Month: May 2022

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead, three-run homer during a rain-soaked fourth inning, Francisco Lindor drove in three to extend his RBI streak to a career-best six games and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2. Taijuan Walker limited the Phillies to two runs

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tommy Beres hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give third-seeded UCLA a wild 25-22 victory over second-seeded Oregon State in the Pac-12 Tournament. The win by the Bruins, who scored nine runs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings, forced a

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Sophomore Timmy Manning and freshman Fisher Jameson combined to throw a six-hitter, Jud Fabian gave No. 7 seed Florida the lead for good with a second-inning home run and the Gators advanced to the championship game of the SEC Tournament with a 9-0 romp over No. 2 seed Texas A&M. Florida

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner, Alyssa Thomas and Courtney Williams all scored 14 points and the Connecticut Sun beat Washington 79-71 to move past the Mystics atop the Eastern Conference standings. Connecticut scored the final 10 points in a 15-2 run to take a 77-68 lead when Williams made a short jumper — assisted

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rougned Odor hit a three-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 to earn a split of a day-night doubleheader. In the opener, Nathan Eovaldi pitched a seven-hitter for his first career complete game in Boston’s 5-3 victory. Austin Hays and Ryan McKenna

ATLANTA (AP) — Erik Hurtado scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for the Columbus Crew over Atlanta United. Hurtado scored in the 45th minute, assisted by Derrick Etienne, to put the Crew (4-5-4) up 2-0. The Crew grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first minute on a goal by Jonathan Mensah. Dom Dwyer

TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Pozuelo scored in the 71st and 78th minutes to give Toronto FC a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night. Pozuelo returned after missing three games because of a lower-body injury to help Toronto (4-7-3) snap a six-game winless streak. Deandre Kerr also scored for Toronto. Kacper Przybylko and

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trey Faltine had three hits and drove in four runs to lift fifth-seeded Texas into the Big 12 Tournament championship game with a 9-2 win over fourth-seeded Oklahoma State. The Cowboys forced the game by beating the Longhorns 8-1 earlier in the day. Texas, which beat OSU 4-1 to open the

CINCINNATI (AP) — Right fielder Aristides Aquino threw out pinch-runner Joey Bart at the plate to end the game, and the Cincinnati Reds held off the San Francisco Giants 3-2 behind Kyle Farmer’s early three-run homer. Cincinnati extended its winning streak to a season-high four despite playing down a man following the suspension of outfielder

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — If Kyle Larson hopes to repeat as Coca-Cola 600 champion he’ll have to do so starting from the back of the field. Denny Hamlin will start on the pole for NASCAR’s longest race on Sunday while Larson, the defending Cup Series champion, will begin 36th

By HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — José Iglesias had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh, Chad Kuhl pitched 6 1/3 innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 to split a doubleheader. Victor Robles homered, singled twice and drove in a career-high six runs as Washington

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Brian Rodriguez scored the deciding goal in a 3-2 win for Los Angeles FC over the San Jose Earthquakes. Rodriguez’s game-winner came in the 47th minute for LAFC (9-3-2) and was the only goal scored in the second half. LAFC jumped out to a 2-0 lead on Christian Arango’s penalty-kick score

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Devonte Brown, Tommy White and Dominic Pilolli all hit home runs in a five-run first inning to spark 10th-seeded N.C. State to an 8-3 victory over No. 11 seed Pittsburgh in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. The victory sends the Wolf Pack (36-20) to Sunday’s championship game against No. 8

By The Associated Press Bobby Witt Jr. began the season as a highly rated prospect and looks like he’s starting to heat up. Fellow rookies Nolan Gorman and Michael Harris also are attracting attention. A day after falling a double shy of the cycle, Witt hit three doubles Saturday as the Royals beat Minnesota 7-3.

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a grand slam for his first home run after signing with Texas in the offseason, Corey Seager and Adolis García added back-to-back drives, and the Rangers routed the Oakland Athletics 11-4. Texas had a season-high 18 hits, the most by the team since

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Corey Kluber and Gerrit Cole dueled evenly for six impressive innings before the Tampa Bay Rays scored a pair of late runs to beat the Yankees 3-1, ending New York’s four-game winning streak. Yandy Diaz had a tiebreaking infield hit in the seventh and Manuel