Wolves captain Neves joins Saudi Arabia exodus on move to Al-Hilal for $59.7 million
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Ruben Neves has become the latest high-profile player to move to Saudi Arabia after…
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Oh, brother! Trevor and Tylor Megill both demoted to minors on successive days
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a tough week for the Megill boys. One day after Milwaukee Brewers reliever…
Continue ReadingSmith’s hat trick leads Thorns to 4-2 win over Spirit
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sophia Smith scored three goals and the Portland Thorns defeated the Washington Spirit…
Continue ReadingConforto drives in 4 runs to back Webb in the Giants’ 8-5 victory over the Diamondbacks
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a pair of two-run doubles, Patrick Bailey homered to back Logan…
Continue ReadingNneka Ogwumike scores 20, Los Angeles rallies from 17-point deficit to beat Dallas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 20 points, Destanni Henderson had a career-high 18 points and the Los Angeles Sparks rallied from a…
Continue ReadingDodgers edge defending champion Astros 3-2 as LA fans rain down boos on Altuve and Bregman
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Busch doubled in the go-ahead in the fourth inning, Mookie Betts homered and the Los…
Continue ReadingBogaerts, Soto and Kim homer to back Musgrove in the Padres’ 13-3 win over the Nationals
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xander Bogaerts, Juan Soto and Ha-Seong Kim hit home runs and Joe Musgrove threw seven strong…
Continue ReadingOhtani hits MLB-best 25th homer, goes back-to-back with Trout, but Díaz rallies Rockies past Angels
By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout hit back-to-back homers at Coors Field, but Elias Díaz’s go-ahead…
Continue ReadingGarcía’s 2-run homer in the 10th lifts the Rangers over the struggling Yankees 4-2
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Adolis García hit a two-run homer on Michael King’s first pitch of the 10th inning, and the…
Continue ReadingMariners score 7 in the 8th to cap a 13-1 win over the Orioles
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Logan Gilbert allowed two hits in seven innings, Teoscar Hernández and Tom Murphy homered and…
Continue ReadingWembanyama’s selection by Spurs produces record ratings for NBA draft on ESPN and ABC
NEW YORK (AP) — The selection of 19-year-old basketball sensation Victor Wembanyama by the San Antonio Spurs was must see-TV Thursday night. The…
Continue ReadingBrayan Bello pitches into 7th inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Brayan Bello pitched one-run ball into the seventh inning and Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer,…
Continue ReadingDe La Cruz goes for cycle and Votto hits 2 clutch homers as streaking Reds stop Braves 11-10
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dazzling rookie Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle, Joey Votto launched tying and go-ahead homers and the Cincinnati Reds extended…
Continue ReadingWalker and Turner lead the Phillies past the struggling Mets 5-1
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Taijuan Walker pitched six strong innings, Trea Turner had a pair of RBIs and the Philadelphia…
Continue ReadingLangeliers hits game-winning HR in 9th as A’s beat Blue Jays 5-4 to end 8-game skid
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the…
Continue ReadingKenta Maeda throws 5 scoreless inning in return to lead Twins past Tigers 4-1
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kenta Maeda pitched five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list and the Minnesota Twins…
Continue ReadingWilly Adames homers twice, drives in 5 as the Brewers down the Guardians 7-1
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Willy Adames homered twice and drove in five runs and Wade Miley pitched six scoreless innings,…
Continue ReadingJose Siri drives in 4 runs and Zach Eflin earns his 9th win as Rays beat Royals 11-3
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) — Jose Siri homered and drove in four runs, Zach Eflin won his ninth game, and the…
Continue ReadingDe La Cruz gets first cycle for Reds since 1989
CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz became the first Cincinnati Reds player in 34 years to hit for the cycle when he accomplished…
Continue ReadingPirates end a 10-game skid, rallying in the 9th to beat the Marlins 3-1
MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Santana broke a ninth-inning tie with an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a 10-game losing streak, rallying to…
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