KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Ryan continued his mastery over Kansas City, giving up just two hits over seven scoreless innings in the Minnesota Twins’ 4-0 victory over the Royals. Ryan (1-1), who struck out four and did not give up a walk, is now 7-0 in nine career starts against the Royals with a 1.30 ERA in 55 1/3 innings. Seth Lugo (1-1) threw 109 pitches for the Royals, allowing two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. The Twins got a run in the fourth on Edouard Julien’s RBI single to right. France’s two-out single in the sixth drove in Correa for a 2-0 lead. The Twins got home runs in the eighth and ninth.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Bart singled in the winning run with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals despite six hitless innings from Erick Fedde. The Pirates loaded the bases Wednesday against Chris Roycroft with no outs as Alexander Canario and Bryan Reynolds drew walks. Andrew McCutchen hit into a force out, but Bart hit a drive that bounced into the stands and scored automatic runner Isiah Kiner-Falefa. The Cardinals took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before Endy Rodriguez ended it. Fedde was pulled after throwing 88 pitches, 51 for strikes.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The commissioners of the NCAA's Power Four conferences and dozens of athletic directors from the SEC, ACC, Big Ten and Big 12, and coaches and players lobbied lawmakers on Capitol Hill for legislation to standardize name, image and likeness rules and other elements of the college sports landscape. College Sports Day on the Hill comes as a federal judge decides whether to approve a landmark $2.8 billion settlement. Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said he was very optimistic about Congress figuring out a solution that would create a sustainable situation in the ever-changing times of NIL and fluid player movement through the transfer portal.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — For a sport renowned for moving slowly, the Masters can’t get started fast enough. Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are the main attractions for the most anticipated major of the golf season. The final day of rehearsal brought 9-hole practice rounds and the Par 3 Tournament. The Masters is so different from the other majors. It has the smallest field on the prettiest course. And players have been waiting nine months for the next major. Scheffler says it's all about preparation. McIlroy says if players aren't ready by now then they probably have no chance of winning a green jacket.
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police say Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and his wife were involved in a domestic dispute at their South Florida high-rise condominium, but no charges were filed. Sunny Isles Beach officers responded to the home Monday following a call from Hill’s mother-in-law. She had been living with the couple since November, shortly after her granddaughter was born. According to a police report, the mother-in-law told responding officers that Hill was aggressive and impulsive and that she was afraid for her daughter. She said Hill threw a laptop on the floor and grabbed his baby before walking toward the balcony. Hill’s agent didn’t immediately respond to a telephone message seeking comment.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are headed to the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals and it took a dramatic three-goal comeback to get there. Messi scored twice, including a penalty kick in the 84th minute, to lift Inter Miami past LAFC 3-1 on Wednesday night. It was good enough for a 3-2 aggregate win in the two-leg series. The Herons needed three unanswered goals to win the series and ensure they wouldn’t lose a tiebreaker.
WEDNESDAY SCORES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Final Texas 6 Chicago Cubs 2
Final San Diego 2 Athletics 1
Final Arizona 9 Baltimore 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Detroit 3
Final Seattle 7 Houston 6
Final Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 2
Final Toronto 2 Boston 1
Final Tampa Bay 5 L.A. Angels 4
Final Minnesota 4 Kansas City 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Miami 5 N.Y. Mets 0
Final Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 1
Final San Francisco 8 Cincinnati 6
Final L.A. Dodgers 6 Washington 5
Final Philadelphia 4 Atlanta 3
Final Milwaukee 17 Colorado 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Orlando 96 Boston 76
Final Philadelphia 122 Washington 103
Final Toronto 126 Charlotte 96
Final L.A. Lakers 112 Dallas 97
Final Chicago 119 Miami 111
Final OT Utah 133 Portland 126
Final Oklahoma City 125 Phoenix 112
Final San Antonio 114 Golden State 111
Final Denver 124 Sacramento 116
Final L.A. Clippers 134 Houston 117
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final OT Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 3
Final Philadelphia 8 N-Y Rangers 5
Final OT Minnesota 8 San Jose 7
Final OT Anaheim 4 Calgary 3
Final Edmonton 4 St. Louis 3