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The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists 05/18/2026 10:38pm • the-top-photos-of-the-day-by-aps-photojournalists-18 Rangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore leaves game with muscle tightness 05/18/2026 10:37pm • DENVER (AP) — Texas Rangers left-handed starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore left Monday night's game at Colorado after one inning because of muscle tightness in his back. Gore’s ailment occurred on the same day that the Rangers placed shortstop Corey Seager on the 10-day injury list because of lower Budget gap, tax increases at center of Montgomery Co. executive forum 05/18/2026 10:31pm • Three of the five Democrats running for Montgomery County executive were invited to a candidate forum hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington on Monday. All three candidates are currently on the Montgomery County Council and were asked about the council's recent str Fudd scores season-high 12, Bueckers adds 18 to lead Wings past Mystics 92-69 05/18/2026 10:29pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Top draft pick Azzi Fudd scored a season-high 12 points off the bench and Paige Bueckers added 18 points and seven assists as the Dallas Wings beat the Washington Mystics 92-69 on Monday night. Arike Ogunbowale scored 16 points and Jessica Shepard added 12 points, 16 reboun Bellinger, Chisholm hit 2-run homers in 7th-inning rally, Yankees hang on to top Blue Jays 7-6 05/18/2026 10:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit two-run homers off Yariel Rodríguez in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees survived another shaky performance by David Bednar to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 Monday night as they opened a homestand against AL East rivals followin Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Virginia Cash Pop 05/18/2026 10:20pm • The winning numbers in Monday's drawing of the "Virginia Cash Pop" game were: 3 (three) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets Jake Bauers homers, drives in 4 runs as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-3 in series opener 05/18/2026 10:20pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Monday night in the first meeting this season between the longtime NL Central rivals. Christian Yelich went deep for the second straight day as Milwaukee used a 13-hit attack to improv Dodgers' Blake Snell will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from elbow in bid to return sooner 05/18/2026 10:17pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies from his elbow, general manager Brandon Gomes said. The Dodgers are optimistic that the procedure will allow Snell to return to the mound earlier than other treatment options, although José Ramírez homers and drives in 3 to back Slade Cecconi as Guardians beat Tigers 8-2 05/18/2026 10:16pm • DETROIT (AP) — José Ramírez homered and hit a two-run double on a 3-for-4 night, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the reeling Detroit Tigers 8-2 on Monday. Slade Cecconi (3-4) held the Tigers to two runs in 7 1/3 innings, his longest outing of the season. Chase DeLauter and Rhys Hoskins drove i Yandy Díaz and Junior Caminero each drive in 4 runs as Rays bash Orioles 16-6 05/18/2026 10:12pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz had four hits and four RBIs, Junior Caminero homered and drove in four runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays battered Baltimore Orioles pitching in a 16-6 victory Monday night. Ryan Vilade and Jonny DeLuca each added three RBIs for the Rays, who had 18 hits and sc Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120 05/18/2026 10:09pm • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo will open three Ebola treatment centers in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a rare type of the virus that has killed nearly 120 people. An American doctor in Congo is amo Students protest in Venezuela after deaths of political prisoner and his mother 05/18/2026 10:06pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A few dozen people demonstrated Monday in Venezuela’s capital in memory of a woman who died over the weekend, just days after learning that her son had died in state custody nine months ago. The demonstrators, mostly college students, briefly blocked a highway in Caraca Sanoja hits grand slam, Meyer pitches 6 sharp innings as Marlins rout Braves 12-0 05/18/2026 10:06pm • MIAMI (AP) — Javier Sanoja hit his first career grand slam, Joe Mack drove in four runs and the Miami Marlins shut out the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves 12-0 on Monday night. Max Meyer (4-0) continued his strong start to the season, limiting the Braves to just three hits over six innings while striki Italian minister says Modena attack raises integration concerns as migration debate heats up 05/18/2026 10:04pm • ROME (AP) — A car-ramming and stabbing attack in Italy's northern city of Modena by a citizen of Moroccan descent highlights the challenges around integration even for those in the second generation, the interior minister said Monday. Eight people were wounded, four critically, when the 31-year-ol Red Sox beat Royals 3-1 behind Willson Contreras' homer and Sonny Gray's strong outing 05/18/2026 09:51pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night. The first pitch was moved up 30 minutes because heavy thunderstorms were forecast for later Monday. Gray (5-1) allowed