Month: May 2023

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Will Bruin scored in stoppage time to pull Austin into a 2-2 draw with the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Jon Gallagher also scored for struggling Austin (2-4-4), which hasn’t won a game since March 11. The draw snapped a three-game Portland winning streak

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Canelo Alvarez returned home and remained the undisputed super middleweight champion, beating John Ryder by unanimous decision before more than 50,000 fans in his first fight in Mexico since 2011. Alvarez bloodied the British challenger’s nose and knocked him down, cruising to the victory by scores

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Defender Lalas Abubakar scored early, Connor Ronan had three assists and the Colorado Rapids defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1. It took just 14 minutes for Abubakar to give Colorado the lead, using an assist from Ronan to find the net for the first time this season. Kévin Cabral stretched the

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James didn’t take a shot in the first quarter of Game 3 for the first time in his NBA-record 275 playoff appearances, and the Los Angeles Lakers’ home crowd rumbled with mild uncertainty each time he passed the ball instead. Turns out James and

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — What became a wild, memorable eighth-inning rally started innocently. A two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch didn’t seem like the precursor to some Seattle Mariners chaos. Seven runs and 10 batters later, a bit of the chaos ball that helped fuel the Mariners playoff run a

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a two-run home run and Dustin May kept San Diego in check for six scoreless innings as the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Padres 2-1 for their seventh win in eight games. The Dodgers rebounded from a 5-2 loss

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lexi Thompson made back-to-back birdies on the back nine and the United States earned the final spot in the semifinals of the LPGA’s International Crown team match-play event. The U.S. clinched the semifinal berth late in the round when China lost its second match to

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics won consecutive games for the first time this season as Ryan Noda had a triple and double, reaching base four times in a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals. The teams are tied for the worst record in the major leagues

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Dániel Gazdag scored on a first-half penalty kick and Andre Blake made it stand up as the Philadelphia Union edged the New York Red Bulls 1-0. Gazdag’s fourth goal of the season gave Philadelphia (4-4-2) the lead for good in the 31st minute. Blake finished with three saves to earn the

By BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kevin Pillar hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in the eighth inning to rally the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the red-hot Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night. Pillar’s shot came off Danny Coulombe (1-1) and scored Austin Riley, who opened the eighth with a single.

By SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Trinity Rodman, Ashley Sanchez and Paige Metayer each scored to give the Washington Spirit a 3-1 win against the San Diego Wave on Saturday afternoon. All four goals came in the second half in front of 12,232 fans at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. The Spirit outshot the Wave 9-1

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Josef Martínez scored his first two goals of the season to spark Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United. Neither team scored until Martínez delivered on a penalty kick to give Inter Miami (4-6-0) the lead in the 59th minute. Martínez extended Inter Miami’s lead to 2-0 for

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper homered for the first time this season in the fifth inning, but Philadelphia lost its sixth straight game, 7-4 to the Boston Red Sox. The 30-year-old Harper, batting as the designated hitter, was playing in his fourth game since returning from Tommy John

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano finally won the Kentucky Derby aboard Mage. It took navigating traffic through the final turn before he broke clear and chased down Two Phil’s to win by a length. The Venezuelan rider entered the Hall of Fame in

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Asked whether an extra day off on the road could hurt his Edmonton Oilers, after a schedule change moved Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series from Friday to Saturday, coach Jay Woodcroft chuckled and answered with confidence. “Whether we’re home, away, or in Hudson