Month: May 2022

By The Associated Press Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson has accused Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson of making a racist remark during Saturday’s game and Major League Baseball is looking into the incident. Anderson, one of the sport’s leading Black voices, said Donaldson asked him, “What’s up, Jackie?” — a reference to Jackie Robinson, the

BOSTON (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have signed veteran slugger Justin Upton to a one-year contract. Upton is a four-time All-Star who was released by the Los Angeles Angels on April 8 heading into the final season of a $106 million, five-year guaranteed contract. Seattle must pay him only a prorated share of the $700,000

CINCINNATI (AP) — Tommy McNamara scored in the 89th minute to send the New England Revolution to a 3-2 victory over FC Cincinnati in a match that began 90 minutes late because of a weather delay. McNamara’s match-winner was a first-timer to the far post off a pass from Brandon Bye. New England (4-5-3) took

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Filly Secret Oath finished fourth in the Preakness after trailing the field for much of the race. The winner of the Kentucky Oaks showed well her second time facing high-caliber colts. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said it just wasn’t Secret Oath’s day. Jockey

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonathan Osorio scored in the 89th minute to help Toronto FC earn a 2-2 draw with DC United. Osorio, who missed the previous three matches with a lower-body injury, was in the right place to tap in a rebound for the equalizer. Edison Flores gave United (4-6-2) an early lead with a

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington departed Game 3 of the second round against Colorado after colliding with Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri 6:45 into the first period. Kadri was attacking the St. Louis net when he got his skates tangled up with Blues defenseman Calle Rosen.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is out of the PGA Championship after a painful third round at Southern Hills. He posted a 79 for his highest score ever in the PGA. It also was his third-highest score in a major. When the third round ended, the PGA of

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Epicenter became the first horse since Bodemeister in 2012 to be the runner-up in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Each loss carried its own type of frustration. In the Derby, Epicenter ran a big race but was passed by 80-1 longshot Rich Strike at the

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — It’s been a long time since Bubba Watson contended for the PGA Championship. And he was right there for a while on Saturday. An up-and-down third round at blustery Southern Hills put Watson tantalizingly close to the lead until he faded late with some trouble

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer TULSA, Okla. (AP) — First-round leader Rory McIlroy’s stellar start turned into a stunning slide down the leaderboard. He offset four birdies with three bogeys, a double and a triple during his wild ride around Southern Hills on Saturday. By the time he missed a 15-footer for par at

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers hit two homers, Christian Vázquez had a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and Boston’s bullpen held the Seattle Mariners scoreless for six innings, lifting the Red Sox to a 6-5 victory.  Devers drove in three runs and had three hits for the Red Sox,

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Maybe extra rest isn’t such a bad thing for a racehorse after all. In the Preakness Stakes that was run without the Kentucky Derby winner because Rich Strike’s owner felt he needed more time off after his 80-1 upset, Early Voting validated a gutsy decision to

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — With the game tied at 4 in the top of the 10th inning, the Cubs’ Rowan Wick zipped a couple of fastballs past Arizona’s Daulton Varsho before Varsho settled into a high-pressure at-bat. “All I told myself was, ‘Can’t get beat again,’” Varsho said. He didn’t. Varsho