Month: August 2021

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer The Lionel Messi era has begun at Paris Saint-Germain. Messi finally made his debut for PSG in a 2-0 win at Reims…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli have arrived in Tokyo, via what’s been…

By The Associated Press A day after ending their longest winning streak in nearly 60 years, the Yankees try to get back in the win column against…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Starkel threw for four touchdowns and 394 yards and defending Mountain West Conference champion San Jose State kicked…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Marquise Blair returned a fumble 17 yards for a touchdown, Alex Collins made a strong bid to be…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith snapped a tie with a bases-loaded, two-run single in the eighth inning and the Los…

LAS CRUSES, N.M. (AP) — Jacob Cowing had a career-high 158 yards receiving, including a 59-yard score, and UTEP opened the season with a 30-3…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 154 yards and a touchdown in just more than a quarter and the Tampa Bay…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels snapped their three-game skid with a 10-2 victory over the San Diego…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — A trio of Broncos returning from injuries celebrated their 2021 debuts in Denver’s…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Colorado’s Jonathan Lewis and Sporting Kansas City’s Jonny Russell scored first-half goals in a 1-1 tie Saturday night…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Blaney won for the second consecutive week when the race Saturday night at Daytona…

HOUSTON (AP) — Adrien Humou broke a tie in the 73rd minute with his second goal of the game and Minnesota United beat Houston 2-1 on Saturday night…

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a go-ahead, three-run drive in the seventh inning for his first career…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Wainwright baffled the Pittsburgh Pirates yet again, allowing three hits over seven innings…

ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Codrington took a fourth-quarter punt on one bounce then left everyone behind with a 77-yard return and North Carolina…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Yordy Reyna knocked in a rebound early in the second half, sparking D.C. United a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Natasha Cloud scored 21 points and Shavonte Zellous hit a pair of free throws with 4.7 seconds left to cap a second-half comeback…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Logan Webb threw seven strong innings to win his seventh consecutive decision, Tommy La Stella and…

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bays Rays…

By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Sanó drove in a pair of runs and the Minnesota Twins outlasted the rain and the…

By STEVE KORNACKI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Corey Dickerson’s third opposite-field single of the game scored Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yordan Álvarez and Carlos Correa both homered as the AL West-leading Houston Astros…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Wisdom backed Alec Mills with two more homers and the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White…

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Michael Thomas turned his second interception Saturday into a 75-yard touchdown and Indiana State opened the season with a…

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brionna Jones had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and the WNBA-leading Connecticut Sun won their eight straight…

NEW YORK (AP) — Valentine Castellanos converted a pair of point-blank shots on exquisite feeds from Maximiliano Moralez to lift New York City FC to…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Didi Gregorius hit three doubles, Kyle Gibson pitched six sharp innings and the Philadelphia…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Cabral scored in the 86th minute to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 3-3 tie with Los Angeles FC on Saturday. Dejan Joveljic…

By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara, buoyed by uncharacteristic run support, had a career-high 12 strikeouts in seven…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Ilya Ivashka beat Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2 on Saturday in the Winston-Salem Open to become the first player from Belarus to…

By The Associated Press A day after ending their longest winning streak in nearly 60 years, the Yankees try to get back in the win column against…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Santoso didn’t take long to leave an impression on the Carolina Panthers coaching…

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Koosman became the fifth player or coach to have his jersey retired by the New York Mets,…

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — J.D. Martinez broke out of an 0-for-20 slump with three hits, including a three-run homer in the…

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Robert Beric scored in the 32nd minute and the Chicago Fire held off the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night to end a…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Salvador Perez homered for the fourth straight game, lining a two-run shot off the top of the fence…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR presented Wendell Scott’s family a custom trophy commemorating his historic 1963…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Sergio Garcia shot a 5-under 67 and finished the third round of the BMW Championship four…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The New York Yankees’ 13-game winning streak ended as Frankie Montas pitched seven…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Zach Charbonnet rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns in his UCLA debut as the Bruins…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Second-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia won the Tennis in the Land final Saturday for her second…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — J.K. Dobbins will undergo tests on his injured left knee after the running back left the…

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Belmont States winner Essential Quality won the 152nd running of the Travers Stakes at…

PARIS (AP) — The timing of Lionel Messi’s eagerly awaited debut for Paris Saint-Germain continues to get nearly all the attention in France. That…

By ADAM BABETSKI Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The championship of the Little League World Series on Sunday will feature a…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Carolina Hurricanes have tendered an offer sheet to Montreal Canadiens restricted free agent Jesperi…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau went from a four-shot lead to a one-shot deficit in just two holes.…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid has won 1-0 at Real Betis in the Spanish league amid rising hopes in the…

By ANDREW DESTIN Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Cameron Thorning hit a two-run homer and struck out seven over 3 ⅓ innings as…

ATLANTA (AP) — Daniel Rios’ first goal of the season just before halftime started Nashville to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United, Nashville’s first…

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jake Haener threw for three touchdowns and 331 yards and Fresno State started its 100th year of football with a 45-0 win over…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have placed infielder David Bote on the 10-day injured list after he sprained his…