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Class AA All-State teams announced

From start to finish this season, Lanson Orndorf was at the top of his game. After crescendoing his senior campaign with an RBI triple and seven innings of two-run ball to help the Frankfort Falcons capture the WVSSAC Class AA state championship over Logan, the hits keep coming for Orndorf, who earned the honor of captaining the 2026 Class AA All-State baseball team, selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. The Falcons star batted .413 with a 1.119 OPS, 27 RBI and 16 extra-base hits, and struck out 112 batters in 84 innings on the mound, pitching to a miniscule 0.58 ...

Vargas hits a home run to lift White Sox over Guardians, 2-1

CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Vargas hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, Sean Burke struck out six in 6 1/3 innings, and the Chicago White Sox claimed sole possession of first place in the AL Central on Tuesday night with a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Burke (5-4) allowed one run ...

Messi sets World Cup scoring record as defending champion Argentina advances to knockout stage

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday. Messi had a golden opportunity to break the record in the ninth minute, but went wide to the right on a penalty kick. Almost 30 minutes later, Messi caught Alexander Schlager leaning the wrong way after Thiago Almada let Facuno Medina's pass go by him directly onto Messi's left foot. "There were moments when I was really angry about missing the penalty, but I was able to make up for it," ...

Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon in her tennis comeback at age 44

It's been talked about ever since Serena Williams announced nearly three weeks ago that she was returning to professional tennis after almost four years away from the sport. Still, seeing the single-sentence announcement from The All England Club that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will play singles at Wimbledon was stunning nonetheless. "Serena Williams (USA) receives the final ladies' singles wild card," read the key line in Sunday's announcement, which was issued eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam begins. At age 44, Williams will actually play both singles and doubles ...