PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out nine over six solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Monday night. The 22-year-old Skenes (10-2) allowed one run on six hits, lowering his ERA to 2.10. Skenes also boosted his season strikeout total to 151, a Pirates ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run blast to reach the 20-homer plateau for the 10th time in his career and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Tuesday night. The 37-year-old designated hitter turned on a fastball from Miami's Adam Oller (1-3) with two on and ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber set an MLB record with his 14th leadoff homer of the season before leaving due to injury, and pinch-hitter Cal Stevenson hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4 on Tuesday night. Trea ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer and Cleveland's bullpen was terrific once again, helping the Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-0 on Tuesday night after Ben Lively departed with a leg injury. At 33-113, the White Sox are closing in on the post-1900 record for losses — ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Pulisic stared in frustration after the final whistle and made clear how much work Mauricio Pochettino has ahead. An 89th-minute defensive mix-up had dropped the United States into a 1-1 tie with New Zealand in a friendly on Tuesday night, a match that kicked off ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — TJ Friedl had a two-run single and scored Cincinnati's other run, all in the fifth inning, as the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Tuesday night. "TJ came through with a big hit," Cincinnati manager David Bell said. "You never know if it's going to be enough." The ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cam Rising threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game due to an injury to his throwing hand as No. 11 Utah beat Baylor 23-12 on Saturday. Rising scrambled and released the ball just before being driven out of bounds and was shoved into the water ...
Leicy Santos headed in Trinity Rodman's cross in the 96th minute to give the Washington Spirit a 2-1 win over the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League on Saturday. The midfielder now has two goals and an assist since joining the Spirit (13-4-2) in August. Hina Sugita scored ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinten Joyner rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 13 Southern California's revitalized defense had the Trojans' first shutout since 2011 in a 48-0 victory over Utah State on Saturday night. Miller Moss passed for 229 yards and a touchdown while playing only ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 46th home run of the season to tie his career high, Jack Flaherty pitched another gem and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-0 on Sunday in record-tying heat. With the first-pitch temperature of 103 degrees matching the hottest in ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Dak Prescott barely had time to celebrate getting the biggest contract in NFL history before learning it came with a price. His Cowboys teammates all want something. "They're expecting Rolexes," Prescott joked. "Everybody's giving me their wrist size." Prescott threw a ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Lying face down in the grass, Deshaun Watson couldn't see another of his passes sail out of bounds. Everything about his return on Sunday was off target. Watson didn't look comfortable from the start in his first game since breaking a bone in his right shoulder in November ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Jones cruised through seven innings, striking out nine, as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Sunday for a split of the four-game series. Jones (6-7) allowed two runs and four hits, all coming in the first two innings. The 23-year-old rookie ...
MIAMI (AP) — Edward Cabrera pitched seven scoreless innings, Connor Norby homered twice and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-1 on Sunday. The 26-year-old Cabrera, who struck out six and walked one, didn't allow a hit until Brandon Marsh singled with no outs in the sixth. ...
ATLANTA (AP) — With all eyes on the quarterbacks, Chris Boswell's strong right leg stole the spotlight in the season opener. Boswell booted six field goals, three of them longer than 50 yards, to account for all of Pittsburgh's scoring as Justin Fields and the Steelers grinded out an 18-10 ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Quinshon Judkins rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, freshman Jeremiah Smith had 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, and No. 2 Ohio State scored 35 points in the first half on the way to a 56-0 rout of Western Michigan on Saturday. Will Howard, in his second start ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Santiago Espinal hit a tie-breaking, two-run double in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory and snap the New York Mets' nine-game winning streak on Sunday. Minutes after the Mets lost, the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 to move into a ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jacoby Brissett didn't have to be spectacular in his first start for the Patriots. The journeyman quarterback had Rhamondre Stevenson to run the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals, who didn't put up much of a fight. Stevenson rushed for 120 yards and a first-quarter ...
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Kenneth Walker III rushed for 84 of his 103 yards and a touchdown in the second half and the Seattle Seahawks overcame a mistake-filled first half to beat the Denver Broncos 26-20 on Sunday in the debut of new coach Mike Macdonald. Walker ...
By ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Trey Sweeney had four hits, including a home run, Ty Madden struck out seven and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-1 on Sunday. The Tigers, looking to make a late rally in the AL Wild Card race, took two out of three in ...