Update on the latest sports
APMLB-SCHEDULE
Rays beat White Sox 8-4; McHugh earns first save
UNDATED (AP) — Brandon Lowe, Manuel Margot and Joey Wendle each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4.
Wander Franco also had two hits and scored twice as Tampa Bay won for the fifth time in six games. Luis Patiño pitched six innings of two-run ball, and Collin McHugh got five outs for his first career save.
The AL East-leading Rays finished with 11 hits while scoring at least eight runs for the 11th time in 15 games.
In other MLB action:
— Gerrit Cole struck out Josh Donaldson with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning and got through the sixth throwing shutout ball, and the Yankees beat the Twins 7-1 for their season-high ninth straight win. Giancarlo Stanton had a two-run double during a five-run fifth and Luke Voit remained red hot as the Yankees moved to 21-5 since dropping three of four at Boston in late July. Bronx-raised infielder Andrew Velazquez hit his first career homer in the eighth inning, bringing his family in the stands to tears. The 27-year-old journeyman has been staying with his parents since being promoted from Triple-A on July 9.
MLB-NEWS
Mets’ Lindor says Cohen is right to criticize his hitting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francisco Lindor says first-year New York Mets owner Steve Cohen was right to criticize his hitting in a tweet this week. Cohen tweeted Wednesday about his struggling ballclub that “it’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be this unproductive.”
New York has lost seven of eight and ranks 27th in the majors with 459 runs despite a lineup full of proven hitters.
Lindor has been among the bigger disappointments, hitting .228 with 11 homers and a .702 OPS in his first season after being acquired from Cleveland and signed to $341 million, 10-year contract.
PGA-NORTHERN TRUST-HENRI
Hurricane Henri forces Monday finish to Northern Trust
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The final round of The Northern Trust has been pushed back to Monday because of approaching Hurricane Henri.
The PGA Tour decided to shut down New Jersey’s Liberty National on Sunday about an hour before the leaders began the third round. Saturday’s third round is proceeding as scheduled.
Henri became a hurricane late Saturday morning. The New Jersey coast across from Manhattan was under a tropical storm warning and a flood watch.
It will be the second time in 10 years the tournament was disrupted by a hurricane. It also happened in 2011 at Plainfield when the event was shortened to 54 holes.
GOLF-WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN
Nordqvist, Koerstz Madsen share lead
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Scandinavian golfers Anna Nordqvist and Nanna Koerstz Madsen share the lead heading into the final round of the Women’s British Open.
A bunched-up chasing pack featuring Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson promises to make it a Sunday to remember at Carnoustie.
Two-time major champion Nordqvist shot her lowest round in one of women’s golf’s five elite events with a bogey-free 7-under 65. That was despite the toughest conditions of the week on the storied Scottish links.
Denmark’s Koerstz Madsen joined Nordqvist at 9 under overall by shooting 68. Korda shot 70 and was one of 12 players within three shots of the leaders.
NFL-OBIT-FLOYD REESE
Floyd Reese, GM of Titans’ Super Bowl team, dies at 73
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Floyd Reese, the general manager who assembled the roster for the Tennessee Titans’ lone Super Bowl appearance, has died. He was 73.
His family told the team of his death. Reese had cancer and was with his family when he died Saturday, according to a social media post by ESPN 102.5 The Game, the radio station where Reese worked until mid-December.
Reese spent 21 years with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans as coach and executive, and he remains the winningest general manager in franchise history.
Floyd took over as GM just as the NFL introduced the salary cap and he rebuilt a team that made seven straight playoff appearances. Under Reese, the Titans reached two AFC championship games in four seasons. He helped oversee the franchise’s move from Houston to Nashville in 1997 and spent 13 seasons as general manager. The former coach also was a senior adviser for the New England Patriots. Floyd Reese was 73 years old.
T25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL-OHIO STATE-STROUD
Day names C.J. Stroud starter at QB for No. 4 Buckeyes
UNDATED (AP) — Ohio State coach Ryan Day says freshman C.J. Stroud will start at quarterback for the No. 4 Buckeyes in the opener against Minnesota Sept. 2.
Stroud has been the apparent leader in the quarterback derby since spring practice. He got the nod over fellow second-year player Jack Miller and true freshmen Kyle McCord and Quinn Ewers.
The 6-foot-3, 218-pound Stroud, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, played sparingly in mop-up duty last year behind Heisman-finalist Justin Fields in the pandemic-shortened season. He has yet to throw a pass in a college game.
INDYCAR-GATEWAY
IndyCar’s final stretch begins with last oval race of year
MADISON, Ill. (AP) — IndyCar begins the final month of its season with a surprising new face trying to close out the championship and a careful eye on the spiking COVID-19 numbers across the country.
Alex Palou takes a 21-point lead into Saturday night’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis, the fourth and final oval on the schedule. The Spaniard won the season opener in his debut with Chip Ganassi Racing and he has not fallen lower than third in the standings since in his bid to change the status quo in IndyCar.
Saturday’s race opens a four-race set that will close the season. The final two races are in California.
