Month: October 2021

By The Associated Press Big league wins leader Julio Urías starts for the Dodgers in Game 2 of the NL Division Series at San Francisco against Kevin Gausman. Urías went 20-3 with a 2.96 ERA. The 25-year-old lefty played a huge role in the postseason as a starter and closer last season when Los Angeles

WARE, England (AP) — Atlanta Falcons rookie Kyle Pitts is looking for his first touchdown, and the New York Jets want to keep it that way. The dynamic tight end could play a key role for Matt Ryan and the Falcons after the team announced that leading receiver Calvin Ridley will not play in Sunday’s

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Emily Bessoir will miss the upcoming season after she tore her left ACL at practice. The sophomore forward from Germany played in 22 of 23 games last season and started two. She averaged 7.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. Bessoir announced on social media that she got hurt this week. She

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Emma Raducanu came down to earth in her first tournament since her surprising U.S. Open victory, losing in straight sets to Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the BNP Paribas Open. Raducanu lost 6-2, 6-4 in the second round after having received a wild-card into the combined ATP and WTA tournament in Southern

TORONTO (AP) — Ontario’s major indoor professional sports teams have been given the green light to host capacity crowds. The NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators and the NBA’s Toronto Raptors will be able to play in front of full arenas when their seasons start this month, Ontario Sports Minister Lisa MacLeod announced Friday.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin left Washington’s preseason finale against Philadelphia because of a lower-body injury. The Capitals captain appeared to injure his left leg midway through the first period after bumping into Flyers forward Travis Konecny. Ovechkin was slow to get up and skated off under his own

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rowdy Tellez spoiled Charlie Morton’s gem with a two-run homer in the seventh inning and threw out a runner at home plate, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in the opener of their NL Division Series. Corbin Burnes, Adrian Houser and Josh Hader

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving could join the Brooklyn Nets at practice this weekend after a ruling that their practice facility doesn’t fall under a New York coronavirus vaccination mandate. The Nets were told Friday that the training center is considered a private facility. The city’s vaccine mandate

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WARE, England (AP) — Zach Wilson was a star improvisational quarterback last Sunday. This week, he’s back to basics. Coming off a 27-24 win in overtime against the Tennessee Titans, the Jets hope their rookie quarterback can carry over his success to Sunday when they face the Atlanta Falcons

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says center Xavier Foster is no longer a member of the team as police investigate a sexual assault claim. Foster has not been charged with a crime. Ames police spokesperson Jason Tuttle says he is a “target” of an investigation into an 18-year-old woman’s report that she was sexually

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) — Jin Young Ko had a three-stroke lead with four holes left Friday when second-round play in the LPGA Tour’s Cognizant Founders Cup was suspended because of darkness. Play was delayed 2 1/2 hours at the start because of fog, the second straight day that fog forced a late start at

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Katie Gearlds, Micah Shrewsberry and Mike Woodson will make their Division I basketball coaching debuts in the Big Ten this season. New Minnesota coach Ben Johnson is embarking on a major rebuilding project in his first season as a head coach. Marisa Moseley hopes to turn

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a two-run double during Houston’s five-run seventh inning, and the Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4 for a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series. Kyle Tucker homered and drove in three runs as the Astros moved within one win of their

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez was back in Boston’s starting lineup for Game 2 of their AL Division Series against Tampa Bay. Martinez was slated to bat sixth as the designated hitter after missing Tuesday’s night’s AL wild-card win over the Yankees and Thursday’s 5-0 Game 1 loss to the

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Phil Mickelson shot a 6-under 66 on Friday for a share of the first-round lead with Matt Gogel in the PGA Tour Champions’ Constellation Furyk & Friends Invitational. Trying to win for the third time in four career starts on the 50-and-over tour, Mickelson had seven birdies and a bogey at

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Riyad Mahrez has scored twice as African champion Algeria romped to a 6-1 win over Niger to return to winning ways in World Cup qualifying. Egypt took top spot in its group from Libya by edging their encounter 1-0. Ivory Coast claimed the

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — All the problems first-round draft pick Kadarius Toney had in training camp and the early part of the season seem forgotten. The wide receiver out of Florida opened a lot of eyes this past weekend in catching a career-best five passes for 74 yards.

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Mercury starting wing Kia Nurse will miss the remainder of the playoffs after tearing her ACL in Game 4 of the WNBA semifinals. The Mercury announced an MRI revealed the tear a few hours before the Mercury faced Las Vegas with a spot in the WNBA Finals on the line. Nurse

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer The Netherlands and Germany were among the winners in World Cup qualifying games but neither did it in convincing style. The Dutch beat Latvia 1-0 but still extended its lead at the top of Europe Group G because Norway and Turkey drew 1-1. Germany came from behind to beat

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The NFL is accusing Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman La’el Collins of trying to bribe a drug-testing official before the player was suspended five games for a violation of the substance-abuse policy. The allegation has surfaced in a federal court case after Collins sued the

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Trey Lance will make his first start for the San Francisco 49ers after Jimmy Garoppolo was ruled out of this week’s game with a calf injury. Garoppolo hurt his calf in the first half of last week’s 28-21 loss to Seattle

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NHL season is coming up next week and the stalemate between Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres is still going on. The former team captain and the Sabres disagree over over how to treat his herniated disk. The situation has drawn attention from the

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Midfielder Weston McKennie, goalkeeper Zack Steffen and defender Antonee Robinson were left behind when the United States traveled to Panama for a World Cup qualifier. McKennie has a sore right quadriceps after playing 90 minutes in the 2-0 victory over Jamaica on Thursday night. An MRI was negative. Steffen and Robinson

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right-hander Johnny Cueto is not on the Giants’ roster for the NL Division Series as manager Gabe Kapler went with his established bullpen and after Cueto missed time through the season with elbow troubles. San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt is sidelined by a broken

NEWARK. N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils signed forward Frederik Gauthier to a two-way contract Friday after he attended training camp on a tryout agreement. The Devils said Gauthier would earn $800,000 at the NHL level and $175,000 at the AHL level. General manager Tom Fitzgerald said Gauthier is guaranteed to receive at least

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Former No. 1-ranked tennis player John Edward “Budge” Patty has died at age 97. The American won back-to-back major titles at the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1950. The International Tennis Hall of Fame said Patty died on Sunday at a hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland. Patty lost the final at Roland

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sam Burns won the Sanderson Farms Championship last week and is trying to put it behind him. He’s playing as though it never ended. Burns made a pair of 6-foot par putts on the only two greens he missed in regulation, ran off eight birdies in the morning for an 8-under

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Thomas Müller has scored the winning goal as Germany recovered from a goal down to beat Romania 2-1 and continue its winning start under new coach Hansi Flick in World Cup qualifying. Romania took the lead with a ninth-minute goal from Ianis Hagi. That was the first Germany conceded in four

PRAGUE (AP) — Daniel James scored in the second half for Wales to hold host Czech Republic 2-2 in World Cup qualifying. James also scored in the 1-0 victory over the Czechs in Cardiff in March. This time, James scored from inside the area in the 69th minute. Wales captain Aaron Ramsey put the visitors

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer A report that Jon Gruden used a racist comment about NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith in an email 10 years ago drew a strong and quick rebuke Friday from the NFL. A Wall Street Journal story noted Gruden, then working for ESPN and now coach of the

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Croatia and Russia have stayed level at the top of Europe Group J in World Cup qualifying after the Croatians beat Cyprus 3-0 and Russia edged Slovakia 1-0. Luka Modric set up Ivan Perisic for the opening goal for Croatia in first-half stoppage time then young defender Josko Gvardiol and Marko

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Davy Klaassen has scored the only goal as the Netherlands beat Latvia 1-0 to solidify its position at the top of Europe Group G in World Cup qualifying. Turkey and Norway played out a 1-1 in Istanbul. Midfielder Klaassen scored his eighth international goal in the 19th minute, easing into space

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ben Beach has experienced a little bit of everything while running in a record 53 consecutive Boston Marathons — from New England’s unpredictable weather, to a diagnosis with dystonia, to the 2013 bombing, to last year’s pandemic disruption. But the 72-year-old is still going strong as

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — World Cup qualifying has become a game for the young, with stamina to withstand travel and short recovery time. The U.S. lineup in the team’s most recent qualifier included 18-year-old Ricardo Pepi and 20-year-olds Brenden Aaronson and Sergiño Dest and was captained by 22-year-old Tyler