Month: May 2022

By ROB HARRIS and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers PARIS (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray at Liverpool supporters forced to endure lengthy waits to get into the Champions League final amid logistical chaos and an attempt by UEFA and French authorities to blame overcrowding at turnstiles on people trying to

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Evan Sleight had three hits, Mike Nyisztor drove in two runs and Ryan Lasko scored twice as second-seeded Rutgers took a 9-0 lead over eighth-seeded Indiana midway through their Big Ten Tournament game early Sunday morning. A lightning-caused weather delay halted the game at 1:23 a.m. Central Time. A win would

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — The New York Red Bulls won a home game for the first time in seven tries this season as Luquinhas scored twice in a four-minute span of the second half in 4-1 victory over D.C. United. The Red Bulls had two losses and four draws in in their prior matches at

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paul Arriola extended his career-best scoring streak to five games with a pair of goals to lead Dallas over Orlando 3-1. In his first season with Dallas following a trade from D.C., Arriola has tied a career high with seven goals, set in 2018. Ercan Kara put Orlando ahead in the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jacob Melton singled to left field to drive in Travis Bazzana and second-seeded Oregon State rallied to defeat third-seeded UCLA 8-7, capping a wild doubleheader that put the Beavers in the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament. UCLA won the opener 25-22 with a walk-off three-run homer in the 11th after

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Nashville ended the Colorado Rapids’ team record 23-game home unbeaten streak, winning 3-1 behind two goals from Hany Mukhtar. Colorado had not lost a Major League Soccer regular-season home game since a 3-1 defeat to Austin on April 24 last year. The home regular-season unbeaten run was tied for the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman hit a go-ahead two-run double during Toronto’s three-run eighth inning and the Blue Jays rallied for the second straight night to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5. Mike Trout homered and Matt Duffy tied a career high with four hits for the Angels,

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a three-run homer off closer Taylor Rogers with one out in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 4-2. It was the first time the Padres lost in Joe Musgrove’s nine starts this season. The big right-hander

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Cortland Lawson doubled in two runs in a four-run eighth inning, Blake Burke hit a three-run homer in a six-run ninth inning and top-seeded Tennessee turned back 12th-seeded Kentucky 12-2 on Saturday night to advance to the SEC Tournament championship game. The Volunteers (52-7) take a seven-game winning streak into Sunday’s

By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Kyle Lewis homered for the second straight game, Julio Rodríguez got three more hits and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Houston Astros 6-0. Logan Gilbert tossed seven innings of four-hit ball as the Mariners won consecutive games for the first time since a four-game winning streak from

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gervonta Davis regained his knockout power and retained his lightweight title after stopping Rolando Romero in the sixth round. Davis landed a crushing left hand near the corner and Romero fell forward into the ropes. He struggled and got up but was wobbly the whole