Month: July 2022

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Korey Lee got his first three hits in the major leagues and drove in three runs, leading…

By LARY BUMP Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A FIFA-ranked referee in Brazil says he hopes his announcement that he is gay will inspire…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols hit his 684th homer and Tommy Edman drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to help…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley hit a tying home run in the eighth inning and a winning single in the 12th, lifting…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Mike Moustakas, Tyler Stephenson and Jonathan India each hit a two-run homer in the third inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Left fielder Robbie Grossman dropped Luis Robert’s short fly with two outs in the eighth to end…

By CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sandy Alcantara extended his shutout streak to 19 innings and pinch-runner Billy Hamilton…

BY CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke pitched five scoreless innings of three-hit ball and the Kansas City Royals…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Astros slugger Yordan Álvarez flew back to Houston for treatment after being placed on the 10-day injured list because of a…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland joined in the singing and chanting by Manchester City fans as the new signing was presented outside the…

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic won his seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam title overall by beating Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4,…

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele had gone more than two years without winning. Now he has four titles in the last 12 months. The…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Brittney Griner was everywhere Sunday — before, during and after the WNBA All-Star Game. Everywhere…

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles rolled to their eighth straight victory, using successive four-run…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Nick Kyrgios started things off by hitting a shot between his legs while warming up…

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The Wimbledon title kept eluding Shingo Kunieda so he turned to Roger Federer for…

ROTHERHAM, England (AP) — Grace Geyoro scored a first-half hat trick to lead France to a 5-1 rout of Italy at the Women’s European Championship.…

By CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have placed catcher James McCann on the 10-day injured list with a left…

WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. United defender Brad Smith will have surgery to repair a torn left ACL and will miss the rest of the season. The 28-year-old…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — All-Star forward Adrian Kempe has agreed to a four-year, $22 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings. Kempe…

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — An activist who shouted “Where is Peng Shuai?” and held up a sign with the same…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Executives around the NHL expect plenty of movement before free agency opens Wednesday. Several top players…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic waited. He waited for Nick Kyrgios to lose focus and lose his way.…

CHÂTEL LES PORTES DU SOLEIL, France (AP) — A stunning solo attack by Bob Jungels saw him claim his first Tour de France stage victory on the first…

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Charles Leclerc has revived his Formula One title challenge by holding on to win the Austrian Grand Prix for a third…