Month: May 2022

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Martín Pérez made up his mind pretty quickly that he wasn’t coming out of the game after taking a 97 mph liner off his right shin. The Texas left-hander didn’t want to interrupt the best stretch of his career. Pérez retired all 16 batters after

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Luis Castillo struck out 10 while pitching six innings of one-hit ball, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Boston 2-1 for their first victory at Fenway Park since Game 7 of the 1975 World Series. Joey Votto twice doubled off the top of the outfield wall, and

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Syndergaard was rocked in his return to New York, giving up Matt Carpenter’s two-run homer in a four-run first inning that propelled the Yankees over the reeling Los Angeles Angels 9-1. Starting a high-profile three-game series against Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout & Co., New

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC is finalizing a deal to bring veteran Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini to Major League Soccer, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal still hasn’t been signed between LAFC

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — George Kirby allowed four hits in six innings for his first big league win, and Taylor Trammell had three hits and four RBIs to help the Seattle Mariners to a 10-0 rout of the Baltimore Orioles. Trammell hit an RBI double in the second when his

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Dustin Johnson is joining the Saudi-funded golf league. Johnson was the biggest surprise when the LIV Golf Invitational released its field for next week’s inaugural tournament next week in England. Phil Mickelson is not on the list. That’s another surprise. It was Mickelson’s comments about

CHICAGO (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot had 18 points and six assists, Candace Parker grabbed 11 rebounds and the Chicago Sky beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 73-70 in a WNBA Finals rematch. Phoenix star Diana Taurasi was ejected with 3:43 left in the second quarter for arguing a no-call with an official. The Mercury were trailing

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Alcantara made one of the best catches in baseball this year — from his outfield seat at Citi Field. Alcantara reached over a railing and caught a home run by the Mets’ Starling Marte with his right hand, all the while cradling 1-year-old son

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ariel Atkins scored a season-high 28 points, Elena Delle Donne scored 13 of her 19 points in the first half and the Washington Mystics beat the Indiana Fever 87-75. Elizabeth Williams led Washington’s defensive effort with 15 rebounds and six blocks, while also scoring 10 points for her first double-double with the

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Texas’ current seniors lost the 2019 NCAA title after predictions of severe weather pushed up the championship match tee times to just after dawn. The Longhorns are back in the title match, and this time they don’t have to worry about tornadoes. This year’s tournament

By The Associated Press The Rays have put shortstop Wander Franco on the 10-day injured list with a right quadriceps strain, the latest setback for the injury-plagued team. Franco aggravated the injury running the bases in the ninth inning of Monday’s 9-5 loss at the Texas Rangers. He was replaced by a pinch-runner after taking

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Arlo White will not return to NBC’s coverage of the Premier League when the season begins in August, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke with The Associated Press. White will be replaced by Peter Drury., who has been calling the top Premier League games

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Tyler Lockett has become the old guy in the Seattle Seahawks locker room. The offseason departures of Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner left Lockett as the longest-tenured Seahawks player. Lockett was drafted by Seattle in 2015. He’s one of two players that joined the current