CINCINNATI (AP) — Blake Dunn dropped a fly ball in the ninth inning to allow the go-ahead run to score in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. With runners on first and second and two outs, Geraldo Perdomo's fly ball to left went off Dunn's glove ...
Cleveland Cavaliers player James Harden was arrested on Saturday in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle, according to the Harris County District Clerk's Office. Harden was arrested at 3:41 a.m. and booked just before 5 a.m., then posted $100 bond ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tarik Skubal was tagged for a two-run homer by Cleveland's Daniel Schneemann in the two-time reigning Cy Young winner's return from elbow surgery and the Guardians downed the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday. Skubal (3-3) threw 80 pitches in his first start since April 29. The ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A capsule look at the five previous U.S. Open golf championships held at Shinnecock Hills: 1896 Winner: James Foulis. Score: 152. Margin: 3 shots. Runner-up: Horace Rawlins. Prize: $150. Summary: Foulis of Scotland won the second U.S. Open as golf was ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun fired his second goal into the top far corner of Paraguay's net and then led his American teammates to the corner of their home stadium, reveling in the frenzy created by their historic first half at their World Cup ...
By AMY TAXIN and JAIMIE DING Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — It was a stadium like any other, packed with American sports fans wearing their favorite team's jerseys and red-white-and-blue face paint, roaring as players took the field. Only this time, the sport was soccer. The ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer TORONTO (AP) — Canada earned its first World Cup point in seven matches on soccer's biggest stage, and coach Jesse Marsch noted the sea of red-clad, maple leaf-waving fans who continuously belted out chants of "Go Ca-na-da!" helped get it. A slow start ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordan Alvarez became the third player in Houston history to hit two homers in an inning, with a two-run shot and a grand slam during a nine-run first, and the Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 on Friday night. Alvarez is the 63rd player in major league history ...
The United States and Mexico had a dream start to a World Cup on their home soil. Canada's first game wasn't too bad, either. The Americans put an exclamation point on Friday's action with a 4-1 win over Paraguay in Inglewood, California, building a 3-0 lead by halftime and matching the ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers fireballer Jacob Misiorowski turned in his finest outing one year to the day of his major league debut. Misiorowski dominated the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night, striking out 15 and tossing a complete-game one-hitter in a 6-0 victory. As Misiorowski ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Blake Dunn dropped a fly ball in the ninth inning to allow the go-ahead run to score in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. With runners on first and second and two outs, Geraldo Perdomo's fly ...
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered and had three RBIs, Sonny Gray allowed one run in six innings and the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 10-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu also homered for the Red Sox, ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson hit his 100th career home run in a three-hit night, Samuel Basallo also homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 on Friday for their fifth straight victory. Henderson's 386-foot solo shot in the fourth inning moved him into a tie with ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Owen Caissie had a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Sandy Alcantara (6-4) won for the third time in three starts in June, working eight innings. He gave up ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee had eight strikeouts to win his second straight start as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Bibee — who went 0-7 in his first 13 starts this season — allowed only two hits in seven-plus ...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond called on the Big 12 Conference to suspend Brendan Sorsby after the Texas Tech quarterback won a court order that restored his eligibility and set aside a ban by the NCAA for gambling on pro and college sports. "If Texas Tech ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Clemson wide receiver Tristan Smith was granted a temporary injunction by a South Carolina judge on Friday that prevents the NCAA from ruling him ineligible for the 2026 football season. The NCAA denied Smith's waiver for a fifth year after he played two seasons at a ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyrus Hall hit the tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, Ian Korn held Troy to one run in his longest relief appearance of the season, and West Virginia beat the Trojans 7-5 Friday in a meeting of teams making their first appearances ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shohei Ohtani doesn't like to get in the way of his catchers. The way the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar looks at it, when he's on the mound, his job is to throw the ball. It's up to the guys behind the plate to decide whether to challenge an umpire's call of a ball or a ...
TORONTO (AP) — Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper also went deep, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Wednesday night. Jesús Luzardo (5-4) allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings and Jhoan Duran finished for his 17th save in 18 chances ...