By BYRON KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Luis Garcia Jr. hit a three-run shot deep to center field in the seventh inning for his first career pinch-hit home run, helping the Washington Nationals rally for a 9-3 victory over the reeling Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Garcia ...
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The only American driver in Formula One had a somewhat decent showing in the Saturday sprint race ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. Then Logan Sargeant totally tanked in qualifying at a time his seat with Williams seems in ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Cole Irvin extended his scoreless streak to 20 2/3 innings, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Friday night. Irvin (3-1) allowed two hits — both by Elly De La Cruz — through 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The lucky home run sausage safely returned to Minnesota with the Twins — and their winning streak. After hitting coach David Popkins initiated the superstition last week, grabbing an unopened summer sausage from a table in the ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chris Paddack pitched six scoreless innings to carry the Minnesota Twins to their 11th consecutive victory, a 5-2 decision over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The Twins matched win streaks in 2003 and 2006 for their third-longest ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a tying double in the ninth inning and Anthony Rizzo followed with a game-winning single to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Shut out on two hits for eight innings, the Yankees got ...
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and the rapidly maturing Orlando Magic are growing up fast in the NBA playoffs. The 21-year-old All-Star forward scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter Friday night, helping one of the NBA's youngest teams ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet told Pius Suter to keep shooting. Suter did just that, and it paid off. Suter scored with 1:39 left and the Canucks advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — José Soriano pitched six innings for his first career win as a starter and Mickey Moniak hit a three-run homer, powering the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. Soriano (1-4), who pitched ...
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Johnny DeLuca had three RBIs in his season debut after being sidelined by a broken right hand, Amed Rosario had three hits and two RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 10-8 on Friday night. DeLuca drove in two ...
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to 16 games with an RBI single, Brandon Marsh drove in two runs and the surging Philadelphia Phillies defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Friday night. Trea Turner had two hits for Philadelphia, ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies finally held onto a lead during a 3-2 win over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Colorado trailed in each ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark will make her preseason home debut a day earlier than initially scheduled, Indiana Fever officials announced Friday. Indiana was initially scheduled to host the Atlanta Dream on May 10. The game will now be played Thursday. The scheduling conflict occurred ...
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Kris Kim, a 16-year-old amateur playing on a sponsor exemption at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, became the youngest player in nine years to make the cut in a PGA Tour event. Kim finished his second round Friday with a birdie for a 4-under 67. At 7-under 135, he was among 66 ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The NCAA and major college conferences are considering a possible settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that could cost them billions in damages and force schools to share athletics-related revenue with their athletes. But ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is scheduled to throw off a mound Saturday for the first time since getting injured in spring training. "Whether that's a full bullpen or what exactly that looks like, we'll see," New York manager Aaron Boone ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — William Contreras hit an RBI single during Milwaukee's three-run eighth inning, and the Brewers won their first game against former manager Craig Counsell, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Friday. The Brewers opened a weekend series ...
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina court has ordered the Atlantic Coast Conference to turn over documents about its agreements with ESPN that Clemson has requested in its lawsuit against the conference. The interim confidentiality order was released on Friday. It said the ACC has seven ...
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — German tennis legend Boris Becker was discharged from bankruptcy court in London after a judge found Wednesday he had done "all that he reasonably could do" to repay creditors tens of millions of pounds. Becker fell far short of repaying ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee on Friday, and the three-time AL MVP is expected to return this season. Trout had a partial medial menisectomy procedure performed in California. The ...