Month: August 2021

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Victor Reyes hit a pinch-hit tiebreaking inside-the-park home run in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1. Reyes, hitting for Zack Short, led off the inning with a sinking drive to center. Josh Palacios missed a diving attempt

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 27 points and Diana Taurasi added 19 to help the short-handed Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 80-64. Phoenix was missing star center Brittney Griner, who sprained her left ankle with just over a minute left in the meeting Wednesday between

MIAMI (AP) — Wade Miley pitched six-hit ball over seven innings, Tyler Naquin homered and extended his major league-leading hitting streak, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-0. Miley struck out five, walked one and hit a run-scoring double. The 34-year-old left-hander lowered his ERA to 2.74 and hasn’t lost since May 19,

MONTREAL (AP) — Joaquin Torres broke a tie in the 68th minute and Montreal beat 10-man Toronto FC 3-1 on Friday night. Samuel Piette and Romell Quioto also scored for Montreal. Ifunanyachi Achara scored for MLS-worst Toronto. The Reds played a man down after midfielder Noble Okello was given a red card for a high

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway was postponed Friday night because of heavy rain. The 100-lap event will resume at 12:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, about seven hours before the Cup Series regular-season finale. The forecast Saturday calls for scattered thunderstorms and a 40% chance of rain. The

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Second-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia and Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania advanced to the championship match in the inaugural Tennis in the Land. Kontaveit beat seventh-seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain 6-4, 6-4, and Begu topped sixth-seeded Magda Linette of Poland 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Friday in the

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Miguel Berry scored twice in a 1:18 span and the Columbus Crew beat FC Cincinnati 3-2 on Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Columbus won for the first time since July 24 when it beat Atlanta 1-0. Cincinnati is winless in a franchise-record 11 matches, with seven ending in

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Jordie Benn to a one-year, $900,000 contract. Benn brings another veteran option to the Wild after an offseason of change on the blue line. The 34-year-old Benn had one goal, nine assists and a plus-7 rating over 39 games with the Vancouver Canucks and

GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) — Bernhard Langer shot his age on his 64th birthday Friday for a share of the lead with Marco Dawson in the suspended first round of the The Ally Challenge. Langer had nine birdies and a bogey at Warwick Hills, playing the back nine in 6-under 30 in the round that

By The Associated Press Red Sox infielder Kiké Hernández tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday and will be sidelined indefinitely. Manager Alex Cora said Hernández is experiencing symptoms. He’ll be placed on the COVID-19 list along with second baseman Christian Arroyo, who had close contact with Hernández. Meanwhile, the Phillies placed pitcher Zach Eflin, catcher

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Soft conditions at Caves Valley created another day of low scores at the BMW Championship. Bryson DeChambeau missed a 59 by inches, becoming the second player in two weeks to shot 60 during the FedEx Cup playoffs. DeChambeau leads the tournament at 16 under, but he’s just a shot

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Coach Jon Gruden says this year’s lot of draft picks isn’t the only group with something to prove as the Las Vegas Raiders head to San Francisco for their final preseason game Sunday. Gruden says last year’s draft class and this year’s class are “kind of

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Dean Burmester has a one-stroke lead after the second round of the European Masters in the Swiss Alps with five birdies in a 5-under 65. He is at 11-under overall. That’s a shot ahead of England’s Andy Sullivan (66) and Belgium’s Thomas Detry (65). Two-time European Tour winner and overnight leader

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The start of the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia on Friday night was delayed 26 minutes due to contact tracing after the Phillies put three players on the COVID-19 injured list. The game was scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m., but first pitch was at 7:31 p.m.. Earlier