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Sluggin’ Seattle: Lind’s 6 RBIs lead Mariners past A’s 13-3
SEATTLE (AP) — Adam Lind hit home runs in his first two at-bats and had a season-best six RBIs while the Seattle Mariners scored a season-high in runs in a 13-3 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.
The AL West-leading Mariners won their 11th series of the season, this time behind Lind’s hitting.
After struggling to start the season, Lind flashed the power that made him an offseason target for Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto. Lind hit a solo homer with two outs in the second inning to get Seattle on the board, then capped the Mariners’ six-run third inning with a three-run shot off Oakland starter Zach Neal (0-1), making the first start of his career.
Hisashi Iwakuma (3-4) threw seven strong innings and won his second straight decision.
MLS-DYNAMO-COYLE
Owen Coyle out as coach of the Houston Dynamo
HOUSTON (AP) — Owen Coyle is out as coach of the Houston Dynamo.
The Major League Soccer team said Wednesday that it parted ways with Owen Coyle by mutual agreement.
Assistant coaches Wade Barrett, Paul Caffrey and Paul Rogers will oversee the team Saturday in Houston’s game at Vancouver. Assistant coach Sandy Stewart also left the team.
Coyle, a former player and coach in his native Scotland and England, was in his second season. Houston was eighth in the Western Conference last year at 11-14-9 and is last this season at 3-7-2
COPA AMERICA-ECUADOR-US
Nagbe’s 90th-minute goal lifts US over Ecuador 1-0
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Darlington Nagbe scored his first international goal on a 90th-minute volley, and the United States beat Ecuador 1-0 in a Copa America tuneup Wednesday night.
The U.S. defeated a South American team for just the third time in 21 tries (14 losses, 4 draws) since a March 2007 victory over Ecuador.
After a listless first half, the U.S. attack improved with the entry of Nagbe and Bobby Wood after the break and of 17-year-old Christian Pulisic in the 63rd minute.
Wood set up the goal with a headed pass to Nagbe, who chested the ball and then scored with a right-footed shot from about 8 yards that beat Esteban Dreer, who replaced injured starter Alexander Dominguez when the second half began.
Nagbe was making his fifth U.S. appearance. Born in Liberia, he made his debut in November shortly after becoming a citizen.
The Americans face Bolivia on Saturday in an exhibition at Kansas City, Kansas, then open the tournament against fourth-ranked Colombia on June 3rd at Santa Clara, California.
PANTHERS-CANUCKS TRADE
Panthers send Gudbranson to Canucks for McCann
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers traded defenseman Erik Gudbranson to the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night for forward Jared McCann.
Gudbranson spent all five of his NHL seasons with the Panthers, and signed a deal for the 2016 to 2017 season this month. He had 11 goals and 32 assists in 309 games with Florida, helping the team reach the playoffs twice after being the No. 3 overall selection in the 2010 draft.
McCann just turned 20 earlier this month. He had nine goals and nine assists for Vancouver this season. The Canucks got him with the No. 24 overall pick in the 2014 draft.
The Panthers also got a second-round and fourth-round selection in this year’s draft, while sending a fifth-rounder to the Canucks.
NCAA WOMEN
Washington beats Stanford to win NCAA golf title
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Washington freshman Julianne Alvarez atoned for a three-putt bogey on the 18th hole with two tough par saves to win the decisive match in 20 holes Wednesday and deliver the Huskies their first NCAA golf title.
Washington won 3-2, with the final two matches decided in extra holes.
Lauren Kim nearly gave Stanford a shot at back-to-back titles when she won the last three holes to force extra holes with Alvarez. But the Washington freshman got up-and-down from about 50 yards short of the green on the first extra hole. Her pitch from short of the 18th green stopped inches away. Kim missed a 12-foot putt that would have extended the match.
In the other overtime match, Mariah Stackhouse of Stanford finally outlasted Sarah Rhee in 20 holes.
MEMORIAL CUP
Reed Deer beats Brandon 2-1 in OT in Memorial Cup
RED DEER, Alberta (AP) — Evan Polei scored at 3:50 of overtime to give the host Red Deer Rebels a 2-1 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Wednesday night in the Memorial Cup junior hockey tournament.
Red Deer will face the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Friday night in the semifinal, with the winner advancing to play the Ontario Hockey League chamion London Knights in the title game Sunday.
Adam Musil tied it for the Rebels with 5:05 left in the third, and Rylan Toth made 33 saves.
Tim McGauley scored for the Western Hockey League champion Wheat Kings. Jordan Papirny stopped 30 shots.
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