By NATE RYAN Associated Press After a rare weekend outside of a race car, Kyle Larson returns to Bristol Motor Speedway raring to go. The defending NASCAR champion spent the first of only two off weeks in a 36-race schedule on a family vacation in his native California. While he enjoyed ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the third inning and Bryce Harper went deep two pitches later, boosting the Philadelphia Phillies over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Saturday to stop a three-game losing streak. Arizona, which had won three straight, did ...
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene had a three-run homer and four RBIs, Drew Anderson ended the game by retiring Jakob Marsee in a 14-pitch at-bat for his first major league save and the Detroit beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 Saturday to get A.J Hinch his 400th win ...
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive back Markquese Bell was arrested on drug possession charges following a traffic stop in the Dallas area, police said Saturday. Police in the suburb of Prosper said an officer could smell marijuana after Bell was pulled over on Friday night. A ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Shane Lowry became the first player with two career holes-in-one at the Masters, adding one Saturday at the sixth hole during his third round at Augusta National to the ace he made on the 16th during the final round of the 2016 ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — If Rory McIlroy is able to hang on and win his second consecutive Masters on Sunday, he'll walk away with $4.5 million. That's up from the $4.2 million he won last year. The Masters on Saturday announced its prize purse for this year's ...
By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jorbit Vivas and Drew Millas drove in runs with two of Washington's three successful bunts in a four-run ninth inning that lifted the Nationals over Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Friday night. Washington reached base three times on bunts in the ...
By KRISTIE ACKERT Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz sparked a comeback with a tying, two-run homer in the first inning off Luis Gil, who made his first big league start this season, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees 5-3 on Friday night to extend New York's ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Sam Hauser had 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed with a 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on ...
By BILL TROCCHI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 29 points and the Atlanta Hawks used a big third quarter to blow out the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-102 on Friday night, clinching a playoff spot and the Southeast Division title. The Hawks had not won the Southeast ...
By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points, Paul George had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 105-94 on Friday night to snap a three-game skid. VJ Edgecombe scored 16 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 and Andre Drummond had 16 ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson gave Atlanta the lead with a long two-run homer off Slade Cecconi in a six-run sixth inning and the Braves beat the Cleveland Guardians 11-5 on Friday night in a matchup of first-place teams. The Guardians led 2-1 before Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a tying homer off ...
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Landen Roupp pitched six sharp innings, Willy Adames and Jung Hoo Lee homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Friday night for their season-high third straight victory. Adames hit a solo shot in the third ...
By ADRY TORRES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks clinched the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference with their 13th consecutive victory over the Toronto Raptors, 112-95 on ...
By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards clinched the worst record in the NBA on Friday night with a 140-117 loss to the Miami Heat. Washington (17-64) has lost nine in a row and 25 of its last 26 to tumble to the bottom of the standings. The Wizards ...
CINCINN CINCINNATI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a grand slam in a five-run eighth inning, Zach Neto and Josh Lowe also homered, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-2 on Friday night to snap a seven-game losing streak at Great American Ball Park. Jack Kochanowicz (2-0) only ...
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit's Kenley Jansen put Miami down in order in the ninth inning and moved into a tie for third in MLB history with his 478th save, Javier Baez homered and the Detroit Tigers beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Friday night to end a five-game skid. Jansen struck out one and moved ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Starting times (EDT) for Saturday in the 90th Masters at Augusta National: 9:31 a.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Alex Noren 9:42 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Rasmus Hojgaard 9:53 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Si Woo Kim 10:04 a.m. — Brian Harman, Corey Conners 10:15 a.m. — Sergio ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy delivered a dynamic finish to the Masters on Friday, looking every bit like someone who has done this before. Six birdies over the last seven holes gave him a 7-under 65 and a six-shot lead that set a Masters record through ...
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer and Carmen Mlodzinski pitched six-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Friday. Pittsburgh was shut down by Shota Imanaga before breaking through ...