Month: May 2022

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has the lead alone going into the final round at Colonial. The world’s top-ranked player shot a 2-over 68 Saturday with his first bogey of the tournament. He followed that bogey with a closing birdie to get back to 11 under. That

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Stephen Ames shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over fellow Canadian Mike Weir and 64-year-old Bernhard Langer into the final round of the  Senior PGA Championship. Ames had a 12-under 202 total at Harbor Shores Resort. A naturalized Canadian citizen

DETROIT (AP) — José Ramírez homered and drove in five runs, leading Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Guardians to an 8-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Ramírez hit a three-run triple in the seventh inning and a two-run shot in the ninth for his 12th homer. The three-time All-Star is batting .297 with a major

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Yet another Champions League title for Real Madrid, the undisputed king of Europe. Yet another showpiece European soccer game tarnished by chaotic crowd issues and disorder. Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time — double the number of any other team on the continent

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Sandy Alcantara matched his career high with 14 strikeouts, dominating the Atlanta Braves for the second time in a week and leading the Miami Marlins to a 4-1 victory. Alcantara allowed only four hits with no walks in eight innings . Miguel Rojas had three hits,

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica held off American Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100 meters at a rainy Prefontaine Classic on Saturday. Thompson-Herah won golds in the 100 and 200 and the 400 relay at the Tokyo Olympics. She defended her Pre title

GENEVA, Ohio (AP) — Gallaudet sprinter Eric Gregory has won the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Division III national championships, becoming the first-ever national champion for the Washington, D.C,. school that serves students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Gregory won the final in 46.19 seconds. He later finished third in the 200. Thanks

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ben Shelton rallied to beat San Diego’s August Holmgren and give Florida back-to-back men’s singles national championships and Peyton Stearns of Texas took the women’s title with a straight-sets win over Stanford’s Connie Ma on Saturday at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex. Stearns, a sophomore and the No. 2 seed, avenged

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several of Gabe Kapler’s fellow managers are offering their support for his decision to avoid the field during the national anthem as a protest following the school shootings in Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The San Francisco Giants manager says he

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Tyler Bosma struck out 10 and allowed just one hit in six innings, Jacob Plastiak and Adam Fogel hit solo home runs and No. 12 seed Kentucky rolled to a 7-2 victory over No. 4 seed LSU in the SEC Tournament on Saturday. Kentucky (33-25) advances to play top-seeded Tennessee later

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom says his injured right shoulder blade feels “completely normal” and he’s waiting for New York’s medical staff to clear him to resume throwing off a mound. DeGrom has been sidelined since late in spring training with a stress reaction in his

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Bobby Witt Jr. delivered three more doubles for his second straight three-hit game and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3. A double shy of hitting for the cycle Friday, Witt doubled in his first two at-bats, both times driving home Andrew Benintendi. Witt