Month: June 2022

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Crooks hit two of Oklahoma’s four home runs and the No. 2 seed Sooners beat top-seeded Florida 9-4 to advance to…

By YVONNE GONZALEZ Associated Press An Iditarod sled dog was found safe after disappearing from a checkpoint in the race three months ago and…

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — C.J. Mayhue gave up a run over 5 innings, Josh Moylan and Justin Wilcoxen each hit a home run and top-seeded ECU beat No. 2…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Matt Donlan’s three-run home run in the seventh inning, one of four Connecticut blasts, broke the game open and the…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Michael Turconi, Brendan Tinsman and Brock Wilkin homered in the top of the first inning and Wake Forest went on to post a…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time to give the Vancouver Whitecaps a 2-1 victory over Real…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Yohandy Morales went 4-for-4 with three home runs and five RBIs, Jacob Burke hit a solo shot and top-seeded Miami beat…

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer TROY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Vanderbilt ace right-hander Kumar Rocker returned to the mound with the Tri-City ValleyCats…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Six of the top eight seeds were unbeaten through two days of an NCAA baseball tournament marked by potent offenses and…

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the sixth inning and the…

MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4. Giants…

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, and Maikel Franco and Luis Garcia drove in…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nick Pivetta pitched two-hit ball over seven innings to win his fifth consecutive start…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh…

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Jack Suwinski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Road-course ace A.J. Allmendinger survived the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ wet and wild…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Spencer Jones had seven RBIs, Chris McElvain allowed one run with 11 strikeouts over 7 innings pitched and No. 2 seed…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Johnson hit a two-run home run in the second inning, Blake Klassen added a three-run shot in the third and UC Santa…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Burger’s first career pinch-hit homer highlighted a three-run eighth inning…

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini hit the longest home run by an Orioles player this season, Rougned Odor had a shot…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Injured Mets ace Max Scherzer has confirmed that his dog bit his pitching hand this week, but he says the wound won’t slow his…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — MacKenzie Gore pitched six shutout innings and Jake Cronenworth homered and drove in three runs…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine plans to resume competitive football in the country in August despite being…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — The Memorial delivered another big lead after 54 holes. This time it belongs to Billy Horschel,…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) — Minjee Lee appears to be on mission. The 26-year-old Australian shot a 4-under 67 to…

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Mancini hit the longest home run by an Orioles player this season, Rougned Odor had a shot…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis Garcia hit a three-run homer and closer Joe Barlow quickly rebounded as the…

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — No. 9 batter Matt McDermott hit for the cyle and Coastal Carolina held off Coppin State 8-6 in an elimination game at the…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Brayden Taylor and Kurtis Byrne homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning and TCU stayed alive in the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Running back D’Ernest Johnson agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Cleveland Browns…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande returned Chip Ganassi Racing to the victory…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jocelyn Alo homered and knocked in three runs to help No. 1 seed Oklahoma beat Big 12 rival…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sam Kulasingam and Paul Skenes hit home runs in a four-run third inning, Doyle Gehring pitched seven strong innings and the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals. The WNBA star has been…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Steven Alker topped yet another PGA Tour Champions leaderboard Saturday, shooting an 8-under 64 for a share of the…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Danny Wuestenfeld’s two-out single in the bottom of the 12th scored pinch-runner Zach Lechnir to give Central Michigan a…

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Leadoff batter Spencer Nivens hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning and Mason Hull followed with a…

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Ethan Gourson and Carson Yates hit home runs, catcher Darius Perry went 4-for-4 and UCLA steamrolled Southeastern Louisiana…

NEW YORK (AP) — The major league batting average rose to .245 in May from .231 in April, leaving the overall figure for the first two months at…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A peek at Golden State’s practice Saturday wouldn’t have suggested that the Warriors…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — England slumped to its first loss to Hungary in six decades by 1-0 in the Nations League. Dominik…

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Premier Lacrosse League has started its fourth season before a near sellout crowd in Albany,…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Savier Pinales had three hits, including a two-run double in the seventh inning that rallied Gonzaga to an 11-9 win over…

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Brandon Birdsell threw seven shutout innings and Texas Tech used a wild pitch and a throwing error to score two runs on the…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — No. 9 batter Josh McAllister had two of Georgia’s seven home runs and the Bulldogs eliminated Hofstra in the Chapel Hill…

By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cardinals rookie Brendan Donovan hit a two-run double in the 10th inning and St. Louis overcame a…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Colby Shade hit a three-run homer, Brennan Milone had five hits and Oregon rolled to an 18-6 win over Southeast Missouri…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Tennis Hall of Famer and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King thinks the French Open should have…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — England players were jeered while taking the knee ahead of a Nations League loss at Hungary where the crowd of 30,000 was…

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino combined with two relievers on a one-hitter to continue New York’s run of…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Leadoff hitter Chandler Simpson went 4-for-5 and scored four runs, Tres Gonzalez drove in four runs and Georgia Tech stayed…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff is certain there will be more Grand Slam finals in her future after losing her first at…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have called up infielder Ezequiel Duran for his major league debut after he had never played above the…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — Helio Castroneves won his first race on Detroit’s Belle Isle and celebrated that victory…

EPSOM, England (AP) — Desert Crown strolled to victory in the Epsom Derby and gave owner Michael Stoute his sixth win in the British Classic. He…

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Ty Fisher took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Christian Avant drove in three runs and Georgia Southern defeated UNC…