Gazdag leads the Philadelphia Union against New York City FC

NEW YORK — The cavalry in the persons of Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson arrived for the Yankees this weekend with Carlos Rodon hopefully not too long behind and that is good news in the Bronx. What is even better news, however, is that, in their absence, the Yankees have held their own…

LOS ANGELES — Fearlessness. Courage. Passion.

ATLANTA — Greg Sankey began the week of SEC meetings by declaring that his league doesn’t need to chase money while making decisions. To prove his point, the league’s commissioner produced a “decision-making” card from his wallet and tossed it on the table for assembled reporters. It read: “…

DENVER — A former NBA executive this past week referred to it as the NCAA Tournament effect, a few shining moments over a matter of weeks impacting the longstanding perspective on a player.

DALLAS — The Southeastern Conference’s allegedly temporary resolution this week of what Kirby Smart called “the most overrated conversation there ever was” might lend credence to the Georgia coach’s assertion at that. The SEC will stick to eight conference football games and a November puff …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the phone call came around 6:30 in the morning after Mario’s Miracle propelled Kansas to the 2008 NCAA title, KU coach Bill Self and his wife, Cindy, had just returned to their San Antonio hotel room.

BOSTON — The juxtaposition wasn’t lost on Brad Stevens as he sat at a podium early Thursday afternoon at the Auerbach Center.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Jake McMurray had four of Oral Roberts’ 24 hits and Jonah Cox went 3 for 4 with a double, a home run and six RBIs to help the No. 4 seed Golden Eagles rally from an eight-run deficit and beat Washington 15-12 at the Stillwater Regional for their 20th consecutive win.…

The Vegas Golden Knights host the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final with a 1-0 lead in the series.

The Texas Rangers take on the Seattle Mariners after Marcus Semien's four-hit game on Saturday.

The Cincinnati Reds aim to end their three-game home losing streak with a win against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

The Minnesota Twins lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the Cleveland Guardians.

Both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

The St. Louis Cardinals will try to break their three-game road skid in a matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the New York Mets looking to continue a three-game road winning streak.

Both the San Francisco Giants and the Baltimore Orioles are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

The Chicago White Sox will look to sweep a three-game series with a victory against the Detroit Tigers.

The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

The Kansas City Royals aim to end a three-game skid when they play the Colorado Rockies.

The San Diego Padres square off against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.

The Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Angels play the Houston Astros after Shohei Ohtani had four hits against the Astros on Saturday.

The Miami Marlins take on the Oakland Athletics after Luis Arraez had five hits against the Athletics on Saturday.

UNDATED (AP) — Penn has given the Ivy League a team in an NCAA Tournament regional final for the second straight year. The Quakers held off Samford 5-4. Another surprise team Oral Roberts beat Washington 15-12 to extended its nation-best win streak to 20 games. Texas Tech beat No. 2 national…

UNDATED (AP) — Penn has given the Ivy League a team in an NCAA Tournament regional final for the second straight year. The Quakers held off Samford 5-4. Another surprise team Oral Roberts beat Washington 15-12 to extended its nation-best win streak to 20 games. Texas Tech beat No. 2 national…

UNDATED (AP) — Penn has given the Ivy League a team in an NCAA Tournament regional final for the second straight year. The Quakers held off Samford 5-4. Another surprise team Oral Roberts beat Washington 15-12 to extended its nation-best win streak to 20 games. Texas Tech beat No. 2 national…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Andrew Pinckney went 3 for 4 with a triple, a home run and two RBIs, Caden Rose went 2 for 3 with a two-run homer and top-seeded Alabama beat in-state rival Troy 11-8 at the Tuscaloosa Regional on a two-out error in the ninth inning. Alabama, the No. 16 national seed,…

Joe Redfield hit a three-run home run, Walker Janek and Carlos Contreras each hit a solo shot and Sam Houston jumped to a 7-2 lead over Tulane before the game was delayed due to inclement weather. The game is set to resume with two out and nobody on base in the top of the seveth inning.

Rhett Lowder struck out 11 batters over six innings while top-seeded Wake Forest pounded Maryland pitching for 15 hits as the Demon Deacons earned a 21-6 win in the Winston-Salem Regional. Wake Forest (49-10) awaits the winner of an elimination game between the Terrapins and George Mason on Sunday and now are one win away from a berth in the super regionals.

Andrew Pinckney went 3 for 4 with a triple, a home run and two RBIs, Caden Rose went 2 for 3 with a two-run homer and top-seeded Alabama beat in-state rival Troy 11-8 at the Tuscaloosa Regional on a two-out error in the ninth inning. Alabama, the No. 16 national seed, awaits the winner of a loser-out game between Boston College and Troy. Will Hodo and Rose each drew a one-out walk and both scored when Tommy Seidl reached on a throwing error to give Alabama a 9-8 lead in the top of the ninth. Pinckney added an RBI triple and then scored on a single by Dominic Tamez to make it 11-8. Kole Myers hit a two-run homer for Troy and William Sullivan added a three-run shot.

Hunter Haas hit a two-run double in the sixth to pull Texas A&M even, then hit another double with the bases loaded in the eighth to help the Aggies to an 8-5 win over top-seeded Stanford in the Stanford Regional. The Aggies await the winner of Sunday’s elimination game between the Cardinals and Cal State Fullerton and now are one win away from a berth in the super regionals.

Jake McMurray had four of Oral Roberts’ 24 hits and Jonah Cox went 3 for 4 with a double, a home run and six RBIs to help the No. 4 seed Golden Eagles rally from an eight-run deficit and beat Washington 15-12 at the Stillwater Regional for their 20th consecutive win. Oral Roberts awaits the winner of a loser-out game between Washington and Dallas Baptist. . Johnny Tincher and Sam DeCarlo each hit a home run in Washington’s seven-run first inning and Tincher’s RBI groundout in the second made it 8-0 but Cox hit a three-run shot in the third — ORU’s second home run of the inning — and added an RBI sacrifice fly to cap a three-run fourth that made it 8-7.

SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish got back on track Saturday. The San Diego Padres got contributions, big (two Fernando Tatis Jr. homers) and small (ball). Even before a 6-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in front of a sellout crowd of 42,655, the Padres got news that was better than anyone expected after R…

Cade Pilchard started and pitched six scoreless innings to earn Santa Clara a 9-3 win over Arizona in an elimination game in the Fayetteville Regional that was delayed by a lengthy bout with inclement weather. Weather postponed Saturday’s nightcap, a winner’s bracket game between host Arkansas and TCU. That game must be played Sunday before Santa Clara (36-19) will know who it plays: the loser of the game between the Razorbacks and the Horned Frogs.