most in single-game history. Callahan had three four-hit games this season against Coffeyville, Pratt and Allen. He had three two-home run games against Cowley, State Fair and Dodge City.

Callahan is 1 of 6 Jayhawk Conference baseball players to earn NJCAA Baseball All-America honors in 2021.

STEVE CARPENTERHutchCC Sports InformationAustin Callahan, the leading hitter of the 2021 Jayhawk West champion Hutchinson Community College baseball team, was named NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention on Wednesday.Callahan, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound freshman from Fremont, Nebraska, had a huge season and became the sixth NJCAA Baseball All-American in the Ryan Schmidt era, which started in 2013.Over 54 games of a Covid Pandemic-shortened season, Callahan – primarily a third baseman for the Hutchinson this season – put together a season that produced six Top 10 Blue Dragon single-season statistical finishes.Most notably, Callahan hammered 21 home runs this season, third most in Hutchinson single-season history (Caden Doga had 31 in 2016 and Zane Schmidt had 22 in 2019). Callahan ranked second in the Jayhawk Conference and tied for seventh in the NJCAA in home runs. His 24 career homers are fifth on the Blue Dragon career list.For the season, Callahan hit a team-high .422, going 84 for 199 this past season. That included 19 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs, 75 RBIs and 69 runs scored.His 84 hits and 19 doubles both tied for eighth in Blue Dragon single-season history. He ranked seventh on Hutch’s single-season RBI list. And his .854 slugging percentage was fifth-best in team single-season history.Callahan hit safely in 45 of 54 games played. He put together a season-high 15-game hitting streak, which was fifth-longest in team history. Callahan had 26 multi-hit games, including nine of three or more hits in a single game.The Blue Dragon third baseman had a career-high seven RBIs against Dodge City on May 8. His 10 total bases in that game tied for seventh most in single-game history. Callahan had three four-hit games this season against Coffeyville, Pratt and Allen. He had three two-home run games against Cowley, State Fair and Dodge City.Callahan is 1 of 6 Jayhawk Conference baseball players to earn NJCAA Baseball All-America honors in 2021.

Callahan named NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced the schedule for the eight super regionals in the Division I baseball tournament. No. 1 seed Arkansas opens at home against North Carolina State on Friday night. Other Friday openers have East Carolina at Vanderbilt, Stanford at Texas Tech and Mississippi at Arizona. Saturday openers are South Florida at Texas, LSU at Tennessee, Notre Dame at Mississippi State and Dallas Baptist against Virginia or Old Dominion in Columbia, South Carolina. Winners in the best-of-three series advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

2021 NCAA Division I&nbsp;baseball tournament: Schedule

NCAA Division I&nbsp;baseball tournament: How it&nbsp;works

It took a while to get to the format that takes place today. From the 1947 field of eight to the current field of 64, the bracket has gone through several upheavals in its day. The current 64-team bracket began in 1999 with the addition of the super regions and took one more step forward by making the College World Series finals a best-of-three series in 2003.

Of the 64-team field, 31 receive&nbsp;automatic qualifying bids for winning their conferences, while the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee selects the final 33 teams. Sixteen of those teams receive a national seed and could&nbsp;host the Super Regional tournament should they advance.

College World Series:&nbsp;The eight winners of the Super Regional tournaments head to TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Each of the eight teams is given a seed and split into two four-team brackets. The two winners of each bracket square off in a best-of-three College World Series finals.&nbsp;

For a detailed look at how the College World Series works,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-17/how-college-world-series-works?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">click here</a>.

California defeated Yale in the first-ever College World Series, the first of two played in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Texas put itself on the map as the first back-to-back champions in winning the only CWS ever played in Wichita, Kansas in 1949. The following season Texas won its second championship, opening Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha.

CWS HISTORY:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-09/here-are-college-baseball-coaches-most-college-world-series?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">Coaches with most wins</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-12/here-are-college-baseball-programs-most-college-world-series?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">Most titles</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-09/here-are-college-baseball-coaches-most-college-world-series?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">Most appearances</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-15/here-are-conferences-most-represented-college-world-series?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">Conferences most represented</a>

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced the schedule for the eight super regionals in the Division I baseball tournament. No. 1 seed Arkansas opens at home against North Carolina State on Friday night. Other Friday openers have East Carolina at Vanderbilt, Stanford at Texas Tech and Mississippi at Arizona. Saturday openers are South Florida at Texas, LSU at Tennessee, Notre Dame at Mississippi State and Dallas Baptist against Virginia or Old Dominion in Columbia, South Carolina. Winners in the best-of-three series advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.<h2>2021 NCAA Division I&nbsp;baseball tournament: Schedule</h2><ul>
 <li>Regionals: Friday, June 4 through Tuesday, June 8</li><li>Super Regionals: Friday, June 11 through Monday, June 14</li><li>CWS Opening Celebration Day&nbsp;— Friday, June 18</li><li>First day of CWS games&nbsp;— Saturday, June 19</li><li>CWS Finals&nbsp;— Start Monday, June 28 (best out of 3)</li><li>Final championship game&nbsp;— Tuesday/Wednesday, June 29/30</li>
 </ul><h2>NCAA Division I&nbsp;baseball tournament: How it&nbsp;works</h2>It took a while to get to the format that takes place today. From the 1947 field of eight to the current field of 64, the bracket has gone through several upheavals in its day. The current 64-team bracket began in 1999 with the addition of the super regions and took one more step forward by making the College World Series finals a best-of-three series in 2003.Of the 64-team field, 31 receive&nbsp;automatic qualifying bids for winning their conferences, while the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee selects the final 33 teams. Sixteen of those teams receive a national seed and could&nbsp;host the Super Regional tournament should they advance.College World Series:&nbsp;The eight winners of the Super Regional tournaments head to TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Each of the eight teams is given a seed and split into two four-team brackets. The two winners of each bracket square off in a best-of-three College World Series finals.&nbsp;For a detailed look at how the College World Series works,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-17/how-college-world-series-works?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">click here</a>.<h2>College World Series: History</h2>California defeated Yale in the first-ever College World Series, the first of two played in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Texas put itself on the map as the first back-to-back champions in winning the only CWS ever played in Wichita, Kansas in 1949. The following season Texas won its second championship, opening Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha.CWS HISTORY:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-09/here-are-college-baseball-coaches-most-college-world-series?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">Coaches with most wins</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-12/here-are-college-baseball-programs-most-college-world-series?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">Most titles</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-09/here-are-college-baseball-coaches-most-college-world-series?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">Most appearances</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2019-04-15/here-are-conferences-most-represented-college-world-series?utm_campaign=inline-article" target="_blank">Conferences most represented</a><a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

NCAA D1 Baseball start super regionals

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit the longest homer of his major league career in the first inning, and the surging Los Angeles Angels pounded five homers in an 8-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Max Stassi, José Iglesias and Justin Upton also homered for Los Angeles off Kansas City starter Kris Bubic. Taylor Ward added a two-run shot in the eighth. Andrew Heaney allowed six hits and a run while pitching into the seventh inning of the Angels' 10th win in 15 games. Ohtani's 17th homer of the season was a 470-foot shot deep into the outfield bleachers off Bubic.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — José Ramírez homered and drove in four runs, leading Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Indians over St. Louis 10-1 and sending the Cardinals to their sixth straight loss. St. Louis' skid is its longest since a seven-game slide in June 2017. Cleveland has won four of six. Bieber gave up one run and five hits in six innings, striking out five. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner has won his past three decisions and hasn't permitted more than three runs in any of his 13 starts this year. Carlos Martínez allowed five runs and seven hits, including Ramírez's three-run homer, in four innings.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers barely managed to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals.

Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') had 40 points and 13 rebounds as the Sixers knocked off the Hawks, 118-102, evening the series at a game apiece. The 76ers also received big contributions from Shake Milton, who buried a 32-footer and scored 14 points in an electrifying stretch off the bench. Milton fueled a 14-0 run that blew the game open in the second half.

Trae Young and Danilo Gallinari scored 21 apiece for the Hawks, who trailed by just two before Philadelphia's big run.

The Jazz opened their Western Conference semifinal series by getting 45 points from Donovan Mitchell in a 112-109 win over the Clippers. Mitchell poured in 32 points in the second half to rally the Jazz from a double-digit deficit. 

Jordan Clarkson and Bojan (BOY'-ahn) Bogdanovic chipped in 18 points apiece, with Clarkson and Mitchell combining for 12 3-pointers. 

Utah took the lead for good on a 21-9 run bookended by 3-pointers from Bogdanovic. 

Kawhi (kah-WY') Leonard scored 23 points to lead Los Angeles, while Paul George chipped in 20 with 11 rebounds.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic (nih-KOH'-lah YOH'-ihch wasn't highly regarded when he was taken in the NBA draft. He's now the league's reigning MVP.

The Nuggets' big man has been revealed as the NBA's top player making him by far the lowest draft pick ever to win the award. 

The Serbian product has become a dominant force since being selected 41st overall in the 2014 draft. 

Jokic's scoring average jumped from 19.9 points per game last season to 26.4. He tied his career high with 10.8 rebounds per game, and his average of 8.3 assists was just shy of Wilt Chamberlain's all-time season average for a center.

Jokic was the runaway winner, getting 91 of the 101 first-place ballots cast 

Philadelphia's Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') was second, Golden State's Stephen Curry was third, 2019 and 2020 MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH'-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON'-poh) of Milwaukee was fourth and Phoenix's Chris Paul was fifth. 

UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning are eight wins away from a second consecutive Stanley Cup.

The Lightning have reached the semifinals with a 2-0 shutout of the Hurricanes in Game 5.

Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV'-skee) stopped 29 shots for his second shutout of the postseason and third of his playoff career. Vasilevskiy and the Lightning held Carolina to two goals in the three games at Raleigh, stopping 97 of 99 shots.

Brayden Point snapped a scoreless tie with his eighth goal of the playoffs, a power-play tally just over four minutes into the second period. Ross Colton added an unassisted goal midway through the third.

Alex Nedeljkovic (neh-DEHL'-koh-vihch) made 23 saves for the Hurricanes.

The Bolts will play the winner of the Islanders-Bruins series, which New York leads, 3-2.

Meanwhile, a 3-2 win gives the Vegas Golden Knights a three-games-to-two advantage in their second-round series.

Mark Stone scored on a breakaway 50 seconds into overtime, sending the Knights to their third straight victory. 

Trailing 2-0 entering the third, the Golden Knights found another gear with Alex Tuch (tuhk) scoring 1:03 into the period and Jonathan Marchessault (MAHR'-sheh-soh) tying it up just 3:04 later.

Marc-Andre Fleury was sensational at times while stopping 28 shots. Fleury picked up playoff win No. 88, which ties him with Billy Smith and Ed Belfour for the fourth-most in NHL history. 

Colorado appeared in command after a 2-0 lead courtesy of Brandon Saad late in the first and another from Joonas Donskoi in the second.

The Knights can close out the series at home on Thursday.

UNDATED (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri (NA'-zehm KA'-dree) has seen his eight-game suspension for an illegal hit upheld by an arbitrator.

Kadri has already served six games of a suspension he received after an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk in Game 2 of their first-round series. Faulk sustained a concussion, according to the report, and didn't play in the final two games as the Avalanche swept the Blues to advance. 

Colorado was holding out hope that Kadri might be available for Game 5 of their second-round series Tuesday in Denver.

— The NHL fined Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy $25,000 for his criticism of the officials after their 5-4 loss to the Islanders in Game 5 of the second-round series. The Islanders scored three power-play goals on four chances in a 5-4 victory on Monday night while being called for two penalties themselves. The Islanders ranked 29th out of 31 teams in penalty minutes during the regular season, while the Bruins were fifth and received the most minor penalties.

UNDATED (AP) — The Aaron Rodgers saga continues in Green Bay.

The three-time MVP quarterback wasn't with the Packers for their first mandatory minicamp session on Tuesday after declining to participate in voluntary organized team activities. 

The Packers have the option to fine Rodgers just over $93,000 if he misses all three minicamp sessions this week.

Rodgers' future with the team has been uncertain ever since ESPN reported shortly before this year's draft that Rodgers doesn't want to return to Green Bay.

— Tom Brady is back on the practice field with the Buccaneers. The 43-year-old quarterback was a full participant Tuesday at mandatory minicamp for the Super Bowl champions, taking part in individual drills and doing some 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work. Coach Bruce Arians said last week there was a chance he'd limit Brady's involvement as he recovers from offseason knee surgery. 

— Giants running back Saquon (SAY'-kwahn) Barkley isn't going to work out with teammates on the field until his rehabilitation from a major knee injury is complete. Barkley to the ACL in his right knee in the second game last season. He was not on the field Tuesday as the Giants opened a three-day mandatory minicamp. 

— The NFL will spend up to $1 million funding up to five studies that will examine how to better help players ease their pain and find alternatives to opioids. Those potential alternatives include marijuana and other cannabis-derived products. The league and the NFL Players Association formed a joint pain management committee in 2019 to help find alternatives to opioids and give players and league medical staffs information on pain management. 

— The 49ers have lost two more backups to significant injuries during offseason workouts. The team announced that safety Tarvarius Moore tore his Achilles tendon and offensive lineman Justin Skule tore the ACL in his knee during Monday's practice. 

— Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was held out of parts of practice Tuesday because of tightness in his left hamstring. The No. 1 overall draft pick returned after getting some treatment on the field and threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns. 

— The Cardinals have signed linebacker and first-round pick Zaven Collins to his rookie contract. Collins is expected to be an immediate contributor in the middle of the defense alongside second-year linebacker Isaiah Simmons, who was the No. 8 overall pick last year. Collins was an AP All-American last season at Tulsa and also won the Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award and Bednarik Award 

— The Ravens have signed guard Michael Schofield, who played 11 games last season for the Panthers and started three. Prior to that, Schofield played for the Chargers and Broncos. 

— Former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel (FAH'-sul) has died at 71. The 1997 NFL coach of the year guided the Giants from 1997 to 2003, posting a 58-53-1 record. New York won the NFC in 2000 before losing to the Ravens in the Super Bowl. John Fassel told the Los Angeles Times his father was taken to a Las Vegas hospital with chest pains and died while being treated Monday.

UNDATED (AP) — The AL East leaders continue to swim above their division rivals.

Tyler Glasnow struck out 11 over seven strong innings of the Tampa Bay Rays' 3-1 win over Washington. Glasnow gave up one run, six hits and walked one during a season-high 114-pitch start.

Manuel Margot (mahn-WEHL' mahr-GOH') hit a leadoff homer in the first off Jon Lester, who worked out of two-on, two-outs jams in the second and third.

— The Red Sox's five-game winning streak is over after Carlos Correa and Yordan (yohr-DAHN') Alvarez homered in Houston's 7-1 victory against Boston. Framber Valdez allowed one run and five hits over 7 1/3 innings, striking out eight to pick up his second straight win over the Bosox.

— Gary Sánchez and Miguel Andújar (an-DOO'-hahr) homered and the Yankees ended a four-game slid with an 8-4 downing of the Twins. Aaron Judge drove in two runs for New York, which had lost eight of its previous 10 and won despite going 2 for 15 with runners in scoring position.

— Andrew Vaughn homered in the seventh inning and delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth, pushing the White Sox past the Blue Jays, 6-1. Leury (lay-OOR'-ee) García added a two-run triple and Garrett Crochet got three outs for the win as the AL Central leaders moved a season-high 14 games over .500 at 37-23.

— José Ramírez homered and drove in four runs, leading Shane Bieber and the Indians to a 10-1 pasting of the Cardinals. Bieber gave up one run and five hits in six innings, striking out five, sending St. Louis to its sixth consecutive loss.

— The Tigers earned a 5-3 win over the Mariners behind Matthew Boyd, who allowed an unearned run, six hits and a walk over six innings. Eric Haase hit a two-run homer while Detroit was building a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

— Mike Tauchman hit a go-ahead grand slam and Brandon Crawford homered twice in the Giants' 9-4 thumping of the Rangers. Crawford appeared in his 1,326th game at shortstop to break Travis Jackson's franchise record for the position.

— Athletics hurler Chris Bassitt struck out six over seven strong innings to win his sixth consecutive decision, 5-2 against the Diamondbacks. Christian Walker led off the second with a home run and Bassitt limited Arizona to two runs and four hits.

— Shohei Ohtani (SHOH'-hay oh-TAH'-nee) hit the longest homer of his major league career, a 470-foot blast in the first inning of the Angels' 8-1 drubbing of the Royals. Max Stassi (STAS'-ee), José Iglesias and Justin Upton also homered off Kris Bubic (BOO'-bihch) before Taylor Ward added a two-run shot in the eighth.

— Ke'Bryan Hayes hastily missed first base and was called out after hitting a first-inning homer, sending Walker Buehler on his way to seven scoreless innings as the Dodgers beat the Pirates, 5-3. Chris Taylor smacked a two-run homer to back Buehler, who retired his last 13 batters and had two hits while allowing just two hits.

— Zach Davies allowed just one hit in six scoreless innings in pitching the Cubs to a 7-1 win over the Padres. Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in four runs, and Patrick Wisdom went deep again for Chicago.

— Avisail (ah-vih-sah-EEL') Garcia homered and singled home another run in the Brewers' 10th win in 11 games, 5-1 versus the Reds. Milwaukee starter and winner Adrian Houser pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball.

— Maikel (MY'-kehl) Franco become the sixth player to hit a home run into the second deck at Camden Yards, helping the Orioles post a 10-3 win over the Mets. Bruce Zimmermann allowed a two-run homer in the first inning to Pete Alonso, but the Mets managed only one more hit off him in five innings.

— Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña (ah-KOON'-yah) Jr. and William Contreras each hit a solo homer to power the Braves past the Phillies, 9-5. Acuña also had a single, double and three RBIs as the reigning three-time NL East champions evened their record at 29-29.

— Pablo Lopez allowed only two runs in a career-best eight innings, and Corey Dickerson hit a two-run triple for the Marlins in a 6-2 win over the Rockies. Jesus Aguilar had two hits and two RBIs to help Miami bounce back from a 1-8 road trip.

UNDATED (AP) — Injured Red Sox ace Chris Sale made a positive step in his return from Tommy John surgery, throwing 25 pitches off a bullpen mound at Fenway Park. 

The 31-year-old left-hander said he would start tomorrow if the team would let him. But Red Sox manager Alex Cora said they needed to be patient to make sure Sale comes through rehab OK. Sale had elbow ligament replacement surgery in March, 2020. It typically takes a minimum of 12 months to recover from the procedure, but can stretch to two years. 

— Khris Davis has been designated for assignment by the slumping Rangers as the team continues to rebuild with youth. Davis hit .157 with two home runs and five RBIs in his 22 games after missing the Rangers' first 34 contests because of a left quad strain. He has struggled at the plate since leading the majors with 48 home runs in 2018.

— Mets manager Luis Rojas says he expects infielder Jeff McNeil to begin a rehab assignment by the end of the weekend. McNeil hasn't played since May 16 because of a strained left hamstring. Rojas also said outfielder Michael Conforto is probably a couple weeks from starting his rehab assignment as he comes back from a strained right hamstring, but Luis Guillorme (gee-OHR'-may) could be activated this weekend

— The Nationals have placed pitcher Austin Voth on the 10-day injured list with a fractured nose. Voth was sent to a Philadelphia hospital Sunday to get his nose reset. It was broken when he was hit by a pitch while squaring around to bunt against Philadelphia's Vince Velasquez.

— The Blue Jays have put Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list and recalled fellow catcher Riley Adams from Triple-A Buffalo. Jansen strained his right hamstring running the bases during Sunday's 6-3 loss to Houston.

Gauff, Krejcikova face off for SF spot in Paris

PARIS (AP) — American teenager Coco Gauff is bidding for a spot in the French Open semifinals against Barbora Krejcikova (kreh-jih-KOH'-vah) of the Czech Republic. 

If she wins, the 17-year-old Gauff will become the youngest woman in the semifinals at any major tournament since 2006. Gauff has not been defeated by a player outside the top 30 on clay this season. Krejcikova is ranked 33rd. 

Defending champion Iga Swiatek then faces Maria Sakkari on Court Philippe Chatrier. In the men's quarterfinals, 13-time champion Rafael Nadal faces No. 10 seed Diego Schwartzman before No. 1 Novak Djokovic meets No. 9 Matteo Berrettini at night.

Refugee team of 29 athletes picked for Tokyo Olympics

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit the longest homer of his major league career in the first inning, and the surging Los Angeles Angels pounded five homers in an 8-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Max Stassi, José Iglesias and Justin Upton also homered for Los Angeles off Kansas City starter Kris Bubic. Taylor Ward added a two-run shot in the eighth. Andrew Heaney allowed six hits and a run while pitching into the seventh inning of the Angels' 10th win in 15 games. Ohtani's 17th homer of the season was a 470-foot shot deep into the outfield bleachers off Bubic.ST. LOUIS (AP) — José Ramírez homered and drove in four runs, leading Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Indians over St. Louis 10-1 and sending the Cardinals to their sixth straight loss. St. Louis' skid is its longest since a seven-game slide in June 2017. Cleveland has won four of six. Bieber gave up one run and five hits in six innings, striking out five. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner has won his past three decisions and hasn't permitted more than three runs in any of his 13 starts this year. Carlos Martínez allowed five runs and seven hits, including Ramírez's three-run homer, in four innings.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>NBA PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULEBig 2nd-half run lifts 76ersPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers barely managed to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals.Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') had 40 points and 13 rebounds as the Sixers knocked off the Hawks, 118-102, evening the series at a game apiece. The 76ers also received big contributions from Shake Milton, who buried a 32-footer and scored 14 points in an electrifying stretch off the bench. Milton fueled a 14-0 run that blew the game open in the second half.Trae Young and Danilo Gallinari scored 21 apiece for the Hawks, who trailed by just two before Philadelphia's big run.Game 3 is Friday in Atlanta.The Jazz opened their Western Conference semifinal series by getting 45 points from Donovan Mitchell in a 112-109 win over the Clippers. Mitchell poured in 32 points in the second half to rally the Jazz from a double-digit deficit. Jordan Clarkson and Bojan (BOY'-ahn) Bogdanovic chipped in 18 points apiece, with Clarkson and Mitchell combining for 12 3-pointers. Utah took the lead for good on a 21-9 run bookended by 3-pointers from Bogdanovic. Kawhi (kah-WY') Leonard scored 23 points to lead Los Angeles, while Paul George chipped in 20 with 11 rebounds.Game 2 is Thursday in Salt Lake City.NBA-MVPJokic takes MVP honorsDENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic (nih-KOH'-lah YOH'-ihch wasn't highly regarded when he was taken in the NBA draft. He's now the league's reigning MVP.The Nuggets' big man has been revealed as the NBA's top player making him by far the lowest draft pick ever to win the award. The Serbian product has become a dominant force since being selected 41st overall in the 2014 draft. Jokic's scoring average jumped from 19.9 points per game last season to 26.4. He tied his career high with 10.8 rebounds per game, and his average of 8.3 assists was just shy of Wilt Chamberlain's all-time season average for a center.Jokic was the runaway winner, getting 91 of the 101 first-place ballots cast Philadelphia's Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') was second, Golden State's Stephen Curry was third, 2019 and 2020 MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH'-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON'-poh) of Milwaukee was fourth and Phoenix's Chris Paul was fifth. NHL PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULEBolts eliminate Canes; Knights go up 3-2UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning are eight wins away from a second consecutive Stanley Cup.The Lightning have reached the semifinals with a 2-0 shutout of the Hurricanes in Game 5.Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV'-skee) stopped 29 shots for his second shutout of the postseason and third of his playoff career. Vasilevskiy and the Lightning held Carolina to two goals in the three games at Raleigh, stopping 97 of 99 shots.Brayden Point snapped a scoreless tie with his eighth goal of the playoffs, a power-play tally just over four minutes into the second period. Ross Colton added an unassisted goal midway through the third.Alex Nedeljkovic (neh-DEHL'-koh-vihch) made 23 saves for the Hurricanes.The Bolts will play the winner of the Islanders-Bruins series, which New York leads, 3-2.Meanwhile, a 3-2 win gives the Vegas Golden Knights a three-games-to-two advantage in their second-round series.Mark Stone scored on a breakaway 50 seconds into overtime, sending the Knights to their third straight victory. Trailing 2-0 entering the third, the Golden Knights found another gear with Alex Tuch (tuhk) scoring 1:03 into the period and Jonathan Marchessault (MAHR'-sheh-soh) tying it up just 3:04 later.Marc-Andre Fleury was sensational at times while stopping 28 shots. Fleury picked up playoff win No. 88, which ties him with Billy Smith and Ed Belfour for the fourth-most in NHL history. Colorado appeared in command after a 2-0 lead courtesy of Brandon Saad late in the first and another from Joonas Donskoi in the second.The Knights can close out the series at home on Thursday.NHL-NEWSKadri suspension standsUNDATED (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri (NA'-zehm KA'-dree) has seen his eight-game suspension for an illegal hit upheld by an arbitrator.Kadri has already served six games of a suspension he received after an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk in Game 2 of their first-round series. Faulk sustained a concussion, according to the report, and didn't play in the final two games as the Avalanche swept the Blues to advance. Colorado was holding out hope that Kadri might be available for Game 5 of their second-round series Tuesday in Denver.Also in hockey:— The NHL fined Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy $25,000 for his criticism of the officials after their 5-4 loss to the Islanders in Game 5 of the second-round series. The Islanders scored three power-play goals on four chances in a 5-4 victory on Monday night while being called for two penalties themselves. The Islanders ranked 29th out of 31 teams in penalty minutes during the regular season, while the Bruins were fifth and received the most minor penalties.NFL-NEWSRodgers missing from minicampUNDATED (AP) — The Aaron Rodgers saga continues in Green Bay.The three-time MVP quarterback wasn't with the Packers for their first mandatory minicamp session on Tuesday after declining to participate in voluntary organized team activities. The Packers have the option to fine Rodgers just over $93,000 if he misses all three minicamp sessions this week.Rodgers' future with the team has been uncertain ever since ESPN reported shortly before this year's draft that Rodgers doesn't want to return to Green Bay.In other developments from NFL camps: — Tom Brady is back on the practice field with the Buccaneers. The 43-year-old quarterback was a full participant Tuesday at mandatory minicamp for the Super Bowl champions, taking part in individual drills and doing some 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work. Coach Bruce Arians said last week there was a chance he'd limit Brady's involvement as he recovers from offseason knee surgery. — Giants running back Saquon (SAY'-kwahn) Barkley isn't going to work out with teammates on the field until his rehabilitation from a major knee injury is complete. Barkley to the ACL in his right knee in the second game last season. He was not on the field Tuesday as the Giants opened a three-day mandatory minicamp. — The NFL will spend up to $1 million funding up to five studies that will examine how to better help players ease their pain and find alternatives to opioids. Those potential alternatives include marijuana and other cannabis-derived products. The league and the NFL Players Association formed a joint pain management committee in 2019 to help find alternatives to opioids and give players and league medical staffs information on pain management. — The 49ers have lost two more backups to significant injuries during offseason workouts. The team announced that safety Tarvarius Moore tore his Achilles tendon and offensive lineman Justin Skule tore the ACL in his knee during Monday's practice. — Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was held out of parts of practice Tuesday because of tightness in his left hamstring. The No. 1 overall draft pick returned after getting some treatment on the field and threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns. — The Cardinals have signed linebacker and first-round pick Zaven Collins to his rookie contract. Collins is expected to be an immediate contributor in the middle of the defense alongside second-year linebacker Isaiah Simmons, who was the No. 8 overall pick last year. Collins was an AP All-American last season at Tulsa and also won the Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award and Bednarik Award — The Ravens have signed guard Michael Schofield, who played 11 games last season for the Panthers and started three. Prior to that, Schofield played for the Chargers and Broncos. — Former New York Giants coach Jim Fassel (FAH'-sul) has died at 71. The 1997 NFL coach of the year guided the Giants from 1997 to 2003, posting a 58-53-1 record. New York won the NFC in 2000 before losing to the Ravens in the Super Bowl. John Fassel told the Los Angeles Times his father was taken to a Las Vegas hospital with chest pains and died while being treated Monday.MLB-SCHEDULERays win again, down NatsUNDATED (AP) — The AL East leaders continue to swim above their division rivals.Tyler Glasnow struck out 11 over seven strong innings of the Tampa Bay Rays' 3-1 win over Washington. Glasnow gave up one run, six hits and walked one during a season-high 114-pitch start.Manuel Margot (mahn-WEHL' mahr-GOH') hit a leadoff homer in the first off Jon Lester, who worked out of two-on, two-outs jams in the second and third.In other major league action:— The Red Sox's five-game winning streak is over after Carlos Correa and Yordan (yohr-DAHN') Alvarez homered in Houston's 7-1 victory against Boston. Framber Valdez allowed one run and five hits over 7 1/3 innings, striking out eight to pick up his second straight win over the Bosox.— Gary Sánchez and Miguel Andújar (an-DOO'-hahr) homered and the Yankees ended a four-game slid with an 8-4 downing of the Twins. Aaron Judge drove in two runs for New York, which had lost eight of its previous 10 and won despite going 2 for 15 with runners in scoring position.— Andrew Vaughn homered in the seventh inning and delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth, pushing the White Sox past the Blue Jays, 6-1. Leury (lay-OOR'-ee) García added a two-run triple and Garrett Crochet got three outs for the win as the AL Central leaders moved a season-high 14 games over .500 at 37-23.— José Ramírez homered and drove in four runs, leading Shane Bieber and the Indians to a 10-1 pasting of the Cardinals. Bieber gave up one run and five hits in six innings, striking out five, sending St. Louis to its sixth consecutive loss.— The Tigers earned a 5-3 win over the Mariners behind Matthew Boyd, who allowed an unearned run, six hits and a walk over six innings. Eric Haase hit a two-run homer while Detroit was building a 3-0 lead in the first inning.— Mike Tauchman hit a go-ahead grand slam and Brandon Crawford homered twice in the Giants' 9-4 thumping of the Rangers. Crawford appeared in his 1,326th game at shortstop to break Travis Jackson's franchise record for the position.— Athletics hurler Chris Bassitt struck out six over seven strong innings to win his sixth consecutive decision, 5-2 against the Diamondbacks. Christian Walker led off the second with a home run and Bassitt limited Arizona to two runs and four hits.— Shohei Ohtani (SHOH'-hay oh-TAH'-nee) hit the longest homer of his major league career, a 470-foot blast in the first inning of the Angels' 8-1 drubbing of the Royals. Max Stassi (STAS'-ee), José Iglesias and Justin Upton also homered off Kris Bubic (BOO'-bihch) before Taylor Ward added a two-run shot in the eighth.— Ke'Bryan Hayes hastily missed first base and was called out after hitting a first-inning homer, sending Walker Buehler on his way to seven scoreless innings as the Dodgers beat the Pirates, 5-3. Chris Taylor smacked a two-run homer to back Buehler, who retired his last 13 batters and had two hits while allowing just two hits.— Zach Davies allowed just one hit in six scoreless innings in pitching the Cubs to a 7-1 win over the Padres. Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in four runs, and Patrick Wisdom went deep again for Chicago.— Avisail (ah-vih-sah-EEL') Garcia homered and singled home another run in the Brewers' 10th win in 11 games, 5-1 versus the Reds. Milwaukee starter and winner Adrian Houser pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball.— Maikel (MY'-kehl) Franco become the sixth player to hit a home run into the second deck at Camden Yards, helping the Orioles post a 10-3 win over the Mets. Bruce Zimmermann allowed a two-run homer in the first inning to Pete Alonso, but the Mets managed only one more hit off him in five innings.— Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña (ah-KOON'-yah) Jr. and William Contreras each hit a solo homer to power the Braves past the Phillies, 9-5. Acuña also had a single, double and three RBIs as the reigning three-time NL East champions evened their record at 29-29.— Pablo Lopez allowed only two runs in a career-best eight innings, and Corey Dickerson hit a two-run triple for the Marlins in a 6-2 win over the Rockies. Jesus Aguilar had two hits and two RBIs to help Miami bounce back from a 1-8 road trip.MLB-NEWSRed Sox ace Sale eager to returnUNDATED (AP) — Injured Red Sox ace Chris Sale made a positive step in his return from Tommy John surgery, throwing 25 pitches off a bullpen mound at Fenway Park. The 31-year-old left-hander said he would start tomorrow if the team would let him. But Red Sox manager Alex Cora said they needed to be patient to make sure Sale comes through rehab OK. Sale had elbow ligament replacement surgery in March, 2020. It typically takes a minimum of 12 months to recover from the procedure, but can stretch to two years. Also in the majors:— Khris Davis has been designated for assignment by the slumping Rangers as the team continues to rebuild with youth. Davis hit .157 with two home runs and five RBIs in his 22 games after missing the Rangers' first 34 contests because of a left quad strain. He has struggled at the plate since leading the majors with 48 home runs in 2018.— Mets manager Luis Rojas says he expects infielder Jeff McNeil to begin a rehab assignment by the end of the weekend. McNeil hasn't played since May 16 because of a strained left hamstring. Rojas also said outfielder Michael Conforto is probably a couple weeks from starting his rehab assignment as he comes back from a strained right hamstring, but Luis Guillorme (gee-OHR'-may) could be activated this weekend— The Nationals have placed pitcher Austin Voth on the 10-day injured list with a fractured nose. Voth was sent to a Philadelphia hospital Sunday to get his nose reset. It was broken when he was hit by a pitch while squaring around to bunt against Philadelphia's Vince Velasquez.— The Blue Jays have put Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list and recalled fellow catcher Riley Adams from Triple-A Buffalo. Jansen strained his right hamstring running the bases during Sunday's 6-3 loss to Houston.FRENCH OPENGauff, Krejcikova face off for SF spot in ParisPARIS (AP) — American teenager Coco Gauff is bidding for a spot in the French Open semifinals against Barbora Krejcikova (kreh-jih-KOH'-vah) of the Czech Republic. If she wins, the 17-year-old Gauff will become the youngest woman in the semifinals at any major tournament since 2006. Gauff has not been defeated by a player outside the top 30 on clay this season. Krejcikova is ranked 33rd. Defending champion Iga Swiatek then faces Maria Sakkari on Court Philippe Chatrier. In the men's quarterfinals, 13-time champion Rafael Nadal faces No. 10 seed Diego Schwartzman before No. 1 Novak Djokovic meets No. 9 Matteo Berrettini at night.OLYMPICS-TOKYO-REFUGEE TEAMRefugee team of 29 athletes picked for Tokyo OlympicsLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The refugee team for the Tokyo Olympics has 29 athletes competing in 12 sports. The team picked by the International Olympic Committee was drawn from 55 athletes who fled their home countries and got scholarships to train for the games in a new home country. MEDINA SPIRIT-LAWSUITBaffert, Medina Spirit owners sue Kentucky racing officialsLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Trainer Bob Baffert and the owners of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit have filed a lawsuit against Kentucky racing officials. They are seeking a temporary injunction they say is to prevent violation of due process rights. They also seek custody of "remnant" samples of the colt's urine to prove that traces of the steroid betamethasone found in his system during a positive drug test did not come from an injection. The suit states that the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission told the trainer and connections on June 1 that remnant samples of the samples had been "damaged/contaminated" during transport to the testing lab. PGA-CABRERA EXTRADITEDGolfer Cabrera extradited to Argentina on assault chargesBUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine golfer and two-time major champion Ángel Cabrera has been extradited from Brazil to his homeland to face trial on charges he assaulted three former partners. The 51-year-old Cabrera has been in jail since January when Brazil's federal police arrested him on an Interpol warrant. 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