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Butler homers, Kurtz extends walk streak to 18 games; Athletics beat Royals 5-2 04/30/2026 01:23am • WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run, Luis Severino gave up one run and struck out eight in seven innings, and the Athletics beat Kansas City 5-2 on Wednesday night to snap the Royals' four-game win streak. Nick Kurtz hit an RBI double and walked, his 18th conse Ashley Sanchez scores late equalizer for North Carolina in 2-2 draw with Boston 04/30/2026 01:21am • Ashley Sanchez scored in the 76th minute and the North Carolina Courage rallied in the second half for a 2-2 tie with the Boston Legacy on Wednesday, preventing the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team from winning its first match. Elsewhere, the San Diego Wave lost 2-0 at the Portland Th Lowering the marathon mark: Researcher says sub 2-hour record could be reduced by 5 minutes 04/30/2026 01:21am • Only days after the first sub-2 hour marathon , an Australian university professor who has devoted much of his career to studying times over the 42.195-kilometer (26.2-mile) event says the mark could improve by more than five minutes. On Sunday, Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon in 1 Texier breaks 3rd-period tie, Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in Game 5 to take series lead 04/30/2026 01:10am • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alexandre Texier broke a tie 1:06 into the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round series. Rookie Jakub Dobes stopped 38 shots to help Montreal move within a victory of advancing for the fi 10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking 04/30/2026 01:05am • NEW YORK (AP) — The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a U.S. indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York, accused of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States. Some of Church robs Gonzales of what would have been walk-off homer, preserves Cards' 5-4 win over Pirates 04/30/2026 12:58am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Nathan Church ended the game by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a walk-off, two-run homer by making a leaping catch at the left-field wall, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Ryan O’Hearn singled with on Tafari scores in stoppage time, LAFC beats Toluca 2-1 in 1st leg of CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal 04/30/2026 12:57am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nkosi Tafari headed in Son Heung-Min’s free kick in second-half stoppage time and LAFC beat Toluca FC 2-1 on Wednesday night in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal. The aggregate winner will be decided on May 6 in Toluca. Timothy Tillman gave LAFC a 1-0 lead High-A Northwest League Glance 04/30/2026 12:57am • All Times EDT Tuesday's Games Everett 8, Tri-City 3 Hillsboro 5, Vancouver 3 Wednesday's Games Eugene 3, Spokane 1 Everett 10, Tri-City 7 Hillsboro 7, Vancouver 0 Thursday's Games Everett at Tri-City, 9:30 p.m. Spokane at Eugene, 9:35 p.m. Hillsboro at Vancouver, 10:05 p.m. Friday's Games Hillsboro Nathan Church steals another homer, this time giving the Cardinals a win over the Pirates 04/30/2026 12:56am • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nathan Church is making a habit of stealing home runs. The rookie left fielder's latest saved the game for the St. Louis Cardinals. Church ended a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates by robbing Nick Gonzales of what would have been a walk-off, two-run homer by making a leapin Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball 04/30/2026 12:55am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 03-19-35-51-67, Powerball: 15, Power Play: 2 (three, nineteen, thirty-five, fifty-one, sixty-seven, Powerball: fifteen, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: $72 million For more lottery resul Inquiry into antisemitic attack that left 15 dead in Sydney recommends gun reform 04/30/2026 12:45am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A government inquiry into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before a mass shooting killed 15 people at a Hannukah celebration late last year recommended on Thursday that authorities prioritize gun reform. The government established the Royal Commission on Antisemi New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas 04/30/2026 12:43am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The white supremacist who shot and killed 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, lost an attempt to undo his guilty pleas in a Court of Appeal ruling Thursday. The panel of three judges dismissed Brenton Tarrant’s claim that harsh prison conditions Buenaventura: Q1 Earnings Snapshot 04/30/2026 12:40am • LIMA, Peru (AP) — LIMA, Peru (AP) — Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $335.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Lima, Peru-based company said it had profit of $1.32. The miner posted revenue of $624.6 million in the period. Buenaventura shar Baseball Glance 04/30/2026 12:33am • All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New Yor Schroder, Mobley rally Cavaliers in 4th quarter for 125-120 win over Raptors to take 3-2 series lead 04/30/2026 12:28am • CLEVELAND (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 125-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their