May 30, 2022 3:22 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Trent Grisham hit a two-run walkoff home run in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 to take two of three. Grisham drove a 2-0 pitch from Chris Stratton off the right-field foul pole to bring in automatic runner Jorge Alfaro. It was the second career walkoff homer by Grisham and fourth walkoff win by the Padres this year. Luis Garcia got the win.
May 30, 2022 3:23 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Marcus Ericsson and Chip Ganassi were kings of the Brickyard on Sunday. Ericsson became the second Swede to win the Indianapolis 500, giving Ganassi Racing its fifth victory in the race. Ericsson took control of the race late and had it under control until a crash by teammate Jimmie Johnson with four laps remaining brought out a rare red-flag stoppage at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
May 30, 2022 3:24 am
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Sam Burns won the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial with a 38-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole, beating top-ranked Scott Scheffler. Burns closed with a 5-under 65 to get to minus-9, then waited two hours in the clubhouse for the leaders to complete their rounds. Scheffler needed three clutch putts for a 72 just to get into the playoff matching 25-year-old standouts and close friends.
May 30, 2022 3:26 am
PARIS (AP) – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will square off in the French Open quarterfinals after winning on Sunday. Alexander Zverev also reached the quarters and will take on Carlos Alcaraz. Americans Coco Gauff and Sloane Stephens advanced to the women’s quarters, as did U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez and Martina Trevisan.
May 29, 2022 4:00 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a three-run homer off closer Taylor Rogers with one out in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 4-2. It was the first time the Padres lost in Joe Musgrove’s nine starts this season. The big right-hander from suburban El Cajon pitched six strong innings against his former team. It was Rogers’ second blown save in 19 chances. He struggled right away, allowing Michael Perez’s double and walking Tucupita Marcano. Rogers struck out Cal Mitchell but then allowed Hayes’ homer to center field, his first of the season.
May 29, 2022 8:22 am
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Rangers are now 4-0 in potential elimination games this postseason. Filip Chytil (HEE’-tul) scored twice and the Rangers forced a Game 7 in their Stanley Cup second-round series by downing the Hurricanes, 5-2. Tyler Motte (MAHT’) and Mika Zibanejad (MEE’-kah zih-BAN’-eh-jad) tallied 2 1/2 minutes apart to put the Rangers ahead, 2-0 midway through the first period. Chytil added a pair of second-period goals to put the Blueshirts back in control. Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH’-mee pah-NA’-rihn) had power-play goals to support Igor Shesterkin who finished with 37 saves. Canes goaltender Antti Raanta (AN’-tee RAHN’-tah) was pulled after allowing three goals on 13 shots. Game 7 is Monday in Raleigh, where the Hurricanes are 7-0 in the postseason.
May 29, 2022 8:25 am
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the leader through three rounds of the Colonial. Scheffler shook off his only bogey of the tournament in shooting a 2-under 68 with wind gusts of around 30 mph and temperatures in the upper-90s. His 11-under total is two strokes ahead of Brendon Todd and Scott Stallings. Todd got into the mix with a bogey-free 65.
May 29, 2022 8:20 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Devonte Brown, Tommy White and Dominic Pilolli all hit home runs in a five-run first inning to spark 10th-seeded N.C. State to an 8-3 victory over No. 11 seed Pittsburgh in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. The victory sends the Wolf Pack (36-20) to Sunday’s championship game against No. 8 seed North Carolina. Brown homered on a 1-2 pitch to lead off the bottom of the first for N.C. State. White homered with one out to make it 2-0. Josh Hood walked and took third on a double by Noah Soles. J.T. Jarrett drove in Hood with a ground out, Pilolli followed with a two-run shot and the Wolf Pack never looked back.
May 28, 2022 4:03 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan is embracing his new role with the club. Khan was recently promoted to take over for Kevin Colbert, who is retiring after a long run with the team that included a pair of Super Bowl victories. Khan is no stranger to the Steelers. He has been with the team for more than 20 years, most recently serving as a vice president of football operations and business administration. Khan says he’s excited about the trajectory of the team, adding that while he is bringing in some new faces to the team’s front office, the club’s high standards will not change.
May 28, 2022 4:04 am
ST. LOUIS (AP) -Darren Helm scored with 5.6 seconds left and Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 shots as the Colorado Avalanche finished off their second-round series with a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 6. J.T. Compher scored twice for Colorado, which advanced to the Western Conference finals for first time since 2002. The Avalanche had been eliminated in the second round each of the past three years. Colorado opens the series against Edmonton on Tuesday night in Denver. Jordan Kyrou and Justin Faulk scored for St. Louis and Ville Husso made 36 saves. On the winning goal, Helm scored off a drive from the faceoff circle.
