By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The San Diego Padres scratched starting pitcher Blake Snell from the lineup just before game time on Sunday.The 2018 AL Cy Young winner went through his usual warm up before the game but right-hander Nabil Crismatt came out to the mound for the first inning against
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American midfielder Gio Reyna will miss the rest of the Bundesliga season. The 19-year-old sustained a muscle and tendon injury just after kickoff of Borussia Dortmund’s game against Stuttgart on Friday night, and he left the field in tears in the second minute. Dortmund says Reyna will not play during the
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber looked good in his debut with the Tampa Bay Rays, pitching into the fifth inning to help the defending AL East champions beat Baltimore 8-0 and complete a season-opening sweep of the Orioles. Brandon Lowe had a
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lars Eller had a goal and an assist to help the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 for their third consecutive victory. Boston’s winning streak ended at two. Eller was back at his natural center position only because Nicklas Backstrom was scratched with what the
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s soccer association has parted company with national team coach Carlos Queiroz after the Pharaohs failed to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar. The Egyptian Football Association said in a statement it had agreed with Queiroz to terminate his contract without giving further details. It did not announce a replacement for
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kristijan Kahlina delivered a three-save shutout while Jordy Alcivar scored a pivotal goal in Charlotte’s 1-0 win over Atlanta United. After the win, Charlotte moved to 3-4-0, while United dropped to 3-2-1.
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Real Sociedad has continued its push for a Champions League spot with a 2-1 win at Elche in the Spanish league. Alexander Sorloth and Robin Le Normand scored less than 10 minutes apart in the first half to help Sociedad get within three points of fourth-place Atlético Madrid with seven rounds to
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Enea Bastianini of Italy passed Australia’s Jack Miller for the lead with five laps to go and pulled away to win the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday for his second victory of the season. Bastianini and Miller dueled at the front on
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol missed his second successive game on Sunday against Pittsburgh after being diagnosed with the flu. The 35-year-old was sent home prior to Saturday’s game and team doctors felt he should remain there until his condition improved. Bench coach Skip Schumaker will handle the managerial duties
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox signed right-handed reliever Garrett Whitlock to an $18.75 million, four-year deal covering 2023-26 that includes two club options and escalators that could increase the total to $44.5 million over six seasons. The agreement was announced by chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Napoli’s title hopes have taken a blow when it lost 3-2 at home to Fiorentina in Serie A. Napoli remains a point behind Serie A leader AC Milan ahead of the Rossoneri’s trip to Torino later Sunday. Defending champion Inter Milan is level with Napoli but
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City retained its one-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League after a thrilling 2-2 draw between the title challengers. Kevin De Bruyne put the defending champions into the lead in the fifth minute at the Etihad Stadium but Diogo Jota leveled eight minutes later for Liverpool.
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The destination of the Premier League title is in leader Manchester City’s hands after a 2-2 draw with Liverpool. A point still separates them at the top of the standings. Sadio Mane scored 47 seconds into the second half on his 30th birthday. It
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have signed right-handed reliever Garrett Whitlock to a four-year deal that runs through the 2026 season, with club options for 2027 and ’28. The deal was announced by chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom before Boston played the finale of a three-game
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Nice’s Champions League hopes took a hit after a 3-0 defeat to 10-man Lens left the team fifth in the French league. It’s five points behind Rennes and Marseille. Lens was down to 10 players in the 17th minute when wing back Massadio Haidara was sent off for kicking Youcef Atal while
Continue Reading GQEBERHA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s cricketers are in sight of a series victory as Bangladesh stumbled to 27-3 chasing a mammoth 413 to win the second cricket test. South Africa forced out Mahmudul Hasan Joy (0), Najmul Hossain Shanto (7) and Tamim Iqbal (13) in 9.1 overs of the Bangladesh second innings before
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Kevin Volland scored the winning goal for Monaco a minute after coming off the bench as his team edged Troyes 2-1 in the French league and moved within a point of fourth place and the Europa League spot. The Germany international fired into the roof of the net in the 57th. Monaco
Continue Reading By BARBARA SURK Associated Press MONACO (AP) — Novak Djokovic has said he is ready to resume competing for the biggest titles in tennis and move on from the controversy surrounding his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has played only one tournament so far in 2022, losing to Jiri
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Brentford looks sure to be playing a second season in the Premier League after Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney combined to clinch a 2-0 win over West Ham. Their second-half goals lifted the west London team 12 points clear of the Premier League relegation zone with six games remaining, building on last
Continue Reading LEICESTER, England (AP) — Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has scored his first goal in the Premier League as Leicester beat Crystal Palace 2-1 to swap positions with the Eagles. The midfielder held off Cheikhou Koyate before brilliantly firing in his third goal of the season just before the break. Dewsbury-Hall provided a sublime assist for Ademola Lookman’s
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