By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joe Barlow was itching to get back into a game as quickly as possible after his first blown save this season. The Texas Rangers closer didn’t even have to wait a full day. Adolis Garcia hit a three-run homer, rookie Glenn Otto won his third
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine plans to resume competitive football in the country in August despite being under attack by Russia after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave approval. Andriy Pavelko, the president of Ukraine’s football federation, revealed details to The Associated Press about his talks with Zelenskyy and the
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — The Memorial delivered another big lead after 54 holes. This time it belongs to Billy Horschel, and he at least gets a chance to finish the job. Horschel had another bogey-free round at Muirfield Village for a 65. That gives him a five-shot lead over
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Running back D’Ernest Johnson agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Cleveland Browns worth up to $2.43 million. Johnson, who did a nice job filling in last season when Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt were out injured, will get $900,000 guaranteed. The team placed
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The scholarship committees of the Kiwanis Club of Redmond have awarded $18,500 in scholarships to more than a dozen graduating seniors of six local high schools. The winners: Ridgeview: Molly Burke, $2,000, and Julie Mayfield, Soren Stancliff, and Teagan Perret, $1,000 each. RPA: Kate West, Grace Gast, Ari Freeman, Brooke Everest,
Continue ReadingBy FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — West African heads of state have put off a decision on whether to further punish the leaders of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso. After a day-long summit in Ghana’s capital, the regional bloc known as ECOWAS said it was scheduling another summit in early July before
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande returned Chip Ganassi Racing to the victory fountain at the Detroit Grand Prix with a second consecutive win Saturday in the IMSA sports car race. t was the fourth Belle Isle victory for van der Zande, first for
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jocelyn Alo homered and knocked in three runs to help No. 1 seed Oklahoma beat Big 12 rival Texas 7-2 on Saturday at the Women’s College World Series. Alo set the tone with her two-run blast as the second batter of the game. The two-time
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sam Kulasingam and Paul Skenes hit home runs in a four-run third inning, Doyle Gehring pitched seven strong innings and the Air Force Academy defeated Dallas Baptist 5-1 in an elimination game of the Austin Regional. Kulasingam’s leadoff home run in the third put the Falcons up 2-0. Skenes, the Mountain
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals. The WNBA star has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days — wrongfully so, U.S. officials insist — and some members of the Boston Celtics are using their platform at the NBA’s title series
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals. The WNBA star has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days — wrongfully so, U.S. officials insist — and some members of the Boston Celtics are using their platform at the NBA’s title series
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Steven Alker topped yet another PGA Tour Champions leaderboard Saturday, shooting an 8-under 64 for a share of the second-round lead in the Principal Charity Classic. Coming off a victory last week in Michigan in the major Senior PGA Championship, Alker played the four par-5 holes at Wakonda Club in
Continue ReadingGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Danny Wuestenfeld’s two-out single in the bottom of the 12th scored pinch-runner Zach Lechnir to give Central Michigan a 3-2 win over Liberty in a loser-out game at the Gainsville Regional. Garrett Navarra singled to center field to open the 12th and advanced to second when Mario Camilletti was hit by
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A climber has died after collapsing while attempting to summit Alaska’s Denali mountain. The National Park Service said Saturday that 48-year-old Fernando Birman of Stockton, New Jersey, collapsed the day before at an elevation of 19,700 feet (6,004 meters) while on an attempt to reach the top of the 20,310-foot (6,190-meter)
Continue ReadingSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Leadoff batter Spencer Nivens hit a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning and Mason Hull followed with a go-ahead two-run shot as Missouri State rallied for an 8-7 victory over Grand Canyon in an elimination game at the Stillwater Regional. Missouri State will play the loser of
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Ethan Gourson and Carson Yates hit home runs, catcher Darius Perry went 4-for-4 and UCLA steamrolled Southeastern Louisiana 16-2 in an elimination game of the Auburn Regional. UCLA (39-23) will play another elimination game on Sunday morning against the loser of Saturday’s nightcap between No. 14 overall seed Auburn and Florida
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The major league batting average rose to .245 in May from .231 in April, leaving the overall figure for the first two months at .240, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. This year’s figure is four percentage points above last year’s average through the first two months. Last season’s final average
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A peek at Golden State’s practice Saturday wouldn’t have suggested that the Warriors are trailing the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Stephen Curry was making most of his shots, as usual. Klay Thompson was bobbing his head in time with the music in between
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — England slumped to its first loss to Hungary in six decades by 1-0 in the Nations League. Dominik Szoboszlai converted a second-half penalty after being fouled by Reece James. Italy and Germany drew 1-1 in the same group. Armenia beat Ireland 1-0 with a second-half goal
Continue ReadingBy JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Premier Lacrosse League has started its fourth season before a near sellout crowd in Albany, New York. The league has a new television contract with ESPN that will make its games available in more than 170 countries. World Lacrosse also has inked a deal
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