By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper has made his first appearance at Citizens Bank Park since Tommy John surgery last fall, hitting home runs in batting practice. The two-time National League MVP had been projected to return as a designated hitter by the All-Star break this season. But it appears
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals running back Joe Mixon is again facing a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing over allegations that he threatened and pointed a gun at a woman in Cincinnati earlier this year. City police issued a statement Friday announcing that they had refiled the charge “following the discovery of new evidence during the
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By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Former Inter Milan midfielder Antonio Candreva has scored a stunning goal in the final minute to help Salernitana snatch a 1-1 draw against his old club in Serie A. Candreva’s strike canceled out Robin Gosens’ early opener for Inter. Inter hasn’t won for more than a
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy is in danger of being sent home from the Masters before the weekend. Hardly what anyone expected from one of the favorites for the green jacket. McIlroy has bogeyed four of the first seven holes in the second round, on a day when many players are taking advantage of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou offensive lineman Luke Griffin became the second Tiger lineman to enter the portal on Friday morning. The announcements come just days after MU hired a new offensive line coach. Griffin started in eight games over the last three seasons at guard, with six of those starts coming in 2021. Overall, he
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Brooks Koepka is now four strokes ahead in the second round of the Masters. Koepka made a short birdie putt at the par-5 13th hole, pushing his overall score to 11 under. The 36-hole record is a 14-under 130, set by Jordan Spieth in 2015 on his way to the green
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Brooks Koepka is putting some distance on the Masters field, making the turn at 3 under for the day and 10 under overall. The 2019 runner-up is now one of the highest-profile players on the breakaway LIV Golf tour. He made an eagle at the par-5 eighth hole to extend his
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen has recovered from an ankle injury ahead of schedule in a boost to the Premier League club’s hopes of a top-four finish. The Denmark international has been sidelined since late January but will suit up Saturday when United hosts Everton. Manager Erik ten Hag says they
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem is toward the end of what has been a 20-year NBA career. He spent it all with his hometown team. Haslem was undrafted in 2002 and didn’t get NBA work right away. So he spent a year playing in France. The
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Louisiana State University star Angel Reese said she will visit the White House with her LSU team, just days after saying that she wouldn’t. “Just going back on it, you don’t get that experience (to visit the White House) ever,” Reese said in an interview with ESPN on Friday. “I know
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Brooks Koepka was among the early starters for the second round of the Masters on Friday, and a birdie at the par-5 second and a couple of nice par saves moved him ahead of first-round co-leaders Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm. Koepka is leading a contingent of LIV Golf players on
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Hugh Freeze’s to-do list at Auburn includes picking or bringing in a quarterback who can revive one of the nation’s worst passing offenses and closing the talent gap its Southeastern Conference rivals. Tempering expectations for the near future is also on there somewhere. Freeze is
Continue Reading MONACO (AP) — The Athletics Integrity Unit says steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto has been provisionally suspended on suspicion of breaking anti-doping rules. Jeruto was born in Kenya and switched allegiance to Kazakhstan before she won world championship gold in the 3,000-meter steeplechase last year. A notice on the AIU website indicates Jeruto is suspected of
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN Jon Rahm won the 2023 Masters on Sunday, clinching his first green jacket and second career major with an unflappable showing at Augusta National. The Spaniard put on a clinic in consistency to ease to a four shot victory ahead of LIV Golf Series duo Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson. After
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN Golf fans tuning in to watch The Masters on the tournament’s app and website this week may have a question: how is a single commentator providing play-by-play updates on all 18 holes simultaneously? The answer: AI-generated commentary has teed off at Augusta National. Released in association with IBM, the feature will
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Prolific striker Erling Haaland is available to play Saturday when Manchester City visits last-place Southampton. The Norway international returned to training this week after a groin injury forced him to miss City’s 4-1 victory over Liverpool last weekend. City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed Haaland will be in the squad for the
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences, a new study found. Hotter, thinner air that allows balls to fly farther contributed a tiny bit to a surge in home runs since 2010,
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Whether it’s a change in the baseballs themselves, better analytics or more robust player training, many have speculated about what could be behind the upward trend in Major League Baseball home runs in recent years. But new research released Friday raised another potential factor: climate change. The study, published in the
Continue Reading AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The second round of the Masters is underway, with tee times shifted up a half-hour because of an approaching storm front. The potential for heavy rainfall and much colder temperatures is a big topic of discussion at Augusta National. The opening round was played on a balmy spring day with temperatures
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN As they lifted an international trophy for a second time in nine months, England’s Lionesses advanced their impressive unbeaten run in timely fashion with the Women’s World Cup looming. With Thursday’s Finalissima, which sees the European and South American champions go head-to-head, ending 1-1 after 90 minutes, England overcame Brazil 4-2
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