Month: May 2022

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Josh Pearson, Tyler McManus and Jordan Thompson had three RBIs apiece on Thursday night to help LSU beat No. 12 seed Kentucky 11-6 in the SEC Tournament. No. 4 seed LSU (37-18) plays against top-seeded Tennessee and Kentucky plays No. 8 seed Vanderbilt in a loser-out game — both on Friday.

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As the clock ticked down the final seconds, Klay Thompson began dancing on the sideline before nearly being moved to tears during a celebration with his teammates. After two major surgeries and two years of grueling rehabilitation, Thompson is rounding back into form and shot

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Surfing is no longer a solitary pursuit for Dan Fischer. When he catches a wave along the shores of Rhode Island, he looks down at a surfboard covered with the names of people who have died, and who shared his love of the ocean. His father’s

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored at 5:03 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 to win the second-round playoff series in five games and advance to the Western Conference finals. Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, and Darnell Nurse, Jesse Puljujarvi and Evan Bouchard also scored for

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Freddie Freeman highlighted a five-RBI, four-hit night with a three-run homer that was his first long ball in more than a month, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 14-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. The Dodgers’ offense got off to a quick

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered off Shohei Ohtani for the first time, and George Springer hit a leadoff home run in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani struck out 10 while yielding five runs over six innings in his eighth

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jackson Nicklaus hit a three-run home run and Jake Bennett struck out 12 in 7 2/3 innings to propel No. 3 seed Oklahoma to a 6-3 victory over No. 2 seed Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament. Oklahoma (37-20) is idle until Saturday’s semifinal round. Texas Tech (38-20) plays an

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kody Huff and Drew Bowser each hit two of Stanford’s five home runs and the top-seeded Cardinal never trailed in their 15-8 win over Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament. Ranked No. 3 nationally in the D1Baseball poll, Stanford (39-14) scored in five straight innings — capped by a five-run top of

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Adolis García doubled in pinch-runner Eli White in the top of the ninth inning, Nathaniel Lowe followed with a two-run home run, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night. García and Kole Calhoun each had two hits as the Rangers won their

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Trevor Story kept up his hot hitting with a three-run homer and four RBIs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 16-7 to take two of three from Chicago. Story has seven homers and 21 RBIs in his last seven games, raising his season totals

By JASON L. YOUNG Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Josh Hader escaped a ninth-inning jam in his 37th straight scoreless appearance and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 for their third straight win. Tyrone Taylor drove in a run for the seventh game game in a row and Luis Urías

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nick Biddison and Carson Jones both hit two of Virginia Tech’s six home runs, combining for nine runs batted and powering top-seeded Virginia Tech to an 18-6 romp over No. 12 seed Clemson during pool play of the ACC Tournament. Virginia Tech (41-11) will close out pool play against No. 8