COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The U.N. representative in Sri Lanka said the sinking of a container ship that caught fire while transporting chemicals off the capital Colombo has caused “a significant damage to the planet” by releasing hazardous substances into the…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jonny Butler homered and drove in a career-high five runs, Reid Johnston pitched six strong innings and North Carolina State opened the College World Series with a 10-4 victory over Stanford on Saturday. The Wolfpack (36-18), who knocked…

VARIOUS CITIES, - MARCH 12: A detail of baseballs during a Grapefruit League spring training game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees at FITTEAM Ballpark of The Palm Beaches on March 12, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Many…

Anderson Silva pulled off a sizable betting upset in his return to boxing on Saturday when he beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Silva, a former longtime UFC middleweight champion, has long expressed a desire to step back into the boxing ring after…

Let the criticism begin. Jermall Charlo dominated Juan Macias Montiel in defense of his middleweight title, winning a near-shutout decision Saturday night at Toyota Center in Houston. However, he couldn’t do what almost everyone thought he would do — stop the overmatched…

The same day he was introduced to replace Richard Pitino as Gophers' men's basketball coach, Ben Johnson held a virtual meeting about wanting to keep the team together. Johnson knew that wasn't realistic. Still, he didn't expect to lose nearly every player…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jayson Gonzalez singled through the infield with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving Vanderbilt a 7-6 win over Arizona in the College World Series on Saturday night. Gonzalez grounded a 1-2 pitch beyond…

ARLINGTON, TEXAS – Willians Astudillo spends most of his time at ballparks rooting on his teammates, joking with them and providing support. On Saturday, those roles were reversed. When word spread that Astudillo had been optioned to Class AAA St. Paul in…

Jermall Charlo and Juan Macias Montiel exchange punches during their WBC middleweight title fight at Toyota Center on June 19, 2021 in Houston. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) For most of the second half of his defense of his WBC middleweight title…

HOUSTON (AP) — Jermall Charlo unanimously outpointed Juan Macias Montiel to retain the WBC middleweight championship Saturday night at the Toyota Center. Charlo (32-0, 22 knockouts) received winning scores of 118-109, 119-109 and 120-108 from the three judges. Montiel (22-5-2, 22 KOs)…