Verstappen wins in Azerbaijan after Leclerc engine failure
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Max Verstappen has extended his Formula One championship lead with victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Charles…
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Small protests in Tokyo and Sapporo against Olympic bid
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A small group of protesters gathered in central Tokyo and in the northern city of Sapporo to oppose…
Continue Reading Bernd Bransch, East Germany’s World Cup captain, dies at 77
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Former East Germany soccer player Bernd Bransch has died at the age of 77. He captained East Germany at its only World Cup…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Braves, Phils keep winning, Melvin out
By The Associated Press Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves have won 10 straight going into their home game Sunday against Pittsburgh, while rookie…
Continue Reading UConn holds on, beats Stanford 13-12 super regional Game 1
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Casey Dana and Matt Donlan each drove in three runs and UConn held off a late Stanford rally to beat the Cardinal 13-12…
Continue Reading Moore hits walk-off single, sending Mariner past Red Sox 7-6
SEATTLE (AP) — Dylan Moore hit a walk-off single to center field off Boston reliever Hansel Robles in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the…
Continue Reading Auburn beats Oregon State 7-5 in Game 1 of super regional
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Sonny DiChiara hit a two-run home run, Brody Moore’s sacrifice fly in the top of the third gave Auburn the lead for good…
Continue Reading Walsh hits for cycle, Trout hits 2 HRs as Angels rout Mets
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Not many teams can claim having a no-hitter, franchise-record losing streak, firing a manager…
Continue Reading Procházka takes 205-pound title from Teixeira at UFC 275
SINGAPORE (AP) — Jiri Procházka stopped Glover Teixeira by submission with 28 seconds left in the fifth round to claim the UFC light heavyweight…
Continue Reading Dodgers’ Kershaw loses to Giants in return from month out
By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Clayton Kershaw gave up a go-ahead home run to Thairo Estrada in a two-run second inning as…
Continue Reading Stamkos scores twice, Lightning beat Rangers 2-1 in Game 6
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning’s bid for a three-peat is alive and well. With captain Steven…
Continue Reading Wilson scores season-high 35 as Aces beat Sparks 89-72
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored a season-high 35 points on 13-of-23 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots to help the…
Continue Reading Kyle Busch gets 1st Truck Series victory of season at Sonoma
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Although Kyle Busch is the winningest driver in NASCAR Truck Series history, he was down to…
Continue Reading Judge hits 2 of Yanks’ 6 HRs in rout of Cubs, 10th win in 11
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit two of the Yankees’ six solo homers off rookie Matt Swarmer, and New York…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Braves, Phils keep winning, Melvin out
By The Associated Press Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves have won 10 straight going into their home game Sunday against Pittsburgh while rookie…
Continue Reading Nashville, San Jose Earthquakes tie 0-0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joe Willis made six saves for Nashville and JT Marcinkowski had five saves for the San Jose Earthquakes in a scoreless draw…
Continue Reading Avery wins 2 matches, US takes 5-point lead in Curtis Cup
ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Amari Avery won two more matches Saturday to help the United States take an 8 1/2-3 1/2 lead over Great Britain and Ireland in…
Continue Reading Pads manager Melvin, coach into COVID protocol after opener
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin and bench coach Ryan Christenson entered COVID protocols in between games of a doubleheader…
Continue Reading Aggies heading to CWS; Vols, Hokies, Longhorns force Game 3s
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Texas A&M swept its NCAA super regional and advanced to the College World Series next week. Tennessee, Virginia…
Continue Reading Laureano fires up A’s to stop 10-game skid with 10-5 win
By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Oakland was trailing by three runs going into the seventh inning and headed to an 11th straight…
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