Month: August 2021

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Ecudor’s Barcelona has joined three Brazilian clubs in the Copa Libertadores semifinals. The Ecuadorian club reached the last four on away goals after a 1-1 home draw with Brazil’s Fluminense following a 2-2 draw last week in Rio de Janeiro. Flamengo, Palmeiras and Atlético Mineiro

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill and Lars Nootbaar hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run fifth inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4. Nolan Arenado also drove in a pair of runs as St. Louis erased a three-run deficit to avoid a three-game sweep.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Newton passed for 103 yards and a touchdown, Mac Jones threw for 146 yards and the New England Patriots routed the Philadelphia Eagles 35-0 on Thursday night. Rhamondre Stevenson had a pair of 1-yard touchdowns runs sand J.J. Taylor also had a 1-yard score. Damien

LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit hit a two-run double out of the leadoff spot in New York’s four-run third inning and the surging Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 Thursday night for their season-high seventh straight victory. Kyle Higashioka homered and started the four-run inning with an RBI double. Both

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons re-signed guard Hamidou Diallo on Thursday. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The 6-foot-5 Diallo, the 2019 NBA Slam Dunk champion as a rookie, was acquired from Oklahoma City in March for Svi Mykhailiuk and future draft consideration. In 20 games with the Pistons, Diallo averaged 11.2 points,

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto slammed a three-run homer, Luis Castillo pitched seven innings of one-run ball and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-1. Votto’s 428-foot shot into the seats in right-center highlighted a four-run Reds fourth inning after Miami right-hander Nick Neidert had faced the minimum

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts says he’s feeling “really, really good” and is eager to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup from a stint on the injured list because of right hip inflammation. The All-Star outfielder has been on the IL since Aug. 8. He was diagnosed

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-71. Bonner made 10 of 11 free throws — and Connecticut went 23 for 25 from the line — to help reach 30 points for the first time this season. It was

By The Associated Press The Shohei Ohtani road show heads to Cleveland after the two-way superstar thrilled opposing crowds in Detroit. Ohtani’s Los Angeles Angels will play two games at the Indians’ home ballpark before both teams head to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the Little League Classic on Sunday night. After that, LA travels to Baltimore

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Storm are headed to the White House to celebrate their 2020 WNBA championship. The team was formally invited by President Joe Biden to visit on Monday afternoon. The Storm play at the Washington Mystics on Sunday. The Storm, who have won four titles,

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — For the first time in nearly 19 months, Chargers safety Derwin James got in productive work against another team as Los Angeles faced the San Francisco 49ers in the first of two days of joint practices. It is the most work against another team

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas share the lead at 63 after one round of The Northern Trust. The start of the PGA Tour postseason featured no shortage of activity. Dustin Johnson’s driver cracked right before he teed off and he didn’t have a backup.

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is excited to run the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new offense. Roethlisberger, who was held out of Pittsburgh’s first two preseason games, will have his initial opportunity to work with first-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada during an in-game setting when the Steelers host Detroit on Saturday.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — In a training camp lacking many true position battles, who starts at cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks is one worth watching heading into the second preseason game Saturday against Denver. The candidates to start include Ahkello Witherspoon, Tre Flowers, D.J. Reed and rookie Tre Brown.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Six University of Kentucky football players have been charged with first-degree burglary, with one also accused of first degree wanton endangerment, following the investigation of an incident last March at a private party. The Lexington Police Department said in a release Thursday that offensive lineman Reuben Adams, running back Robert McClain,

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Sir Ben Ainslie will be back at the wheel of the British boat for SailGP’s regatta in Aarhus, Denmark. While SailGP raced in Italy and England earlier this summer, Ainslie was in California with his wife for the birth of their second child. Ainslie did his best to follow

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jarvis Landry was the day’s biggest star as the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants held the first of two joint practices. The teams will practice for two straight days before playing an exhibition on Sunday. Landry made several catches, including a spectacular one-hander, as

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Madison Bumgarner held Philadelphia to one hit in the first seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Phillies 6-2 on Thursday for a three-game sweep. Bumgarner continued his strong pitching since returning from the injured list last month. Jean Segura led off the game with a

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ty France hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game series sweep with a 9-8 win over Texas. The Rangers had forced extra innings with five runs in the ninth inning. France went deep off Joe Barlow. Joe

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saul “Canelo” Álvarez has agreed to face unbeaten Caleb Plant on Nov. 6 in Las Vegas in a bid to become the undisputed super middleweight world champion. Promoters haven’t selected a venue or booked an undercard for the pay-per-view show. Álvarez is the WBC, WBA

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer CONCACAF has announced plans for a new Women’s World Cup qualification tournament structure and a Women’s Gold Cup, aimed at creating more opportunities for elite competition in the region. The CONCACAF W Championship will take place next summer and serve as qualification for the 2023 World Cup in

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos pass rusher Von Miller gushed about everything on the last day of training camp, including the attributes of Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock, who are engaged in a QB battle. He also talked about teammates such as receiver Courtland Sutton, who like Miller is

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aledmys Díaz singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, avoiding a four-game sweep. Díaz finished 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the AL West leaders. With the bases loaded in the

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams’ second joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders ended early when the teams had a prolonged brawl. The fight began during special teams work, and it started and stopped several times before coaches Sean McVay and Jon Gruden decided to

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — New Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn has plenty of work to do trying to turn around one of the worst defenses in franchise history. The former Atlanta coach has some intriguing new pieces as part of the makeover. Topping the list is first-round pick

HONOLULU (AP) — Organizers of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii say this year’s contest will be postponed to February because of increasing COVID-19 cases in the state. A statement on the group’s website says COVID-19 in Hawaii is worse now than it has been at any point during the pandemic. The race had been

By CASEY DROTTAR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Olson slugged a go-ahead two-run homer, Matt Chapman added a solo shot and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Sean Murphy also homered as the A’s avoided a sweep in their four-game series with AL Central-leading Chicago. Oakland ended a four-game