CLEVELAND (AP) — Once again, the Guardians came up a little short. One run short. Again. If they don't return to the playoffs, losses like Saturday night's will be the kind that haunts Cleveland in the offseason. Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer off rookie Tanner Bibee, Javier Báez ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Miguel Cabrera singled in his final at-bat at Progressive Field, Spencer Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter homered, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Sunday to win the season series for the first time since 2015. Cabrera, 40, is retiring at the end of ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Venus Williams withdrew from Tennis in the Land on Sunday because of a knee injury, but the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion plans on playing in next week's U.S. Open. Williams released a video through the promoter of the WTA 250 event in downtown Cleveland, saying, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez will not make his scheduled start Sunday against the Washington Nationals because of hamstring soreness. Manager Rob Thomson said the left-hander, who last pitched Sunday against Minnesota, experienced stiffness after some ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — CJ Abrams hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run fourth inning, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 Friday night to spoil Michael Lorenzen's first start since throwing a no-hitter nine days earlier. Jake Alu and Blake Rutherford both drove in ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López pitched six scoreless innings, Michael A. Taylor hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Friday night. López (9-6) allowed six hits and walked two, and extended his scoreless streak to a career-best 19 innings. He had ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders. Encarnacion-Strand drove a 2-2 pitch from Jordan Hicks (2-8) deep to left for ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Will Brennan hit a tiebreaking two-run double in Cleveland's four-run eighth inning, and the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Friday night for a doubleheader split. Brennan's rocket to center off José Cisnero drove in Kole Calhoun and rookie Brayan Rocchio, lifting ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Desmond Ridder and all those young offensive weapons gave a glimpse of what they they can do for the Atlanta Falcons. A bunch of yellow flags slowed their progress. Ridder led an impressive but penalty-plagued drive in his preseason debut, and the Falcons settled for a field ...
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says his conference is done expanding, shutting down the possibility of adding UConn and Gonzaga after engaging with both basketball powers on potential membership. Less than two weeks after the Big 12 announced Pac-12 schools Arizona, Arizona State Colorado ...
Neal Brown was allowed to keep his job at West Virginia after another lackluster season in 2022. Now it's time for the fifth-year coach to show some improvement. The task will be tough with a brutal September schedule. Several key players transferred after last season and the Mountaineers are ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin has little more to prove to Bills coach Sean McDermott in the third-year safety's bid to resume his football career after a near-death experience during a game at Cincinnati in January. "From my non-medical standpoint, I think he's checked all the boxes ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was found not guilty Thursday of aggravated menacing in a January traffic dispute. Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Gwen Bender acquitted Mixon of the misdemeanor charge after a four-day bench trial. A woman had accused the ...
TORONTO (AP) — Cavan Biggio was hit in the foot by a pitch with a bases-loaded pitch in the eighth inning to force in the tiebreaking run in the Toronto Blue Jays' 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Pinch-hitter Nathan Lukes walked against right-hander Seranthony ...
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Lionel Messi keeps scoring goals, and Inter Miami keeps winning games. Messi ripped a shot from 30 yards past three Philadelphia defenders in the 20th minute that made fans who paid a record price for soccer tickets in the Philly area rejoice, and Inter Miami beat the ...
Buddy Parker, who coached the Detroit Lions to back-to-back NFL titles in the 1950s, was picked as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2024. Parker was announced Wednesday as the candidate from a group of 12 coaches and contributors after multiple votes were needed from the ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Logan Allen is solidifying his role as another reliable rookie starter for the Cleveland Guardians. The 24-year-old had his best outing since July 18, allowing four hits over six innings as Cleveland got consecutive victories for the first time in three weeks with a 3-0 win ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — No. 3 Ohio State's yet-to-be-named starting quarterback could hardly be in a better position to become a college football star. Either Kyle McCord or Devin Brown will get the full focus of quarterback whisperer Ryan Day and be surrounded by a flashy array of offensive ...
The International Ice Hockey Federation ruled in favor of the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday by agreeing that Russian goaltender Ivan Fedotov had a valid NHL contract for the upcoming season when he signed with CSKA Moscow in the KHL. The decision paves the way for Fedotov to play in North ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden appears determined to sever ties with the Philadelphia 76ers after the star guard called team president Daryl Morey a liar at a promotional event in China. Harden's comments — video of which surfaced Monday — came almost seven weeks after he picked up his ...