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WEST SALEM — Braxton Ghelfi stood at the plate with his eyes focused on the right hand of Kyle Feehan, looking for any read he could get on the pitch that was coming.

CLEVELAND (AP) — With the "Big 3" reduced to the "Banged-Up 2," LeBron James again showed why he's Cleveland's one and only.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta pitched eight sparkling innings, Kris Bryant homered for the second straight day and the Chicago Cubs spoiled Noah Syndergaard anticipated debut with a 6-1 victory …

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 11 in eight solid innings in his return from suspension to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — With the "Big 3" reduced to the "Banged-Up 2," LeBron James again showed why he's Cleveland's one and only.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Ian Kinsler's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

DETROIT (AP) — Ian Kinsler's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A.J. Burnett pitched seven strong innings in his return to Philadelphia, Andrew McCutchen homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Phillies 7-2 on Tuesday night for thei…

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 38 points, Kyrie Irving added 25 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 106-101 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in th…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion homered twice and drove in three runs, Mark Buehrle threw six innings of four-hit ball and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 10-2 Tuesday night.

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Wednesday:

It’s been a busy 10 days for Isaac Fruechte.

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WILTON, Conn. (AP) — A boy who was bullied for stuttering received strong encouragement from someone else who once struggled with his speech — Tiger Woods.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Open is a month before the British Open.

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Everett Golson has met with Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher about the possibility of the former Notre Dame quarterback transferring to the Seminoles.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A four-game suspension.

TORONTO (AP) — Former NHL defenseman Steve Montador had a degenerative brain disease that's been linked to repeated blows to the head, according to researchers who autopsied his brain.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (AP) — As Yogi Berra might say, when you turn 90 you should celebrate it right the first time.