CINCINNATI (AP) — Tommy Helms, the slick-fielding infielder for the Cincinnati Reds who was the 1966 NL Rookie of the Year and had two short stints as the team's manager, has died. He was 83. The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum said Helms' wife, Cathy, told the organization that her husband ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Colorado 5-3 on Monday night, sending the major league-worst Rockies to their fourth straight loss. The Rockies have dropped six of seven, ...
By BERNIE WILSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch as the San Diego Padres improved to 11-0 at home by beating the Chicago Cubs 10-4 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between National League ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — From the moment they heard their names called out by Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, Paul Skenes and Henry Davis were destined to make history. When it finally happened on Monday night in Pittsburgh's 10-3 win over ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. was jazzed up: He tied New York Yankees teammate Aaron Judge for the major league home run lead and was going to assert some bragging rights. "I've got to go talk to him right now," Chisholm said Monday night after ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Geno Auriemma now has added yet another big number to an already gaudy resume with Paige Bueckers the sixth of his UConn Huskies to be selected No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft. Watching Bueckers join Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, Maya Moore ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Willy Adames and Mike Yastrzemski homered, and Tyler Fitzgerald also went deep, doubled and tripled to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 10-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. The Giants took two of three over the ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes bounced back from the worst start of his career and teamed up with catcher Henry Davis to make a little history as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 10-3 on Monday night. Skenes and Davis became the first ...
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance ended the Ohio State football team's visit to the White House on Monday by fumbling the team's national championship trophy. After laudatory speeches by President Donald Trump, Buckeye coach Ryan Day and Vance ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Appointed U.S. captain for next year's World Baseball Classic, Aaron Judge will be playing for more than himself and his teammates. "It's something special getting a chance to represent our country," the New York Yankees star said after ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Calling Canada his "second house," slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed his $500-million, 14-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. Guerrero, 26, was born in Montreal while his Hall of Famer father Vladimir Sr. was playing for ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer West Virginia has the best overall and road records in Division I baseball, and the Big 12-leading Mountaineers are doing it with a first-year coach and a No. 1 pitcher who spent his first four seasons at a Division II school in Illinois. The Mountaineers ...
By NATE RYAN Associated Press A second consecutive victory at Bristol Motor Speedway was especially sweet for Kyle Larson, and one reason loomed large in his rearview mirror. The Hendrick Motorsports star fended off several challenges for the lead by Denny Hamlin as they ran in the top ...
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — From a Masters green jacket to a British Open that will be played in his home Northern Ireland this year, suddenly everything seems to be falling into place for Rory McIlroy. After he became the sixth golfer to achieve a career Grand Slam, McIlroy's victory ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Cam Ward might be the first player off this year's NFL draft board. Five years ago, he was pretty much off everybody's radar outside of West Columbia, Texas. Back then, Ward worked behind center in his high school's ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Aaron Wiggins scored 35 points and Isaiah Joe added 32 on a career-high 10 3-pointers to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 145-111 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Jaylin Williams added 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists to help power the Thunder to ...
DALLAS (AP) — Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists, and the Utah Hockey Club scored four power-play goals to beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Saturday night. Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist, and Sean Durzi, Josh Doan and Nick Schmaltz also scored to help Utah improve to 3-0-1 in its ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 18 of his 43 points in the third quarter to help the Minnesota Timberwolves pull away from the Utah Jazz for a 116-105 victory on Sunday to secure a spot in the playoffs and stay out of the play-in games. Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 18 rebounds and ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit his second career grand slam, Andrew Abbott allowed a run over five innings in his season debut, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Saturday night. De La Cruz's grand slam on a 3-2 pitch from Pirates lefty Andrew Heaney with two ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kevin Huerter hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls warmed-up for the play-in game with a 122-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The Bulls are the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference for the second straight season and will make their ...