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ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) -- Cody Dickson allowed just three hits over 5 2/3 innings, leading the Altoona Curve over the Akron RubberDucks in a 6-3 win on Friday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Chase De Jong tossed a two-hit complete game and Willie Calhoun hit a two-run home run and had three hits, driving in three, as the Tulsa Drillers topped the Arkansas Travelers 9-1 in the first…

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Drew Anderson and Sam Clay combined for a shutout as the Clearwater Threshers beat the Fort Myers Miracle 5-0 on Friday.

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GRANVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Clark Eagan hit a walk-off single with one out in the ninth inning, as the West Virginia Black Bears defeated the Connecticut Tigers 4-3 on Friday.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- Justin Bohn scored on a wild pitch in the third inning, leading the Jupiter Hammerheads to a 9-3 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays on Friday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pinch hitter Shawn Pleffner hit a run-scoring single in the seventh inning to give the Harrisburg Senators a 2-1 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey left Friday night's game at Yankee Stadium a couple innings after fouling a ball off his right foot.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Tommy Field hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Rochester Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the Syracuse Chiefs on Friday. The Red Wings swept the short two-game series with the win.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Candace Parker added 18 points and six assists and the Los Angeles Sparks ended a two-game skid with a 95-75 win over the Washington Mystics on Friday night.

FORT DODGE, Iowa — The Lansing-New Albin High School softball team could have done without a little late drama, but none of that will change the fact that it is a state champion.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Sean Brady tossed a five-hit complete game and Taylor Murphy homered and had two hits, driving in two, as the Lynchburg Hillcats topped the Carolina Mudcats 15-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-seeded Sam Stosur lost to 173rd-ranked wild-card entry Jessica Pegula in the Citi Open quarterfinals 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Friday.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — When they were drafted nearly three decades ago, one was on everybody's baseball radar, the other a blip at best, picked almost as an afterthought in the final round thanks to a recommendation by an important…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Connor Myers hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning to help lead the Eugene Emeralds to an 8-5 win over the Vancouver Canadians on Friday.

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- Ordomar Valdez had two hits and scored three runs, and Shao-Ching Chiang hurled five scoreless innings as the Lake County Captains defeated the Beloit Snappers 9-1 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday.

The legend is that Dennis Green always had a rocky relationship with sports columnists from the Twin Cities dailies. This is not true, unless you want to count the fact that Sid Hartman publicly confronted Roger Headrick at Green's initial…

The outside hitter was a key cog for teams that won four Illinois prep state titles and four AAU national titles.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans say they have signed free-agent forward Terrence Jones and re-signed guard Tim Frazier.

NEW YORK — As the NBA looks for a new home for the 2017 All-Star Game, cities are lining up with open arms to welcome LeBron James, Stephen Curry and the hundred million or so dollars the festivities would bring…