MIAMI (AP) — Trea Turner was a triple shy of the cycle, Kyle Schwarber hit his 33rd homer and Bryce Harper had three hits to help the Philadelphia Phillies overpower the Miami Marlins 16-2 on Friday night. Johan Rojas added a career-high three doubles, and Kody Clemens also had three hits ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Italian rookie Sam Aldegheri won for the first time in the major leagues, allowing a run on three hits in six innings in the Los Angeles Angels' 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. Aldegheri (1-1), the first major league pitcher born and raised in ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a tiebreaking two-run homer over the Green Monster in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox handed the Chicago White Sox their 110th loss of the season, 3-1 on Friday night. Triston Casas drove in the other run with a ...
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Dean Kremer took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Gunnar Henderson hit his 36th home run and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 Friday night to remain atop the AL East. Baltimore holds a half-game lead over the New ...
By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Michael Toglia hit a three-run home run, Ryan Feltner struck out six over six innings of one-run ball and the Colorado Rockies won consecutive games for the first time since early August with a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on ...
SAO PAULO (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday he would like the league to have as many as 16 international games in a season. "The ownership's approved eight games already," Goodell said before the NFL's first game in Brazil. "I hope to get that to 16 at some point in the ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Quarterback Joe Burrow is mostly healthy to start a season for the first time since his rookie campaign in 2020. That alone is a huge reason for optimism for the Cincinnati Bengals as they prepare for Sunday's opener against the New ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The 49ers' arduous summer of contract negotiations ended with San Francisco handing out megadeals to stars Trent Williams and Brandon Aiyuk in time for them to be ready to be on the field for the start of the season. Next ...
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Gil pitched six sparkling innings in his return from a back injury, and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Friday. Aaron Judge hit an RBI double and scored on Austin Wells' two-run single as New York scored three times ...
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alex Morgan walked into her retirement news conference Friday thinking she'd be the only player there from the San Diego Wave. She was surprised by an ovation from her teammates who packed the first two rows. "This is your day off!" ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Myles Garrett was raised in Texas, where faith, family and football are intertwined, to revere the Dallas Cowboys. Growing up in Arlington, basically in the shadow cast by their famed five-pointed star, Garrett watched the Cowboys play ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy knew when he was prepped for knee surgery that the absence or presence of a brace on his right leg when he awoke from the procedure would provide an immediate sign of the state of his rookie season with the ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh's road back to the NFL and becoming coach of the Los Angeles Chargers began last Dec. 14. That was the night the Las Vegas Raiders routed the Chargers 63-21, which ended the tenures of coach Brandon Staley and general ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ja'Marr Chase said he and the Cincinnati Bengals are close to an agreement on a contract extension, with the star wide receiver adding Friday that it's his decision whether he plays Sunday against visiting New England. Chase held out most of the preseason and returned to ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills locked up right tackle Spencer Brown through 2028 by signing the fourth-year player to a four-year extension, the team announced Friday. Brown was selected by Buffalo in the third round of the 2021 draft out of Northern Iowa, and was entering the ...
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Ramsey's value was already known among his Miami Dolphins teammates and coaches shortly after he arrived last offseason. Now the Dolphins have rewarded him for it. Entering his second season in Miami, Ramsey earned a ...
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There are a few things Tua Tagovailoa remembers about his Alabama team facing Trevor Lawrence and Clemson in the national championship game after the 2018 season. Most of his memories from that day are pretty negative. "We ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of question marks as they begin 2024. The long-term status of tight end Pat Freiermuth is not one of them. The team signed Freiermuth to a five-year contract on Friday that runs through the 2028 ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — It's time for Caleb Williams to deliver. The quarterback taken with the No. 1 pick in the draft makes his highly anticipated debut when the Chicago Bears host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. "I'm excited to see him," Bears ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers thought they settled their quarterback competition when coach Mike Tomlin anointed Russell Wilson the starter for Sunday's opener in Atlanta. Turns out, maybe not. The Steelers listed Wilson as "questionable" for ...