Month: June 2022

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Franchy Cordero hit a three-run homer off Frankie Montas in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-2 victory. Rich Hill pitched three-hit ball over six innings and had five strikeouts. Rafael Devers homered and drove

ATLANTA (AP) — Nia Coffey had 16 points and 10 rebounds — her second double-double of the season and third in her six-year career — Rhyne Howard also scored 16 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 75-66. Aari McDonald scored 12 points and Cheyenne Parker added 11 for the Dream (7-4). Kelsey

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Luis Arráez went 4 for 4 with a walk, Gary Sánchez and Trevor Larnach homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6. Six different players drove in a run as the Twins took two of three from the Blue Jays, cooling down a Toronto

By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jake Cronenworth hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres extended their winning streak to three games with a 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Trevor Gott pitched the 10th for Milwaukee because Josh Hader had worked the ninth after the

EPPING, N.H. (AP) — Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan raced to his third victory of the season Sunday, beating Robert Hight in the final round of the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway. Hagan had a 3.922-second run at 327.98 mph in the championship round. Hagan has 42 career victories, winning four

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Billy Horschel figured he didn’t have to anything special with a five-shot lead at the Memorial. He delivered a big moment just to make sure. Horschel made an eagle putt from just inside 55 feet on the 15th hole that all but secured his win

CINCINNATI (AP) — Patrick Corbin pitched six effective innings, Josh Bell had a two-run double and catcher Kelbert Ruiz picked Nick Senzel off first base to end the game as the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Maikel Franco homered for the first time since May 14 and Washington capitalized on two fourth-inning Cincinnati

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Quin Snyder resigned Sunday as coach of the Utah Jazz, ending an eight-year run where the team won nearly 60% of its games but never got past the second round of the playoffs. Snyder released a statement through the team, part of it simply saying “it is time.” He

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Burger had a key hit for the second consecutive day and the Chicago White Sox hung on to a large early lead to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5. Burger had a two-run double during Chicago’s four-run first, and Yasmani Grandal drove in two

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Holly Azevedo threw a two-hit shutout and No. 5 UCLA beat No. 14 Florida 8-0 in six innings to reach the Women’s College World Series semifinals and eliminate the Gators. She threw just 88 pitches to claim the win. Kelli Godin, Maya Brady and Briana