ESPN’s Stephen A Smith has memoir coming in January 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Cowboy fans be warned: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a memoir coming out next year. 13A, an imprint of Gallery Books,…
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Olympic champion Ellia Green finds liberation in transition
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — One of the stars of Australia’s gold medal-winning women’s rugby sevens team at the…
Continue Reading UK watchdog probes police stop of sprinter dos Santos
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog is investigating after armed officers pulled over Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos’ car in…
Continue Reading World Cup Watch: Jesus out to reclaim Brazil’s No. 9 jersey
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Playing as the center forward for Brazil at a World Cup is one of the biggest honors in soccer and Gabriel Jesus…
Continue Reading Indian court urged to settle issues that led to FIFA ban
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court is expected to take up a government plea to settle issues that led to the…
Continue Reading Mariners score 4 in 9th after Ohtani departs, top Angels 6-2
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani turned in his usual strong start. Long after he was gone, things were anything…
Continue Reading Longoria, Cobb power San Francisco to 6-1 over Diamondbacks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer and Alex Cobb pitched six solid innings to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-1 win over…
Continue Reading Contreras, Rosario, Acuña lead Braves’ blowout win over Mets
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — William Contreras and Eddie Rosario hit back-to-back homers off Carlos Carrasco in the second…
Continue Reading Urías, Dodgers blank Brewers 4-0, continue 2nd-half surge
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Julio Urías continued his career-long pattern of shutting down lineups after the All-Star…
Continue Reading Rangers win 3rd straight, top A’s 2-1 after Woodward firing
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien homered, rookie Bubba Thompson had a tiebreaking RBI single and the…
Continue Reading Moncada, Cueto lead White Sox past Astros 4-2
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Yoán Moncada hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago’s four-run eighth inning, and the White…
Continue Reading Kepler helps Twins bats get going in 4-2 win over Royals
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler went 3 for 4 with a slump-busting RBI to give Minnesota’s lagging lineup a lift,…
Continue Reading Yankees blanked for 2nd straight game, lose to Rays 4-0
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The slumping New York Yankees were shut out in consecutive games for the first time since 2016,…
Continue Reading Mountcastle HRs, surging Orioles beat struggling Jays 7-3
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run home run in his return to the lineup, Ryan McKenna had his first…
Continue Reading Cruz’s eighth-inning homer lifts Nationals over Cubs 5-4
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago…
Continue Reading Alcantara dominant, shuts down Padres in Marlins’ 3-0 win
MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara threw seven innings of four-hit ball and the Miami Marlins beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Monday night. Although the…
Continue Reading Syndergaard sharp, Sosa drives in 3, Phillies beat Reds 4-3
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Noah Syndergaard allowed three earned runs in seven innings for his second win in three starts…
Continue Reading Canada tops Finland 6-3, heads to quarters at world junior
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Team captain and Anaheim Ducks prospect Mason McTavish had a goal and two assists Monday, leading Canada to a 6-3 win over…
Continue Reading AP source: Simmons, 76ers settle his grievance over salary
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person with knowledge of the details says Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers have settled…
Continue Reading Groin strain lands Mets’ Luis Guillorme on injured list
ATLANTA (AP) — The New York Mets have placed infielder Luis Guillorme on the 10-day injured list after an MRI revealed a moderate left groin…
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