MLB-SCHEDULE Giants outlast Dodgers in 11 UNDATED (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have regained sole possession of first place in the National League West following an 11-inning victory over the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers. Brandon Belt scored on a throwing error by Trea Turner, completing the Giants’ 3-2 victory. The Dodgers challenged the call to no avail, allowing the…
MLB-SCHEDULE Giants outlast Dodgers in 11 UNDATED (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have regained sole possession of first place in the National League West following an 11-inning victory over the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers. Brandon Belt scored on a throwing error by Trea Turner, completing the Giants’ 3-2 victory. The Dodgers challenged the call to no avail, allowing the…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 2:20 a.m am American tennis player Frances Tiafoe had a small, late-night crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium going wild on every point in an upset win that pushed the record for the latest finish in tournament history. Tiafoe outlasted fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6…
MLB-SCHEDULE Rays top Twins UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays bounced back nicely after dropping consecutive games to the Red Sox following a nine-game winning streak. So did Michael Wacha (SAH’-kah), who owned a 6.99 ERA over his previous eight starts. Wacha allowed two runs and three hits while striking out seven over six innings of the Rays’ 5-3…
MLB-SCHEDULE Rays top Twins UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays bounced back nicely after dropping consecutive games to the Red Sox following a nine-game winning streak. So did Michael Wacha (SAH’-kah), who owned a 6.99 ERA over his previous eight starts. Wacha allowed two runs and three hits while striking out seven over six innings of the Rays’ 5-3…
TENNIS-US OPEN Tsitsipas beaten, Medvedev reaches Round of 16 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Open attendees won’t get another chance to boo Stefanos Tsitsipas (SEET’-see-pahs) and his lengthy bathroom breaks until next year. Carlos Alcaraz upset the third-seeded Tsitsipas 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, 0-6, 7-6 to advance to the fourth round. The 18-year-old from Spain used powerful groundstrokes in an entertaining…
TENNIS-US OPEN Kerber tops Stephens in battle of US Open champs NEW YORK (AP) — Angelique Kerber won the matchup of previous U.S Open champions when she beat Sloane Stephens 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 at the U.S. Open. The reward for the 16th-seeded Kerber? A potential date with No. 3 seed and defending champion Naomi Osaka. Kerber, the 2016 champion, was…
TENNIS-US OPEN Muguruza, Halep take rare strong US Open runs into 4th round NEW YORK (AP) — Garbiñe Muguruza (GAHR’-been moo-gah-ROO’-thuh) and Simona Halep (HAL’-ehp) have mastered the grass at Wimbledon and conquered the clay at the French Open. Maybe they finally have the answers for the hard courts of the U.S. Open. The two-time Grand Slam champions both pulled…
NHL-OLYMPICS NHL reaches agreement to send players to Olympics in Beijing UNDATED (AP) — NHL players are going back to the Olympics. The league has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation to participate in the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. Under the agreement, the league or players are able to withdraw if coronavirus…
