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The Hall of Famer said Wednesday that he wants to become the first men's coach at the Catholic university, which has a total enrollment of about 2,400 students and a gym that seats about 1,200 people.

Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer, J.D. Martinez added a two-run shot and the Boston Red Sox avoided their first series sweep this season with a 6-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.

The U.S. will host Australia, Brazil and Japan in the tournament, which shifts to Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford on July 29 before wrapping at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, on Aug. 2.

Both games that the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees were supposed to try to complete in a makeshift semi-doubleheader have been postponed because of rain.

J.A. Happ reached three times and allowed only two baserunners over seven innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays got their first road victory against the New York Mets, 12-1 on a rainy Wednesday in Queens.

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press Eds: Athletics 5, Red Sox 3. Updates with new lede. With AP Photos. BOSTON (AP) — With a hand on his heart and a quick glance to the sky, Stephen Piscotty made an emotional salute to his late mother and helped the Oakland Athletics win in his return to the lineup...

Jay Monahan might have been overly ambitious when he said he hoped to have next year's PGA Tour schedule ready to announce at The Players Championship. The commissioner is not in a big rush, and there remain a few moving parts.

Tyler Austin hit a two-run homer and a sacrifice fly as the Yankees rallied from a three-run deficit, and Tuesday night's game between New York and the Washington Nationals was suspended with the score 3-3 after 51/2 innings because of rain.