Update on the latest sports
APMLB-SCHEDULE
Winker’s single in 10th leads Reds over White Sox 1-0
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati’s Joey Votto (VAH’-toh) fractured thumb during a 10-inning, 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Votto was hit by a Dallas Keuchel (KY’-kul) pitch in the fourth inning. Votto remained in the game, but in the sixth was replaced at first base by Kyle Farmer.
Votto is not expected to need surgery but could miss up to a month.
Jesse Winker hit a winning single in the 10th inning after Chicago’s Leury García was caught stealing in the top half, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the White Sox 1-0 for a two-game split.
Cincinnati’s Sonny Gray and Chicago’s Dallas Keuchel (KY’-kul) both pitched shutout ball, allowing two hits each in seven innings.
Cincinnati stopped its 18-inning scoreless streak as Liam Hendriks lost for the first time since signing a $54 million, four-year contract with the White Sox as a free agent.
Elsewhere around the majors:
—John Means threw the first no-hitter of his career and the first by an individual Baltimore pitcher in more than 50 years in the Orioles’ 6-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. Means was nearly perfect, becoming the first individual Orioles pitcher to toss a no-no since Jim Palmer in 1969. It was the 10th no-hitter in franchise history — six in Baltimore and four as the St. Louis Browns. Baltimore had a combined no-hitter in 1991 against Oakland, the last for the franchise. Means was thoroughly dominant and only a wild pitch in the dirt kept Means from a perfect game.
MLB-NEWS-YANKEES-METS-CAPACITY
Yankees and Mets could fill stadium, with vaccinated fans
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees and Mets can increase capacity from 20% to 100% at their ballparks for home games starting May 19 — as along as fans are vaccinated against COVID-19. And both teams will be giving away free tickets along with vaccinations.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement at a news conference with Yankees president Randy Levine and Mets president Sandy Alderson.
While full capacity will be allowed in vaccinated sections, attendance in unvaccinated sections will be capped at 33%. Masks will continue to be required.
Elsewhere in the majors:
— New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom could return to the mound on Sunday against Arizona at Citi Field. DeGrom first felt soreness in a back muscle after his previous outing against Boston on April 28 and was scratched from a scheduled start against St. Louis on Tuesday night. He said he intends to play catch Thursday and hopes to get a go-ahead for a bullpen session Friday. Mets manager Luis Rojas said that a successful bullpen on Friday would put deGrom on track to start Sunday.
— The Toronto Blue Jays are returning to their home away from home, Buffalo, New York, starting in June. And this time, they’ll have a limited number of fans in attendance. Forced from Canada by that government’s coronavirus travel restrictions, the Blue Jays will be back at Sahlen Field, the regular home of the Blue Jays’ Triple-A farm team. Toronto played its first two homestands at its spring training ballpark in Dunedin, Florida, and will play its third there from May 14-24. But the Blue Jays did not want to remain in Florida for the hotter months.
— The Cleveland Indians placed catcher Roberto Pérez on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right ring finger. The two-time Gold Glove winner has been playing with the injury, which he sustained when he got crossed up on a pitch by reliever James Karinchak in Chicago on April 13.
— New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor (ROOG’-ned oh-DOHR’) has been put on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left knee. Odor was hurt Tuesday night when his knee slammed into Houston catcher Martín Maldonado’s head as he reached the plate and scored in the sixth inning of New York’s 7-3 win.
— Cubs reliever Pedro Strop has opted for free agency after spending most of the season at Chicago’s alternate site. The 35-year-old Strop was a key member of the Cubs’ bullpen from 2013 to 2019 before signing with Cincinnati prior to the 2020 season.
NFL-NEWS-COWBOYS-WOODS
Cowboys release Antwaun Woods after drafting 2 DTs
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have released defensive tackle Antwaun Woods less than a week after drafting two potential replacements for a starter from each of the past three seasons.
Dallas drafted a pair of defensive tackles in UCLA’s Osa Odighizuwa and Quinton Bohanna of Kentucky.
Woods’ release won’t cost anything against the salary cap.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
— The Detroit Lions have signed tight end Darren Fells. Detroit made the move Wednesday, giving the team a veteran at the position it can put on the field with Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson. Fells has 123 catches with 1,483 yards receiving and 21 touchdowns. Fells has started 76 games and played in 102 games with Arizona, Detroit, Cleveland and Houston.
NHL-NEWS
Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere suspended 2 games for boarding
UNDATED (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere (GAHS’-tihs-behr) was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL today for boarding Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman. Gostisbehere was assessed a minor penalty for cross-checking in the third period of Philadelphia’s 7-3 home loss Tuesday night. The suspension will cost him $77,586.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
— The New York Rangers say president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton are “leaving the organization. Chris Drury replaces them as president and GM. The move comes less than 24 hours after the team put out a statement criticizing the NHL for not suspending Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson and saying George Parros was unfit to remain as head of player safety. It was not immediately clear if the front-office shakeup had any connection to the statement.
— The New Jersey Devils have signed goaltender Nico Daws to a three-year, entry-level contract starting in the 2021-22 season. He was the team’s third-round pick in the 2020 draft. Daws recently finished his 2020-21 season in Germany with a 4-6-0 record in 10 games with one shutout and a 2.90 goals-against average. In the OHL, his save percentage ranked first among goaltenders. He was a member of Team Canada’s gold medal-winning 2020 world junior team.
TENNIS-MADRID OPEN
Madrid Open: Nadal cruises past Spanish teenage sensation
MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal has cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win over teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz in the second round of the Madrid Open. Nadal was never threatened by the youngster who has been considered the next promising star in Spain.
The 120th-ranked Alcaraz turned 18 on Wednesday. He has been touted by many as the successor to the 34-year-old Nadal. He was coming off his first victory at a Masters 1000 event and had called the match against his idol a “dream come true.”
After the match the 20-time Grand Slam champion said Alcaraz has “enormous potential” and that “all he needs is some time.”
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GOLF
PGA’s Rocket Mortgage Classic to have some fans
DETROIT (AP) — The PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic will have some spectators this summer at Detroit Golf Club.
The announcement was made Wednesday, two months before U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau returns to defend his title in the Motor City. Tournament officials have not determined how many fans will be able to buy tickets to the Rocket Mortgage Classic, which concludes on July 4.
Michigan has become the current national hotspot for COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations at a time when more than half of the U.S. adult population has been vaccinated and other states have seen the virus diminish substantially.
Last year in Detroit, the PGA Tour held its fourth tournament after shutting down due to the pandemic and did not allow fans on the course.
DeChambeau won the 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic by three strokes for his first victory of the season.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-PRACTICE-CHANGES
NCAA aims for less contact in preseason football practice
UNDATED (AP) — The NCAA football oversight committee is preparing to recommend changes to preseason camp with an eye on safety. The panel is calling for fewer fully padded practices and the elimination of some old-school collision drills.
A recent, five-year study of six major college football teams found more head impact exposure and concussions happened in preseason practice than they did during games.
A final recommendation is expected to be considered by the Division I Council later this month. If approved, it would go into effect this fall.
