August 22, 2023 4:42 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joshua Palacios hit a three-run home run and had a career-high five RBIs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis 11-1, sending the last-place Cardinals to their fifth loss in six games. Palacios’ drive down the right-field line capped a four-run fourth inning to put the Pirates ahead 8-0 and chased starter Drew Rom, who was making his major-league debut. Palacios capped the scoring with a two-run double in the eighth. The Cardinals (55-71) remained in fifth place in the National League Central, falling 1 ½ games behind the Pirates (56-69). St. Louis hasn’t finished in last place since 1990.
August 22, 2023 4:45 am
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens’ NFL-record preseason winning streak ended at 24 with a loss to the Washington Commanders. Third-string quarterback Jake Fromm led a late drive to set up Joey Slye’s go-ahead 49-yard field goal that gave Washington a 29-28 victory. The Ravens lost a preseason game for the first time since 2015. Baltimore backup QB Josh Johnson and newly crowed Washington starter Sam Howell each threw for two touchdowns. Commanders No. 1 receiver Terry McLaurin left the game with a toe injury late in the second quarter.
August 22, 2023 4:44 am
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will serve a three-game suspension to start this season as part of self-imposed penalties for NCAA recruiting infractions. The school’s move means Harbaugh will not be on the sideline for the second-ranked Wolverines home games against East Carolina, UNLV and Bowling Green. He will be permitted to coach the team during the week, as per NCAA rules. The infractions case is tied to improper contact with recruits.
August 21, 2023 4:40 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dallas Keuchel carried a perfect game into the seventh inning before allowing a double to Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds, and Edouard Julien drove in a pair of runs for the Minnesota Twins in a 2-0 win against the Pirates. Keuchel was making his third start in the majors this season. He was pulled after allowing Reynolds’ hit on his 85th pitch of the game. Minnesota has won five of seven and extended its lead in the American League Central to six games over Cleveland. Pittsburgh right-hander Osvaldo Bido gave up two runs in 3 1/3 innings.
August 21, 2023 4:41 am
SYDNEY (AP) — Spain has won the Women’s World Cup for the first time with Olga Carmona’s first-half strike giving La Roja a 1-0 victory over England in the final at Stadium Australia. After the final the player learned of her father’s death, the Spanish soccer federation said. The triumph for Spain avenged a quarterfinal loss to eventual champion England in the European championship last year. La Roja’s first major international trophy also followed a tumultuous preparation for the team and its coach. Now they’re world champions. Spain joins Germany as the only countries to win both men’s and women’s world titles. England’s long wait for another World Cup continues.
August 21, 2023 4:43 am
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) — Xander Schauffele has nailed down the sixth and final automatic spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. And that leaves Brooks Koepka on the outside. Not by much. Schauffele tied for eighth in the BMW Championship and finished 29 points ahead of Koepka. The BMW Championship was the final qualifying event. Zach Johnson now has six captain’s picks that he will announce after the Tour Championship. Any other player with Koepka’s credentials would be a lock. But he’s part of Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Koepka had 9,421 points in 10 starts. Schauffele had 9,450 points in 26 qualifying tournaments.
August 20, 2023 7:11 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett led a pair of quick-strike scoring drives and the Pittsburgh Steelers eased past the Buffalo Bills 27-15. Jaylen Warren raced 62 yards for a touchdown on Pittsburgh’s opening possession. Pickett then hit Pat Freiermuth for a 25-yard score as the Steelers improved to 2-0 in the preseason. Josh Allen completed 7 of 10 passes for 64 yards for Buffalo. Bills safety Damar Hamlin had three tackles in his return to his hometown.
August 20, 2023 7:12 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitch Keller struck out 12 in six innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates eventually got to Minnesota’s Sonny Gray in a 7-4 victory over the Twins. Gray retired his first 16 batters before Liover Peguero reached on an infield single with one out in the sixth. Peguero came around to score on Andrew McCutchen’s bases-loaded single with two down, and Ke’Bryan Hayes put Pittsburgh in front with an RBI single. McCutchen added a three-run drive in the ninth. It was McCutchen’s 11th homer.
August 19, 2023 4:13 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López pitched six scoreless innings, Michael A. Taylor hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1. López extended his scoreless streak to a career-best 19 innings and had seven strikeouts. Taylor connected for his 16th homer of the season for Minnesota, which has won four of five and leads the American League Central by five games over Cleveland. Andre Jackson (0-1) gave up two runs on four hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings for Pittsburgh, which has lost four of five.
August 19, 2023 3:43 am
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The lawyer for the family of late NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins says the estate has reached a “partial settlement” in its lawsuit against the driver, the owner and the broker of the dump truck that struck and killed Haskins. The 24-year-old Haskins was killed April 9, 2022, while walking on a South Florida highway. His family alleges in the lawsuit that the driver of the truck was speeding, driving carelessly and had a cargo load exceeding the legal weight limit. Rick Ellsley, the lawyer for Haskins’ widow, Kalabrya Haskins, says there are 10 other defendants in the case, but a court date has not yet been set.
