Month: July 2022

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Funny Car leader Robert Hight took the No. 1 qualifying position Saturday in the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals in a bid to became first NHRA driver to win four straight races at Sonoma Raceway. Hight’s run of 3.825 seconds at 332.75 mph in a Chevrolet Camaro held up from Friday night

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Highly touted Miami Marlins rookie pitcher Max Meyer left in the first inning of Saturday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with right elbow discomfort. In his second career start, Meyer faced just three batters and threw 10 pitches before exiting after being met on the mound by manager Don Mattingly and

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Noah Gragson kept a hard-charging Ty Gibbs at bay down the stretch and held on to win his third Xfinity Series race of the season Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Gragson also won at Phoenix and Talladega and he took JR Motorsports to victory lane

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Yana Wilson won the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship on Saturday, rallying to beat Gianna Clemente 3 and 2 in hot conditions in the 36-hole final at The Club at Olde Stone. The 15-year-old Wilson, from Henderson, Nevada, earned a spot next year in the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach.

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — All-Star Alek Manoah pitched six sharp innings as the Toronto Blue Jays relied more on his arm than their bats to keep up their season-long dominance of the Red Sox, beating Boston 4-1. A day after Toronto set a team record for runs — and posted the

SEATTLE (AP) — Justin Verlander became the major leagues’ first 13-game winner, striking out nine and topping 99 mph in his final inning to lead the Houston Astros over the Seattle Mariners 3-1. Verlander, who is 13-3, allowed four hits in seven innings to win his fifth straight start and lower his ERA to 1.86,

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Writer Tim Kurkjian and the late Jack Graney, the first former major player to move to the broadcast booth, were honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame for their contributions to the game. Kurkjian was presented with the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Career Excellence Award for his work at the

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari has gone on the physically unable to perform list. This is the latest setback in his recovery from a knee injury that caused him to miss nearly the entire 2021 season. The Packers hold their first training camp workout Wednesday.  Bakhtiari has played

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have signed safety Josh Kalu to the roster and waived safety Rodney Clemons. The Titans also placed tight end Tommy Hudson, linebacker Monty Rice and undrafted rookie kicker Caleb Shudak on the physically unable to perform list Saturday. Rookies, quarterbacks and injured players reported for training cam with

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — Coming into the $1 million Haskell Stakes, the focus was on Bob Baffert’s bid to win the Grade I race for a 10th time and fellow trainer Chad Brown’s attempt to prevent it with the undefeated Jack Christopher. Al Gold, a New Jersey native who

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Josef Newgarden was furious when he was beaten by his teammate for the pole at Iowa Speedway. He overcame his fury by winning the race. Newgarden extended the Team Penske dominance at Iowa by winning the first race of a weekend doubleheader Saturday. It

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach was happy to be leaping up the standings and to reunite with Francisco Lindor, his travel teammate during high school days in Florida. The Mets acquired Vogelbach from Pittsburgh for rookie reliever Colin Holderman. New York made another trade with the Pirates, obtaining catcher