Month: August 2022

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Abraham Toro hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 for their fifth win in six games. Toro, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, had two hits. Eugenio Suarez also hit a two-run homer for the Mariners.

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Candace Parker scored 22 points and the Chicago Sky evened the semifinal series with an 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun in Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs. Chicago coach James Wade said pregame that Chicago was “going to make shots” Wednesday after a lackluster 35.3% shooting

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The last two women’s champions were already out of the U.S. Open and now the 2021 runner-up and another semifinalist is gone. Top players are falling fast in Flushing Meadows, and Serena Williams took care of another one Wednesday night. Hours before Williams beat No.

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Manuel Margot singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning and prevented a run by tracking down a flyball to deep center in the bottom half, leading the Tampa Bay Rays past the Miami Marlins 2-1. The Marlins intentionally walked Yandy Díaz

TORONTO (AP) — Riqui Puig scored his first MLS goal in the 89th minute to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-2 tie with Toronto FC on Wednesday night in former Reds coach Greg Vanney’s return to BMO Field. Puig, a former Barcelona product making his second start for the Galaxy, hammered a shot past

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Aníbal Sánchez earned his first victory in nearly two years, Luke Voit hit a two-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1. Dermis Garcia homered for the second straight game for Oakland, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Athletics are an AL-worst

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams can call it “evolving” or “retiring” or whatever she wants. And she can be coy about whether or not this U.S. Open will actually mark the end of her playing days. Those 23 Grand Slam titles earned that right. If she keeps playing

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kyle Wright pitched seven scoreless innings to earn his major league-leading 17th victory, Austin Riley and Ronald Acuña Jr. homered, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2. The defending World Series champion Braves avoided their first four-game losing streak since Sept. 14-18, 2021. Atlanta,

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Djordje Petrovic made one save for the New England Revolution and Gabriel Slonina had five saves for the Chicago Fire in a 0-0 draw Wednesday. The Revolution are now 8-9-11 and the Fire are 8-13-7.

CHESTER, Pa. — Mikael Uhre put the Philadelphia Union ahead for good in a 4-1 win over Atlanta United on Wednesday. After the win , the Union improved to 16-4-9, while United dropped to 8-11-9.