Long helps Red Bulls to 1-1 tie with Timbers
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Long scored the equalizer for the New York Red Bulls in a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers. The Red Bulls moved to 5-2-3 and the Timbers are 2-3-6.
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New York City FC, Sporting Kansas City draw 0-0
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Johnson made three saves for New York City FC and Tim Melia had two saves for Sporting Kansas City in a 0-0 draw. NYCFC moved to 4-3-2 and Sporting KC is 2-6-3.
Continue Reading Cisneros scores in Atlanta United’s 4-1 win over Fire
ATLANTA (AP) — Ronaldo Cisneros’ goal helped lead Atlanta United FC to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Fire. United is now 4-4-2 after the victory and the Fire dropped to 2-4-4.
Continue Reading US defender Miles Robinson hurts leg playing for Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta defender Miles Robinson was stretchered off the field after collapsing to the artificial turf with a non-contact injury to his left leg in Atlanta’s 4-1 win over the Chicago Fire. Atlanta coach Gonzalo Pineda said Robinson will have an MRI on his Achilles tendon. A serious injury to the 25-year-old central
Continue Reading Ionescu scores 25 points, Liberty beat Sun 81-79 in opener
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu had 25 points and six assists and sparked a late run to help the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 81-79 in the season opener for both teams. Natasha Howard scored 16 points, Sami Whitcomb had 15 points and five assists and Jocelyn Willoughby added 13 points for
Continue Reading Avs goalie Darcy Kuemper leaves after taking stick to eye
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colorado goaltender Darcy Kuemper hurt an eye after being struck in the face by a stick late in the first period of the Avalanche’s 7-3 win over Nashville. Kuemper yanked his mask off and fell to the ice holding his head after being struck
Continue Reading Abreu, White Sox top Red Sox 3-1 in 10 for 5th win in row
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — José Abreu hit a go-ahead double in the 10th after the White Sox tied it an inning earlier, helping Chicago beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 at windy Fenway Park for its fifth straight win. Leury GarcÃa had two singles and a game-tying sacrifice fly in the
Continue Reading Red-hot Alcaraz beats Djokovic to reach Madrid Open final
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal one day. Novak Djokovic the other. The list of victims of Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz keeps growing. And so does the hype over tennis’ newest sensation. The 19-year-old Alcaraz rallies to beat top-ranked Djokovic in three sets to reach the Madrid Open final. He
Continue Reading Long-shot Rich Strike stuns crowd and wins the 148th Kentucky Derby
By Kevin Dotson and Christina Maxouris, CNN In a stunning upset that sent the crowd roaring, Rich Strike won the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday. The horse entered the race at 80-1 odds — the biggest long-shot in the 20-horse field. Rich Strike began the derby week as
Continue Reading Avalanche take 3-0 series lead over Preds with 7-3 win
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored twice in the second period, and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 7-3 for a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference series. Landeskog also had two assists. Nazem Kadri and Devon Toews each added a goal and
Continue Reading Astros stretch winning streak to 6 with 3-2 win over Tigers
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve homered early, and Michael Brantley tripled in a two-run eighth to help the Houston Astros run their winning streak to a season-best six games with an 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The win was manager Dusty Baker’s 2,004th, passing Bruce Bochy (2,003) for
Continue Reading 80-1 shot Rich Strike races to huge upset in Kentucky Derby
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rich Strike came charging up the rail to overtake the leaders in the closing strides for a stunning 80-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby. Jockey Sonny Leon guided Rich Strike from well back in the 20-horse field to beat 4-1 favorite Epicenter by three-quarters of
Continue Reading 76ers fined $50,000 for Embiid injury status violation
NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers were fined $50,000 by the NBA on Saturday for violating league injury reporting rules in failing to disclose Joel Embiid’s participation status in an accurate and timely manner. Embiid returned Friday night after missing the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Miami because of a
Continue Reading Bradley goes low in mud again, leads Wells Fargo by 2
By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Keegan Bradley shot the lowest score in bad weather for the second straight day at the Wells Fargo Championship. He leads Max Homa by two shots after a third-round 67 at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. About 2 inches of rain has fallen since Friday
Continue Reading Mariners calling up top pitching prospect George Kirby
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are calling up top pitching prospect George Kirby to take the fifth spot in the rotation. He’ll make his major league debut on Sunday against Tampa Bay. Kirby will take the spot of Matt Brash after he was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma. The
Continue Reading Bucks edge Celtics 103-101 after frantic final second
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points and made the go-ahead basket with 44.3 seconds left and the Milwaukee Bucks withstood a frantic flurry of shots in the final seconds to beat the Boston Celtics 103-101 on Saturday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal. The defending
Continue Reading Toms seizes on Duke’s big mess to lead PGA Tour Champions
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — David Toms went from trailing to leading comfortably in just one hole in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. Toms birdied the 15th hole. Ken Duke had a putt go off the green and 35 yards into the fairway on the 15th and made triple bogey. That four-shot swing wound up giving Toms
Continue Reading Montreal beats Orlando City 4-1, unbeaten in club-record 7
MONTREAL (AP) — Joe Waterman, Djordje Mihailovic, Joquin Torres and Zachary Brault-Guillard scored and Montreal beat Orlando City 4-1 on Saturday to run its club-record unbeaten streak to seven games. Montreal improved to 5-3-2. João Moutinho scored for Orlando City (5-4-2).
Continue Reading Springer, Tapia have 3 RBIs, Blue Jays beat Guardians 8-3
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — George Springer and Raimel Tapia each drove in three runs in the first four innings against Shane Bieber, powering the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the first game of a doubleheader. Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman worked 6 1/3 innings
Continue Reading Alba last-gasp goal lifts Barcelona to 2-1 victory at Betis
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jordi Alba has scored a last-gasp winner to snatch Barcelona a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league. The loss deals a blow to Betis’ hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. Barcelona strengthened its hold on second place behind newly crowned champion Real
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