PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — The United States qualified for the Olympic baseball tournament on its second try, beating Venezuela 4-2 Saturday night behind Todd Frazier’s home run, four hits and two RBIs. The U.S., managed by Mike Scioscia, finished 4-0…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Doug Nikhazy tied a program record with 16 strikeouts and No. 12 overall seed Mississippi beat No. 3 regional seed Florida State 4-3 in the winners bracket game of the Oxford Regional on Saturday night. Nikhazy (10-2) went…

Jun. 5—Jerri Holder says it seems everyone is ready to have Checotah's 55th Old Settlers Day in its regular slot. Holder, officer manager for the Checotah Chamber of Commerce, said to have the event back on the second weekend in June is…

Kevin Durant drives past Bucks Game 1 NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Kyrie Irving had 25 and the two superstars carried the Brooklyn Nets after James Harden’s early injury in a 115-107 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on…

Reuters Boxing-'Weight don't win fights' says Mayweather as prepares to face Paul The "ceremonial" weigh-in on Saturday produced no surprises with the 6 feet, 2 inches (1.88 m) Paul always going to have an advantage on the scales coming in at…

Jun. 5—CHALMERS — The Fairfield softball team will play for a spot in the Class 2A state championship game after beating Western Boone, 7-3, in the northern semistate semifinal game Saturday afternoon. The Falcons (26-4) now get to play No. 1 Pioneer…

Jun. 5—BEDFORD — Three local girls have earned spots in the IHSAA State Finals. Providence senior Emma Kaelin won the Bedford North Lawrence Singles Regional while New Albany's Layne Burke and Lily Meyer won the BNL Doubles Regional on Saturday. Kaelin outlasted…

A U.S. baseball team of years-ago MLB All-Stars, minor leaguers and even a Winter Olympian qualified for the Tokyo Games on Saturday night, completing a wild two-year journey. The U.S. won a North and South American Olympic qualifying tournament, going 4-0, capped…

Lexi Thompson fired five birdies without a bogey in a sparkling round on the Olympic Club Lake Course Saturday to grab a one-shot lead in the US Women's Open. The American's five-under par 66 on the imposing layout gave her a 54-hole…