By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Pavel Dorofeyev is heading to the New York Rangers as part of a trade at the NHL draft on Friday night, as they hope the high-scoring winger helps supercharge their retooling effort. The Rangers acquired Dorofeyev from Vegas for the Nos. 26 and 92 picks ...
By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski threw a 105.5 mph pitch, tying for the third-fastest since tracking began in 2008, winning for the eighth time in nine decisions to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Friday night for their fifth ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Tristan Peters hit a grand slam and had six RBIs, Miguel Vargas had a three-run homer and an RBI double in Chicago's 10-run third inning, and the White Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 22-1 on Friday night. The White Sox, who have won five straight against the Royals, set or ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Payton Tolle retired his first 16 batters and gave up one hit over seven scoreless inning, Willson Contreras homered over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees 6-1 on Friday night. Connor Wong added ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pinch-hitter Noelvi Marte hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning after Cincinnati scored four runs off Paul Skenes in the second, and the Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Friday night. Given a 1-0 lead on Konnor Griffin's homer leading off the first, ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Colt Emerson homered, J.P. Crawford singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Friday night. Luis Castillo (3-7) allowed a run on four hits in six innings for his first ...
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's last horse racing track, where Seabiscuit, Man O' War, Secretariat and other legendary thoroughbreds graced the winner's circle during the sport's heyday, is on its final stretch. After more than 130 years, the once ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...