Month: June 2022

By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Burnes pitched into the eighth inning, Andrew McCutchen and Mike Brosseau homered, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner extended his winning streak to a season-high three games, but he wasn’t as crisp as in a

MIAMI (AP) — Pete Alonso hit two leadoff homers, including a go-ahead shot in the eighth inning, and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 5-3. Alonso’s home run over the left-center field wall against Miami reliever Jimmy Yacabonis snapped a 3-3 tie. It was Alonso’s NL-leading 22nd homer of the season and 14th

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. The Cuban slugger matched Corey Seager for the team lead with 15 homers when he drilled a 2-2 slider from reliever Kyle Finnegan

SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP) — William Dufour scored four times in a 19:55 span and the host Saint John Sea Dogs advanced to the Memorial Cup championship game, beating Quebec Major Junior Hockey League rival Shawinigan Cataractes 5-3 on Saturday. QMJHL campion Shawinigan will face Ontario Hockey League winner Hamilton on Monday night in

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Three people familiar with the meeting tell AP that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will have a hearing with NFL disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson next week. Watson is facing a potential suspension from the league stemming from accusations of sexual misconduct by massage therapists in

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Robert Wickens won for the first time since suffering a spinal cord injury in 2018 by teaming with Mark Wilkins to win the TCR class Saturday in the Michelin Pilot Challenge at Watkins Glen International. Wickens was a promising IndyCar rookie when he was injured in an airborne

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Xander Schauffele shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over good friend and playing partner Patrick Cantlay into the final round of the Travelers Championship. Schauffele had a 17-under 193 total at TPC River Highlands. Cantlay shot 63. Rookie Sahith Theegala

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record in the 400-meter hurdles as the U.S. outdoor track and field championships on Saturday. McLaughlin flashed a broad smile when her time was announced, then flashed a thumbs up. She crossed the finish line in

ATLANTA (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Daniel Hudson has been placed on the injury list with a torn left anterior cruciate ligament that ends his season. The move was expected after Hudson’s knee buckled in the eighth inning of Friday night’s 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves as he reacted to a dribbler hit

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Allgaier routed the field at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday to win his second Xfinity Series race of the season. The JR Motorsports driver led 134 of the 188 laps in his Chevrolet and beat Trevor Bayne by 4.513-seconds on a hot, steamy afternoon

NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — Ron Capps took the No. 1 position in Funny Car qualifying at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The defending series champion coming off a victory last week at Bristol, Tennessee, Capps had a run of 3.901 seconds at 328.38 mph Friday in his Toyota

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Iván Herrera hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning for his first career RBI and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3. Juan Yepez lined a one-out double to the left field wall off Cubs reliever Mark Leiter Jr. in the eighth,

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — In Gee Chun shot a 3-over 75 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Women’s PGA Championship. On a day when Congressional Country Club gave the leaders plenty of trouble, Chun was holding her own until she made a

PHOENIX (AP) — Tina Charles’ stint in the desert was a short one. The Phoenix Mercury announced they agreed to terms on a contract divorce with Charles after 18 games. Charles signed with Phoenix in February, a day after the Mercury added Diamond DeShields in a three-team trade with Chicago and New York. The additions

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Isaac Paredes hit a solo homer in the eighth inning and a two-run single with two outs in the ninth, sending the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ji-Man Choi and Vidal Bruján reached on two-out walks before Jonathan Aranda’s pinch-hit

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — United States swimmer Justin Ress has gone through all the emotions after winning his first individual gold medal on the last day of racing at the world swimming championships in Budapest. Almost as quickly as he won the men’s 50 backstroke final, the medal was

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cristian Javier kept sending the New York Yankees back to their dugout in short order, taming his often inconsistent control and thwarting the team with baseball’s best record, most runs and preeminent power. “We call him ‘The Reptile,’ because he doesn’t show any emotion. It

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — If this is Ondrej Palat’s final playoff run with the Tampa Bay Lightning, he’s certainly making it count. The pending free agent scored his third game-winning goal this playoffs to keep the back-to-back defending champions alive in the Stanley Cup Final against the Colorado Avalanche.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — 2017 U.S. Open runner-up Madison Keys and Borna Coric have pulled out of Wimbledon because of injuries. Their withdrawals were announced by the All England Club on Saturday. The tournament begins Monday. Keys is an American who was seeded 19th. She withdrew because of a hurt abdominal muscle. She was replaced

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC has reached a deal with Welsh forward Gareth Bale to move to Major League Soccer after his departure from Real Madrid, a person close to the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the details of

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche face their biggest task yet in the Stanley Cup Final looking to close out the back-to-back defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 on the road. The Avalanche blew their first chance to hoist the Cup when they lost Game 5

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole at Nashville Superspeedway when a surprise rain shower washed out the second round of qualifying. The session was halted right before the fastest 10 drivers were set for the shootout to determine who will lead the field to

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed second-round draft pick Kyler Gordon to a four-year contract. The cornerback from Washington became the Bears’ first selection when they took him with the No. 39 overall pick. The Bears got a potential starter opposite Jaylon Johnson by taking the athletic and hard-hitting Gordon. A

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams has put her non-tennis interests on hold for a bit while she returns to her job as a tennis player at Wimbledon. She said Saturday she had to put the “Out of office” message on her email account so anyone trying to reach