Month: July 2022

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins haven’t decided yet if they’ll be sellers or buyers at this year’s trade deadline. Marlins general manager Kim Ng said she’s been making and fielding calls in advance of Tuesday’s deadline, but that no moves are pending, yet. Miami’s scheduled starter on Sunday

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Guardians breakout slugger Josh Naylor was held out of Cleveland’s game Saturday after experiencing numbness in the same right ankle he severely injured in June of 2021. Naylor was scratched from the lineup before a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, and manager Terry Francona said he will be

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The evidence of Irv Smith Jr.’s rejuvenated outlook jumps out from underneath his chinstrap. The Minnesota Vikings tight end has a tattoo of a butterfly on the left side of his neck that signifies a fresh start. Smith is returning to action after missing

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Former tight end Heath Miller and late broadcaster Myron Cope are the latest members of the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor. Miller and Cope headline the four-man class, which includes former offensive lineman Sam Davis and running back/wide receiver Ray Mathews. Miller is the franchise’s all-time leader in receptions by a

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Epicenter won a stretch duel with Zandon, Early Voting and Tawny Port in the 59th running of the Grade 2 $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Epicenter — runner-up in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tony Finau and Taylor Pendrith are in a Detroit duel. Finau shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to match Pendrith at 21-under 195 with a round left in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. “If we put together a good round, might be a two-man race,” Finau said.

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson sprinted onto the field to a light round of cheers Saturday at the Cleveland Browns’ first open practice of training camp. The noticeably muted reaction reflected the uncertainty surrounding Cleveland’s controversial new quarterback. Watson was the focal point as the Browns worked out in

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — AJ Allmendinger continued his dominance of NASCAR road course racing and set himself up for a sweep at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a Saturday win in the Xfinity Series. Allmendinger has won six of the last 11 road course races and nine in his NASCAR

By CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2. The 6-foot-7 slugger’s 200th homer came in his 671st career game, behind just Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard, who achieved the

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sent a good luck message to England ahead of its Women’s European Championship final against Germany and says the team has shown that soccer “is not just for boys.” The final is set to be played before a sold-out crowd of more than 87,000 at Wembley

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Sadio Mané has scored to help Bayern Munich defeat Leipzig 5-3 and win the German Super Cup. Jamal Musiala, Mané and Benjamin Pavard all scored in the first half as 10-time Bundesliga champion Bayern threatened a rout in Leipzig. But the visitors needed Leroy Sané to seal the win in the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired outfielder David Peralta from the Arizona Diamondbacks, adding a veteran left-handed bat for the playoff race. The Rays sent 19-year-old minor league catcher Christian Cerda to the Diamondbacks. The 34-year-old Peralta has played his entire nine-year MLB career with the

UMAG, Croatia (AP) — Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz has overcome a second set scare to defeat qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 and advance to his seventh career ATP final at the Croatia Open. The 19-year-old Spaniard is in his tour-leading sixth final of the year. He won his maiden ATP title in Umag last year.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery insists he’s not focusing on his contract, even though his rookie deal is set to expire after the season. He simply wants to be “the best version of myself.” Montgomery is coming off a difficult season in which

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe and Yandy Díaz homered as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-4. The Rays had dropped two consecutive games, getting one run and 10 singles in 18 innings over the stretch. Corey Kluber allowed four runs and eight hits with a

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sauce Gardner remembers sitting on the plane from Las Vegas after the NFL draft with Garrett Wilson and Jermaine Johnson and thinking it was so perfect. They were forever bonded as first-round picks of the New York Jets and face high expectations.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kayvon Thibodeaux and Evan Neal were acquaintances when the New York Giants drafted them with the fifth and seventh picks overall in this year’s NFL Draft. It seems now they’re linked in more ways than one. They are teammates and friends and two big

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees star Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs with a two-run drive in the second inning for New York against the Kansas City Royals. The 6-foot-7 slugger, who became the first player in the majors this season to reach 40 homers

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Daniil Kvyat’s anguishing absence from racing will finally end Sunday at Indianapolis. The promising Russian with the Formula One résumé qualified 36th for the NASCAR Cup Series road course race, his first start since late 2020. The 28-year-old posted three podium finishes in seven years on

DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have bolstered their bullpen by acquiring right-hander Chris Martin from the Chicago Cubs for infielder-outfielder Zach McKinstry. The 36-year-old Martin won a World Series with the Atlanta Braves last season and pitched three times during an NL Championship Series victory over the Dodgers. The 6-foot-8 reliever is 1-0

WASHINGTON (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have traded shortstop Edmundo Sosa to the Philadelphia Phillies for left-hander JoJo Romero and will activate shortstop Paul DeJong off the taxi squad. DeJong was an All-Star in 2019 but demoted to Triple-A Memphis in May after hitting .130 with one home run in 24 games. The 28-year-old

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Darwin Nunez has shaded Erling Haaland in their first matchup by scoring Liverpool’s final goal as it beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Community Shield. City, last season’s English Premier League champion, and Liverpool, the FA and League Cup winner, paraded their big summer signings at King Power Stadium in Leicester

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — With center Ryan Jensen expected to miss “significant time” with a knee injury, second-year pro Robert Hainsey is hoping to make the most of an opportunity to earn a starting job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The second-year pro spent his rookie season making the

By CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nostalgia is again taking over in the Bronx as Old-Timers’ Day has returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time since 2019. This time it looked a little different. The New York Yankees called off the annual playful reunion game because too many of the retired

WASHINGTON (AP) — Breanna Stewart made four free throws in the final 12 seconds and finished with 18 points and Seattle used a big second-half run to beat the Washington Mystics 82-77 and clinch a berth in the WNBA playoffs. Seattle took sole possession of fourth in the league standings — a game ahead of

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer New Zealand skipper Peter Burling won one fleet race and finished second in the other two to take the lead in the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix Plymouth.  It was the best day yet in Burling’s two seasons in tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s global league, which is contested in

By JEREMY REISMAN Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have challenged running back D’Andre Swift to fight through the bumps and bruises and play through all 17 games in 2022. He was injured in each of his first two seasons, but is healthy now and expected to be one of Detroit’s

IRVINE, Scotland (AP) — Lydia Ko has been joined by Celine Boutier at the top of the leaderboard after day three of the Women’s Scottish Open. France’s Boutier shot a 5-under-par 67 with five birdies on the front nine. She made up four shots on the New Zealander. Ko could manage only a 1-under 71.