LEADING OFF: Snowdays in Denver, Greene’s no-hit follow up
By The Associated Press A late-spring snowstorm in Denver postponed Friday’s opener between the Mets and Rockies and could threaten a doubleheader…
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Profar: SF fans `worst in league’ after ball, bottle thrown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fans in San Francisco threw at least one baseball and a beer bottle onto the field Friday night in the direction of San Diego…
Continue Reading NBC has all scenarios covered for Championship Sunday
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer With the Premier League title race coming down to the final day of matches, NBC is pulling out all the stops in its…
Continue Reading US women’s soccer equal pay victory decades in the making
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The U.S. women’s national team’s efforts to secure equitable pay finally came to fruition this week…
Continue Reading Luck of the draw at the PGA, and now a level playing field
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The PGA Championship is not the British Open. But it sounded like one at Southern Hills.…
Continue Reading Oilers rally past Flames 5-3 in Game 2 to even series
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman scored the go-ahead short-handed goal midway through the third period and the Edmonton Oilers rallied to beat…
Continue Reading Padres hold off Giants 8-7 in 10 after blowing leads
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres won in…
Continue Reading Brown’s homer sends A’s to 4-2 victory over skidding Angels
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Seth Brown hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning and the Oakland Athletics bounced back…
Continue Reading Stewart scores 28 to help Storm beat Sparks 83-80
SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 28 points on 11-of-20 shooting and the Seattle Storm held on for an 83-80 win over the Los Angeles Sparks.…
Continue Reading Smeltzer backed by Garlick, Miranda as Twins beat Royals 6-4
By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) — Kyle Garlick and Jose Miranda each drove in two runs, leading Devin Smeltzer and the…
Continue Reading Curry, Warriors rally past Mavs for 2-0 lead in West finals
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 32 points with six 3-pointers and eight rebounds, Kevon Looney had a…
Continue Reading Odor homers in 13th, Orioles finally beat Rays, 8-6
By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Rougned Odor hit a two-run homer in the 13th inning and Baltimore Orioles snapped a 15-game…
Continue Reading Pérez throws 1st shutout since 2014, Texas blanks Astros 3-0
HOUSTON (AP) — MartÃn Pérez pitched his first shutout since 2014, scattering seven singles as the Texas Rangers beat Houston 3-0, ending the…
Continue Reading Friesen gets NASCAR trucks win at Texas Motor Speedway
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Stewart Friesen beat Christian Eckes in overtime to win at Texas Motor Speedway for his first NASCAR trucks victory of the…
Continue Reading Lauer, Brewers beat Nationals 7-0 despite triple play
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Lauer pitched seven sharp innings and Rowdy Tellez and Tyrone Taylor homered as the…
Continue Reading Freeman, UrÃas lead Dodgers past Phils for 6th straight win
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Freddie Freeman singled three times and drove in two runs, Julio UrÃas pitched five shutout…
Continue Reading Smith, Raanta, Hurricanes top Rangers for 2-0 series lead
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brendan Smith scored a short-handed goal late in the second period while Antti Raanta finished…
Continue Reading Acuña’s 1st game in Miami since knee injury, leads Braves
MIAMI (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. had two hits and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 5-3. In his first game at the stadium where he sustained…
Continue Reading Atkins, Cloud lead Mystics to 78-73 win over Dream
ATLANTA (AP) — Ariel Atkins scored 18 points, Natasha Cloud added 17 and the Washington Mystics erased a double-digit second-half deficit to beat…
Continue Reading RamÃrez shakes off injury, leads Guardians past Tigers 6-1
By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — José RamÃrez hit a three-run homer and tripled a day after avoiding a serious injury when he…
Continue Reading Wainwright, Molina help Cardinals to 5-3 win over Pirates
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings of one-run ball to extend his domination of Pittsburgh,…
Continue Reading Story hits slam to lead Red Sox past Mariners 7-3
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story hit a grand slam over the Green Monster and into the hands of a former Red Sox player a…
Continue Reading Jones scores 19, Sun beat Fever 94-85 for third straight win
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 19 points to lead six Connecticut players in double figures and the Sun beat the Indiana Fever 94-85.…
Continue Reading Ryu sharp in 1st win of year, Blue Jays beat Votto, Reds 2-1
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Hyun Jin Ryu pitched six shutout innings to earn his first victory of the season, and the Blue Jays…
Continue Reading PGA Championship at a glance
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A brief glance at the second round Friday at the PGA…
Continue Reading Woods plays through pain, makes another major cut at PGA
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tiger Woods has clearly been in pain over two days at Southern Hills, but he succeeded in his…
Continue Reading Story’s slam snagged by former Sox player in Monster seats
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story has connected again — this time with a former Boston player…
Continue Reading Masters champ Scheffler, Johnson among those missing PGA cut
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler’s run of extraordinary play came to an end with a…
Continue Reading Canadian athletes, parents call for culture change in sports
The Associated Press More than 1,000 Canadian athletes from gymnastics, boxing and bobsled/skeleton have called for independent investigations into…
Continue Reading Key hole in the 2nd round at PGA Championship
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The key hole from Friday’s round at the PGA…
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