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Okamoto and Springer homer to help the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 8-5 06/12/2026 10:35pm • TORONTO (AP) — Kazuma Okamoto and George Springer homered, Alejandro Kirk had three hits and two RBIs in his return from injury and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-5 on Friday night. Kirk went 3 for 3 with a walk after missing 62 games because of a fractured left thumb. He scored NCAA Div I Baseball World Series Glance 06/12/2026 10:35pm • At Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Neb. All Times EDT Double Elimination x-if necessary Friday, June 12 Game 1 - West Virginia 7, Troy 5 Game 2 - North Carolina 6, Mississippi 2 Saturday, June 13 Game 3 - Alabama vs. Oklahoma, 3 p.m. Game 4 - Georgia vs. Texas, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 14 Game 5 - Troy vs. Chase Meidroth stars as the White Sox beat the Dodgers 8-2 in matchup of division leaders 06/12/2026 10:29pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Chase Meidroth had three hits and two RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the depleted Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 on Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. Andrew Benintendi homered as Chicago improved to 19-3 in its last 22 home games. Miguel Vargas hit a tiebreaking RBI doub West Virginia beats Troy 7-5 in meeting of teams making their first College World Series appearances 06/12/2026 10:20pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyrus Hall hit the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, Ian Korn held Troy to one run in his longest relief appearance of the season, and West Virginia beat the Trojans 7-5 Friday in a meeting of teams making their first appearances in the College World Series. Hall hit a tw Tigers' pitcher Jack Flaherty leaves after 3 innings because of left leg discomfort 06/12/2026 10:16pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty left after three innings of Friday night's game against Cleveland because of left leg discomfort. Flaherty slipped on the mound during the first inning after delivering a fastball to Chase Delauter. Manager A.J. Hinch said after Detroit's 3-2 l Rafaela powers Red Sox to 10-1 rout of Rangers as Gray shines on mound 06/12/2026 10:13pm • BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered and had three RBIs, Sonny Gray allowed one run in six innings and the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 10-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu also homered for the Red Sox, who came in with an MLB-worst 10-21 record at ho Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection after court ruled against nitrogen method 06/12/2026 10:12pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday asked permission to execute a man by lethal injection after court rulings blocked the use of nitrogen gas and cast doubt on the future of the state’s gas method. The Alabama Attorney General’s office filed a motion asking the Alabama Supreme Court to Henderson hits 100th career homer to help the Orioles beat the Padres 06/12/2026 10:07pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson hit his 100th career home run in a three-hit night, Samuel Basallo also homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 on Friday for their fifth straight victory. Henderson's 386-foot solo shot in the fourth inning moved him into a tie with Cal A coalition sues to block Kentucky’s new 14.25% prediction markets tax 06/12/2026 10:05pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A coalition that includes Kalshi, Crypto.com and Polymarket filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Kentucky's first-in-the-nation excise tax on prediction markets. The Kentucky General Assembly in April enacted a 14.25% tax on prediction market operators' transaction fees, a lev US and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's prime minister says 06/12/2026 10:01pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the U.S. and Iran have reac NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Qualifying 06/12/2026 09:58pm • Friday At Bristol Dragway Bristol, Tenn. Qualifying after two rounds Top Fuel 1. Leah Pruett, 3.794 seconds, 332.43 mph; 2. Antron Brown, 3.801, 329.50; 3. Tony Schumacher, 3.803, 326.16; 4. Tony Stewart, 3.807, 332.10; 5. Billy Torrence, 3.814, 338.17; 6. Josh Hart, 3.815, 327.03; 7. Shawn Reed, 3. Marlins beat the Pirates 8-3 for their 6th straight victory 06/12/2026 09:55pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Owen Caissie had a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Sandy Alcantara (6-4) won for the third time in three starts in June, working eight innings. He gave up three Tanner Bibee wins 2nd straight start to propel Guardians over Tigers 3-2 06/12/2026 09:42pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee had eight strikeouts to win his second straight start as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Bibee — who went 0-7 in his first 13 starts this season — allowed only two hits in seven-plus innings, b ICE arrest outside Baltimore elementary school draws rebukes from state and local officials 06/12/2026 09:21pm • An immigration arrest outside a Baltimore elementary school drew sharp criticism from state and local officials Friday and renewed debate about the presence of enforcement operations at or near educational settings. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested Jesus Acevedo-Sanchez an Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuelan government 06/12/2026 09:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says US military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang with help from Venezuelan government.