Year: 2022

HOUSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Angels starter Shohei Ohtani exited Saturday night’s game against the Houston Astros in the sixth inning with a blister on his right index finger. As Ohtani was warming up to start the sixth, he motioned to the dugout. Interim manager Phil Nevin and a trainer came out to check on

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — On paper, there was no reason to believe that Appalachian State would have a chance Saturday against No. 6 Texas A&M. But Mountaineers coach Shawn Clark, who makes 10 times less than the over $9 million Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher receives each season

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lindsey Scott Jr. threw four touchdown passes, two to Darion Chafin who had a school-record 262 yards receiving, and Incarnate Word came back from a two-touchdown deficit to beat Nevada 55-41 on Saturday. Nevada built a 17-3 lead in the first quarter before the Cardinals scored the next 35 points. Nate

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Tim Hardaway took the stage and told a story of his early days in the NBA, when Golden State teammates Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin would often ask him the same question. “They would ask me, ‘Tim, how great do you want to be?’” Hardaway said. They have their

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Nolan Henderson threw for three touchdowns, two to Braden Brose, and Delaware beat Delaware State 35-9 for coach Ryan Carty’s first win at Delaware Stadium. Last week, Carty had a memorable head coaching debut as Delaware picked up its first win over an FBS program since 2007 by topping Navy. Delaware

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Argentina has beaten USA Basketball in the semifinals of the AmeriCup 82-73. Gabriel Deck scored 30 points and Nicolás Laprovittola added 18 for Argentina. It was a rematch of the gold-medal game from the most recent AmeriCup tournament in 2017 when the U.S. prevailed. Norris Cole led the U.S. with 18

DAYTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kendrell Flowers ran for a pair of touchdowns and South Carolina State beat Bethune-Cookman 33-9. Flowers scored from the 1 late in the first quarter and added a 67-yard touchdown run in the third that stretched the South Carolina State (1-1) lead to 20-3. Flowers finished with 147 yards rushing

MIAMI (AP) — Francisco Lindor had three hits, including his 22nd home run, Mark Canha launched a grand slam to cap an eight-run fourth inning and the New York Mets routed the Miami Marlins 11-3. Carlos Carrasco pitched six innings of one-run ball for the win and Eduardo Escobar also went deep among his three

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nakia Watson scored two touchdowns against his former team as Washington State beat No. 19 Wisconsin 17-14 on Saturday. Watson scored on a 2-yard run in the second quarter and put the Cougars ahead for good by turning a short completion into a 31-yard score

DETROIT (AP) — Chris Webber, Shane Battier and Chauncey Billups have been inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Detroit native and former San Diego Charger star tight end Antonio Gates and former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein were inducted. Former Michigan softball pitcher Jennie Ritter, former Western Michigan athletic director

SEATTLE (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw for 337 yards and two touchdowns, Wayne Taulapapa rushed for 94 yards and a score and the Washington Huskies easily took down FCS school Portland State 52-6. Penix shined in Washington’s second straight feel-good win against an overmatched opponent to open the season under new coach Kalen DeBoer.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Latrell Collier and J’mari Taylor each ran for a pair of touchdowns and North Carolina Central dominated Division II-level Winston Salem in a 41-0 win. Collier ran for 118 yards on 13 carries and Taylor had 16 carries for 65 yards. Davius Richard threw for 200 yards and ran for another

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bret Bushka threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Adam Sturtz returned an interception 75 yards to the end zone and Butler breezed to a 45-10 victory over NAIA-member Taylor. Butler took the lead for good in the second quarter on a pair of 3-yard TD runs — by Brody

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Donovan Smith ran 9 yards for a touchdown in the second overtime, lifting Texas Tech to a 33-30 victory over No. 25 Houston on Saturday. A back-and-forth finish ended with the Red Raiders (2-0) beating a ranked nonconference opponent in the regular season for the

By MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Victor Reyes drove in three runs, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 in a rain-shortened game. Javier Báez and Harold Castro each had two hits and two RBIs as Detroit earned its third straight win. Matt Manning pitched 6 1/3 innings

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Rafael Devers hit a first-inning grand slam, Kiké Hernández had four hits and the Boston Red Sox slugged their way to a 17-4 rout of the Baltimore Orioles. Jordan Lyles couldn’t make it out of the fourth in his first start this month, and the Orioles

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Todd Centeio threw three touchdowns and Percy Agyei-Obese ran for two scores and James Madison took control from the start in a 63-7 win over Norfolk State. The Dukes built a 35-0 halftime lead which allowed backup quarterback Bill Atkins to relieve Centeio and he was 6-for-7 passing with a touchdown.

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz or Casper Ruud will win his first major title, then move to No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday. If it’s the 19-year-old Alcaraz, he would become the youngest Grand Slam champion since fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal was also 19 when he won the French Open in 2005.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Colby Kintner kicked a 39-yard field goal with four seconds remaining to lift The Citadel to a 20-17 victory over defending Southern Conference champion East Tennessee State. The Bulldogs’ game-winning drive began on their own 3 after Trace Kelley’s 56-yard punt. Logan Billings had consecutive runs of 31 and 32 yards

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hendon Hookier threw for 325 yards and two touchdowns No. 24 Tennessee edged No. 17 Pittsburgh 34-27 in overtime. Hooker found Cedric Tillman for a 28-yard score on Tennessee’s first possession of the extra period. The Volunteers then forced Pitt backup quarterback Nick Patti to throw

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jaydn Ott scored two touchdowns, one on the ground and one through the air, and California’s defense stiffened late to lead the Bears to a 20-14 victory over UNLV. Cal made three fourth-down stops in the second half, including a fourth and goal opportunity for the