Month: May 2022

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The 39-year-old goalkeeper Craig Gordon has been voted player of the year in Scotland for a record third time. The Scotland and Hearts player was picked by journalists 16 years after first winning the award in his previous spell with the Edinburgh club. Gordon kept five clean sheets in six World

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer player Santi Mina has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of sexual abuse. The 26-year-old Celta Vigo forward will have to serve time if his appeal is unsuccessful. Mina was cleared of the sexual assault charge he was also

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore has been added to SailGP’s expanded Season 3 calendar. Organizers have announced that 10 teams will race hydrofoiling F50 catamarans at Parkland Green in the eighth round of the series scheduled for Jan. 14-15 next year. It will be the first Asian sail Grand Prix. Season 3 starts May 14 in

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Stephen Curry had a message for Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. after the Golden State Warriors took Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal against the Memphis Grizzlies. Prepare to have some fun in this series. Morant countered in Game 2 and made

By The Associated Press A rough year for Joey Votto and the Reds got worse when the slumping first baseman was put on the COVID-19 injured list. Cincinnati has lost seven straight and owns the worst record in the majors at 3-20. The six-time All-Star is hitting just .122 with no home runs and three

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored and Jacob Markstrom recorded his second career playoff shutout as the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 in the opening game of their first-round playoff series. Lindholm scored a power-play goal early in the first period. Markstrom stopped all 16 shots he faced as Calgary earned just

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Mike Zunino tied the game with a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Yandy Diaz hit a go-ahead double in a five-run 10th to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-7 win over the Oakland Athletics. Kevin Smith hit a grand slam

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews scored 22 seconds apart in a five-goal first period, sending the Colorado Avalanche to a 7-2 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. The five goals tied the team playoff record for a period and

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 47 points to match his postseason high and carry the Memphis Grizzlies into a tie in the Western Conference semifinals with a 106-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. The NBA’s Most Improved Player became only the third

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson homered and José Abreu made two nice plays at first base, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 at rainy, chilly Wrigley Field. Looking to dig themselves out of a rough start, the banged-up White Sox won for the third time

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Erick Fedde pitched seven sharp innings, Josh Bell and Juan Soto homered and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 10-2. Keibert Ruiz had three hits and three RBIs and Yadiel Hernández added three hits and two RBIs for the Nationals, who entered the game averaging a

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker became the 12th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins, and the first Black man to do it, with the Houston Astros’ 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Yordan Alvarez and Jose Altuve each hit a solo homer and rookie Jeremy Peña

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Just call him Mr. 2,000. Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker won his 2,000th game Tuesday night, becoming the 12th skipper in major league history to reach the milestone and the first Black man to do it. The benchmark victory came in Houston’s 4-0 win over the

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit his first major league home run, Brad Keller pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 to end a four-game losing streak. Witt had two hits, two RBIs and scored twice.

MIAMI (AP) — Christian Walker had a homer, double and three RBIs, and Arizona Diamondbacks held on to beat the Miami Marlins 5-4. Arizona starter Humberto Castellanos completed his longest outing of the season, pitching 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed four hits and struck out four. Pavin Smith also homered and Ketel Marte drove

By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff struck out 12 to tie his career high, Willy Adames hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Tuesday night. The NL Central-leading Brewers have won six of their last seven games. The Reds have lost seven in a

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and the surging Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 for their fourth straight victory. The Twins have won 12 of 13 to move six games over .500 and into first place in the AL Central,

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers homered, Michael Wacha pitched into the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-0. J.D. Martinez added a solo homer in the eighth to help seal it for Boston, which held the slumping Angels to three hits in its second

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Vitek Vanecek stopped 30 shots and the Washington Capitals rallied past the top-seeded Florida Panthers 4-2 in the opener of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Lars Eller also scored

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge homered and drove in three runs, Jameson Taillon allowed one run in six innings, and the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to 11 games by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1. Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run home run in the ninth. New York

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis forward Dillon Brooks has been ejected for a hard foul on Warriors guard Gary Payton in the opening minutes of Game 2 in their Western Conference semifinal. Brooks started Tuesday night’s game missing his first three shots after going 3 of 13 in

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Current and former Wisconsin athletes talked about mental health and the need for athletes to communicate and seek assistance during a panel discussion on sports and mental health. The discussion took place three weeks after the death of Wisconsin cross country and track runner Sarah

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim homered and Zach Reks snapped a tie game with a two-RBI double to lead the the Texas Rangers past the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4. Reks broke the tie with a pinch-hit, two-RBI double off reliever Seranthony Dominguez in the sixth inning. Brock

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 25 of his 30 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 109-86 to even their second-round playoff at one game apiece. The series shifts to Milwaukee Saturday for Game 3.  Brown shook off a dismal shooting night

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — College football coaches are pushing for changes to NCAA rules to help stabilize rosters depleted by transfers. The proposals would lift the yearly cap on how many players a school can sign and create designated windows in which a player must enter the