AP National Sports

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tim Anderson had a game-tying homer in the ninth inning and a tiebreaking RBI single in the 11th as the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 in a matchup of AL division leaders. After Andrew Kittredge had a perfect 10th, Anderson opened

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chad Henne and rookie Shane Buechele threw touchdown passes to help the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Arizona Cardinals 17-10 in a preseason game Friday night. Patrick Mahomes started and completed 10 of 18 passes for 78 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. The 2018

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Franmil Reyes hit a towering three-run homer and tied his career high with five RBIs, powering the Cleveland Indians to a 9-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels. Reyes’ 430-foot blast to center opened the scoring in the first. His two-run single in the sixth extended the

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Danielle Robinson converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 7.2 seconds left and the Indiana Fever rallied to beat the Dallas Wings 83-81. Indiana won on the road for just the second time this season — in 11 attempts. Trailing 81-80 with 25.8 seconds left, Robinson dribbled down the clock and drove

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale pitched five shutout innings in his second outing since Tommy John surgery to help the Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 and bounce back after a sweep to the Yankees knocked Boston into third place. Xander Bogaerts homered and the Red Sox, who

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Harold Castro singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera remained at 499 career home runs after going 0 for 5 with three strikeouts. Trevor Richards (5-2) struck out the first

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit backed his recent demand for playing time with a homer, four hits and four RBIs, and the surging New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 10-2 for their season-high eighth straight win. The burst came three days after the 2020 major league home run

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched one-hit ball through seven scoreless innings, Tyler Naquin and Joey Votto homered in the fifth, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 5-3. Gray had a 7.22 ERA over his previous six starts but was efficient against Miami. He needed eight pitches

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud celebrated his new contract with a two-run homer, Jorge Soler also went deep and the Atlanta Braves beat Baltimore 3-0, extending their winning streak to seven games while handing the Orioles their 16th straight defeat. Max Fried (11-7) allowed four hits in his first career

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) — Ernie Els made a 50-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 66-under 66 and a share of the Boeing Classic lead Friday with Woody Austin and Billy Mayfair. Els also had six birdies and two bogeys at Snoqualmie Ridge. The 51-year-old South African star, a four-time major champion, won

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon and Oregon State became the first Power Five schools to announce they will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for people over the age of 12 to attend football games. In its announcement Friday, Oregon said the decision was made with public health authorities and “peer institutions

NEW YORK (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 29 points and Breanna Stewart added 19 to help the Seattle Storm rout the New York Liberty 99-83. The two teams played on Wednesday and the Liberty came away with a four-point win, rallying from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter. The Storm didn’t have Sue Bird

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics are proceeding with “parallel paths” planning new ballparks in Oakland and Las Vegas, determined to find the best fit and relocate if the club can’t secure what it wants along the downtown waterfront Howard Terminal site. Team president Dave Kaval is planning another

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne Schofield each had a goal and an assist and the nine-time champion United States beat Switzerland 3-0 on Friday night to open the women’s world hockey championship. The tournament began with the Beijing Olympics less than six months away. The world championship was last played in

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie Trey Lance threw passes with the starting offense in a live team period for the first time Friday during a joint practice with the Los Angeles Chargers that marked the conclusion of Justin Herbert’s first training camp as starting quarterback. While

By The Associated Press Gerrit Cole makes his second start for the Yankees since coming off the COVID-19 injured list to face Minnesota and right-hander Kenta Maeda. Cole pitched one-run ball over 5 1/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday, allowing two hits and striking out nine. He was up to 100 mph

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson is set to compete again after missing the Tokyo Olympics because of a positive marijuana test. Richardson is scheduled to run the 100 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. The Diamond League meet is at Hayward Field, the same

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M basketball coach Buzz Williams has been suspended two games and the team has been placed on two years of probation for multiple NCAA rules violations, the NCAA announced Friday. The NCAA and Texas A&M worked together through the negotiated resolution process to come to a resolution in the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jon Rahm made it through another bogey-free round and has a one-shot lead in The Northern Trust. He shot 67 to lead over Tony Finau. Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Keith Mitchell are two behind. Schauffele and Jordan Spieth tied the course record at