By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is looking like a formidable force on the mound as October baseball approaches. The Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way star had his third straight scoreless outing on Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, throwing a ...
By BERNIE WILSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ryan O'Hearn's grand slam was one of San Diego's three homers and Randy Vásquez and two relievers combined on a four-hitter as the Padres beat the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 Tuesday night in what could be a playoff ...
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer Ireland's indigenous sports are called Gaelic games, and Gaelic football in particular features kicking skills that can transfer to American football via placekicking and punting. A growing number of Gaelic football players are giving American football a ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer As soon as the New York Giants put in the card to draft Jaxson Dart with he 25th overall pick in April the time was ticking for when he would take over as starter. Even though New York had signed Russell Wilson in free agency and quarterbacks like ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer When Mike Sullivan's time in Pittsburgh came to an end after nearly a decade behind the bench produced two Stanley Cup championships, he became the most-sought after coach on the market. With plenty of vacancies around the NHL, Sullivan had his pick of ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Four Associated Press Top 25 matchups headline the Week 5 college football schedule, and at least a half-dozen other games involving ranked teams are equally intriguing. The only meeting of top-10 teams happens Saturday night when No. 3 Oregon ...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama linebacker Jah-Marien Latham was being evaluated at a hospital after a neck injury suffered in practice, coach Kalen DeBoer said Tuesday. Latham, a sixth-year senior, was hurt Tuesday. DeBoer said he was taken to a hospital in Birmingham but has "full feeling ...
Croke Park will be the setting for Ireland's first regular-season NFL game when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. "Croker" is more than just a national stadium. It's the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association, which is deeply rooted in Irish culture and ...
The NFL fined the Philadelphia Eagles $75,000 because team official Dom DiSandro used his cellphone in a prohibited area during a preseason game on Aug. 22, two people with knowledge of the punishment told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Both people, who spoke to the AP on condition of ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Xavier Edwards drove in the winning run with an 11th-inning sacrifice fly, Heriberto Hernández and Griffin Conine homered during a late rally and the Miami Marlins kept their playoff hopes alive with a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Hernández, ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez drove in a run with a swinging bunt when Cleveland rallied in a strange sixth inning against Detroit ace Tarik Skubal, and the Guardians beat the Tigers 5-2 on Tuesday night to move into a tie for first place in the AL Central. Cleveland caught Detroit after ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the wild-card chasing Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Tuesday night. The loss, along with the New York Mets' 9-7 win over the Chicago Cubs, dropped the Reds a full game behind the Mets in the race for the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Triolo and Joey Bart both had four hits including a home run, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Athletics 11-0 on Sunday. Triolo hit his seventh homer, a two-run shot to left-center field off Mitch Spence with two outs in the second for a 4-0 lead. Bart hit his ...
Aaron Rodgers throws 2 TD passes and Steelers force 5 turnovers to beat Patriots 21-14 By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw a go-ahead 17-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with 2:16 left, and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New England ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Davis clutched the ball in his outstretched right hand as he reached the end zone and had no choice but to freeze and meet the mob of Eagles sprinting his way. "If I tried to run away," Davis said, "I was going to get moshed." Davis got swept up in the celebration ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll homered and had four RBIs, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched six scoreless innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks moved within a game of the final National League wild-card spot with a 9-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Carroll drove in a run in the first ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bernie Parent, the Hall of Famer considered one of the great goalies of all time who anchored the net for the Philadelphia Flyers' only two Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s during their Broad Street Bullies heyday, has died. He was 80. The Flyers made the ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brooks Lee hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth, pinch-hitter Royce Lewis had a three-run shot in the seventh and the Minnesota Twins ended the Cleveland Guardians' 10-game winning streak with a 6-2 victory on Sunday. The Guardians lost for only the fourth time in 20 ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — The surging Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday and moved into a tie with the New York Mets for the final wild card spot in the National League. The Reds have won a season-high five straight games and six of seven. The Mets lost to the Nationals earlier in ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Wentz had some strong emotions to channel and a little rust to shake off, taking over at quarterback in Minnesota for the team he grew up rooting for. Isaiah Rodgers and the rest of the defense delivered quite the boost. Rodgers helped make Wentz's debut a rousing ...