Month: May 2022

SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 13 of her 29 points after the third quarter, Jewell Loyd finished with 21 points and the Seattle Storm gave up a 16-point second-half lead before beating the New York Liberty 79-71 in overtime. Stewart made 6 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 2 minutes of

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie Julio Rodríguez hit the first of Seattle’s four home runs off Houston ace Justin Verlander, and the Mariners thumped the Astros 6-1. Rodríguez, Kyle Lewis, Ty France and Taylor Trammell all went deep off Verlander, tying his career-high for most homers allowed in a start.

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie right-hander Graham Ashcraft earned his first victory with six strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat San Francisco 5-1 following a political protest by Giants manager Gabe Kapler and a scuffle between Tommy Pham and Joc Pederson. Kapler refused to take the field for the national

By PAUL HODOWANIC Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco homered in a four-run first inning and Carlos Correa hit a go-ahead homer in the fourth to power the Minnesota Twins to a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. finished a double shy of the cycle for the Royals, who have

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Lowry listened politely while Jimmy Butler shared the credit for Miami’s Game 6 victory until his fellow All-Star took the humility too far and called his 47-point, elimination-avoiding performance “decent.” “It’s (expletive) incredible,” Lowry corrected him, apologizing for his language to the TV cameras in

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ross Chastain, who led for just four laps, got an assist from Grant Enfinger on the final lap to win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 in double overtime at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his fourth career NASCAR Trucks Series victory. Enfinger finished second, Nemechek third, Eckes came in fourth and

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered to extend his hitting streak to 18 games and lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2. Dakota Hudson was pulled after 4 2/3 innings with the bases loaded in the fifth, after allowing five hits and four walks. Milwaukee loaded

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Anthony Santander hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and also had a two-run homer, helping the Baltimore Orioles overcome a pair of six-run deficits to beat the Boston Red Sox 12-8. Baltimore trailed 8-2 before Jorge Mateo hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered, doubled and drove in four runs, taking over the major league RBIs lead and powering the New York Mets past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-6. Down 7-0 to Carlos Carrasco, the Phillies made it close by scoring six times in the sixth inning,

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Dylan Rock and Trevor Werner hit three-run homers and second-seeded Texas A&M rallied to defeat 11th-seeded Alabama 12-8 to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. The Aggies trailed 6-1 before Rock’s blast to left field. Texas A&M took the lead with a three-run sixth, highlighted by Kole Kaler’s two-run

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies’ bloop double in the seventh inning drove in two runs to give Atlanta the lead, and the Braves recovered after blowing an early three-run advantage, beating the Miami Marlins 6-4. Miami led 4-3 before Ronald Acuña Jr. tied the game with a pinch-hit double

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff left a start against the St. Louis Cardinals with right ankle discomfort. Woodruff was warming up to pitch the bottom of the fifth when catcher Omar Návarez summoned the team’s training staff to the mound. After a brief meeting with the

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bradley Brehmer pitched a complete game four-hitter and eighth-seeded Indiana scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to eliminate fourth-seeded Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers bounced back from a heart-breaking 11-inning loss to top-seeded Maryland to face the loser of the Michigan-Maryland game on Saturday.

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jameson Tallion pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, following Nestor Cortes to give the Yankees their longest consecutive starts in nine years and leading New York over the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0. Gleyber Torres put the Yankees ahead with a homer in the fourth off

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 points, Danielle Robinson had 10 points and 11 assists and the Indiana Fever held off the Los Angeles Sparks 101-96 for interim coach Carlos Knox’s first victory. Indiana led by as many as 18 points in the second half, but Los Angeles battled back and Brittney Sykes’ jumper

PHOENIX (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts missed Friday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks to attend his daughter’s high school graduation in Southern California. Bench coach Bob Geren will manage the team on Friday. Roberts is expected to return on Saturday. The Dodgers are coming off a 14-1 win over the Diamondbacks

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani was out of the lineup Friday night against the Toronto Blue Jays with back soreness, and teammate Anthony Rendon sat with a right wrist issue. Manager Joe Maddon said the reigning AL MVP was available off the bench as

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mac Bingham hit a three-run triple in the bottom of the eighth inning, Trevor Long pitched a scoreless top of the ninth and Arizona beat Arizona State 8-6 in an elimination game at the Pac-12 Tournament. No. 5 seed Arizona (37-22) plays Stanford in the semifinals. The Wildcats have to beat

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision says Darvin Ham has accepted an offer to be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The person spoke with The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been publicly

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Caeden Trenkle had three hits and three RBIs, Roman Phansalkar struck out six in five innings and No. 4 seed Oklahoma State beat top-seeded TCU 8-4 to advance to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Oklahoma State plays No. 5 seed Texas on Saturday, needing two wins to advance to

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer The New York Rangers return home knowing they need a win at home to keep their postseason going. The Carolina Hurricanes are still looking for their first road victory in these playoffs. After Carolina won 3-1 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 series lead, the Rangers will

By The Associated Press Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he will refuse to take the field for the national anthem in a protest over the nation’s political direction following this week’s school shooting in Texas. Kapler said he needs more time to consider specific actions he might suggest be taken to prevent more tragedies of

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler is tied for the lead after the second round at Colonial with Scott Stallings and Beau Hossler. A Colonial-record eight players shared the lead after the first round. But it was Scheffler, Stallings and Hossler atop the leaderboard at 9-under 131

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Josh Donaldson was placed on the 10-day injured list by the New York Yankees due to right shoulder inflammation. New York made the move retroactive to May 24. The 36-year-old third baseman had been on the COVID-19 injured list and has not played since Sunday. Because the COVID-19 list does

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins leading scorer Brad Marchand had surgery on both hips and is expected to be out six months, meaning he would miss the start of next season. The team said Marchand had arthroscopic surgery to repair the cartilage in his hips. Marchand had 32 goals and 48 assists last season. He

BOSTON (AP) — Heat guard Tyler Herro remained sidelined because of a strained left groin as Miami tries to stave off elimination in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. The reigning sixth man of the year hasn’t played since Game 3 of the Heat’s matchup with the Celtics. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra says Herro

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The game between the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers was postponed due to inclement weather.It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on July 4 at 6:40 p.m. The originally scheduled game will begin at 1:10 p.m.The starting pitchers for Friday’s game will now

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Adam Cecere was 4 for 4 with two home runs, Brendan Tinsman added four RBIs, and Wake Forest matched an ACC Tournament record with seven homers in a 16-3 victory over No. 3 seed Miami. Wake Forest (40-17-1) reached the 40-win plateau for the seventh time in program history. Miami (39-18)

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells AP that David Njoku has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns. Njoku, who figures to have a more prominent role in this season, will be among the NFL’s highest-paid tight ends, said the person who

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets reliever Yoan López has had his three-game suspension cut to one game and served the penalty when New York played the Philadelphia Phillies. López was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse before the game and had to immediately sit out at Citi Field. Mets manager Buck Showalter said the suspension had been

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he will refuse to take the field for the U.S. national anthem in a protest over the nation’s political direction following this week’s school shooting in Texas. Kapler says he needs more time to consider specific actions he might suggest

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson said Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham slapped him prior to Friday’s series opener over a dispute about their fantasy football league. While the Giants warmed up in the outfield, Pham confronted Pederson and smacked him in the face before the pair

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Ryan Ritter was 3 for 5 with three RBIs, including a two-run double in the seventh inning, and 12th-seeded Kentucky beat No. 8 seed Vanderbilt 10-2 in the SEC Tournament. Kentucky, which is slated to play in another elimination game on Saturday, has won multiple conference tournament games for the first