Month: June 2022

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The New York Yankees brushed off a rare rough start by Jameson Taillon to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 for their seventh straight victory. Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to crack open a close game. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton

SAN DIEGO (AP) — New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso is out of the game in San Diego after getting hit by a pitch and falling awkwardly leading off the second inning. The pitch from Padres starter Yu Darvish hit Alonso on the right hand. Alonso appeared to swing, but the Mets challenged and it

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alek Manoah scattered six hits in six scoreless innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0. Alejandro Kirk had four hits and scored a run for Toronto, and Bo Bichette reached base five times — including three walks. The Blue Jays

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Kopech pitched six innings of one-hit ball, pinch-hitter AJ Pollock delivered a two-run double against his former team and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0. Pollock’s clutch swing off the bench sparked a four-run sixth that sent the White Sox to their

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout was removed from a game against Boston with left groin tightness, but he isn’t concerned about possibly being sidelined. The three-time MVP grimaced in the third inning while running to first base after hitting a double off Red Sox

CINCINNATI (AP) — Graham Ashcraft pitched six shutout innings to extend his impressive debut run, Joey Votto led an early homer barrage and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 14-8. Votto hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Brandon Drury and Matt Reynolds added two-run drives within the first three innings

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Walls hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. Walls sent a 2-2 pitch from Drew VerHagen into the right field seats. St. Louis loaded the bases with no outs

By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins and Trey Mancini hit successive homers, sparking a power surge that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on a rainy. Jorge Mateo, Austin Hays and Ramón Urías also connected for the Orioles, who beat the Cubs for the first time in seven

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu had 26 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the New York Liberty rout the Minnesota Lynx 88-69. The Liberty’s  No. 1 draft pick in 2020 had 13 points, seven assists and six rebounds in the first half, including hitting a shot

MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice, including a grand slam, and had a career-high six RBIs as the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 12-2. Nick Fortes and Jorge Soler also went deep while Avisaíl García had three hits for the Marlins. Rookie right-hander Edward Cabrera allowed one run in six innings. In

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Guillermo Heredia gave Atlanta the lead with a home run to lead off the seventh, Ronald Acuña Jr. hit two homers and the streaking Braves beat the reeling Oakland Athletics 3-2. Kyle Wright recovered from a rough first inning to allow two runs in eight innings

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Wide receiver DK Metcalf was absent from the first day of Seattle Seahawks minicamp as he continues to seek a new contract from the team. Metcalf’s rookie deal is up after this season. Both Metcalf and the Seahawks have said they are optimistic a deal

By The Associated Press Cam Newton still considers himself one of the top 32 quarterbacks in the NFL. But Newton, who remains an unrestricted free agent, said people’s perception of him has changed largely because he put himself in bad situations the past two years with the Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots. Newton signed

BERLIN (AP) — Alexander Zverev has undergone surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right ankle. The third-ranked Zverev sustained the injury during his French Open semifinal against eventual champion Rafael Nadal. The 25-year-old German says on Instagram he had surgery Tuesday morning in Germany after receiving confirmation that “all three of the lateral ligaments

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Marcus Semien homered twice and tied a Texas franchise record for hits in a doubleheader as the Rangers hit four homers in a 6-3 win over Cleveland Guardians to earn a split. Behind starter Cal Quantrill, Cleveland won the opener 6-3 to briefly reach .500 for

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken will be without goalie Chris Driedger for most of next season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. Driedger was injured playing for Canada in the world championships and had surgery this week. Driedger had a rocky first season with the Kraken due

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants opened a mandatory three-day minicamp Tuesday. First-year coach Brian Daboll said there was perfect attendance for the practice at the team’s facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This will be the Giants’ final workouts until they report for training camp

HOUSTON (AP) — The Club at Carlton Woods in Houston is the new site for the Chevron Championship. That’s the first LPGA Tour major of the year that for a half-century was in the California desert. Carlton Woods is a Jack Nicklaus signature design. The major is moving to April 20-23, two weeks after the

By GLEN FARLEY Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Lining up at his customary position in the New England Patriots’ backfield on Tuesday, Damien Harris felt a rush of adrenaline. Good things generally happened when Harris touched the ball last season as he gained a career-high 929 yards on 202 carries (an average of 4.6

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Orland Pride coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant Sam Greene have been placed on administrative leave while the National Women’s Soccer League and its players’ association investigate allegations of retaliation. Assistant Seb Hines will serve as interim coach. The league and the players’ union say the investigation is exploring

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has “no idea” if she’ll be ready for Wimbledon in just under three weeks after retiring from her match with a “freak injury” to her left side. The 19-year-old Raducanu was facing Victorija Golubic in her opener at the Nottingham Open and was trailing 4-3 when

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans cornerback Caleb Farley is one of 26 Titans who wound up on injured reserve for the 2021 season. He’s wearing a yellow jersey this offseason warning against contact along with wide receivers Robert Woods and Racey McMath and fellow cornerback Kristian Fulton.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay minor league pitcher David Hess threw one inning for the rookie-level FCL Rays on Tuesday. It was his first game since undergoing treatment for a cancerous tumor in his chest. Hess announced last October after experiencing chest tightness and shortness of breath that a cancerous germ cell tumor

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A late deflected goal from Ajdin Hrustic has secured a 2-1 win for Australia in an Asian playoff against the United Arab Emirates and sets up an intercontinental showdown with Peru for a spot at the World Cup in Qatar. The Australians are a win away from a fifth consecutive