Month: July 2022

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Logistical challenges caused by Sri Lanka’s economic and political crisis have forced cricket organizers to move the second test against Pakistan from Colombo to Galle. Sri Lanka Cricket announced the decision on Day 3 of the first test after deciding not to take any chances with potential political protests in

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Harden is vowing a return to his high-scoring form after battling a lingering hamstring injury that created rare doubt for the three-time NBA scoring champion over the last two seasons. Harden says he’s healthy again and eager to chase the first championship of his

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Felipe Mora scored the equalizer for the Portland Timbers in a 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Timbers moved to 6-6-9 and the Whitecaps are 7-9-5.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Thorleifur Ulfarsson scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for the Houston Dynamo over the San Jose Earthquakes. The Dynamo improved to 7-10-4 following the victory and the Earthquakes fell to 5-8-7.

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergio Cordova scored and Zac MacMath stopped one shot to lead Real Salt Lake to a 3-0 victory Sunday over Sporting Kansas City. Cordova put RSL (9-6-6) ahead for good at 1-0 in the 50th minute. Andrew Brody had an assist on the goal. Pablo Ruiz and Jefferson Savarino both scored

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sped her way back to the top of the sprint game, winning her fifth world title at 100 meters by leading a Jamaican sweep and knocking off the reigning Olympic champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah. The 35-year-old Fraser-Pryce, mother of a 4-year-old son, Zyon, led

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini made their Major League Soccer debuts for Los Angeles FC in a 2-1 win over Nashville. Bale, Wales’ 33-year-old captain, entered in the 71st minute. The five-time Champions League winner, preparing for Wales’ first World Cup appearance since 1958, joined LA after seven seasons with Tottenham

MIAMI (AP) — Robert Lewandowski has passed his medical and says he is ready to help put Barcelona back at the top in European soccer. The striker was set to sign his contract and be officially introduced by Barcelona in Miami on Tuesday ahead of the team’s U.S. tour. He says: “Barça is back. I

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Cameron Smith’s dad is kicking himself that he didn’t make the journey to St. Andrews to see his son win the 150th British Open. Smith mentioned in his championship winner’s news conference that his father made the late decision not to fly all the way

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cucho Hernández scored his fourth goal in three games since joining Columbus, and the Crew extended their Major League Soccer unbeaten streak to eight with a 2-0 win over Cincinnati. Hernández, a 23-year-old Colombian making his home debut, put Columbus ahead in the 16th minute off a pass from  Lucas Zelarayan,

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Chez Reavie won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday, holding on in the breezy final round of the PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford scoring event for his third tour title. Six points ahead entering the day, Reavie had a six-point round for a one-point victory over Alex Noren on Tahoe Mountain Club’s

MORRISON, Colo. (AP) — Leah Pruett raced to her first Top Fuel victory for Tony Stewart Racing, powering past Shawn Langdon in the final of the NHRA Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Pruett, who is married to Stewart, had a 3.884-second run at 316.38 mph in the final for her 10th career victory and second

By The Associated Press Pete Alonso, Albert Pujols and Kyle Schwarber tee off in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, where fans see how far and fast the sluggers can launch longballs into the Los Angeles twilight. Alonso is trying to become the first player to win the derby three straight times. He

SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 25 points, Jewell Loyd and Tina Charles added 15 points apiece and the Seattle Storm beat Indiana 81-65 to extend the Fever’s losing streak to nine games. Seattle (17-8) is a half-game behind the Las Vegas Aces (18-7) and two games back of the WNBA-leading and defending-champion Chicago Sky

PHOENIX (AP) — Cheyenne Parker matched her season high with 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Tiffany Hayes added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists and the Atlanta Dream beat the Phoenix Mercury 85-75. Sophie Cunningham hit a 3-pointer with 5:39 left in the fourth quarter to give Phoenix a 73-70 lead but Erica

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones, sons of All-Stars Matt and Andruw, were taken by Baltimore and Arizona with the first two picks in baseball’s amateur draft. Holliday, whose father is a former batting champion Matt Holliday, was chosen first by Baltimore over Jones in somewhat

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Joe Gibbs said he’s surprised his eponymous race team has yet to sign two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch to a contract for 2023. Busch faced an uncertain future after M&M Mars announced it would pull its marketing spend at the end of this

By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Merrill Kelly gave up one run in six innings and David Peralta hit a solo homer to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres. Arizona went into the All-Star break on a good note but dropped two of three

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Sean Johnson delivered a four-save shutout while Valentin Castellanos scored a pivotal goal in New York City FC’s 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls. NYCFC is now 11-4-5 following the victory and the Red Bulls fell to 9-6-6.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Christopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs, winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season. Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021, holding off Chase Elliott, last week’s winner at

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Seattle Mariners won their 14th straight game when rookie All-Star Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run double and Ty France homered after joining him on the AL team to beat the Texas Rangers 6-2. The Mariners moved closer to the team record of 15 consecutive

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb pitched six strong innings for his ninth win to keep the Giants rolling into the All-Star break with a 9-5 victory over the slumping Milwaukee Brewers. LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run home run. Brandon Belt also connected and drove in three runs as the

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dylan Cease spun a one-hitter over seven innings in his latest masterful start for the Chicago White Sox in an 11-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox surged into the All-Star break by winning three out of four games against the first-place Twins. The

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Fourth-seeded American Maxime Cressy rallied to win his first career ATP Tour title, beating No. 3 seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstani 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Sunday in the Hall of Fame Open. After knocking out four-time Newport champ John Isner in the semifinals a day

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Kyle Newman and Michael Chavis had three hits apiece, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their 12-game road trip with a 8-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. Jason Delay and Jason Marisnick also had two hits and Tyler Beede (1-1) pitched two innings of relief for the Pirates.

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole brushed back Rafael Devers and struck out 12, Matt Carpenter drove in three more runs and the New York Yankees pounded the Red Sox 13-2 after Boston ace Chris Sale broke his left pinkie finger in the first inning. The Yankees reached double-digit runs

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rapid-fire pace of the All-Star Home Run Derby is a unique broadcasting challenge for ESPN. A time-based format was introduced in 2015, and hitters now have 3 minutes to launch as many big flies as possible, meaning there are often two balls in the

HOUSTON (AP) — Stephen Vogt hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics wrapped up a shaky first half by beating the Houston Astros 4-3. Ramón Laureano homered for the A’s, who went into the All-Star break at 32-61, the worst record in the AL. This is their first season under

TORONTO (AP) — Scott Dixon had been waiting more than a year to join Mario Andretti in second place on IndyCar’s career wins list. The only one ahead of him now is A.J. Foyt. The six-time series champion finally snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday when he held off pole sitter Colton Herta and Felix

ATLANTA (AP) — Juan Sanchez scored the equalizer for Atlanta United in a 1-1 draw against Orlando City. United is now 6-8-6 and Orlando is 8-7-6.

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brandon Williams scored 22 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to an 85-77 victory over the New York Knicks in the NBA summer league championship. It marked the third time Portland played in the championship game since 2017, and its second title since. The Trail Blazers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 21 points on 8-of-16 shooting and had 10 rebounds, Ariel Atkins added 15 points and three steals and the Washington Mystics beat the Minnesota Lynx 70-57 on Sunday. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough was 4 of 5 from the field, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range, and finished with 11

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs stopped a nine-game slide by topping the New York Mets 3-2. Christopher Morel sparked Chicago’s winning rally with a leadoff infield single against Drew Smith. Morel advanced to

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The birdies that flowed so freely for Viktor Hovland over the first three days of the British Open finally dried up. The 24-year-old Norwegian managed only one birdie on the Old Course in the final round. He was tied for the 54-hole lead and

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — A brief look at the final round of the British Open

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 14 of her 22 points after halftime, Chelsea Gray tied her season highs with 21 points and nine assists and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 in a battle between two of the top teams in the WNBA. Las Vegas (18-7) has won three games

MIAMI (AP) — Aaron Nola struck out 10 and pitched scoreless ball into the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-0 for a three-game sweep. Yairo Muñoz homered to help Philadelphia head into the All-Star break at 49-43. Even minus injured star Bryce Harper, the Phillies showed a dramatic turnaround after

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Key hole from final round of the British Open

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto and Victor Robles homered, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 to snap a nine-game losing streak. Soto, Washington’s lone All-Star who could be traded by the end of the month, hit a solo shot in the eighth inning to extend his on-base

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s wait for his fifth major goes on. The Northern Irishman finished the British Open in third place and two strokes behind Cameron Smith having held a two-shot lead after 10 holes of his final round. Every day McIlroy would gaze out the

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Cameron Young was very briefly tied for lead on the 18th hole on the final day of the British Open with only three other golfers still out on the course. He never stood much of a chance. Young ended up in second place on