SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring strain. The move is retroactive to Thursday. Yastrzemski left Wednesday’s game against San Diego with left hamstring tightness but had been expected to return within a couple of days after an MRI
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have acquired switch-hitter Eduardo Escobar from the New York Mets for two minor league pitchers. The 34-year-old Escobar got off to a slow start this season and lost his starting job at third base in April when the Mets called up touted prospect Brett Baty from the minors.
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Leona Maguire of Ireland birdied four of her final six holes for a 3-under 68 and a one-shot lead over three players Friday at the halfway point of the KMPG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol. The winner Sunday in Michigan for her second LPGA Tour
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds have released outfielder Wil Myers. Myers was designated for assignment on Tuesday and owe about $4.19 million from the $7.5 million, one-year contract he agreed to on Dec. 22. An 11-year veteran, the 32-year-old had been sidelined with a kidney stone and a left shoulder sprain. Myers hit .189
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson has returned to the Chicago White Sox lineup at a new position, starting at second base against Boston. Anderson left last weekend’s 4-3 victory at Seattle because of right shoulder soreness. The All-Star shortstop, who made his major league debut in 2016, was limited
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — The skidding Pittsburgh Pirates have called up another first-round draft pick, selecting touted infielder Nick Gonzales from Triple-A Indianapolis. Gonzales made his major league debut Friday night, starting at second base and batting seventh against the Miami Marlins. He went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts in a 3-1 victory that snapped
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Sergio Busquets is joining former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi at Inter Miami. The team confirmed its second major addition in less than a month on Friday. In a video posted on Twitter, Inter Miami displayed the phrase “Busi,” referring to Busquets’ nickname, accompanied by quotes from various soccer stars. The 35-year-old Messi
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies placed reliever Brent Suter on the 15-day injured list Friday because of a left oblique strain. In a corresponding move before facing the Los Angels later Friday, the Rockies called up pitcher Noah Davis from Triple-A Albuquerque. Suter was injured Tuesday in an 8-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The struggling New York Mets have optioned Tylor Megill to Triple-A Syracuse, opening a spot in their underperforming rotation. Megill is 6-4 with a 5.17 ERA in 15 starts for the Mets this season. He gave up four runs, five hits and four walks in 2 1/3 innings Wednesday as New York
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu has been willing to look at his mechanics. The two-time batting champion is hitting .160 over the last five weeks after going 0 for 4 Thursday against Seattle following two games off. He threw his helmet down stairs and slammed his bat into
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — LA Galaxy forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernández underwent reconstructive surgery on the ACL in his right knee and will miss the remainder of the year after being placed on the season-ending injury list. Hernández tore his ACL on a noncontact play during the first half of the Galaxy’s loss to Real Salt
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have recalled infielder Bobby Dalbec and left-hander Chris Murphy from Triple-A Worcester. Boston also placed infielder Pablo Reyes on the 10-day injured list before its 3-1 victory against the Chicago White Sox. Reyes has an abdominal strain. Pitchers Brandon Walter and Tayler Scott were sent down after Thursday’s
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The chants from hundreds of fans, some of whom waited outside for hours in nearly 100-degree heat, started at the very moment Victor Wembanyama stepped out of the private plane that carried him to his new NBA home. “Wem-V-P!” “Wem-V-P!” “Wem-V-P!” And the NBA’s newest
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — American midfielder Weston McKennie and defender Sergiño Dest were suspended by soccer’s governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean from games they weren’t scheduled to play in, a result of their ejections from the Nations League semifinal against Mexico. CONCACAF says McKennie must serve a four-game suspension and Dest
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash believes that ace Shane McClanahan can avoid going on the injured list due to mid-back tightness. McClanahan, who leads the majors with 11 wins, left Thursday night’s 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals with two outs in the fourth inning. McClanahan’s next
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — This year’s Home Run Derby now has a hometown favorite: Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez is in. Rodríguez, who finished second last year in the event to Juan Soto, said Friday it’s a no-brainer to participate in front of his home fans. The All-Star game is July 11
Continue ReadingGAIBA, Italy (AP) — American teenagers Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger will face each other in the semifinals of the Veneto Open in Italy nearly two years after they won the girls’ doubles title together at the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old Montgomery beat third-seeded Ysaline Bonaventure 6-4, 6-2 and the 19-year-old Krueger routed seventh-seeded Lucrezia
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Diamond Sports is seeking to get out of its broadcast agreement with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Diamond Sports, which owns 19 regional sports networks under the Bally Sports banner, made the request in an emergency motion filed in federal bankruptcy court. Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston will consider the motion on June 29.
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnia-Herzegovina soccer federation says Faruk Hadžibegić has agreed to resign as the national coach after four games in charge. It follows a loss to Luxembourg which badly dented the team’s European Championship qualifying hopes. The federation says “agreed termination of cooperation” was made at a meeting between Hadžibegić and two
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — No. 2 national seed Florida and No. 5 LSU will open the best-of-three College World Series finals on Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska. The matchup illustrates the longstanding strength of Southeastern Conference baseball. The SEC is assured of winning its fourth straight national title by
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