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Blue Jays blow 7-run lead, but recover to beat Diamondbacks 8-7
PHOENIX (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a go-ahead solo homer, Kevin Kiermaier added a grand slam and the Toronto Blue Jays recovered from blowing a seven-run lead to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-...
Jul 14, 2024
Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana selected by Guardians with top MLB draft pick
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday night with the top pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft. A former cricket, rug...
Jul 14, 2024
Spain beats England 2-1 to win record fourth European Championship title
BERLIN (AP) - Spain won a record fourth European Championship title on Sunday after Mikel Oyarzabal's 87th-minute goal clinched a 2-1 victory over England, whose painful decades-long wait for a major ...
Jul 14, 2024
MacIntyre wins his national open in Scotland with birdie to beat Adam Scott
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) - Robert MacIntyre screamed so loud when the winning putt dropped that he lost his voice. He still was drowned out by thousands of delirious Scottish fans who celebrated o...
Jul 14, 2024
Pre-alert lifted for northern Quebec town near Labrador forest fire
FERMONT, QUE. - Authorities in the northern Quebec town of Fermont have lifted an evacuation pre-alert as the risk from a forest fire on the other side of the provincial boundary with Newfoundland and...
Jul 14, 2024
Blue Jays recall pitcher Brandon Eisert, option Bowden Francis to triple-A Buffalo
The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert from triple-A Buffalo. Eisert will also be active for Sunday afternoon's game in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. In a correspon...
Jul 14, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz tops Novak Djokovic in a second consecutive Wimbledon final for a fourth Slam title
LONDON (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the Wimbledon men's final Sunday to collect his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21. It was a rematch of last year's championshi...
Jul 14, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz tops Novak Djokovic in a second consecutive Wimbledon final for a fourth Slam title
LONDON (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the Wimbledon men's final Sunday to collect his fourth Grand Slam title at age 21. It was a rematch of last year's championshi...
Jul 14, 2024
Furue of Japan wins Evian Championship for her 1st major, beats Australian Kyriacou by 1 shot
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - Ayaka Furue of Japan made a late charge to win the Evian Championship with an eagle on the last hole to clinch her first major title on Sunday. The 24-year-old Furue hel...
Jul 14, 2024
Law enforcement: Bomb-making materials found in vehicle and home of Trump rally shooting suspect
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) - Law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press that bomb-making materials were found inside the vehicle of the man suspected in the Trump rally shooting. There were also bomb-m...
Jul 14, 2024