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Pirates score sweep against Royals

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series sweep. After Ryan O'Hearn led off with a single to center, Flores sent a slider from Nate Pearson (2-3) into the left-field bleachers for his 10th homer this season. Pittsburgh rallied with a two-run homer in the eighth for a second straight day. Brandon Lowe had his 33rd of the season in a 6-5 win Saturday. Carmen Mlodzinki (8-7) got the win. He allowed two runs and three hits in three ...

Hocevar, Blaney throw haymakers

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Joey Logano won the Cup Series race Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, while the driver he passed for the win stole the show with old-school NASCAR feuding and fisticuffs. Carson Hocevar, a brash 23-year-old who has earned the ire of veteranswith his aggressive driving, traded punches in the pits with Ryan Blaney after they were involved in an incident while racing for second with 41 laps left. Hocevar stopped his car after finishing third and was greeted by a shove from Blaney. The 6-foot-4 Hocevar, who stands several inches taller than Blaney, responded ...

YSU falls in key conference game

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Youngstown State had an opportunity to make an early statement in the Missouri Valley Football Conference race, but the Penguins let it slip through their fingers. No. 2 South Dakota State overpowered YSU in the trenches, and despite losing its starting quarterback to injury, held on to down the ninth-ranked Penguins 27-20 on Saturday evening at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, S.D. "There's no consolation prize. There isn't. We gotta learn from this. We gotta get better," YSU head coach Doug Phillips said in his post-game press conference. "The one thing ...

Mountaineers cherish win vs. Top 25 team

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — West Virginia football knocked off No. 25 Virginia 38-27. If you look at the scoreboard, the Mountaineers won by 11, but it was almost more, with the Cavaliers scoring a late touchdown with under a minute to play. In Rich Rodriguez’s second trip to Morgantown, there’s an argument this is his top win, battling with the road-ranked win over Houston and the overtime win over Pitt in the Backyard Brawl. With the win, WVU is one of the 35 teams in the FBS still undefeated through Week 3. The Mountaineers are one of six Big 12 teams that haven’t lost, standing with ...

Guardians sweep Athletics to retain first

CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams threw seven shutout innings, Jo Adell had an RBI infield single and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 1-0 Sunday to remain atop the AL Central. Steven Kwan added three hits for Cleveland, which posted its seventh series sweep of the season and third at home. The Guardians (81-75) are 1 1/2 games in front of the Chicago White Sox. They finish the season on the road with series against Boston and Kansas City. Williams (14-8) gave up three hits and struck out nine to move into the major-league lead with 244 strikeouts. He has one more than ...

What to stream: ‘A Different World,’ ‘Toy Story 5’ and Kenny Chesney

The Disney+ debut of "Toy Story 5" and a new album from Kenny Chesney are some of the new television shows, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists: the "A ...