WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC NEWS

Witt homers on shoulder-high pitch, Royals beat Twins 4-1 to avoid sweep

Bobby Witt Jr. homered on a pitch outside the strike zone for the fourth time this season and Paul DeJong finished a triple short of the cycle, helping the Kansas City Royals beat...

1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Italy beats defending champion US for gold in women's volleyball at Paris Olympics

Italy beat the defending champion U.S. team to win gold in women’s volleyball at the Paris Olympics

4 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brazil beats Canada in tense three-set women's beach volleyball gold medal match. Swiss win bronze

Brazil beat Canada to win a tense, three-set final to claim the women’s beach volleyball gold medal at the Paris Olympics

6 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japan's b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking's first gold medal

Japan’s b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics’ first breaking event by spinning, flipping and toprocking past a field of 16 dancers Friday in a high-energy competition that may not r...

6 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A good day, mate: Kennedy wins pole vault at Paris Games for Australia's record 18th Olympic gold

It was a good day for Australia, mate

AUGUST 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Australia's Keegan Palmer repeats as Olympic park skateboarding champion at Paris Games

Australia’s Keegan Palmer has scored a 93.11 to successfully defend his Olympic park skateboarding title at the Paris Games

AUGUST 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Imanaga dominant on mound, Paredes has a homer and 4 RBIs and Cubs top Twins 7-3

Shota Imanaga gave up two hits through seven innings, Isaac Paredes hit a three-run drive for his first homer with the Cubs, and Chicago beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3

AUGUST 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Israeli athletes receive threats in Paris as tensions simmer over Gaza

Israel's Olympic team said athletes have received threats as they compete in Paris

AUGUST 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mijain Lopez of Cuba wins his fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, then retires

Mijain Lopez of Cuba wins his fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, then retires

AUGUST 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cuba has dominated Olympic boxing for decades. The team is on the ropes at the Paris Games

Cuba has been the top team in Olympic boxing for decades

AUGUST 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cuba's Mijain Lopez, 41, wins semifinal to earn shot at record fifth Olympic gold medal in wrestling

Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez has earned a shot at a record fifth Olympic gold medal in wrestling

AUGUST 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alice D'Amato of Italy wins gold on Olympic balance beam, Simone Biles stumbles and comes up short of an 11th medal

Alice D'Amato of Italy wins gold on Olympic balance beam, Simone Biles stumbles and comes up short of an 11th medal

AUGUST 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Meet Wisin — Mexico's latest viral meme and the 'puppy luchador'

With floppy ears and a tail on his costume coming unstitched after all the wrestling, Wisin the “puppy luchador” has captured the imagination of fans across Mexico

AUGUST 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

US draws Brazil in Olympic men's quarterfinals. Serbia or Australia would await in the semis

The U.S. will face Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament in Paris on Tuesday, and a semifinal matchup against Serbia or Australia awaits the Americ...

AUGUST 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canada women's soccer team loses penalty shootout to Germany to end Olympic run marred by drone-spying scandal

Canada women's soccer team loses penalty shootout to Germany to end Olympic run marred by drone-spying scandal

AUGUST 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Olympic tennis: Lorenzo Musetti of Italy beats Felix Auger-Aliassime for the men's singles bronze

Lorenzo Musetti has won Italy’s first Olympic tennis medal in 100 years by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 for the men’s singles bronze

AUGUST 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canada soccer team's scandal-plagued Olympic run ended by penalty shootout loss to Germany

Canada women’s soccer team lost a penalty shootout to Germany in the quarterfinals of the Paris Games, ending an Olympic run marred by a drone-spying scandal

AUGUST 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Spain beats Colombia 4-2 on penalties to reach the semifinals in Olympic women's soccer

World champion Spain fought back from 2-0 down and advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament by beating Colombia in a penalty shootout

AUGUST 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

US rolls into Olympic basketball quarterfinals as No. 1 seed, tops Puerto Rico 104-83 in group finale

US rolls into Olympic basketball quarterfinals as No. 1 seed, tops Puerto Rico 104-83 in group finale

AUGUST 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

US women's soccer team beats Japan 1-0 after extra time to reach Olympic semifinals

US women’s soccer team beats Japan 1-0 after extra time to reach Olympic semifinals

AUGUST 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Australia's Kaylee McKeown wins 200-meter backstroke, first woman to sweep Olympic backstroke events at 2 straight Games

Australia's Kaylee McKeown wins 200-meter backstroke, first woman to sweep Olympic backstroke events at 2 straight Games

AUGUST 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fermin Lopez scores twice as Spain beats Japan 3-0 to reach semifinals at Olympics

Spain has defeated Japan 3-0 to reach the semifinals of the men’s soccer tournament at the Paris Olympics

AUGUST 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brazil cruises past Japan 102-84 behind Bruno Caboclo's 33 points in Olympic men's basketball

Bruno Caboclo had 33 points and 17 rebounds to lead Brazil past Japan 102-84 to open the Friday’s session of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament

AUGUST 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Australia wins women's 4x200-meter swimming relay; US and Ledecky get silver, her record-breaking 13th Olympic medal

Australia wins women's 4x200-meter swimming relay; US and Ledecky get silver, her record-breaking 13th Olympic medal

AUGUST 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Opals rebound; Germany, France and US reach quarterfinals in Olympic women's basketball

Sami Whitcomb scored 19 points as Australia rebounded from a surprising opening loss in the Olympic women’s basketball tournament and pushed Canada to the brink of elimination with...

AUGUST 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS