St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dakota Hudson walks to the dugout Monday after being removed during the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in St. Louis.

The power structure in the Big Ten could be in for a shakeup.

Kris Bryant hits 3-run homer as Chicago Cubs rally past Cincinnati Reds 6-3

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Flaherty struck out nine in seven strong innings and Matt Wieters hit a three-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0 Thursday in a matchup of NL Central leaders.

TOKYO (AP) — With exactly one year to go until the Tokyo Olympics open, organizers marked the day by unveiling the gold, silver, and bronze medals that will symbolize the 2020 Games.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Xavier Tillman has had to grow up fast on and off the basketball court.

ATLANTA (AP) — Hall of Famer Bobby Cox, the Atlanta Braves former longtime manager, has been admitted into an Atlanta-area hospital.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cassius Winston put Michigan State on his shoulders and carried the Spartans into the Final Four for the first time since 2015.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Minor will now do for the Rangers what Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish did the past three seasons in Texas.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UFC superstar Conor McGregor announced his retirement on social media Monday night, abruptly ending his remarkable fighting career.

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — It does not take Javier Baez long to show off his magic tricks, even in a spring training game.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A full regular-season schedule didn't provide a clear answer as to who is the best team in the majority of the power conferences.

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Busch made it a weekend sweep at ISM Raceway in the Arizona desert.

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — The dirt track at eerily quiet Santa Anita is being tested extensively after the deaths of 21 thoroughbreds in two months forced the indefinite cancellation of racing and disrupted the workaday world of horses, trainers and jockeys.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James moved past Michael Jordan into fourth place on the NBA's career scoring list Wednesday night.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Earlier this week, Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire left several of his top players out of the starting lineup. It was a rainy morning, but that wasn't the only reason. Gardenhire said some were dealing with aches and pains.

When Hurricane Michael was making landfall in Florida on Oct. 10, the majority of the Indiana University football team was preparing for its homecoming game against Iowa.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn made it clear he wants to stay in St. Louis. With his words — and his performance.

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) — If nothing else, Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan is undaunted.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck spent most of Sunday afternoon coaching, and first-round draft pick Malik Hooker did only limited work.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two levels up at Miller Park, two Chicago Cubs fans held up a "W'' banner to signify another win for the one of the hottest teams in the majors since the All-Star break.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre got his 3,000th career hit in a fitting way — a hard hit down the line past third base.

CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Davidson hit a one-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland 3-1 on Sunday to end the Indians' nine-game winning streak.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Tim Raines played in the major leagues for more than two decades, and yet one at-bat still sticks in his mind.

CHICAGO (AP) — Rick Hahn sat in the first row behind home plate. While batting practice hummed along in front of him, he kept his eyes on his phone. The general manager looked up every once and a while, only to return to his phone every time.

Jim Hudson's wife came home one day and found him sitting on a couch, clutching a golf ball, with tears streaming down his face.