Month: May 2022

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham has been suspended by Major League Baseball for three games after San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson said Pham slapped him because of a dispute about their fantasy football league. Pham, 34, also was fined. The suspension was made retroactive to Friday night, and he will serve

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR is still alive and well in Charlotte. Charlotte Motor Speedway announced a complete sellout for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, meaning approximately 100,000 fans are expected to attend NASCAR’s longest race. Grandstands seats sold out earlier this week. Officials announced Saturday that all premium,

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have designated left-hander Dallas Keuchel for assignment. Keuchel is 2-5 with a 7.88 ERA in eight starts this year. He signed a $55.5 million, three-year contract with Chicago in December 2019. The 34-year-old Keuchel was tagged for six runs and seven hits

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has won 31 consecutive matches and 48 of her past 49 sets as she heads toward the fourth round of the French Open. Swiatek has not been in trouble much lately so it was worth watching on Saturday when she found herself in

MADRID (AP) — Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez has opted to undergo a fourth surgery on his right arm and will be off the track for an unspecified period of time. Márquez has been the top rider in MotoGP for the past decade after winning world titles in its top category in 2013, 2014, 2016,

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Johan Eliasch has been re-elected to lead skiing and snowboarding through the 2026 Olympics. But some key Alpine nations like Austria, Switzerland and Germany let him know he’s not their choice. The billionaire owner of sportswear brand Head had no opponent on the International Ski and

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jimmie Johnson has been one of the biggest stars in May in the lead-up to the Indianapolis 500. He shared late-night laughs with Jimmy Fallon and crushed the fastest speeds of his life. He signed autographs for fellow drivers and saved a sideways slide in his

CROMVOIRT, Netherlands (AP) — Matt Wallace and Victor Perez share the lead on 10 under par after the third round of the Dutch Open where two shots separate the top nine. Wallace shot 2-under 70 and Perez shot 3-under 69 at Bernardus Golf and they are one stroke ahead of four players. They are Ryan

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have advanced to the Stanley Cup semifinal for the first time since the 2001-02 season. Colorado beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Friday to win the best-of-seven series 4-2. The Avalanche, the No. 1 seed in the Central Division, will start at

MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi’s Argentina has trained in front of 15,000 fans at the stadium of Athletic Bilbao in northern Spain as it prepares to play Italy in London in a clash of the South American and European champions. Argentina trained his week behind closed doors at Athletic’s training grounds outside the city. The