Category Archives: Sports

McIlroy birdies final 2 holes to win Scottish Open by 1 shot
GULLANE, Scotland (AP) - Rory McIlroy birdied the final two holes in whipping wind Sunday for a 2-under 68 to win the Genesis Scottish Open, his first victory on Scottish soil, and take a load of conf...
Jul 16, 2023

Tennessee football to vacate wins from 2019-20 for NCAA violations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee's football program must vacate all 11 of its wins from the 2019 and 2020 seasons under coach Jeremy Pruitt as part of penalties handed down by the NCAA for multiple v...
Jul 16, 2023

Jones, Trejo hit 11th-inning homer runs, lifting NL-worst Rockies over Yankees 8-7
DENVER (AP) - Nolan Jones led off the 11th inning with a tying, two-run homer off Nick Ramirez, Alan Trejo hit a game-ending drive off Ron Marinaccio and the Colorado Rockies beat the Yankees 8-7 Sund...
Jul 16, 2023

Blue Jays complete sweep of Diamondbacks at home with 7-5 victory
TORONTO - Insurance runs have been a calling card for the Toronto Blue Jays of late. Danny Jansen's three-run double in the eighth inning led the Blue Jays to a 7-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks o...
Jul 16, 2023

White Sox stop Braves' series win streak at 11
ATLANTA (AP) - Dylan Cease won for the first time in nearly two months, Luis Robert Jr. had four hits that included a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox beat Atlanta 8-1 on Sunday to stop the Bra...
Jul 16, 2023

Tour de France teams ask fans to behave better after mass pileup in 15th stage
SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC, France (AP) - Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard is calling on fans to behave better at cycling's biggest race after another mass crash marred the 15th stage on S...
Jul 16, 2023

Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz wins the title at the All England Club by beating Novak Djokovic
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz will head to New York in August to defend his U.S. Open title as a two-time Grand Slam champion. That's because he managed to shake off a poor start and beat N...
Jul 16, 2023

Yoshida hits a grand slam and drives in 6 as the Red Sox rout the Cubs 11-5 behind Crawford
CHICAGO (AP) - Masataka Yoshida hit a grand slam and a two-run triple, powering Kutter Crawford and the Boston Red Sox to an 11-5 blowout over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Rafael Devers and pinch-hitte...
Jul 16, 2023

Hsieh Su-Wei and Barbora Strycova win second women's doubles title together at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic won their second Wimbledon doubles title as a pairing by beating Elise Mertens of Belgium and Storm Hunter o...
Jul 16, 2023

Lionel Messi set to be unveiled by Inter Miami and Major League Soccer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The stage is set. Lionel Messi is about to meet his new fans at Inter Miami. An event billed as "The Unveil" is Sunday night at the team's stadium in Fort Lauderdale. It c...
Jul 16, 2023