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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Jeff McNeil hit a tying homer in the ninth inning and Tyler Soderstrom had an RBI single in the 10th to rally the Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 on Wednesday night.Los Angeles loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 10th but left-hander Hogan Harris got Jorge Soler to ground out, sending the Angels to their 23rd loss in 29 games.As reliever Scott Barlow (1-0) threw a scoreless ninth for the win. Angels right-hander Chase Silseth (1-1) took the loss after giving up an unearned run in the 10th.The teams combined for eight runs in the first two innings, with the Angels taking a 5-3 lead on Solers two-run homer in the first and Jo Adells solo shot and Josh Lowes two-run drive off As starter Aaron Civale in the second.Soderstrom hit a two-run single in the first, and Henry Bolte scored when Lowe misplayed Carlos Cortes single to left field in the second.Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz walked four and hit a batter with a pitch in the first two innings, but the right-hander retired 12 straight batters six by strikeout from the third through the sixth before handing the ball to the bullpen.Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn plunked two batters in the seventh, and Sam Bachman gave up an RBI single to Nick Kurtz, trimming the Angels lead to 5-4.Bachman retired the side in order in the eighth, but Kirby Yates couldnt convert his first save opportunity for the Angels, as McNeil led off the ninth by curling his second homer inside the right-field foul pole, tying the score at 5.Cortes walked with two outs and Shea Langeliers was hit by a pitch, but Angels left-hander Tayler Saucedo, called up from Triple-A earlier Wednesday, got Kurtz to tap back to the mound to end the inning.Up nextRHP Luis Severino (2-5, 4.45 ERA) starts Thursday nights series finale against Angels RHP Jose Soriano (6-3, 2.41).___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong called his errors over the past two games "laughable" after allowing a ball to scoot under his glove in the second inning of Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the Brewers.

The Montreal Victoire defeated the Ottawa Charge 4-0 in Game 4 to clinch the PWHL's championship, becoming the first Canadian PWHL franchise to take home the Walter Cup.

Collingwood coach Craig McRae was quizzed on the personal comment he made to former Magpie Brodie Grundy during last weeks loss to Sydney.

The Carlton Football Club has launched an investigation after the vile remark was made on Tuesday night.

The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points, Alex Caruso added 17 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday night in Game 2.Chet Holmgren scored 13 points and reserves Jared McCain and Cason Wallace each had 12 for Oklahoma City. The Thunder finished with a 57-25 edge in bench scoring, plus a 27-10 advantage in points off turnovers.I thought we all played better, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. I had a quiet confidence about that. I didn't know if we'd win or lose the game, but I was pretty sure after watching Game 1 and knowing our team that we were going to come out and play better tonight.Stephon Castle scored 25 points for the Spurs, who got 22 points from Devin Vassell and a 21-point, 17-rebound, six-assist, four-block night from Victor Wembanyama.Game 3 is Friday in San Antonio.The guys brought it tonight, Gilgeous-Alexander said. Knowing what it would have meant if we lost this one, we brought the energy from the jump.Isaiah Hartenstein who barely played in Game 1 had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, who improved to 14-5 after a loss this season and beat the Spurs for just the second time in seven meetings.The win was not without cost for the Thunder, who lost guard Jalen Williams who had already missed six games in these playoffs with a left hamstring strain in the first half with a recurrence of the hamstring issue. The Thunder said it was tightness, but even that would figure to put his availability for Friday into doubt.And the Spurs got banged up as well. Already without All-Star guard De'Aaron Fox because of ankle soreness, San Antonio lost his replacement in the starting lineup Dylan Harper to a right leg injury after he took a couple of awkward falls in the third quarter.Spurs coach Mitch Johnson had no update on Harper after the game, though he noted that it puts a ton of pressure on others when his team is down two guards.Obviously this team is as good as anybody at turning you over, so when youre down some of your primary creators and initiators it causes a little bit of an extra strain, whether thats who to play, what to play, what to run, etc., etc., Johnson said. Well just have to be sharper in that area because its tough fully loaded against these guys.San Antonio was down by 11 at the half and trailed by eight going into the fourth quarter, then got within 99-97 off a corner 3-pointer by Harrison Barnes with 9:06 left.The next 2 1/2 minutes saved the Thunder. An 11-0 run by the defending champions including a banked-in 3-pointer by McCain midway through the burst pushed OKC's lead to 13.But the Spurs on another night when turnovers plagued them and the stretch run was played without Fox and Harper were far from done. Wembanyama scored down low to make it 118-113 with 1:25 remaining, but Gilgeous-Alexander got one last basket to settle things down and send the series to San Antonio tied.We've got to help our ballhandlers more and take care of the ball, Wembanyama said.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/nba

Thunder guard Jalen Williams, who missed six games earlier in these playoffs with a strained left hamstring, was ruled out for the second half of Game 2 of Oklahoma City's matchup against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night.The reason: Another hamstring problem, which the Thunder called tightness.Williams appeared to be getting treatment on the hamstring during the first half, then left the bench area and did not play in the second quarter. Television footage showed him walking toward the locker room holding a large wrap on the back of his left leg.Cason Wallace started the second half in Williams' place, and the Thunder announced that Williams wouldn't return not long afterward. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said Williams would be evaluated on Thursday.Hes going to get checked out," Daigneault said after Oklahoma City's 122-113 win that evened the series at a game apiece. "I dont deal in like hypotheticals, especially when doctors are involved. ... We'll see where hes at. Well update him accordingly.Williams returned for Game 1 of the Spurs' series, scoring 26 points in 37 minutes on Monday night in Oklahoma City's 122-115 double-overtime loss. He had four points in seven first-quarter minutes Wednesday, including an alley-oop dunk with 2:12 left in the period.Game 3 of the series is Friday in San Antonio.Williams missed 55 of the Thunders first 91 games this season entering Wednesday, including playoffs. Of those absences, 19 were for a right wrist issue and the other 36 were related to his hamstrings the right one costing him 30 games during the regular season, the left one costing him the most recent six during the playoffs.Obviously, if we dont have him, it hurts," Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said after the game. I still believe in this team though. We've played a bunch of games without him, won big games without him. I still think well get the job done. But losing a guy ... no matter how good your team is otherwise it hurts a little bit. And for him, just like as a human being, hes had a tough year with injuries.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

Southampton are mounting an appeal this Wednesday afternoon against their expulsion from the Championship play-offs, with the club branding the punishment "manifestly disproportionate to every previous sanction in the history of the English game."An independent league arbitration panel is hearing the case following Tuesday evening's decision by an EFL disciplinary commission to remove the Saints from the promotion race over the 'Spygate' affair.The St Mary's outfit were also handed a four-point deduction for next season after admitting three spying charges.Southampton maintain the financial ramifications represent "by a very considerable distance, the largest penalty ever imposed on an English football club."Chief executive Phil Parsons offered an apology "to the other clubs involved, and most of all to the Southampton supporters" whose "extraordinary loyalty and support this season deserved better from the club."However, whilst acknowledging "what happened was wrong," Parsons insisted the club "cannot accept a sanction which bears no proportion to the offence."The ruling has stripped Southampton of any chance at Premier League promotion, an opportunity valued at a minimum of 200 million."Southampton has been denied the opportunity to compete in a game worth more than 200m and one which means so much to our staff, players and supporters," Parsons stated.The club drew comparisons with previous disciplinary measures to bolster their proportionality argument.Leeds United received a 200,000 fine in 2019 for a comparable spying incident involving Derby County, though regulation 127 prohibiting observation of opponents within 72 hours of matches did not exist at that time.Parsons highlighted that Luton Town's 30-point deduction in 2008-09 previously the harshest sporting sanction in English football was imposed on a League Two side "with no comparable revenue at stake."Derby County's 21-point penalty in 2021 resulted in relegation, whilst Everton's eventual six-point deduction in 2023/24 followed losses of 124.5 million."Proportionality is itself a principle of natural justice," Parsons argued.The disciplinary commission's decision reinstated Middlesbrough, who will now face Hull City in Saturday's final at Wembley.Boro welcomed their expulsion, stating the sanction "sends out a clear message for the future of our game regarding sporting integrity and conduct."The club has already commenced ticket sales for their supporters ahead of the showpiece match.Should Middlesbrough and Hull ultimately meet, kick-off is scheduled for 3.30pm. However, if Southampton's appeal succeeds and they are reinstated, the match would revert to the originally planned 4.30pm start time.A decision on the appeal is anticipated either later today or on Thursday.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Some lawmakers and legal experts say the department has violated federal law with its addendum to the settlement.