INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans’ historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple A, 28-39) handled Columbus (Guardians), 6-1. C Joey Bart (.750), as his rehab assignment for a foot infection moved up to Triple-A, went 3 for 4 with a double and a two-run home run. CF Dominic Fletcher (.284) went 1 for 3 with a three-run homer, his fourth. LF Jhostynxon Garcia (.205) went 1 for 3 with an RBI. SS Keiner Delgado (.143) ...

Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Nate Clurman has signed a one-year contract with Rogle BK of the Swedish Hockey League.

Washington Wild Things ace Kobe Foster threw the fourth no-hitter in franchise history Friday night, striking out 14 in a 12-0 win over the New Jersey Jackals at EQT Park in Washington.

The red-hot Pittsburgh Riveters recorded their third straight shutout Friday night at F.N.B. Stadium, rolling to a 3-0 victory over Erie Sports Center.

Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Greg McKegg has signed with HC Milano, an expansion team based in Italy that competes in the International Central European Hockey League.

Long-term traffic restrictions are coming to Pittsburgh’s Carrick and Overbrook neighborhoods as the city installs infrastructure worth $6.8 million to counter stormwater flooding problems in the area.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans on Friday that they would try to speed up the island’s sluggish recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds.

A former New Kensington man serving a life prison sentence for a 1999 murder maintained his innocence on Friday as part of an ongoing appeal hearing in which he seeks to reopen his case.

OMAHA, Neb. — Tyrus Hall hit the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, former Seton Hill standout Ian Korn held Troy to one run in his longest relief appearance of the season and West Virginia beat the Trojans, 7-5, on Friday in a meeting of teams making their first appearances in the College World Series.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty pointed to the fans filling up Sutter Health Park before the Athletics took on the New York Yankees in a recent series, including several wearing jerseys with Sacramento on the front.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Things were looking good for Blackhawk after two innings of its PIAA Class 4A softball championship game Friday afternoon at Penn State’s Beard Field.

South Greensburg officials want a smaller local government.

Customers of the water authority serving the Donegal area and several Fayette County communities may comment during three upcoming public hearings on the proposed $32.8 million sale of the local water provider to the state’s largest private water utility.

Seton Hill University is hosting the annual Jane Austen Summer Program, a four-day symposium exploring the English novelist’s work through lectures, small-group discussions and a formal ball.

Customers at the First National Bank along Tarentum Bridge Road will have to do banking at other locations.

On the day Robert Tonyan signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the free-agent tight end went to Kennywood and rode roller coasters with Aaron Rodgers.

The U.S. Justice Department cleared the way for Paramount Skydance’s $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery — a major milestone that moves David Ellison closer to his goal.

TRACY, Calif. — Firefighters responding to a blaze that destroyed a massive medical equipment warehouse in Northern California and sent embers flying for miles were hindered by sprinklers and hydrants that weren’t working, authorities said Friday.

Residents in tornado-ravaged areas in Illinois and Indiana were grappling with the damage to their homes and neighborhoods on Friday, after the strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago and left trails of destruction. Cleanup efforts were underway, and utility companies said power restoration efforts could extend into next week.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday said state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, is “going to hell” if he continues to campaign “against God.”

ATLANTA — A federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found that she had sex with a police officer in her chambers and then lied about it wrote a letter to a former law clerk apologizing for her “harmful, offensive, and unprofessional behavior.”

NEW YORK — Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the “Today” show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100.

It was quite a day for West Virginia University baseball coach Steve Sabins on Friday.