By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president says it’s time to clearly demonstrate strong international resolve to deter North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and he plans to discuss how to cope with the North’s expanding weapons arsenal with NATO leaders this week. Yoon Suk Yeol will attend the annual NATO
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado homered twice off Max Scherzer and drove in five runs for the San Diego Padres, who got six dominant innings from Joe Musgrove to beat the New York Mets 6-2 and take two of three in a series between high-priced, yet underwhelming, teams.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ji Man Choi hit a two-run homer, seven Pittsburgh pitchers combined on a four-hitter and the Pirates ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Choi homered off Zach Davies in the second inning and the Pirates bullpen took turns shutting
Continue ReadingBy LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Yan Gomes hit a tying pinch-hit two-run single in the seventh inning following a fielding error by second baseman Gleyber Torres and Seiya Suzuki hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees.
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Christine Sinclair will lead the Canadian women’s national team at the upcoming Women’s World Cup. Sinclair, international soccer’s all-time leading scorer among men and women, is playing in her sixth World Cup. The 40-year-old is captain of the 23-player squad announced by coach Bev Priestman on Sunday. Sinclair
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Logan Webb overcame a shaky start for a 10-strikeout, complete-game victory and the San Francisco Giants made J.D. Davis’ solo homer in the fourth inning stand up in a 1-0 win over Colorado as Rockies starter Kyle Freeland left the game with an apparent right shoulder
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Flash flood warnings are in effect Sunday night across southeastern New York, including New York City, as powerful thunderstorms make their way into the region, bringing “torrential downpours,” the National Weather Service said. A flood watch is in effect across New York City until 6 a.m.
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 10 consecutive points down the stretch and finished with 28 to help the Dallas Wings beat Indiana 77-76 for the Fever’s seventh-straight loss. Indiana had a chance to win after Teaira McCowan missed two free throws with 16 seconds to play but Lexie Hull’s 3-pointer from the left corner
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México dijo en un comunicado de prensa que “reconoce la sentencia al perpetrador del tiroteo en El Paso, Texas, en 2019”. En el ataque murieron 23 personas, incluidos nueve ciudadanos mexicanos, y otras 23 personas resultaron heridas, señala el comunicado. A través de la Cancillería, el Gobierno de
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Mirra Andreeva goza de un gran año. Hace unos meses, la joven de 16 años era relativamente desconocida, pero pronto podría convertirse en un nombre familiar, sobre todo si sigue ofreciendo actuaciones sensacionales en Wimbledon. En su segunda participación en un Grand Slam y por sexta vez en una pista de césped,
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Megan Rapinoe and Trinity Rodman stood side by side at the top of a stairwell waiting to return to the field for some final cheers and fanfare before the Americans departed for the Women’s World Cup Down Under. The Old Guard and Young Guard
Continue ReadingWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Victoria Azarenka says it “wasn’t fair” that she was booed at Wimbledon after her loss to Ukrainian rival Elina Svitolina. Azarenka is from Belarus. She knew that Svitolina does not shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, so she walked directly to the umpire to
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — A Texas zoo has announced the death of its 31-year-old giraffe, Twiga, saying she was believed to have been one of the oldest in captivity. The female Maasai giraffe was born in Los Angeles Zoo in 1991 and had reached the age of 31 years, 9 months and 7
Continue ReadingBy TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Santander hit two of Baltimore’s six homers and the Orioles completed a sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 15-2 victory. Aaron Hicks added a three-run homer against his former team in the Orioles’ seven-run fifth. Austin Hays, Ramón Urías and Adley Rutschman also went deep
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Paul DeJong had an RBI double in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Chicago White Sox 4-3. DeJong lined a pitch from Keynan Middleton (2-1) down the left field line to score Nolan Gorman, who started the inning on second base. St. Louis
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer A person with knowledge of the move says the Baltimore Orioles have decided to promote top prospect Jackson Holliday to Double-A Bowie. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there had been no announcement about the move. Holliday was the top pick in last
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Harry Styles fue golpeado en el ojo por un objeto que lanzaron al escenario mientras actuaba en Viena este sábado, lo que supone el incidente más reciente de una lista cada vez mayor de situaciones similares en las últimas semanas. Un video publicado en las redes sociales por los asistentes al
Continue ReadingBy KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Where and when to pop your Champagne is such a Wimbledon problem. Someone got the timing wrong Sunday at the oldest Grand Slam tournament, where the bubbly helps wash down the strawberries and cream. “Ladies and gentlemen, please, if you are opening a bottle of
Continue ReadingBy KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Where and when to pop your Champagne is such a Wimbledon problem. Someone got the timing wrong Sunday at the oldest Grand Slam tournament, where the bubbly helps wash down the strawberries and cream. “Ladies and gentlemen, please, if you are opening a bottle of
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Masataka Yoshida scored the tying run with good baserunning and then homered to give Boston the lead in the eighth inning to help the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3. Boston heads into the All-Star break on a five-game winning streak. J.P. Sears took a
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