USA to meet Dominicans in World Baseball Classic semis

Alex Bregman hit a two-run single and David Bednar thwarted a seventh-inning threat as the US team of Major League Baseball stars edged Canada 5-3 in Houston, following victories by the USA men's and women's ice hockey teams over Canada in last month's Winter Olympic finals. "I don't think this time in Houston has been all that pretty, but I think we know what we have in this clubhouse," US outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong said. "The thing that's most important is while it's not always the easiest or the cleanest...