Ramirez continues tear with 3 RBIs, Guardians beat A’s 6-3
By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez drove in three runs to extend his major league-leading RBI total to 59 and the…
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Portugal loses to Swiss in Nations League, Spain tops group
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Portugal left Cristiano Ronaldo at home and lost 1-0 at Switzerland in the Nations League. Portugal…
Continue ReadingVeteran Johnson, rookie Byram form tight bond on ‘D’ for Avs
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson brings the experience. Rookie Bowen Byram has the flash.…
Continue ReadingTour contender Roglic wins Criterium du Dauphine
VAUJANY, France (AP) — Primoz Roglic has warmed up for his Tour de France bid next month by winning the Criterium du Dauphine stage race for the…
Continue ReadingBerrettini beats Murray in Stuttgart final on tour return
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Matteo Berrettini has shown signs of recapturing the form which took him to the Wimbledon final last year as he beat Andy…
Continue ReadingGrant becomes 1st female golfer to win on European tour
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Linn Grant made history by becoming the first female player to win an event on the European tour. And she did it in…
Continue ReadingHaddad Maia, Evans win Nottingham Open grass-court titles
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil captured her first WTA title by winning the Nottingham Open thanks to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3…
Continue ReadingToyota dominates again to win 5th straight 24 Hours Le Mans
LE MANS, France (AP) — Toyota won the 24 Hours Le Mans in the classic endurance race for the fifth straight time with the No. 8 car finishing ahead…
Continue ReadingTaylor calls for Griner’s release at Hall of Fame induction
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Penny Taylor used her induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame to call for…
Continue ReadingVerstappen wins in Azerbaijan after Leclerc engine failure
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Max Verstappen has extended his Formula One championship lead with victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Charles…
Continue ReadingSmall protests in Tokyo and Sapporo against Olympic bid
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A small group of protesters gathered in central Tokyo and in the northern city of Sapporo to oppose…
Continue ReadingBernd Bransch, East Germany’s World Cup captain, dies at 77
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Former East Germany soccer player Bernd Bransch has died at the age of 77. He captained East Germany at its only World Cup…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: Braves, Phils keep winning, Melvin out
By The Associated Press Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves have won 10 straight going into their home game Sunday against Pittsburgh, while rookie…
Continue ReadingUConn holds on, beats Stanford 13-12 super regional Game 1
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Casey Dana and Matt Donlan each drove in three runs and UConn held off a late Stanford rally to beat the Cardinal 13-12 in…
Continue ReadingMoore hits walk-off single, sending Mariner past Red Sox 7-6
SEATTLE (AP) — Dylan Moore hit a walk-off single to center field off Boston reliever Hansel Robles in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the…
Continue ReadingAuburn beats Oregon State 7-5 in Game 1 of super regional
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Sonny DiChiara hit a two-run home run, Brody Moore’s sacrifice fly in the top of the third gave Auburn the lead for…
Continue ReadingWalsh hits for cycle, Trout hits 2 HRs as Angels rout Mets
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jared Walsh had the ninth cycle in franchise history, Mike Trout returned to the lineup and…
Continue ReadingProcházka takes 205-pound title from Teixeira at UFC 275
SINGAPORE (AP) — Jiri Procházka stopped Glover Teixeira by submission with 28 seconds left in the fifth round to claim the UFC light heavyweight…
Continue ReadingDodgers’ Kershaw loses to Giants in return from month out
By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw gave up a go-ahead home run to Thairo Estrada in a two-run second inning as…
Continue ReadingWilson scores season-high 35 as Aces beat Sparks 89-72
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored a season-high 35 points on 13-of-23 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots to help the Las…
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