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HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Stephen Smith doubled and singled twice, scoring a run and also driving one home as the Hillsboro Hops beat the Tri-City Dust Devils 9-1 on Wednesday.

KEIZER, Ore. (AP) -- Ashford Fulmer doubled and singled three times, scoring three runs while also driving in three as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes beat the Vancouver Canadians 16-4 on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 of her 23 points in the first half, Candace Parker made a key block in the closing seconds and the Los Angeles Sparks held off the Indiana Fever 94-88 on Wednesday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Seattle Mariners came into Houston feeling good after a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Mark Reyes and three other pitchers combined for a shutout as the San Jose Giants beat the Modesto Nuts 2-0 on Wednesday.

CHICAGO (AP) — The New York Yankees keep showing signs that they might be ready to break out, and they keep turning in performances like this.

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Mitch Haniger hit a run-scoring double in the seventh inning to give the Reno Aces a 3-2 win over the Tacoma Rainiers on Wednesday.

PHOENIX (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says the Phoenix Suns have agreed to a two-year contract with guard Leandro Barbosa.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Max Stassi hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, leading the Fresno Grizzlies to a 5-2 win over the Sacramento River Cats on Wednesday.

TABASCO, Mexico (AP) -- Hector Gimenez hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, and Diego Madero doubled and singled twice as the Leones de Yucatan topped the Olmecas de Tabasco 4-2 on Wednesday.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Alexi Amarista hit a run-scoring single in the fourth inning, leading the El Paso Chihuahuas to a 6-4 win over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Los Angeles Lakers are getting Spanish guard Jose Calderon and two second-round draft picks in a trade with the Chicago Bulls, who are clearing salary cap space to…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Luis Arraez scored the winning run on a wild pitch with two outs in the 12th inning, as the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 9-8 on Wednesday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The All-Star break can't come soon enough for Drew Smyly, who hasn't won since May 16, or for the Tampa Bay Rays, who took a 7-2 drubbing at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels…

BOSTON (AP) — The Texas Rangers played like their minds were already on their flight home.

OAXACA, Mexico (AP) -- Frank Diaz hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, leading the Guerreros de Oaxaca to an 11-8 win over the Piratas de Campeche on Wednesday.

sptdesk (AP) — LeBron James has long been enamored with the idea of playing with veteran forward Mike Dunleavy.

MINNEAPOLIS — It’s been a rough go of it for Ervin Santana in his first season-and-a-half with Minnesota.

HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Gomez had three RBIs and finished a home run shy of the cycle and Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Houston Astros sweep the Seattle Mariners with a…

PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) -- Ruben Rivera hit a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, as the Pericos de Puebla defeated the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 7-6 on Wednesday.