Month: August 2021

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Taylor Jones had a career-high four RBIs and finished a single shy of the cycle, and…

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trea Turner, Albert Pujols and Chris Taylor each homered, and Max Scherzer won for the…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Zach Wilson directed three scoring drives and threw his first two touchdown passes of the…

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Triston McKenzie struck out Shohei Ohtani three times while pitching two-hit ball into the…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — AJ Allmendinger took the lead with four laps left in regulation and held on through three…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah bested her gold-medal winning time in Tokyo at the…

By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bubic carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith are tied for the lead at The Northern Trust. They got there in…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Memphis Depay earned Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league and…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Tim Melia tied his season high with seven saves and short-handed Sporting Kansas City held on for a 0-0 tie with Minnesota…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Hyun Jin Ryu cruised through seven innings, Randal Grichuk and Marcus Semien each homered and the…

SAINT-ÉTIENNE, France (AP) — Saint-Étienne defender Saidou Sow scored late to deny defending champion Lille its first win of the new French…

CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Kris Bubic has lost his bid for a no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs after a weather delay in the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams put punters Johnny Hekker and Corey Bojorquez on the COVID-19 list Saturday, leaving them without a punter…

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky returned to Soldier Field and led the Buffalo Bills to a 41-15…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole struck out Josh Donaldson with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning and got…

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Top-rankled Ash Barty became on Saturday the first of four newcomers to reach their first Western & Southern finals, The…

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francisco Lindor says first-year New York Mets owner Steve Cohen was right to criticize…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe, Manuel Margot and Joey Wendle each had two hits and two RBIs, and the…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — One week after Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe tangled on the track in NASCAR’s Cup…

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Trout says he is still aiming to return to the Los Angeles Angels lineup this season…

VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic (AP) — Tapio Pulkkanen will take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Czech Masters after a 6-under 66. The…

ATLANTA (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith had 25 points and seven assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Atlanta Dream 84-69 for their fourth straight…

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — A rejuvenated Shane Duffy toasted his Brighton resurgence with a thumping header as the home side saw off Watford 2-0 in…

ADAM BABETSKI Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Look out for the underdogs. With no international bracket at the Little League World…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Jack Grealish scored his first goal for Manchester City in his first home game for the team. He closed his eyes,…

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — New Inter Milan signing Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored one goal and set up another as the Nerazzurri got…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer Ohio State coach Ryan Day says freshman C.J. Stroud will start at quarterback for the No. 4 Buckeyes in the opener…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The general manager of the Tennessee Titans’ lone Super Bowl team has died.…

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The final round of The Northern Trust has been pushed back to Monday because of approaching Hurricane Henri along the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Australia’s Tom Slingsby beat rivals Sir Ben Ainslie of Britain and Nathan Outteridge of Team Japan in the podium…

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Scandinavian golfers Anna Nordqvist and Nanna Koerstz Madsen share the lead heading into the final round of the…

By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan has lauded its first Olympic medal winner at a lavish ceremony…

LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace and Brentford have played out an entertaining 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park to give Palace coach Patrick Vieira his first…

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Danny Ings has scored with a stunning bicycle kick in first-half stoppage time to help Aston Villa beat Newcastle 2-0.…

LA MANGA DEL MAR MENOR, Spain (AP) — Fabio Jakobsen has sprinted to win the Spanish Vuelta’s eighth stage that saw Primoz Roglic keep the lead…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jack Grealish scored his first goal since a British-record $139 million move to Manchester City in a 5-0 win over…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Freiburg has put the brakes on Borussia Dortmund’s early-season optimism by holding on for a 2-1…