LEADING OFF: Pirates try for a hit, absent M’s in Toronto
By The Associated Press NO HIT WONDERThe Pirates head to Wrigley Field seeking a slightly more convincing victory a day after beating the Reds 1-0…
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Ohtani homers again, leads Angels past A’s 4-1
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani homered for the second consecutive game, leading the Los Angeles Angels to…
Continue ReadingSchwindel’s go-ahead hit in 9th lifts Cubs over Arizona
By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Frank Schwindel hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona…
Continue ReadingBrittany Force wins at Virginia NHRA Nationals
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Brittany Force won Top Fuel class in the Virginia NHRA Nationals on Sunday and John Force Racing teammate Robert Hight took…
Continue ReadingGarcía, Calhoun each hit 2 homers, Rangers beat Red Sox 7-1
By LARY BUMP Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García and Kole Calhoun each hit two home runs, Martin Perez pitched six strong…
Continue ReadingPerez hits 2-run single in 9th, Royals overtake Rockies 8-7
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Kansas City Royals…
Continue ReadingKurt Busch takes Jordan Brand to victory lane at Kansas
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kurt Busch was slowly driving his Jordan Brand-styled ride toward victory lane at Kansas…
Continue ReadingPlate ump leaves A’s-Angels game after getting hit twice
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Plate umpire Marty Foster left Sunday’s game between the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels after getting hit in the…
Continue ReadingWilliams has 27, Celtics make 22 3s in Game 7 rout of Bucks
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and…
Continue ReadingWayne Taylor Racing takes Acura to 5 straight at Mid-Ohio
LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Acura and Ricky Taylor extended five years of dominance at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday, and Juan Pablo Montoya went…
Continue ReadingLee holds off Spieth, wins again at low-scoring Byron Nelson
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — K.H. Lee is a repeat winner at the Byron Nelson. The South Korean has held off local…
Continue ReadingRoldan scores in Sounders’ 3-1 win over Minnesota United
SEATTLE (AP) — Cristian Roldan’s goal proved to be pivotal as the Seattle Sounders picked up a 3-1 win over Minnesota United on Sunday.…
Continue ReadingStricker goes wire-to-wire for 2nd Regions Tradition win
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Steve Stricker completed at a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Regions Tradition, closing…
Continue ReadingSwelling around Kuemper’s eye subsides, prepares for Blues
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nearly a week later and the swelling around Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper’s right eye has…
Continue ReadingHoward scores 33 points to help Dream beat Fever 85-79
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Top-pick Rhyne Howard had a career-high 33 points — the most in any WNBA game this season — to help the Atlanta Dream beat…
Continue ReadingLeclerc crashes Lauda’s historic F1 Ferrari in Monaco
MONACO (AP) — Formula one championship leader Charles Leclerc has again crashed in hometown Monaco. This time it was in a historic Ferrari. Leclerc…
Continue Reading3 CFL teams cancel opening practices amid work stoppage
TORONTO (AP) — Three Canadian Football league teams canceled their opening training-camp practices Sunday, a day after the league and players union…
Continue ReadingWong leads Brewers to 7-3 win over the Marlins
MIAMI (AP) — Kolten Wong homered, singled and had three walks to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-3. Playing in his 1,000th…
Continue ReadingPSG star Mbappe wins league’s best player award for 3rd time
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has won the French league’s best player award for the…
Continue ReadingCastillo fans Alonso with bases full, M’s beat Mets 8-7
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso stood with a sliver of sunlight streaking across home plate, the bases loaded and two…
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