AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe pulled a high 71.3 mph changeup into the seats in right field to quickly put the Texas Rangers ahead to stay. He then went the opposite way in his next at-bat, hitting a 96.5 mph…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Costa Rica was eliminated from the Copa America despite beating Paraguay 2-1 on Tuesday night as Francisco Calvo and 19-year-old Josimar Alcócer scored in the opening seven minutes. Costa Rica finished third in Group D…
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi allowed one hit over seven innings, Nathaniel Lowe hit a pair of two-run homers and the Texas Rangers ended their 11-game losing streak to the San Diego Padres with a…
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — George Springer hit a three-run home run against his former team, Spencer Horwitz added a solo homer and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 on Tuesday night. Yordan Alvarez homered…
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday by…
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the WNBA All-Star team to play against the U.S. Olympic team led by A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. The pair of remarkable rookies were selected Tuesday by…
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Tony the Tiger will be back at the Sun Bowl in December for at least the next two years. The WK Kellogg Co agreed to extend its sponsorship of the annual college football bowl game. The sponsorship began in 2019.…
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, will make a mark in the Paris Olympics as a torchbearer from South after recently returning from his mandatory military service. The 31-year-old…
(Courtesy: Sun Bowl Association) EL PASO, Texas - As football teams require GR-R-REAT teamwork on the field, WK Kellogg Co and the Sun Bowl Association have found that the two are spectacular teammates when it comes to hosting the annual…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-time All-Star pitcher Johnny Cueto opted out of his minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and was released Tuesday from Triple-A Round Rock. Cueto was 2-1 with a 5.71 ERA in nine starts for Round Rock,…
The St. Louis Blues acquired Radek Faksa from Dallas and Mathieu Joseph from Ottawa on Tuesday in a pair of trades for future considerations and in a separate move signed Pavel Buchnevich to a long-term extension. The deal with the…
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah State has informed football coach Blake Anderson he will be fired for cause. The school made the announcement Tuesday, saying it made the move after external review of allegations that Anderson hadn’t complied with…
AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota was a surprise last season, making the postseason after a slow start. The Lynx haven’t put themselves in an early hole this year and sit near the top of the WNBA standings. The Lynx (14-4),…
AP Hockey Writer When the Tampa Bay Lightning made moves at the NHL draft to clear salary cap space, general manager Julien BriseBois hoped a variety of factors would entice players to sign as free agents. One, of course, was the…
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 newcomer Utah has been picked to finish first in the expanded 16-team football conference this fall in a preseason poll of media who cover the league. The Utes got 20 of 61 first-place votes in the poll released…
The last two No. 2 overall Major League Baseball draft picks will play for the National League in the All-Star Futures Game featuring top prospects. Washington’s Dylan Crews, the second pick in 2023, and Arizona’s Druw Jones (2022)…
AP Sports Writer Biniam Girmay grew up in Eritrea watching the Tour de France on TV each July with his father. He idolized three-time world champion Peter Sagan but never dared to dream of matching the Slovakian cyclist’s exploits. Then…
CNN By Patrick Snell and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of pairs of eyes tracking him as he walks to the next tee, Jordan Spieth is not playing well, and he knows it. Once upon a time, an internal monologue of insecurity – ‘Man, I’m…
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Tennis players insist that initial matches at one of their sport’s four most prestigious events — the Australian Open in January, the French Open in May, Wimbledon in late June or early July, and the U.S.…
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women’s champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since 1994, eliminated 6-4, 6-2 by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro at Centre Court on Tuesday.…
AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray has withdrawn from singles at Wimbledon a little more than a week after surgery to remove a cyst from his spine. His representatives said Tuesday that the two-time men’s champion at the All…
Associated Press It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs. Devout top athletes say elite sports performance still poses some hurdles for the…
AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Wings were coming off their best season since moving to Texas eight years ago, with their most wins since the franchise’s last WNBA title in 2008 when they were in Detroit. Six of the top…
SEATTLE (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 26 points, Nneka Ogwumike added 14 and the Seattle Storm beat the Dallas Wings for the second time in three days with a 95-71 victory on Monday night. Loyd narrowly missed her third-straight game with 30…
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gregg Berhalter gave a single-word answer after the United States was eliminated from the Copa America with a loss to Uruguay when asked whether he was the right man to lead the Americans into the…
AP Sports Writer Jayson Tatum has agreed to a five-year, $314 million contract extension to remain with the Boston Celtics, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The new pact will begin with the 2025-26 season…
AP Hockey Writers The Nashville Predators made a huge splash when free agency opened Monday by signing Stanley Cup champion forwards Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault in a series of moves topping $100 million that made Smashville…
AP Sports Writers DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson is moving on from the Golden State Warriors, with the four-time league champion agreeing to join the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks and change franchises for the first time in his…
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Hunter Brown pitched six shutout innings, Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alavarez hit home runs and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Monday afternoon for their 10th win in 11 games. After going 4…