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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso left Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels after getting hit by a pitch leading off the eighth inning. Reliever José Soriano’s first pitch of the inning — an 86-mph curveball — hit the ducking Alonso near the back of the neck. Alonso briefly remained
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Will Grier looked and sounded as if his last act with these Dallas Cowboys was throwing for 305 yards with star quarterback Dak Prescott as his play-caller. Bittersweet, indeed, as the fifth-year player said. Grier had a hand in four touchdowns in a 31-16
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two hits, stole two bases and added an RBI as the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Saturday night. Ohtani had a hard-hit double in the first that left the bat at 109.6 mph and added a triple in
Continue ReadingBy SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Yoán Moncada hit a three-run homer, Touki Toussaint pitched five scoreless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Saturday night, finishing a difficult week for the franchise with a sorely needed victory. Lenyn Sosa and Andrew Benintendi also homered for the White
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Scott Arfield scored his first career goal late in the second half to help Charlotte FC rally for a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles FC on Saturday night. Charlotte (7-9-8) improves to 7-1-5 in its last 12 matches at home. Charlotte grabbed a 1-0 lead on Ashley Westwood’s second goal of
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras hit a two-run double in Milwaukee’s five-run fifth inning, and the streaking Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Saturday night for their season-high seventh straight win. Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta (11-8) struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings. He allowed two runs and
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — Los Angeles Rams rookie defensive back Tre Tomlinson was ejected after drawing a personal foul penalty for bringing down Broncos rookie wideout Marvin Mims Jr. by the facemask during Denver’s opening drive in Saturday night’s exhibition finale. Mims was running an end-around and turning up field when Tomlinson yanked him down at
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso left Saturday night against the Los Angeles Angels after getting hit by a pitch leading off the eighth inning. Reliever José Soriano’s first pitch of the inning — an 86 mph curveball — hit the ducking Alonso near the back of the neck. Alonso briefly
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A year ago, Asher Hong felt alone. On the competition floor anyway. The gymnastics prodigy spent the 2022 U.S. Championships competing for his home club back in Texas. He managed a solid third-place finish, yet there was something missing, an energy required to provide
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels starter Chase Silseth left the game against the New York Mets on Saturday after getting hit by an errant throw in the fourth inning. New York’s Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil led off the fourth with consecutive singles — the Mets’ first hits of the game. After retiring
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trey Lance gives the Dallas Cowboys the developmental quarterback they’ve sought for years, and owner/general manager Jerry Jones didn’t feel the need for Dak Prescott’s approval to make the move. The Cowboys acquired Lance for a fourth-round draft pick in a trade with San
Continue ReadingSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Arcangelo won the $1.25 million Travers by a length at Saratoga on Saturday, giving trainer Jena Antonucci her second major Grade 1 victory after the colt won the Belmont Stakes. “I guess the more this horse does, the more we’re going to keep writing some history,” Antonucci said. The day
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall hit a three-run homer over the Green Monster, and the Boston Red Sox beat Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Saturday. Alex Verdugo became the first player in Red Sox history and the third major leaguer overall to hit a leadoff homer
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Austin Riley hit his 30th home run, Max Fried pitched six uneven innings to remain unbeaten since coming off the injured list earlier this month, and the Atlanta Braves kept rolling with a 7-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Orlando Arcia also went
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay remembered sitting alone in the stands as a 5-year-old growing up near Los Angeles and watching his dad Steve pitch in a softball game. A car pulled up behind left field and someone in the vehicle started shooting. As the bullets
Continue ReadingBy SPENCER RIPCHIK Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — California will take on Curacao in the Little League World Series championship on Sunday after both teams worked their way into the title game from the elimination bracket. Here’s a look at both teams. HOW THEY GOT HERE Curacao didn’t have an easy path to
Continue ReadingCRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Jett Lawrence has become the third rider to complete a perfect motocross season. The 20-year-old Aussie won both 450cc motos at Ironman Raceway Saturday in the AMA Motocross Championship finale, ending the season a perfect 22 for 22. Lawrence joins Ricky Carmichael (2002 and 2004), and James Stewart (2008) as the
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — The San Diego Padres placed Jake Cronenworth on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a fractured right wrist, ending his season. Cronenworth got hurt when he was hit by a 93-mph sinker from Brewers reliever Andrew Chafin during San Diego’s 7-3 loss Friday night in Milwaukee. X-rays confirmed what Cronenworth had
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are headed into the season with questions at kicker after both third-round rookie Jake Moody and veteran Zane Gonzalez went down with injuries in the past week. Moody strained his right quadriceps in practice earlier this week and is
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani declined imaging after he left an Aug. 3 start against Seattle after four innings and 59 pitches because of cramping in his pitching hand and fingers, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Saturday. Ohtani returned to the mound six days later and
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