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 Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run homer as the Houston Astros routed the Seattle Mariners for the second straight game, 15-1. The victory comes after Houston won the series opener

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trea Turner, Albert Pujols and Chris Taylor each homered, and Max Scherzer won for the third time in four starts since being acquired as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the slumping New York Mets 4-3. The surging Dodgers have won nine consecutive games, matching a

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 preseason in the New York Jets’ 23-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Wilson went 9 of 11 for 128 yards and connected with tight end Tyler Kroft on

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Triston McKenzie struck out Shohei Ohtani three times while pitching two-hit ball into the eighth inning, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani leads the majors with 40 home runs, but struck out swinging in the first, third and sixth.

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 overtimes to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Michigan International Speedway. Six days after winning the Cup Series’ Brickyard 200 at Indianapolis, Allmendinger beat Brandon Jones to the

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah bested her gold-medal winning time in Tokyo at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, and Sha’Carri Richardson finished last in her return to the track after controversy. Thompson-Herah ran the 100 meters in 10.54 seconds, the best time in the world this

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 Cubs 4-2. Whit Merrifield had three hits and stole home as part of a double steal, helping Kansas City to its fifth win in six games. Bubic was working on

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 very different ways. Smith came within a 12-foot putt of shooting 59. He had to settle for the course record of 60 at Liberty National. Rahm

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Memphis Depay earned Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league and helped his team avoid its first defeat in the post-Messi era. Depay’s first goal since joining Barcelona in the summer showed why coach Ronald Koeman had insisted on his signing for

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 United on Saturday. Rémi Walter was shown a straight red card in the 21st for a dangerous studs-up foul and Kansas City played a man down down the

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Hyun Jin Ryu cruised through seven innings, Randal Grichuk and Marcus Semien each homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0. Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera went 0 for 3 with a walk to remain at 499 career home runs. Ryu allowed five hits, walked

SAINT-ÉTIENNE, France (AP) — Saint-Étienne defender Saidou Sow scored late to deny defending champion Lille its first win of the new French league season in a 1-1 draw. The 19-year-old Sow scored with a header from a corner in the 84th minute. The ball went in off the underside of the crossbar to beat Lille

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 seventh inning. Kansas City had a 4-0 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh when the game was delayed by storms in the area. The lower bowl at

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 available for their second preseason game on Saturday night. Kicker Matt Gay punted in high school and could handle those duties against the Las Vegas Raiders.

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky returned to Soldier Field and led the Buffalo Bills to a 41-15 victory over his former team, the Chicago Bears. Trubisky led touchdown drives on the first four Buffalo possessions and finished the game 20 of 28 for 221 yards and a touchdown. He

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 through the sixth throwing shutout ball, and the New York Yankees beat the Minnestoa Twins 7-1 for their season-high ninth straight win. Giancarlo Stanton had a two-run double during

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Top-rankled Ash Barty became on Saturday the first of four newcomers to reach their first Western & Southern finals, The top-ranked Barty advanced to Sunday’s women’s final with a win over Angelique Kerber. No. 2 and top-seeded Daniil Medvedev was denied a third straight men’s final berth, losing to seventh-ranked and

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francisco Lindor says first-year New York Mets owner Steve Cohen was right to criticize his hitting in a tweet this week. Cohen tweeted Wednesday about his struggling ballclub that “it’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be this unproductive.” New York has lost seven

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 Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4. Wander Franco also had two hits and scored twice as Tampa Bay won for the fifth time in six games.

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 Series, they’ll be back in action Sunday at Michigan. Hamlin already has clinched a playoff spot. Briscoe can make it in with a win. But the question is whether this

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Trout says he is still aiming to return to the Los Angeles Angels lineup this season despite a lengthy and frustrating recovery from a calf injury that has sidelined him since May 17. The three-time AL MVP said before a game in Cleveland that he hasn’t

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 31-year-old Finn did not drop a shot in the third round until the par-4 17th. He bounced back with his seventh birdie on No. 18 at the Albatross Golf

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 win. Phoenix led 60-57 entering the fourth quarter and closed it out behind Diggins-Smith, who had 11 points in the period. Atlanta dropped its eighth straight game. Brittney Griner finished with

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 the Premier League. It was Duffy’s first Premier League goal since November 2019 after a testing 18 months. Neal Maupay latched onto Yves Bissouma’s interception for his second goal in

ADAM BABETSKI Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Look out for the underdogs. With no international bracket at the Little League World Series this year because of COVID-19 travel restrictions, runners-up in the U.S. regional tournaments have filled half the 16 available slots. They’re noted on the schedule as B teams, while the regional

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, looked toward the sky, and stuck his index fingers into his ears after netting the second goal in City’s 5-0 win over Norwich in the Premier League. A

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — New Inter Milan signing Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored one goal and set up another as the Nerazzurri got their Serie A title defense off to a winning start with a 4-0 win at home to Genoa. Çalhanoğlu set up Milan Škriniar’s early opener and doubled Inter’s tally in

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 against Minnesota Sept. 2. Stroud has been the apparent leader in the quarterback derby since spring practice. He got the nod over fellow second-year player Jack Miller and

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The general manager of the Tennessee Titans’ lone Super Bowl team has died. Floyd Reese’s family informed the team of his death. A radio station where he worked until December says he had cancer and died at his home outside Nashville. Floyd took

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 northeastern shores. The PGA Tour decided to shut down Liberty National on Sunday about an hour before the leaders began the third round. Saturday’s third round is proceeding as scheduled.

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 race to win the Denmark Sail Grand Prix on Aarhus Bay. The second consecutive regatta victory gives defending champion Australia a 32-30 lead over Britain in the Season 2 standings

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Scandinavian golfers Anna Nordqvist and Nanna Koerstz Madsen share the lead heading into the final round of the Women’s British Open. A bunched-up chasing pack featuring Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson promises to make it a Sunday to remember at Carnoustie. Two-time major champion Nordqvist shot her lowest round in one

By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan has lauded its first Olympic medal winner at a lavish ceremony where the weightlifter was showered with gifts. The 21-year-old Polina Guryeva lifted a total 217 kilograms in the 59-kilogram category to win silver at the Tokyo Games. It was the first Olympic medal for

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 managerial point in the Premier League. Both teams hit the woodwork during the first half. Conor Gallagher went closest for the hosts before Bryan Mbeumo also hit the crossbar for

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. Anwar El Ghazi converted a penalty in the 63rd minute as Villa earned its first victory of the Premier League season while Newcastle slumped to consecutive losses. Ings has scored in

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 before the race returns to the mountains. The Dutch sprinter was launched by a Deceuninck-Quickstep teammate and crossed almost a complete bike length ahead of Alberto Dainese. Jakobsen also

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 Norwich that earned the champions the first points of their Premier League title defense. It was a somewhat fortuitous strike by the England midfielder as the ball deflected in off the

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 win in the Bundesliga. It’s a demoralizing blow for a team with ambitions of challenging for the title. Goals in each half from Vincenzo Grifo and Roland Sallai gave Freiburg