CHICAGO (AP) — Yohan Ramírez escaped bases-loaded jams in the 10th and 11th innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a throwing error by Caleb Thielbar to score the go-ahead run in a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday that clinched the three-game series. Alex Bregman's ...
LONDON (AP) — Tyson Fury showed little rust in dominating Arslanbek Makhmudov for a unanimous decision victory Saturday and immediately challenged a ringside Anthony Joshua to fight him next. "Let's give the fight fans what they want," Fury bellowed after going 12 rounds in his latest ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado coach Deion Sanders was hands-on as he watched his team scrimmage Saturday at the spring game. He's going to be that way going forward, too. That's something he wasn't able to do around this time a year ago when he was ...
By The Associated Press PJ Haggerty is heading to Texas A&M and Isaiah Johnson is joining Texas as the Lone Star state's two Southeastern Conference programs have landed former Big 12 stars in the transfer portal. Each player announced his decision in an Instagram post. Haggerty scored ...
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and added two assists as the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday. The 100th career matchup between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin didn't materialized. The Penguins opted ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Trevor Larnach hit a three-run home run, Brooks Lee added a solo shot and the Minnesota Twins used a seven-run third inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Saturday for their fifth win in six games. Blue Jays designated hitter George ...
By NATE RYAN Associated Press After a rare weekend outside of a race car, Kyle Larson returns to Bristol Motor Speedway raring to go. The defending NASCAR champion spent the first of only two off weeks in a 36-race schedule on a family vacation in his native California. While he enjoyed ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the third inning and Bryce Harper went deep two pitches later, boosting the Philadelphia Phillies over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Saturday to stop a three-game losing streak. Arizona, which had won three straight, did ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene had a three-run homer and four RBIs, Drew Anderson ended the game by retiring Jakob Marsee in a 14-pitch at-bat for his first major league save and the Detroit beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 Saturday to get A.J Hinch his 400th win ...
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive back Markquese Bell was arrested on drug possession charges following a traffic stop in the Dallas area, police said Saturday. Police in the suburb of Prosper said an officer could smell marijuana after Bell was pulled over on Friday night. A ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Shane Lowry became the first player with two career holes-in-one at the Masters, adding one Saturday at the sixth hole during his third round at Augusta National to the ace he made on the 16th during the final round of the 2016 ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — If Rory McIlroy is able to hang on and win his second consecutive Masters on Sunday, he'll walk away with $4.5 million. That's up from the $4.2 million he won last year. The Masters on Saturday announced its prize purse for this year's ...
By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jorbit Vivas and Drew Millas drove in runs with two of Washington's three successful bunts in a four-run ninth inning that lifted the Nationals over Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Friday night. Washington reached base three times on bunts in the ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Sam Hauser had 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed with a 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on ...
By KRISTIE ACKERT Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz sparked a comeback with a tying, two-run homer in the first inning off Luis Gil, who made his first big league start this season, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees 5-3 on Friday night to extend New York's ...
By BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 29 points and the Atlanta Hawks used a big third quarter to blow out the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-102 on Friday night, clinching a playoff spot and the Southeast Division title. The Hawks had not won the Southeast ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson gave Atlanta the lead with a long two-run homer off Slade Cecconi in a six-run sixth inning and the Braves beat the Cleveland Guardians 11-5 on Friday night in a matchup of first-place teams. The Guardians led 2-1 before Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a tying homer off ...
By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points, Paul George had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 105-94 on Friday night to snap a three-game skid. VJ Edgecombe scored 16 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 and Andre Drummond had 16 ...
By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards clinched the worst record in the NBA on Friday night with a 140-117 loss to the Miami Heat. Washington (17-64) has lost nine in a row and 25 of its last 26 to tumble to the bottom of the standings. The Wizards ...
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Landen Roupp pitched six sharp innings, Willy Adames and Jung Hoo Lee homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Friday night for their season-high third straight victory. Adames hit a solo shot in the third ...