July 12, 2026 6:38 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez hit his third home run of the day, and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 to sweep a doubleheader. The Pirates won the first game 7-6, as Valdez hit two home runs — including a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning — and drove in six runs. Bryan Reynolds singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth off rookie left-hander Shane Drohan, who allowed three runs and five hits over 6 1/3 innings. Mason Montgomery got his first save of the season and the second of his career.
July 12, 2026 6:41 am
LONDON (AP) — Linda Noskova is the latest in a long line of Czech women to win Wimbledon. The 21-year-old Noskova recovered from a second-set meltdown in which she wasted five match points to overcome Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in an all-Czech final for her first Grand Slam trophy. Noskova became the third Czech woman in four years to win the grass-court major after Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova in 2024. Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was in attendance. As was the greatest Czech-born player of them all. Record nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova looked on from the Royal Box where she was seated next to Kate, the Princess of Wales.
July 12, 2026 6:43 am
LONDON (AP) — Jannik Sinner returned to familair ground before overwhelming Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinals on the Centre Court grass. The top-ranked players’ team says Sinner practiced on an indoor hard court two days before facing Djokovic. The decision by coaches Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi enabled Sinner to regain the timing that has made him the strongest and most feared baseline player in the sport. Andre Agassi says on the BBC that Sinner “reminded himself just how much that ball can explode off his racket.” Sinner will face French Open champion Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final as he attempts to defend his Wimbledon title.
July 12, 2026 6:46 am
The Khosla family ownership group, including Vinod Khosla, has entered into a formal agreement to purchase the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. The announcement came Saturday from the estate of Paul Allen. The sale price is $9.612 billion, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to the The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal is still subject to approval by the NFL. The agreement remains subject to the approval by the NFL.
July 11, 2026 4:43 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The scheduled game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed because of rain Friday night and rescheduled for Saturday as part of a day-night doubleheader. The first game was set for 12:05 p.m. EDT and the second at 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh All-Star Braxton Ashcraftwas scheduled to start the opener, with rookie Bubba Chandler set for the second game. Milwaukee planned to start two rookies — Brandon Sproat in Game 1 and Shane Drohan in Game 2. The game never started and was called after a delay of 1 hour, 27 minutes.
July 11, 2026 4:41 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired left-handed reliever Brandon Eisert and infielder Jacob Gonzalez from the Chicago White Sox in a trade for minor league left-hander Jaden Woods and a competitive balance round selection in the amateur draft on Saturday. The draft selection is No. 34 overall. Eisert, 28, is 2-1 with a 5.93 ERA in 25 games this season, including four starts. Gonzalez, 24, was hitting .320 with 19 home runs in 53 games at Triple-A Charlotte after making his major league debut earlier in the season. Woods, 24, has a 9.31 ERA in 10 relief appearances for Triple-A Indianapolis.
July 11, 2026 4:39 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have shuffled their bullpen. They recalled right-handers Thomas Harrington and Antwone Kelly from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday and optioned righties Cam Sanders and Hunter Stratton to the same club. The Pirates entered their game against Milwaukee with a relievers’ ERA of 4.53, which is 23rd in the majors. They were also just 17 of 34 in save opportunities.
July 11, 2026 4:45 am
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has his first weekend off in nearly four years. The world’s No. 1 player looked ordinary over two days at the Scottish Open. He shot a 72 on Friday and missed the cut by two shots at The Renaissance Club. It’s his first missed cut since the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2022. Scheffler says he just couldn’t hit close enough for good birdie opportunities. He missed a 6-foot par putt on the last hole and missed a 7-foot birdie putt on his 16th hole. He heads to Royal Birkdale early to prepare for the British Open.
July 10, 2026 4:26 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-sealing grand slam in the ninth inning, Matt Olson hit a first-inning home run while tying the franchise record for consecutive games played and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5. The Braves were leading 6-5 when Yastrzemski connected off Dennis Santana for his third career slam. Olson’s homer was a solo shot and his 25th season, opening the scoring. The first baseman played in his 740th straight game, going back to the start of the 2022 season, and tied the mark set by Dale Murphy from 1982-86. The Pirated dropped two-of-three to the Braves and now open a weekend series with division-leading Milwaukee at PNC Park that will take them to the All Star break.
July 10, 2026 4:27 am
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have matched the Philadelphia Flyers’ offer sheet for center Leo Carlsson, keeping their rising star at an extraordinary cost. The 21-year-old Carlsson is now the NHL’s highest-paid player under the five-year, $90 million deal extended by the Flyers one week ago. Carlsson agreed to the offer sheet with the Flyers after a year of fruitless negotiations with Anaheim general manager Pat Verbeek, whose hardline approach in contract negotiations with his young core backfired tremendously this time. Carlsson’s new contract is worth much more than anyone expected he would get as a restricted free agent.
