Month: July 2022

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — Brittney Griner’s drug possession trial resumed Thursday with the head of the Russian club she plays for in the offseason and a teammate from that squad testifying in support of her character and what the WNBA star has meant for women’s basketball in the country. Griner,

By LARRY LAGE AP Hockey Writer The Columbus Blue Jackets made the biggest splash in NHL free agency, stunning the league by landing Johnny Gaudreau with a seven-year contract for $68.25 million. Gaudreau rendered Calgary a loser when he informed the Flames on the eve of free agency that he was not signing their eight-year

By The Associated Press The Royals will be without 10 of the 26 players on their active roster for their upcoming trip to Toronto due to Canadian restrictions on travelers who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19. Manager Mike Matheny said Wednesday the club will be without hitters Andrew Benintendi, Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, Kyle Isbel, MJ

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is putting to rest any doubts anyone might have had about whether he could exceed what he accomplished during last year’s AL MVP campaign. The two-way Japanese phenom won his sixth straight start by striking out 12 in six innings and also hit

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — JT Marcinkowski had a career-high eight saves, Cristian Espinoza and Jeremy Ebobisse scored first-half goals one minute apart and the San Jose Earthquakes held off the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2. Espinoza scored on a penalty kick in the 13th minute for his fifth goal of the season. Ebobisse followed with his

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — José Iglesias drove in a career-high six runs with a homer and two singles, and the Colorado Rockies continued their home domination of San Diego with a 10-6 win over the Padres on Wednesday night. Colorado has won 12 of its last 13 against San Diego at

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Gyasi Zardes scored in the second half to help the Colorado Rapids earn a 1-1 draw with Orlando City FC on Wednesday night. Zardes’ second goal of the season for Colorado (5-8-6) came in the 65th minute with assists from Michael Barrios and Diego Rubio. Orlando City (8-7-5) grabbed a

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Héber Araujo dos Santos scored a first-half goal and Sean Johnson made it stand up as New York City FC beat FC Dallas 1-0 on Wednesday night. Araujo dos Santos’ fifth goal of the season came in the 29th minute with an assist from Santiago Rodríguez. Johnson needed just one save

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Flamengo has signed Chile international Arturo Vidal on a free transfer. The 35-year-old midfielder played the last two seasons for Inter Milan. Brazilian media says the contract will run until December of next year. Vidal posted a message on social media saying

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hanser Alberto hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers climbed out of a huge hole in a 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Los Angeles, which has won eight of nine, charged back from a 6-0