By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a 473-foot home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep six times in a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández, Gavin Lux, Austin Barnes and Jason Heyward also connected as ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Larson left Indianapolis in May in the middle of one of the most agonizing days of his racing career.
In his return Sunday, Larson finished one of the most memorable races of his career with one of sports' more revered ...
By KENNY LACY JR. Associated Press
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Adrian Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton were pegged as athletic phenoms from a young age and all three lived up to expectations with their induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were so sold ...
By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez hit for the cycle against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, becoming the 10th player in Houston history to accomplish the feat.
Alvarez singled in the first inning, hit his 20th homer of the season off ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU sophomore cornerback Javien Toviano surrendered to authorities Sunday on charges of video voyeurism, the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's office said.
Toviano, 19, of Arlington, Texas, is accused of recording himself having sex with a woman without her consent, ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit one of four Cardinals home runs after getting dropped in the order and St. Louis knocked off the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Sunday to win the series.
Cardinals designated hitter Alec Burleson had a homer and two RBIs, giving him 21 in 16 games in July. He has ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer
The Boston Celtics locked up another member of their championship core on Sunday, agreeing to a four-year, $45 million extension with Sam Hauser, a person with knowledge of the details said.
Hauser's 197 3-pointers were second on the Celtics behind ...
MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run homer, Jake Burger also went deep and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Sunday.
Vidal Bruján had his second career three-hit game for the National League-worst Marlins, who are 5-4 against the NL East rival Mets this ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected for the major league-high fifth time this season, successfully shielding New York left fielder Alex Verdugo from getting tossed from Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Boone was ejected ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit two home runs, including the 58th leadoff shot of his career, and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Sunday.
Ernie Clement delivered a tiebreaking single in the sixth ...
By TYLER MASON Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and rookie Jackson Chourio homered and drove in three runs to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a two-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with an 8-7 win at Target Field on ...
By GAVIN DORSEY Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner doubled and scored the tying run in the ninth inning, then walked with the bases loaded in the 10th to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Chicago entered the ninth with just one hit ...
By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elly De La Cruz predicted before the second half of the season began that the Cincinnati Reds were going to make the playoffs and "win it all."
That optimistic goal became even more of a long shot on Sunday, when the still-rebuilding ...
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael King did not allow a hit until the seventh inning, Kyle Higashioka had a two-run double and the San Diego Padres beat the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Sunday.
King's bid for the second no-hitter in ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Luis Ortiz pitched seven shutout innings, Oneil Cruz had a home run and three RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates stretched their winning streak to six games with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
Ortiz (5-2), who had not gone more than six ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Tyler Phillips gave up four hits in six innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
Phillips (2-0) struck out three and walked one. It was the right-hander's third game and second start ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael King did not allow a hit until the seventh inning, Kyle Higashioka had a two-run double and the San Diego Padres beat the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Sunday.
King's bid for the second no-hitter in franchise history ended when Angel ...
By WES CROSBY Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Tyler Phillips gave up four hits in six innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
Phillips (2-0) struck out three and walked one. It was the ...
By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — James Wood hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Washington Nationals completed a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.
Wood, a 21-year-old rookie and the ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele went from the most nerve-wracking putt of his career to the coolest walk toward an 18th green he ever imagined.
He won a nail-biter at the PGA Championship in May. He delivered a masterpiece Sunday in the British ...