May 31, 2022 2:34 am
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is back to try to defend its national championship at the Women’s College World Series. The top-seeded Sooners will face Northwestern in their World Series opener Thursday in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma has won four of the past eight national titles under coach Patty Gasso. Unseeded Texas faces #5 UCLA in the first game of this year’s tournament. #14 Florida, runner-up to Oklahoma a year ago, takes on Oregon State Thursday evening, followed by #7 Oklahoma State and Arizona. Hear WCWS Championship Series June 8-10 on WJPA-AM (1450).
May 30, 2022 10:31 am
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired infielder Yu Chang from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for cash considerations Monday. The 26-year-old Chang played in four games with the Guardians this season before being designated for assignment on May 26. He also played in a combined eight games on a rehab assignment between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus while he was on the 10-day injured list from April 15 to May 13. Last year Chang hit .228 (54-for-237) with 14 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 39 RBI in a total of 89 games with Cleveland. He also hit .280 (37-for-132) with eight doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 25 RBI and an .867 OPS in his final 41 games from July 1 through the end of the season. During that time, Chang’s .867 OPS ranked second on the Indians behind Jose Ramirez (.902).To make room for Chang on the 40-man roster, infielder Cole Tucker has been designated for assignment. The Pirates will make a corresponding move on the 26-man active roster when Chang joins the team. Chang will wear uniform #6.
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.
