NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit plenty of memorable home runs for the New York Mets. This one came at their expense — and still earned him a curtain call in Queens. Alonso launched his 300th career homer Tuesday night, a tying shot in the ninth inning against his former team, and Coby Mayo’s [...]
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The cockatoo has won out over the kangaroo, the koala and the bin chicken to become the emblem of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics — after a bit of an embarrassing social media leak. It's now official. Days after officials in Brisbane were forced to ho...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on reliever Kris Bubic's wild pitch in the fifth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday night to even the National League Division Series at a game apiece. “Getting the spl...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ray Kerr is becoming an unlikely postseason hero for the Atlanta Braves. The former convenience store and movie theater worker struck out four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani on a 95-mph four-seam fastball in the Braves' 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunda...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales was a little worried after Bryce Young and Tetairoa McMillan had some issues connecting on passes in practice. You'd never know it by the way they played Sunday night. Young completed 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards and tw...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Jordin Canada scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half and had five steals to help the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 92-82 on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five WNBA semifinals series. DeWanna Bonner added 23 points and helped fill the void when Al...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes said he loves playing in Allegiant Stadium, and it's no wonder, given his perfect record in one of the NFL's newer venues. He's rarely been pushed as much as he was Sunday against a Raiders team out to show its quick start wasn't a fluke. As he ha...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio says his knack for coming through in clutch situations stems from one instance when he failed to deliver during his rookie year. Just about every Milwaukee Brewers opponent has been paying for that ever since, as baseball's best closer now knows. ...
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The NFL is looking into the circumstances of an official swearing at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride during the team's loss to the New York Giants on Sunday, league spokesperson Brian McCarthy told The Associated Press by email. Line judge Je...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Minkah Fitzpatrick's interception counted, and that one halted an NFL record drought for the New York Jets. Fitzpatrick picked off Tyson Bagent in the second quarter of Sunday's 23-12 loss at the Chicago Bears. It was New York's first interception since Ashtyn Davi...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase was back on the bench and and well enough to coach her team to a 71-60 Game 1 win in the WNBA semifinals Sunday against Las Vegas after she went down on the sideline two days earlier in the first-round clincher with...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gabby Williams had 25 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, Kiah Stokes added 14 rebounds and three blocked shots, and the Golden State Valkyries took Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals by beating the defending champion Las Vegas Aces 71-60 on Sunday. A'ja Wilson ...
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Gonçalo Ramos is helping Portugal to forget all about Cristiano Ronaldo, while Greece took more points off Jürgen Klopp and Germany in the Nations League. Ramos fired Portugal to a 2-1 win over Norway on Sunday to keep the Portuguese perfect in Group A4 with four wins – enough to...
