Brittany Force tops qualifying at NHRA Mile-High Nationals
MORRISON, Colo. (AP) — Brittany Force took the No. 1 spot in the final Top Fuel qualifying session Saturday in the NHRA Mile-High Nationals at…
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Bases-loaded balk in 8th helps Giants edge Brewers 2-1
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brewers reliever Jandel Gustave’s balk with the bases loaded allowed Wilmer Flores to score…
Continue Reading Angels’ Trout (back) scratched moments before first pitch
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout has been scratched from the Los Angeles Angels’ lineup moments before the start of their final game before…
Continue Reading Langeliers wins Futures MVP; HR, nails runner, AL wins 6-4
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shea Langeliers is headed to the Hall of Fame, even before his big league debut. A 24-year-old…
Continue Reading Chez Reavie doubles lead to 6 points in Barracuda
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Chez Reavie doubled his lead to six points Saturday in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour’s lone modified…
Continue Reading Nembhard, Mobley lead Cavs past Hawks 94-90 in Summer League
LAS VEGAS (AP) — RJ Nembhard Jr. had 16 points and six assists, Isaiah Mobley added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off…
Continue Reading Darren Baker, Jack Leiter make for son-splashed Futures Game
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — This year’s All-Star Futures Game was son-splashed. Darren Baker, the 23-year-old son of…
Continue Reading Verlander gets MLB-leading 12th win as Astros beat A’s 5-0
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — After collecting his MLB-leading 12th win Saturday, Justin Verlander wasn’t ready to…
Continue Reading 2 suspects in deadly California 7-Eleven robberies in jail
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two men arrested Friday in connection with a series of deadly robberies at Southern California 7-Eleven stores are now in…
Continue Reading Jennifer Kupcho, Lizette Salas win LPGA Tour team event
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in…
Continue Reading Champion driver Bobby East fatally stabbed at gas station
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Bobby East, a three-time U.S. Auto Club national champion driver, has died after being stabbed this week at a Southern…
Continue Reading Crews gain on Yosemite National Park, California wildfires
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Containment grew overnight on a fire burning for more than a week in Yosemite National Park and residents of…
Continue Reading Herta breaks IndyCar streak with pole-winning run at Toronto
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Colton Herta finally broke through. After nine consecutive races with nine different pole winners, the 22-year-old…
Continue Reading Altuve, Arenado, Chisholm, Rodón won’t play in All-Star Game
By The Associated Press Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, San Francisco Giants pitcher Carlos Rodón, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan…
Continue Reading Black San Francisco leader blasts ‘homeless situation’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A prominent San Francisco leader in the African American community is calling for more action to curb violent behavior by…
Continue Reading Hard-throwing Kumar Rocker ready for his second MLB draft
TROY, N.Y. (AP) — Kumar Rocker is ready for a second go-round in the MLB draft. A year after he was the lone first-round pick to not sign with a…
Continue Reading Yaz’s slam highlights 3-homer 9th as Giants stun Brewers 8-5
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-ending grand slam off major league saves leader Josh Hader for…
Continue Reading Darvish fans 9 in 7 innings, Padres top Diamondbacks 5-3
By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A fired-up Yu Darvish struck out nine in seven innings and the scuffling San Diego Padres…
Continue Reading San Francisco airport terminal evacuated due to bomb threat
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco International Airport’s international terminal was evacuated on Friday night due to a bomb threat and…
Continue Reading Kershaw takes perfect game into 8th, Dodgers rout Angels 9-1
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Clayton Kershaw’s pitches all sizzled from the start, and the Los Angeles Angels…
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