By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two years after winning five gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, Caeleb Dressel has failed to qualify for the swimming world championships. Dressel’s final attempt to make the U.S. team ended at the national championships when he tied for 22nd in the preliminaries for the 50-meter
Continue ReadingBILBAO, Spain (AP) — Adam Yates has pulled away from his twin brother Simon Yates to win the first stage of the Tour de France, with race favorites Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard finishing not far behind. The Yates brothers escaped to the front with about seven kilometers (four miles) to go and Adam had
Continue ReadingSPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Formula One’s governing body has agreed to hold a hearing to address McLaren’s request to review the time penalty given to Lando Norris at the Canadian Grand Prix. The hearing will take place on Sunday morning with a McLaren representative summoned to appear before stewards at the Austrian Grand Prix ahead
Continue ReadingEASTBOURNE, England (AP) — American Madison Keys has prevailed in a marathon tiebreaker to win the Eastbourne International final, beating ninth-seeded Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 7-6 (13) for her second title at the grass-court tournament. The WTA said it was the second longest tiebreaker of the season so far. It was Keys’ seventh career title and
Continue ReadingTURIN, Italy (AP) — United States winger Tim Weah has completed a transfer to Juventus, fulfilling a dream his father once had of playing for the storied Italian club. He signed a five-year deal with the Serie A club. The 23-year-old Weah is the son of former FIFA Player of the Year and current Liberian
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Mike Babcock is back in the NHL as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets announced Saturday they’ve hired the Stanley Cup winner to take over behind the bench. Babcock is returning to the league after a hiatus of almost four years. His return follows the end
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — France forward Marcus Thuram is following in his father’s footsteps by moving to Serie A. Thuram has signed a five-year deal with Champions League finalist Inter Milan. The 25-year-old Thuram joins on a free transfer after deciding not to renew his contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. Thuram’s father Lilian played as a defender
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Los Angeles Lakers kept two of their best guards. The Milwaukee Bucks retained their big man, as the early trend in free agency of most players staying put continued Saturday. Dillon Brooks, though, is off to a new beginning in Houston. Austin Reaves agreed to a four-year deal
Continue ReadingKOBE, Japan (AP) — Andres Iniesta has said goodbye to Japanese soccer with his first league start of the season as title-chasing Vissel Kobe drew 1-1 at home against Consadole Sapporo. The 39-year-old midfielder joined Kobe from Barcelona in 2018 but has found playing time increasingly hard to come by with the latest appearance taking
Continue ReadingSPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — The Formula Regional European Championship says Dutch teenager Dilano van ’t Hoff has died after a crash at a race in Belgium. The 18-year-old MP Motorsport driver was competing Saturday in a morning race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. It was held prior to the main 24 Hours of Spa race later.
Continue ReadingBY FOSTER NIUMATA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A masterclass of pace bowling has put Australia on course to go 2-0 up in the Ashes after an England team chasing 371 runs to win was reduced to 114-4 in the second test at Lord’s. Australia thought it had a fifth wicket 13 minutes before stumps
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen continued his dominant form by winning the sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead over Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to 70 points. It was Verstappen’s fifth straight win when including the past four Grand Prix races. Verstappen
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Five-time defending champion Japan has produced another commanding performance at the women’s basketball Asia Cup with a heavy 88-52 defeat of New Zealand in the semifinals. After toppling Australia by 25 points in pool play earlier in the week to top the standings Japan started fast and never gave New Zealand a
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec was ejected from a Florida State League game Friday night for the first time this season. And the umpire who threw her out is also a woman. With her Class A Tampa Tarpons trailing 1-0 in the eighth inning against the Daytona Tortugas,
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — When the Tampa Bay Rays have clicked at their best during this impressive first half of the season, it’s been a collective effort. Friday night may have taken that to an extreme. Randy Arozarena and Josh Lowe homered and the Rays scored 15 unanswered runs highlighted
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat traded Victor Oladipo back to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night in exchange for future draft compensation, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The move will create a $9.45 million trade exception for the Heat, said the person, who
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit the longest home run of his major league career and became the ninth player to reach 30 homers in a season by July 1. Yet, it wasn’t enough to overcome Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s grand slam in the second inning as the Arizona
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are trading Joe Harris, who twice led the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage, to the Detroit Pistons, a person with knowledge of the details says. The Nets also sent two second-round picks to the Pistons in a move designed to create additional
Continue ReadingMICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Medina overcame his season-long control problems and pitched five mostly strong innings to earn his first win as a starter this season, Carlos Pérez hit his sixth homer while his brother sat in the opposite dugout, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has hit a 493-foot home run — the longest of his major league career — to become the ninth player to reach 30 homers in a season by July 1. The Los Angeles Angels’ two-way superstar drove a slider from Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander
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