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Jorge Alfaro has put an 0-for-20 skid behind him and been a catalyst for the Marlins in their recent surge. Alfaro had a career-high four hits and the Miami Marlins handed the San Francisco Giants their seventh consecutive loss with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night. “There’s going to be good times and bad times,” Alfaro […]

Brandon Dixon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Wednesday night. The Tigers, who took two of the three games, won their first road series since April 1-3 against the Yankees. Orioles reliever Mychal Givens, recently demoted from the closer role, allowed

The Latest from Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins (all times Eastern): 8:40 p.m. A flurry of early goals in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. Robert Bortuzzo scored for St. Louis to knot the game at 1-1 but Joakim Nordstrom answered just 40

Nomar Mazara and Asdrubal Cabrera hit consecutive doubles in the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers over Seattle 8-7 Wednesday in a back-and-forth game that highlighted the Mariners’ difficulties on defense and in the bullpen. The Rangers capitalized on three errors and a wild pitch by relief pitchers in the sixth inning, leading to one

Dynasty versus dinosaurs. The Golden State Warriors’ road to a fifth straight NBA Finals has detoured to a new destination — and this one requires a passport. The Toronto Raptors, a team that arrived in the NBA 24 years ago as the dinosaur-logoed basketball franchise in a hockey-loving country, have finally made it to the

The Latest on underclassmen who hired an agent before entering the NBA draft (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Several college basketball players from lower divisions are among the 233 early entrants in the NBA draft. Six players from Division II and one from Division III declared early for the draft. There were 175 players from

The new NCAA rule designed to help players explore their NBA draft potential by allowing them to sign with an agent and still return to school surprisingly doesn’t apply to all college players. It was a stunning revelation for Phil Bledsoe from tiny Division II Glenville State in West Virginia when he learned the rule

Ariya Jutanugarn isn’t concerned about making history with a second straight U.S. Women’s Open. She’s more focused on the lessons learned from last year’s back-nine collapse that nearly kept her from the championship. Jutanugarn held a seven-shot lead through 63 holes at Shoal Creek on what looked like a romp to her second major championship.

Another German qualifier named Yannick, another easy win for Rafael Nadal. Chasing a record-extending 12th title at the French Open, Nadal posted a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win over Yannick Maden on Wednesday to reach the third round of the clay-court Grand Slam. Nadal lost only six games in the first round against Yannick Hanfmann. He

Now that was a wild pitch. A Chicago White Sox employee was invited to throw out the ceremonial first ball before the team’s home game against Kansas City on Monday, and she made it memorable. Not only did the pitch come nowhere near home plate, it hit a photographer. Juuuuust a bit outside 😬 pic.twitter.com/tRHeMocpXr