Archive By Section - AP Sports
NATIONAL LEAGUE CAPSULES
CINCINNATI (AP) - Chris Heisey drove in three runs and the Cincinnati Reds took a patient approach at the plate in improving to 4-0 for the first time since their 1990 World Series championship season, beating the Houston Astros 8-2 on Tuesday night.
Cabrera's RBI single in 12th pulls Royals from brink — again
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Any sort of four-game winning streak is a big deal in a town where the local team hadn't won more than three in a row since September 2009.
AMERICAN LEAGUE CAPSULES
CLEVELAND (AP) - Josh Tomlin outpitched Boston's Josh Beckett, Cleveland came up with just enough timely hits and the Indians kept the Red Sox winless so far this season with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night over the team many predicted would win it all.
Aggies win first national championship
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Scoring at will, grabbing boards and making a key steal, Danielle Adams saved her best game for the biggest stage and gave Texas A&M its first national championship.
Kansas City signs former Royals pitcher Suppan
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jeff Suppan, a 16-year major league veteran who was Kansas City's best pitcher 10 years ago, has signed a minor league contract with the Royals. The 36-year-old Suppan will report to Triple-A Omaha. The right-hander has played for Boston, Arizona, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Milwaukee in addition to the Royals. He's 138-143 with a 4.69 ERA in 442 appearances, including 411 starts. Suppan was a member of the Royals' ...
Iowa State-bound McGee is first-team NJCAA All-America selection
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa State basketball recruit Tyrus McGee has earned junior college All-American honors.
Missouri has faith, hires Haith to coach hoops
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Frank Haith has heard the criticism that Missouri settled for a safe choice rather than a home-run hire for its new head coach.
Texas A&M, Notre Dame set for NCAA title matchup tonight
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Already packed with one surprise after another, the NCAA women's tournament has one big dose of intrigue left when Notre Dame and Texas A&M play for the championship.
Chiefs’ Vrabel arrested for theft in Indiana
VEVAY, Ind. (AP) - Kansas City linebacker Mike Vrabel was arrested Monday and charged with theft from a riverboat casino.
Marshall says he's happy at Wichita State
WICHITA (AP) - Gregg Marshall is staying put as the head coach at Wichita State. Marshall told The Associated Press on Monday that he's staying at the school because he has a "great situation." Marshall led the Shockers to the NIT title last week, beating Alabama to finish 29-8, a school record for wins in a season.
Kruger accepts offer to take over Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma finally made an offer that Lon Kruger couldn't refuse.
Saturday's American League Capsules
Blue Jays 6, Twins 1 TORONTO (AP) - Kyle Drabek pitched seven innings of one-hit ball to earn first major league win, and Jose Molina and Jayson Nix hit solo home runs for Toronto. Drabek (1-0) didn't allow a hit until Denard Span's one-out single to left in the sixth. He allowed one run, walked three and struck out a career-high seven. Shawn Camp pitched the eighth and Marc Rzepczynski worked the ninth for the ...
Former aide says she saw trainer inject Bonds
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tears streaming from her eyes, Barry Bonds' former personal shopper became the first and only one of the government's 23 witnesses at his federal trial to say she saw the all-time home run leader getting an injection from his trainer.
Royals rally to overcome Angels, 5-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Three hits and two RBIs were not all Chris Getz delivered in Kansas City's 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon.
Royals lose opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - It took the Kansas City Royals exactly one game to cast serious doubt on any credibility Cactus League stats might have.
Articles by Section - AP Sports
Pirates topple Mets
NEW YORK - Francisco Liriano struck out nine and pitched into the sixth inning to win his debut with Pittsburgh and help the Pirates beat the New York Mets 11-2.
Pettitte, Yankees edge Royals 3-2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Andy Pettitte finally stopped beating himself up long enough to look at video of his past couple of outings, subpar efforts by any stretch and certainly his own lofty standards.
Cubs chase Strasburg in fifth en route to 8-2 win over Nationals
WASHINGTON - Stephen Strasburg fell apart after one of third baseman Ryan Zimmerman's two errors and wound up dropping his fifth consecutive decision as the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 Saturday.
Lingmerth leads at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Tiger Woods was surrounded by four rows of fans who stood shoulder-to-shoulder, curious to see how he was going to escape from the trees on the second hole at The Players Championship. Cheers erupted when he pulled out a 5-wood, a risky shot off the pine straw through a 15-foot gap of pines.
Blue Jays take lead in ninth to beat Red Sox
BOSTON - Adam Lind hit a tiebreaking homer off Boston closer Junichi Tazawa leading off the ninth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
Grizzlies take 2-1 series lead over Thunder
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Memphis Grizzlies call it grit and grind, and it got them through another ugly game.
Royals hit three home runs, handle Orioles 6-2
BALTIMORE - Jeremy Guthrie's incentive to win had nothing to do with beating his former team.
Golden State surprises Spurs, levels series at 1-1
SAN ANTONIO - Klay Thompson scored 34 points, Stephen Curry added 22 and the Golden State Warriors withstood another furious rally by the San Antonio Spurs for a 100-91 victory Wednesday night to even their series at one game apiece and snap a 30-game skid in the Alamo City.
Orioles take down Royals
BALTIMORE - One bad throw led to another, and then another. And another.
Miami routs Chicago
MIAMI - It was the biggest postseason win in Miami Heat history, and the biggest postseason loss in Chicago Bulls history.
