August 6, 2024 4:23 am
PARIS (AP) — American gymnast Simone Biles didn’t get the golden sendoff she hoped. Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals on Monday after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds. Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade became the first gymnast to beat Biles in a floor final in a major international competition, posting a score of 14.166 that finished just ahead of Biles at 14.133. It was Biles’ 11th Olympic medal. Jordan Chiles, a longtime friend of Biles, earned the bronze.
August 6, 2024 4:25 am
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lost their 21st straight game, tying the American League record with a 5-1 defeat to the Oakland Athletics as Max Schuemann hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the fourth inning. Chicago is on the longest losing streak since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles lost 21 in a row. The NL record since 1900 is held by the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies, who lost 23 straight. The major league low belongs to the 1889 Louisville Colonels, an American Association team that lost 26 consecutive games during a 27-111 season.
August 6, 2024 4:29 am
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who made the game-winning field goal in Kansas City’s Super Bowl victory two years ago, has agreed on a four-year contract extension that makes him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL. Butker announced the deal on X, saying: “There’s no place I’d rather be than with the Chiefs, excited to finalize a 4 year extension. To the Heights!” ESPN reported that Butker is receiving a $25.6 million extension that includes $17.75 million guaranteed.
August 6, 2024 4:27 am
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The passage of time has allowed Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin to gain perspective and grow in confidence a year after he resumed playing football following a near-death experience. Hamlin tells The Associated Press that his mind, spirit and soul are free in no longer feeling hindered by fears of going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field, as happened to him during a game at Cincinnati on Jan. 2, 2023. The 26-year-old’s focus is now on making the Bills’ roster for a fourth season since being selected by Buffalo in the sixth round of the 2021 draft.
August 6, 2024 4:30 am
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh says he has no reason to apologize. The former Michigan coach continued to deny having any knowledge of an impermissible-scouting operation that triggered an NCAA investigation into his program last year. Harbaugh left Michigan two weeks after he led the Wolverines to their first national title since 1997. Michigan is expected to soon receive a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to the sign-stealing scheme. Harbaugh could face a Level 1 violation. He says he believes in owning up to mistakes, but did nothing wrong in this case.
August 5, 2024 4:42 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joc Pederson’s three-run home run in the seventh inning rallied the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-5 win as Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Paul Skenes got a no-decision after taking a shutout into the sixth inning. Pederson hit a two-out drive to left-center field off Colin Holderman to turn a 4-2 deficit into a one-run lead. Pederson’s 17th homer of the season came after Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll walked. Skenes allowed two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings against the highest-scoring team in the NL while striking out four and walking three.
August 5, 2024 4:38 am
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — Veteran outside linebacker Markus Golden enjoyed an extended offseason, but he always remained ready for a possible return to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers signed Golden to a one-year contract on Thursday and the 33-year-old participated in his third practice back with the team on Saturday. Golden says he’s happy to be back with the team and loves playing in Pittsburgh. Golden, entering his 10th NFL season, was brought back to serve as depth behind star outside linebackers T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig. He had 20 tackles, four sacks, 10 quarterback hits and six tackles for loss last season.
August 5, 2024 4:44 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Leta Lindley won the U.S. Senior Women’s Open on Sunday at Fox Chapel after finishing second the last two years, closing with a tournament-record 7-under 64 for a two-stroke victory. The 52-year-old Lindley, birdied five of the first eight holes and added two more on the par-4 14th and 15th. She finished at 9-under 275, a record for total strokes in the event first played in 2018. Lindley finished a shot back the last two years, losing to Jill McGill in 2022 at NCR in Kettering, Ohio, and to Trish Johnson last year at Waverley in Portland, Oregon. Kaori Yamamoto of Japan, five strokes ahead entering the round, birdied the final two holes in a 71 to finish second.
August 5, 2024 4:46 am
NANTERRE, France (AP) — The United States closed out Olympic swimming with a wide range of emotions. The Americans set two world records on the final night, winning the gold-medal count over rival Australia and easing the sting of the first loss ever in the men’s 4×100-meter medley relay. Bobby Finke set a new standard in the 1,500 freestyle and the American women closed a thrilling nine days at La Defense Arena with another record in their 4×100 medley relay. China stunningly won the gold in the men’s 4×100 medley relay, ending the American run of dominance that stretched back to the introduction of the event at the 1960 Rome Games.
August 4, 2024 8:06 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds and Joey Bart homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Saturday night. Reynolds’ two-run shot to center off Slade Cecconi in the sixth inning broke a 1-1. Bart opened the scoring with a solo shot in the second inning off starter Jordan Montgomery. Bart also knocked in the Pirates’ other run in the sixth, singling home Connor Joe. Kyle Nicolas (2-2), the fourth of six Pittsburgh pitchers, worked two scoreless innings for the win. Cecconi (2-7) allowed three runs in 2 1/3 innings. David Bednar gave up a run in the ninth, but held for his 19th consecutive save and 20 in 23 opportunities this season. (Photo: AP)
