SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Blake Snell struck out a career-high 15 in six innings in the San Francisco Giants’ opening 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies, and Hayden Birdsong fanned eight over five innings in a 5-0 win in the second game for a doubleheader sweep Saturday night. Patrick Bailey hit a tiebreaking, two-run double […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — Michael King pitched brilliantly into the seventh inning, Manny Machado hit a three-run homer in his old ballpark and the San Diego Padres extended their winning streak to seven games with a 9-4 rout of the sloppy Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Three of San Diego’s four runs off Baltimore starter Dean Kremer
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HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a game-ending homer off Blake Treinen in the ninth inning that sailed over the left-field train tracks, and the Houston Astros overcame Shohei Ohtani’s National League-leading 32nd home run to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 on Saturday night. Houston trailed 5-0 in the sixth and 6-4 in the
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Justin Thomas made his British Open debut at Royal Troon eight years ago, and it taught him everything he needs to know about what can make this major so maddening. It had nothing to do with gorse bushes or pot bunkers. It was about weather and tee times. “I was in
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TROON, Scotland (AP) — Regular guy Dan Brown had another good day at Royal Troon. The Englishman’s 1-over 72 on Friday was enough to stay in the mix at the halfway point of the British Open. He was in a tie for second, two shots behind leader Shane Lowry. Brown couldn’t emulate his opening 65
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PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles dominated during qualifying with the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the Paris Olympics on Sunday despite limping on her left leg and saying she had an issue with her calf. Here’s what we know about Biles’ status: What’s the latest on Simone Biles’ calf injury? U.S. coach Cecile Landi said
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PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s manager says the 22-time Grand Slam champion will play his first-round match in singles at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. The 38-year-old Nadal has dealt with a series of injuries the past two seasons. His right thigh was taped during his first-round doubles victory with Carlos Alcaraz for Spain on
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PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is not sure whether he will compete in singles at the Paris Olympics, saying after he paired with Carlos Alcaraz to win their first-round doubles match Saturday night that he wants to “make the smartest decision possible to have the best chances to bring (a) medal back home.” Nadal’s first
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — Cardboard beds might be Paris’ solution to providing athletes a place to sleep for the 2024 Olympics. But some 10,000 miles away in Tahiti, where the surfing competition is taking place, it’s a cruise ship. About 45 minutes from the surfing venue, the Aranui 5 ship is able to accommodate about
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