ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and he is already doing that again in his sixth World Cup.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — On the edge of the greatest collapse in U.S. Open history, Wyndham Clark held his nerve against a charge by Sam Burns and a Shinnecock Hills gallery that never gave him much love Sunday until he captured his second Open title in four years.

ATLANTA (AP) — William Contreras had four hits, including a three-run homer in Milwaukee's eight-run second inning, and the Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on Sunday to snap a three-game skid.

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Some of the most passionate soccer fans at the Czech Republic-South Africa match didn't really care who won.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lionel Messi used the front of his white-and-blue, sweat-soaked jersey to wipe the tears from his eyes, a flood of emotions cracking his usually calm, confident demeanor after he gave Argentina an early lead in its World Cup opener against Algeria. Then he scored again. And again.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jaxon Willits and Brendan Brock homered to help Oklahoma get out to an early lead, and closer Jackson Cleveland worked out of trouble late as the Sooners held on to beat Georgia 4-3 in the College World Series on Monday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn't fit the Hurricanes' typical style.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they're the Champion Knicks.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — It was a stadium like any other, packed with American sports fans wearing their favorite team's jerseys and red-white-and-blue face paint, roaring as players took the field. Only this time, the sport was soccer.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun could have played for any one of three countries. He chose the United States, and it paid off with a splashy World Cup debut on home soil.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans' historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Georgia catcher Daniel Jackson has been selected as the winner of the Dick Howser Trophy as the player of the year in college baseball, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced Friday.

The World Cup pitches cover so much ground that they'll be hard to ignore. The crews that put them there would prefer if fans didn't notice them at all.

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Harris II hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Dominic Smith hit a two-run homer, Spencer Strider allowed three runs in five innings, and the Atlanta Braves recovered after losing an early three-run lead to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Saturday and clinch another series win.

ATLANTA (AP) — On Lou Gehrig Day, baseball's reigning iron man came through with the biggest blow for the Atlanta Braves. Matt Olson marked his 844th consecutive game with a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, giving the Braves a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Ricardo Pepi thought back to how much had changed in four years.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered for the first time since April 15, and Nick Lodolo allowed three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the first-place Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Sunday.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — American midfielder Brenden Aaronson had a good excuse to miss the U.S. World Cup team's training session Friday — he was getting married.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Jozy Altidore arrived at the new U.S. Soccer National Training Center, a $250 million, 200-acre, 19-field complex south of Atlanta, far different from where his 2014 American team recovered from practice in a plastic cold tub on a paved path outside Stanford’s Cagan Stadium in California.

BOSTON (AP) — Connelly Early struck out seven in seven innings, Jarren Duran homered, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 8-0 on Wednesday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two key senators involved in a long-simmering debate over fixing college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers, and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season.

Dubbed the “Sommermärchen," or “Summer Fairy Tale," the 2006 World Cup in Germany was a widely praised showcase for a modern, unified nation that was welcoming to fans from around the globe. Part of that success was the “KombiTicket,” which gave fans free access to local public transportation on match days.

NEW YORK (AP) — Midfielders Gio Reyna and Sebastian Berhalter were included on U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino's 26-man World Cup roster Tuesday, along with winger Alejandro Zendejas, while midfielders Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann were left off.