Biles out of vault and uneven bars; beam and floor possible
TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles has withdrawn from the Olympic event finals Sunday in the vault and uneven bars, according to USA Gymnastics. She continues to be evaluated daily to determine whether she’ll compete in the finals for floor exercise on Monday or balance beam a day later. Biles said she was putting her mental […]
American gold: Dressel, Ledecky win again at Olympic pool
TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel added a world record to his growing medal haul. Katie Ledecky closed out her Olympics with another victory, too. Dressel won his third gold medal of the Tokyo Games with a world record in the 100-meter butterfly Saturday. About 20 minutes later, Ledecky claimed her expected gold in the 800 […]
Anastasija Zolotic reaches her zenith of taekwondo success
While winning the USA’s first-ever taekwondo Olympic gold medal, Anastasija Zolotic was also validating her long journey to the top.
Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. hurt on slide, leaves game
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres appeared to injure his left shoulder sliding awkwardly into third base against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night and left the game. Tatis, the NL starting shortstop in the All-Star Game, singled and advanced on Manny Machado’s sharp grounder to third […]
Edman drives in 3 runs, LeBlanc sharp as Cards beat Twins
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Edman drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double, Wade LeBlanc pitched 5 2/3 strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Friday night. LeBlanc matched a season-high in innings pitched. He worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fourth, and stranded six […]
García 3-run HR as Brewers beat Toussaint and Braves 9-5
ATLANTA (AP) — Avisaíl García, Willy Adames and Eduardo Escobar hit home runs and the Milwaukee Brewers overcame the worst start of the season by Corbin Burnes to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Friday night. Escobar, acquired from Arizona two days earlier, went deep in the ninth of his debut with the Brewers. García […]
Joey Votto homers for 7th straight game, 1 shy of MLB record
NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired […]
Votto homers in 7th straight game, Reds beat Mets 6-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Jonathan India went deep twice for the Reds, including a leadoff shot that came on Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch with the Mets. Acquired […]
Rays hit 3 HRs, beat the Red Sox 7-3 to tighten AL East race
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz, Mike Zunino and Randy Arozarena homered and the Tampa Bay Rays moved within a half-game of AL East-leading Boston with a 7-3 victory over the Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night. Boston has had at least a share of first-place in the […]
Olympic attention to mental health: Can NBC coverage pivot?
NEW YORK (AP) — If NBC’s Michele Tafoya expected exultation or tears of joy from American swimmer Caeleb Dressel when she asked how it felt to reach his dream of an Olympic gold medal, that’s not what she got. He was happy, but hurting. “It’s a really tough year,” he said. “It’s really hard.” Olympic […]