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 the championship of the Gainesville Regional. Oklahoma (39-20) plays against the winner of a loser-out game between the host Gators and No. 4 seed Central Michigan. Ty Evans and

By YVONNE GONZALEZ Associated Press An Iditarod sled dog was found safe after disappearing from a checkpoint in the race three months ago and covering nearly 150 miles, the Iditarod Trail Committee said Saturday. Musher Sebastien Dos Santos Borges of France was picking Leon up and returning with him to France, the trail committee said

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 seed Virginia 4-2. No. 8 national seed ECU (44-18) — which has won 20 in a row, the longest active win streak in the nation —

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 Huskies defeated No. 15 overall seed Maryland 10-5 in the winner’s bracket of the College Park Regional. The Huskies’ power, which included Zach Bushling’s two-run shot in a four-run eighth,

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 10-4 win over Long Island in a loser-out game of the College Park Regional. Tommy Hawke drew a leadoff walk before Turconi’s one-out drive to right-center field

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 Salt Lake on Saturday. Vancouver was awarded the penalty kick after Aaron Herrera tripped Brian White as he ran into the box. Gauld sent a shot high into the top

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 No. 4 seed Canisius 11-6 at the Coral Gables Regional. Miami (39-18), the national No. 7 seed, plays the winner between third-seeded Mississippi and No. 2 seed Arizona in

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 of the independent Frontier League. Drafted 10th overall last year by the New York Mets, the two sides couldn’t reach an agreement before the August deadline because of Mets’ concerns over

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 few surprises until Arkansas staged a dramatic comeback against No. 7 Oklahoma State. No. 1 Tennessee, No. 3 Oregon State, No. 4 Virginia Tech, No. 5 Texas A&M

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 Kansas City Royals ended a five-game losing streak, beating the Houston Astros 6-0. Kris Bubic and the Kansas City bullpen combined on a five-hitter, snapping Houston’s five-game winning streak.

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 reliever Tyler Rogers (0-2) allowed Jesús Aguilar’s leadoff single and hit Avisaíl García. A balk by Rogers advanced pinch runner Luke Williams and García before Sánchez’s drive to medium center

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 ninth-inning runs to rally the Washington Nationals to a 10-8 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds led 7-3 after a five-run fifth inning that included Albert Almora

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nick Pivetta pitched two-hit ball over seven innings to win his fifth consecutive start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 8-0. Alex Verdugo had three hits and two RBIs as Boston won its third straight. Trevor Story doubled twice and made a tremendous

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 Pirates rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1. Bryan Reynolds led off the ninth with a single against Mark Melancon, who blew his second save in 13 opportunities. Suwinski then lofted

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 Pirates rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1. Bryan Reynolds led off the ninth with a single against Mark Melancon, who blew his second save in 13 opportunities. Suwinski then lofted

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Road-course ace A.J. Allmendinger survived the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ wet and wild Portland International Raceway debut with a victory Saturday. Allmendinger raced to his Xfinity-record eighth victory on a road course and 12th overall series win. He crossed the finish line in the Kaulig

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Spencer Jones had seven RBIs, Chris McElvain allowed one run with 11 strikeouts over 7 innings pitched and No. 2 seed Vanderbilt beat fourth-seeded New Mexico State 21-1 to avoid elimination at the Corvallis Regional. Jones hit a three-run home run in the third and his two-RBI single in the fifth

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 Barbara breezed to a 9-4 victory over Binghamton in an elimination game at the Stanford Regional. The Gauchos (44-13) will play the loser of Saturday’s nightcap between No.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Burger’s first career pinch-hit homer highlighted a three-run eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox stopped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Adam Engel opened the eighth with a pinch-hit double off Brooks Raley and scored on

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 that landed on Eutaw Street and Baltimore beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4. Austin Hays also homered for the Orioles. José Ramírez and Andrés Giménez hit home runs for Cleveland.

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 recovery from an oblique strain. The New York Post reported Saturday that the right-handed Scherzer was bitten by a dog on his left hand, a second bizarre

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — MacKenzie Gore pitched six shutout innings and Jake Cronenworth homered and drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0. Gore continued the spectacular start to his rookie season by throwing a career-high 108 pitches and matching a career high with

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine plans to resume competitive football in the country in August despite being under attack by Russia after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave approval. Andriy Pavelko, the president of Ukraine’s football federation, revealed details to The Associated Press about his talks with Zelenskyy and the

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, and he at least gets a chance to finish the job. Horschel had another bogey-free round at Muirfield Village for a 65. That gives him a five-shot lead over

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 take a three-stroke lead over American Mina Harigae in the U.S. Women’s Open. At 13-under 200, Lee was within striking distance of the U.S. Women’s Open scoring record in

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 that landed on Eutaw Street and Baltimore beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4. Austin Hays also homered for the Orioles. José Ramírez and Andrés Giménez hit home runs for Cleveland.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis Garcia hit a three-run homer and closer Joe Barlow quickly rebounded as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2. The Rangers didn’t have a base runner against Marco Gonzales until Marcus Semien led off the fourth with a single. On the first pitch

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 Greenville Regional. Coastal Carolina (37-19-1) will play the loser of Saturday’s nightcap between No. 8 overall seed East Carolina and Virginia in an elimination game Sunday morning. The

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Brayden Taylor and Kurtis Byrne homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning and TCU stayed alive in the College Station Regional with a 3-1 win over Oral Roberts. Taylor homered to right field on a 3-1 pitch from Isaac Coffey (7-6) with two down in the sixth to break

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 worth up to $2.43 million. Johnson, who did a nice job filling in last season when Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt were out injured, will get $900,000 guaranteed. The team placed

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande returned Chip Ganassi Racing to the victory fountain at the Detroit Grand Prix with a second consecutive win Saturday in the IMSA sports car race. t was the fourth Belle Isle victory for van der Zande, first for

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 Texas 7-2 on Saturday at the Women’s College World Series. Alo set the tone with her two-run blast as the second batter of the game. The two-time

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 Air Force Academy defeated Dallas Baptist 5-1 in an elimination game of the Austin Regional. Kulasingam’s leadoff home run in the third put the Falcons up 2-0. Skenes, the Mountain

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals. The WNBA star has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days — wrongfully so, U.S. officials insist — and some members of the Boston Celtics are using their platform at the NBA’s title series

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Steven Alker topped yet another PGA Tour Champions leaderboard Saturday, shooting an 8-under 64 for a share of the second-round lead in the Principal Charity Classic. Coming off a victory last week in Michigan in the major Senior PGA Championship, Alker played the four par-5 holes at Wakonda Club in

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 3-2 win over Liberty in a loser-out game at the Gainsville Regional. Garrett Navarra singled to center field to open the 12th and advanced to second when Mario Camilletti was hit by

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 go-ahead two-run shot as Missouri State rallied for an 8-7 victory over Grand Canyon in an elimination game at the Stillwater Regional. Missouri State will play the loser of

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Ethan Gourson and Carson Yates hit home runs, catcher Darius Perry went 4-for-4 and UCLA steamrolled Southeastern Louisiana 16-2 in an elimination game of the Auburn Regional. UCLA (39-23) will play another elimination game on Sunday morning against the loser of Saturday’s nightcap between No. 14 overall seed Auburn and Florida

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 .240, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. This year’s figure is four percentage points above last year’s average through the first two months. Last season’s final average

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A peek at Golden State’s practice Saturday wouldn’t have suggested that the Warriors are trailing the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Stephen Curry was making most of his shots, as usual. Klay Thompson was bobbing his head in time with the music in between

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 Szoboszlai converted a second-half penalty after being fouled by Reece James. Italy and Germany drew 1-1 in the same group. Armenia beat Ireland 1-0 with a second-half goal

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, New York. The league has a new television contract with ESPN that will make its games available in more than 170 countries. World Lacrosse also has inked a deal

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 Wright State in a loser-out game of the Blacksburg Regional.The Raiders (30-27) took a 9-4 lead with a six-run third inning, but Owen Wild was outstanding in relief for the

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 same play as the Red Raiders defeated UNC Greensboro 2-0 in an elimination game of the Statesboro Regional. Texas Tech (38-21) will play the loser of Saturday’s nightcap

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 Regional with a 24-1 romp. McAllister was 4-for-6 with five RBIs and four runs scored as the Bulldogs totaled 24 runs on just 16 hits, 11 for extra bases.

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 baserunning mistake to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 and split a doubleheader. Ian Happ had two doubles for the Cubs, who won the first game 6-1. Donovan doubled after Michael

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 State in a loser-out game of the Louisville Regional. Oregon pounded out 26 hits with seven doubles, a two-run triple by Josh Kasevich in the eighth and a two-out solo

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 scheduled more women’s matches for the high-attention night sessions. King also said at a news conference Saturday at Roland Garros that she thinks new tournament director Amelie Mauresmo will

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 mainly filled with children. The youngsters were allowed into the stadium despite Hungary being ordered to play the game without fans as a punishment for racially abusing opposing players

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 outstanding starting pitching performances as the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0. Aaron Judge hit his MLB-best 21st homer on the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning. The

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 alive in the Knoxville Regional with a 13-4 win over Alabama State. The Yellowjackets trailed 2-1 in the third when Gonzalez hit a three-run homer to right with two outs. Georgia

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 age 18 at the French Open. Gauff was beaten by Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday. Greatness has been expected of Gauff since she was winning junior

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have called up infielder Ezequiel Duran for his major league debut after he had never played above the Double-A level. Duran was batting seventh and playing third base for the Rangers on Saturday against Seattle. He took the place of Josh Smith, another rookie who made his debut

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — Helio Castroneves won his first race on Detroit’s Belle Isle and celebrated that victory by exiting his car and climbing one of the fences surrounding the temporary street course. The Spider-Man climb became his signature and Castroneves has scaled the fencing at the Detroit Grand

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 won by two and a half lengths from 150-1 outsider Hoo Ya Mal. Westover was third. Desert Crown was posted wide in mid-field in the early stages as jockey

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Ty Fisher took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Christian Avant drove in three runs and Georgia Southern defeated UNC Greensboro 8-0 in a game delayed by lightning. Fisher had a perfect game until giving up his only walk with two outs in the sixth inning.  He allowed a one-out single