NEW YORK (AP) — Forte, the Kentucky Derby favorite who was scratched the morning of the race because of a foot injury, had his final workout Saturday for next weekend’s $1.5 million Belmont Skates. Forte went five furlongs with jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. in 59.67 seconds over a fast main track at Belmont Park. New
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Seattle Mariners placed left-hander Marco Gonzales on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left forearm strain. Manager Scott Servais said he didn’t have any details on Gonzales’ injury. The 31-year-old didn’t make the trip to Texas. Right-hander Bryan Woo was set to make his major league debut in Gonzales’
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan leaned over the podium and had a brief word with club chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak moments before raising aloft the FA Cup trophy. City fans will be hoping the topic of the conversation was a new deal for a player who continues
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz remains confident he will return sometime this season. Cruz hasn’t played since fracturing his left ankle during an awkward slide home against the Chicago White Sox in early April. The 6-foot-7 Cruz is still using crutches and a walking boot to
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox signed outfielder Rob Refsnyder to a $2 million, one-year contract for the 2024 season, with a club option for 2025. The team announced the move before Saturday’s day-night doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays. The 2025 club option year is for $2 million
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — First baseman Jon Singleton is back in the major leagues for the first time in eight years after getting promoted by the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers called up Singleton and outfielder Blake Perkins from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday and put first baseman Darin Ruf and outfielder Tyrone Taylor on the 10-day injured
Continue ReadingHAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Jordan Smith and Alexander Björk are among golfers in a six-way tie for the lead heading toward the final round of the European Open in Hamburg. Smith was the champion in 2017 and recorded a 1-under 72 to move to 6 under for the tournament beside Björk, Tom McKibbin, David Law,
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Blaney qualified on the front row Saturday alongside pole sitter Kyle Busch for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. The two will lead the field to green on Sunday. Blaney is coming off a victory on Monday night in the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Corey LaJoie is finally getting a chance to drive for Hendrick Motorsports this week. He wanted so badly to drive the No. 48 car a few years ago when Jimmie Johnson was stepping away that he penned a letter to team owner Rick Hendrick. The
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The second leg of Manchester City’s treble mission is secure. Add the FA Cup, after a 2-1 win over great rival Manchester United on Saturday, to its latest Premier League title. Now only a first ever Champions League title stands between City and immortality in English
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Patricia Guijarro has scored twice inside three minutes and Barcelona has staged a stunning second-half comeback to beat Wolfsburg 3-2 in the Women’s Champions League final in Eindhoven. Fridolina Rolfö capped the Barcelona fightback by calmly firing into the far corner of the net after a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle has undergone arthroscopic surgery on the left ankle that the All-Star forward injured late in the regular season and then again in the playoffs. The New York Knicks said Randle had the procedure Friday and that he would resume basketball activities later this summer. Randle had started the first
Continue ReadingAlabama student manager Cooper Lee was identified in a lawsuit against The New York Times as the basketball team member who was in Brandon Miller’s vehicle minutes before the Jan. 15 shooting that killed 23-year-old Jamea Harris, according to the Times. Freshman walk-on Kai Spears filed the lawsuit against the Times after it published a
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — The Spanish Grand Prix has been held near Barcelona for more than three decades. Now city rival Madrid wants to snatch the event from its longstanding rival. That’s sparked mixed reactions from F1 drivers. Barcelona’s contract with Formula One runs out after the 2026 race and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Ilkay Gundogan has scored the quickest goal in FA Cup final history to give Manchester City the lead against Manchester United inside 13 seconds. The Germany midfielder later netted in City’s winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Wembley Stadium. Gundogan took the kickoff and was soon sending a dipping volley past
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is expected to need about five months to recover from arthroscopic surgery on his left hip, a timeline that likely would keep him out for the rest of this season. Nadal’s spokesman, Benito Perez-Barbadillo, said on Saturday — the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s 37th birthday — that two procedures were
Continue ReadingEPSOM, England (AP) — Top Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien won the English Derby for a record-extending ninth time when Auguste Rodin reeled in King Of Steel to win the 244th edition of Britain’s richest flat race. Ryan Moore was in the saddle as Auguste Rodin won by a length and at odds of 9-2 at
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — Max Verstappen has steered his Red Bull to pole position at Formula One’s Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Carlos Sainz. The two-time defending champion and points leader has secured pole for four of seven races this season. Sainz got his Ferrari into the front row, with
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff has won an all-teen showdown to reach the fourth round of the French Open. Gauff is a 19-year-old American who beat 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1 on Saturday at Roland Garros. Gauff was the runner-up to Iga Swiatek in Paris a
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has pulled out of the French Open before her third-round match on Saturday because she is sick. The No. 4-seeded Rybakina was supposed to face 132nd-ranked Sara Sorribes Tormo in the day’s opening contest on Court Philippe Chatrier. Rybakina was considered
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