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British ex-culture minister Tessa Jowell dies at 70

LONDON (AP) Tessa Jowell, the former U.K. culture secretary who played a key role in securing the 2012 London Olympics, has died. She was 70.

St. George suffers 2nd loss in National Rugby League

SYDNEY (AP) St. George Illawarra suffered just their second loss of Australia’s National Rugby League season when they fell 24-10 to South Sydney on Sunday, but the Dragons retained their two point lead at the top of a compact table when their nearest rivals also lost.

Takeaways from the Padres' 2-1 win over the Cardinals

Tyson Ross pitched six strong innings, the Padres bullpen held the Cardinals in check

Cardinals' bats stay quiet in 2-1 extra-innings loss to Padres

Eric Hosmer hit an RBI double with no outs in the 13th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.

Angels, Ohtani face challenge in Twins, Romero (May 13, 2018)

Fernando Romero of the Minnesota Twins and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels have been impressive in their rookie seasons and Sunday afternoon, the 23-year-old right-handers will be matched up in the finale of a four-game series at Angel Stadium.

Recap: Twins 5, Angels 3 in 12 innings (5/12)

Following the Angels 12-inning loss to the Twins, manager Mike Scioscia was proud of the way his players battled and felt they deserved better results in a game he qualified as a ‘rip your heart out’ type loss

Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Cooper | HIGHLIGHTS | UFC 224

The UFC on FOX crew breaks down Dern’s second UFC victory and her controversial weight advantage.

Dodgers try to avoid getting swept by Reds (May 13, 2018)

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to make a move toward better health, literally and figuratively, when Rich Hill takes the mound Sunday in the finale of a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds.

Hosmer's 13th-inning double lifts Padres to 2-1 win vs Cards (May 13, 2018)

SAN DIEGO (AP) Eric Hosmer hit an RBI double with no outs in the 13th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.

Eric Hosmer talks about his game-winning hit

Kelvin Gastelum talks to Megan Olivi | POST-FIGHT | INTERVIEW | UFC 224

Megan Olivi caught up with Kelvin Gastelum after his split-decision victory over Jacare Souze on Saturday.

Kelvin Gastelum vs Jacare Souza | HIGHLIGHTS | UFC 224

Gastelum survived some bombs from Jacare to earn the split-decision victory in Rio on Saturday.

Schebler homer leads Reds to fifth straight win

LOS ANGELES (AP) Scott Schebler hit a go-ahead three-run homer to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 win over the Dodgers on Saturday night.

Pirates top Giants 6-5 for 5th straight win (May 13, 2018)

PITTSBURGH (AP) Gregory Polanco and Francisco Cervelli homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a sloppy inning by former closer Tony Watson to slip by the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Saturday for their fifth straight victory.

Morton fans career-high 14 as Astros beat Rangers 6-1

Texas starter Doug Fister (1-4) allowed four hits and three runs in 6 1/3 innings for his fourth straight loss.

Wilson Ramos extends hitting streak to 18, Rays snap 5-game skid

The Tampa Bays Rays stormed back in the second game of the doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, playing some of their best baseball of the year.

Brian Anderson: These kind of games are fun

Miami Marlins infielder Brian Anderson talks about his progress, his RBI double in Game 3 and how the Marlins are going to continue grinding and battling against the Atlanta Braves.

Brewers bats go quiet in a 4-0 loss to Rockies

Brent Suter’s fifth inning double was Milwaukee’s only extra-base hit

Royer, Etienne score in Red Bulls' 2-1 win over Rapids (May 12, 2018)

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) Daniel Royer and Derrick Etienne scored to help the New York Red Bulls beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday night.

Rangers seek series win against Astros (May 12, 2018)

HOUSTON — Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch had repeatedly made clear that he was willing to wait for veteran designated hitter Evan Gattis to find his stroke, even in the midst of a prolonged slump that left Gattis lugging a .200 batting average into the second month of the season.

British ex-culture minister Tessa Jowell dies at 70

St. George suffers 2nd loss in National Rugby League

Takeaways from the Padres' 2-1 win over the Cardinals

Cardinals' bats stay quiet in 2-1 extra-innings loss to Padres

Angels, Ohtani face challenge in Twins, Romero (May 13, 2018)

Recap: Twins 5, Angels 3 in 12 innings (5/12)

Mackenzie Dern vs Amanda Cooper | HIGHLIGHTS | UFC 224

Dodgers try to avoid getting swept by Reds (May 13, 2018)

Hosmer's 13th-inning double lifts Padres to 2-1 win vs Cards (May 13, 2018)

Eric Hosmer talks about his game-winning hit

Kelvin Gastelum talks to Megan Olivi | POST-FIGHT | INTERVIEW | UFC 224

Kelvin Gastelum vs Jacare Souza | HIGHLIGHTS | UFC 224

Schebler homer leads Reds to fifth straight win

Pirates top Giants 6-5 for 5th straight win (May 13, 2018)

Morton fans career-high 14 as Astros beat Rangers 6-1

Wilson Ramos extends hitting streak to 18, Rays snap 5-game skid

Brian Anderson: These kind of games are fun

Brewers bats go quiet in a 4-0 loss to Rockies

Royer, Etienne score in Red Bulls' 2-1 win over Rapids (May 12, 2018)

Rangers seek series win against Astros (May 12, 2018)

Freeland, Story lead Rockies to 4-0 win over Brewers (May 12, 2018)

Braves LIVE To GO: Freddie Freeman’s two HRs pace Braves in pulling past Marlins

Coming off first win, Duffy hopes to keep progressing against Indians

Nationals push for sweep of Diamondbacks (May 12, 2018)

WATCH: Wilson Ramos extends hitting streak to 18 games

Lomachenko stops Linares in 10th, wins lightweight title

Red Sox visit Blue Jays with series on line (May 12, 2018)

Detroit's Gardenhire ejected in second game of doubleheader

Royals can't contain Lindor in 6-2 loss to Indians

LEADING OFF: Zobrist told to change spikes; Nats seek sweep