Jackson Merrill doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored another to help Randy Vásquez reach 10 victories as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. San Diego has won 12 of 17 and 22 of 31.
Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.
Central Texas high school football coaches vote on who the best coaches are in the Austin area.
Two weeks after a total solar eclipse wowed skywatchers in Europe, a near-total lunar eclipse is in store Thursday for people in North and South America.
Jacob Fearnley is among the British players who stand one win away from a place in the US Open main draw in New York.
On Saturday, Iceland will vote on EU membership talks, amid economic and geopolitical tensions.