Month: July 2022

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The British Open is the final major of the year. It’s a chance for Scottie Scheffler to join an exclusive list of players winning a green jacket and a silver claret jug in the same year. It’s a chance for Justin Thomas to stamp

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer off Sergio Romo in the 11th inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 for their season-best sixth straight victory. Suárez hit his 15th home run of the season and improved Seattle to 43-42, the first time

By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a tying sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, just missing a grand slam, and Will Smith hit a winning single in the 10th to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cubs 4-3 for their eighth straight win against Chicago. Los Angeles trailed

BOSTON (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer in a four-run first inning, Matt Carpenter homered among three hits in his first start in left field in a decade and the New York Yankees beat Boston 12-5 for their 10th win in their last 11 games against the Red Sox. Joey Gallo hit a

By JACK SOMMERS Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kris Bryant had his first multi-homer game of the season, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Bryant hit solo homers in the first and seventh, his second and third homers of the year. It was his 17th game

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a three-run homer hours after he was named the NL starter at third base for the All-Star Game and Blake Snell struck out 11 for his first victory of the season, leading the San Diego Padres to a 6-3 victory over the

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Despite his prominence as Japan’s longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe may have enjoyed his biggest moment at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics before 70,000 at the city’s renown Maracana stadium. As a video was shown with Abe portrayed running late

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Kemar Lawrence, Luis Amarilla and Franco Fragapane scored second-half goals and Minnesota United beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Friday night for its third straight victory. Lawrence tied it in the 71st minute to end Vancouver’s MLS shutout streak at 342 minutes, taking a pass from D. J. Taylor and

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif (AP) — José Urquidy allowed four hits over a career-high eight innings to win his third straight decision, helping the Houston Astros keep rolling with an 8-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer and Martín Maldonado connected for a three-run drive