Month: June 2022

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum tied her career high with 32 points, Chelsea Gray added 18 and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 84-78. Dearica Hamby added 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Las Vegas. Plum hit a 3-pointer to give the Aces 75-67 lead with 56 seconds left. Allisha

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryson Stott hit a game-winning, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning after Bryce Harper tied it with a grand slam in the eighth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 9-7 victory that sent slumping Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels to their

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chandler Simpson had five hits and scored four runs, Josiah Siegel threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run relief and Georgia Tech rolled to a 16-5 win over Campbell in a loser-out game of the Knoxville Regional. The Yellow Jackets banged out 19 hits to eliminate the Camels, who had won the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Joey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime, got around him for good just before the white flag flew and cruised to the victory Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway. Logano made it a banner day

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Franchy Cordero hit a three-run homer off Frankie Montas in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-2 victory. Rich Hill pitched three-hit ball over six innings and had five strikeouts. Rafael Devers homered and drove

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) — Minjee Lee won the U.S. Women’s Open by four strokes over Mina Harigae at Pine Needles on Sunday to earn $1.8 million, the largest payout in the history of women’s golf. Lee closed with an even-par 71 to finish at 13-under 271 after the

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Andrew Morris and two relievers combined on a seven-hitter and Texas Tech scored three runs in the fourth inning to eliminate host Georgia Southern, the 16th overall seed, 3-1 in the Statesboro Regional. The Red Raiders had three of their four hits in the pivotal inning to advance to the finals

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Roc Riggio had seven RBIs, Griffin Doersching hit the go-ahead grand slam to cap Oklahoma State’s seven-run sixth inning and the Cowboys rallied to beat Missouri State 29-15 to avoid elimination at the Stillwater Regional. Oklahoma State (41-21), which beat the Bears 10-5 in the opening round of the regional, plays

MIAMI (AP) — Donovan Walton hit a grand slam, Jakob Junis pitched six innings of one-run ball and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 5-1. Curt Casali had two hits and scored twice for the Giants, who split the four-game series with Miami and finished 5-5 on their three-city road trip. Junis limited

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Abraham Toro scored on a wild pitch by Brock Burke in the 10th inning to complete Seattle’s late-game rally over the Texas Rangers 6-5. Seattle scored three in the ninth off Matt Bush, who had his third blown save this season, to tie the score 5-5. Then Toro, an automatic runner,

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy will be part of the broadcast team for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Van Gundy tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the opening game of the series on Thursday. Mark Jones, Van Gundy, Mark Jackson and Lisa Salters will be the broadcast team for Sunday night’s

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored with 42 seconds left and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to 2-1. Palat’s goal, off a nifty pass from Nikita Kucherov,

CINCINNATI (AP) — Patrick Corbin pitched six effective innings, Josh Bell had a two-run double and catcher Kelbert Ruiz picked Nick Senzel off first base to end the game as the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Maikel Franco homered for the first time since May 14 and Washington capitalized on two fourth-inning Cincinnati

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Holly Azevedo threw a two-hit shutout and No. 5 UCLA beat No. 14 Florida 8-0 in six innings to reach the Women’s College World Series semifinals and eliminate the Gators. She threw just 88 pitches to claim the win. Kelli Godin, Maya Brady and Briana

CHAPLE HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mikey Madej drove in three runs, Vance Honeycutt stole a home run in the ninth and Caden O’Brien struck out the last batter as North Carolina defeated Georgia 6-5 to stay alive in the Chapel Hill Regional. The Tar Heels have to beat VCU twice for a super regional berth.

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordan Álvarez hit his 16th home run of the season and Framber Valdez won his fifth straight start for the Houston Astros, who beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4. Álvarez extended his hitting streak to seven games. Valdez allowed only a third-inning leadoff single before

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Canada’s World Cup warmup match against Panama was canceled when the men’s team  refused to play because of a labor dispute with the nation’s governing body that includes a demand the women’s national team get equal match fees. Players, preparing for the nation’s first men’s World Cup appearance

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — Will Power closed the Belle Isle era with a Team Penske victory on Sunday by winning the final Detroit Grand Prix on the island park to reclaim the IndyCar points lead. Power held off Alexander Rossi in the closing laps to earn his first win

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jack Suwinski followed his game-winning homer a day earlier with three hits to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0. The rookie has at least one hit in his past five games, and was 7 for 12 this series. Pittsburgh took two of three from

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Andy Blake drove in three runs and five teammates drove in a pair and Columbia stayed alive in the Blacksburg Regional with a 15-6 win over Gonzaga. The Lions scored five runs in the second inning and eight in the fourth to advance to the regional final needing two wins against

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Chris Alleyne hit a two-run home run in the Maryland’s six-run eighth inning and the Terrapins beat Wake Forest 10-5 to avoid elimination at the College Park Regional. The Terrapins (47-13) play UConn later in the day in the championship round. Ian Petrutz walked to spark a two-out rally in

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Andrés Giménez hit a three-run homer, Zach Plesac had eight strikeouts over six innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 to win their first series at Camden Yards since 2018. Giménez staked Cleveland to a 3-0 lead with a first-inning drive off lefty Dean

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Girona has defeated Eibar in extra time in the semifinals of the Spanish league promotion playoffs. The win sets up a final against Tenerife for the last remaining spot in the first division next season. Borja Garcia scored in the first minute of the game and

NEW YORK (AP) — Aerial Powers scored 27 points, Sylvia Fowles and Kayla McBride added 18 apiece and the Minnesota Lynx held off the New York Liberty 84-77 after nearly blowing a 19-point lead. New York trailed 71-55 after three quarters. A pullup jumper by Sebrina Ionescu got the Liberty within 74-73 with four minutes

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Midfielder Weston McKennie made his first start for club and country since breaking a foot on Feb. 22 and Sean Johnson was in goal for the United States for the first time in more than two years for an exhibition against Uruguay. In the second of four World Cup warmups

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cameron Masterman hit a two-run homer and Tate Kuehner shut the door and No. 12 overall seed Louisville stayed alive in the regional it is hosting with an 8-5 win over Oregon. Masterson hit his 16th homer in the fourth inning for a 3-1 lead. Then the Cardinals added three crucial

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a 10th-inning sacrifice fly, and the New York Yankees came from behind twice to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 to reach the one-third mark of the season at 39-15, the best in the major leagues in 21 years. Joey Gallo’s two-run homer in

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California auction house says a jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season has sold at auction for $2.73 million. SCP Auctions says the buyer wants to remain anonymous as does the seller. David Kohler of SCP Auctions had estimated the jersey from the 1996-97 season would

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Veryl Switzer, the trailblazing former Green Bay Packers halfback who traded a career in the NFL for service as a lieutenant in the Air Force, died Saturday. He was 89. Before his professional career, Switzer starred on the gridiron and in track and field at Kansas State before returning as an

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward for a record-breaking fifth time. It could be his last if he decides to retire on the verge of his 37th birthday. Bergeron at 36 led the league in faceoff wins and winning

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers’ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for assignment on Sunday. Calhoun, 27, had been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock early last month after hitting .136 in 18 games with one home run and two

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Gareth Bale led Wales to the World Cup for the first time in 64 years by beating Ukraine 1-0 to take the final European spot in Qatar. The result ends war-torn Ukraine’s bid for qualification. The only goal of an emotionally charged and tight

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine has missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after the war-disrupted team lost 1-0 to Wales in the European playoff final for the FIFA soccer showpiece. Andriy Yarmolenko inadvertently headed the ball into his own net while trying to clear Wales captain

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 to earn his 14th title at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall. Both add to records Nadal already owned. And here is a new one: Two days after his 36th birthday, the Spaniard became the oldest champion in French Open history. He

WINSEN, Germany (AP) — Kalle Samooja finished with back-to-back birdies and shot a course-record 8-under 64 to win the European Open. It was his first title on the European tour. The 34-year-old Finn’s eight birdies in the final round left him 6-under 282 overall. He was two shots ahead of second-place Wil Besseling of the