By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — With a flurry of of goals, Belgium finally found its footing at the World Cup. Leandro Trossard scored a pair of goals and Belgium overcame a slow start in the tournament to advance to the knockout round atop Group ...
DETROIT (AP) — Keider Montero and Emmanuel De Jesus combined for a five-hitter while both Venezuelans wore hats embroidered with "VZ" after this week's earthquakes, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Houston Astros 8-0 on Friday night. James Outman hit a three-run homer, and Kerry Carpenter and ...
By The Associated Press As group play winds down at the World Cup, the biggest intrigue might not be who finishes first in a four-team group. It's who finishes third. Teams that are first and second in their groups move on automatically to the Round of 32. The United States, Canada and ...
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler could not convert a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Friday at the Travelers Championship, narrowly missing out on a chance to join Jim Furyk as the only players in PGA Tour history with two sub-60 rounds. Scheffler had to settle for a 10-under 60 ...
TORONTO (AP) — Quarterback Brendan Sorsby, permanently ruled ineligible by the NCAA for sports betting, won't be kick-starting his pro football career in Canada. The CFL said Friday it won't allow the 22-year-old to sign with any of its teams or be placed on their negotiation lists. Sorsby ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cooper Ingle has been one of the top offensive performers in Cleveland's farm system this season, but there wasn't an opportunity to call him up due to an abundance of catchers at the big-league level. However, Ingle's willingness to play ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Alvarado will return to the New York Knicks on a multiyear contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. Alvarado declined his player option and is working with the NBA champions on a ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The top four picks in the NBA draft are receiving marquee billing in the NBA Summer League schedule released Friday. The Washington Wizards are expected to showcase No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa when they play the Utah Jazz and No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson on the opening day of the ...
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer The Formula 1 title race is turning into the ultimate battle of youth against experience. On one side, Lewis Hamilton, who at 41 just became F1's oldest race winner since 1970. An eighth world title would make him the oldest champion since 1957. On ...
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years. The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion, who is 44, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — AJ Dybantsa is on his way to Washington and ready to start working as soon as he gets there. That's not until Wednesday. Tuesday was a night for the NBA's No. 1 draft pick to party. "Obviously this night is just a celebration of all the hard work I've done in the past, and ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Neither rain, nor lightning, nor a swampy field — and certainly not overmatched Iraq — could stop Kylian Mbappé. Yeah, it got a bit messy on the pitch. Weather aside, this game — as so many do for France — belonged to Mbappé as he tries to keep pace on the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Curtis Mead and Luis Garcia Jr. homered, Foster Griffin pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and the Nationals beat the Phillies 4-1 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between the division rivals. Dylan Crews, James Wood and Keibert Ruiz each had a double and a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is exploring potential expansion in Texas in either Houston or Austin under an agreement with billionaire Dan Friedkin and his family, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday. Bettman said the Board of Governors executive committee endorsed a term sheet agreed to with ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday night with Double-A Altoona, the club said. Griffin has been sidelined since May 31 with a right forearm strain. He made his major league debut with the Pirates on April ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cole Young hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning in his first major league game in his hometown to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old second baseman's drive into the right-field bleachers kept the ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Woodruff took a perfect game into the sixth inning in his return and Joey Ortiz's sacrifice fly in the 10th drove home the go-ahead run as the first-place Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 on Monday night. In the 10th, Garrett Mitchell walked then Sal ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Sam Antonacci had a walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning after Cleveland scored twice in the top half to take the lead and the Chicago White Sox beat the Guardians 6-5 on Monday night. Rookie Braden Montgomery drew a one-out walk off Cade Smith (2-1) to ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers hired Mike Babcock on Tuesday, clearing the way for the polarizing taskmaster to coach his first NHL game in more than six years after the NHL cleared him following an investigation into his aborted 2023 stint in Columbus. Babcock is now in charge of ...
A judge on Thursday dismissed a first-degree felony rape charge against former Brigham Young University wide receiver Parker Kingston, though prosecutors said they plan to refile the charge. The case was scheduled for trial in July, but state prosecutors requested a continuance, according to ...