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COMMENTARY: Not a legend, but a storyteller of Legends

Wow. What else can we say? You look at the plaque on display on the concourse just inside the gates at Historic Holman Stadium, and all the names on there. To be sharing space with those names, to be considered a “Sports Legend” of Holman Stadium, who would have imagined? Heck, we ...

POWER BALL: Contreras, Gonzalez homer to pace Sox rout

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Willson Contreras and Romy Gonzalez homered to back the superb pitching of Sonny Gray, who allowed one run and four hits in six innings of the Boston Red Sox’s 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Wilyer Abreu added a two-run double, and relievers ...

Chapman, Sox celebrate his career relief strikeout mark

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman became the major leagues’ career leader in strikeouts as a reliever Friday night, toppling a record that had stood for more than half a century. The Boston Red Sox’s 38-year-old left-hander didn’t do it with one of the triple-digit fastballs that ...

STARRY NIGHT: AL, NL All-Stars revealed, Gray not included

Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes, Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski and the Dodgers’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani all could miss All-Star mound appearances because of starts next weekend, while four players from the World Series champion Dodgers were voted to the National League’s starting ...

World Cup: Morocco advances to quarterfinals as does France

HOUSTON (AP) — Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the World Cup round of 16 Saturday to make the country the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals more than once. It’s Morocco’s second straight appearance in the quarterfinals after becoming ...

Wimbledon: Swiatek, Rybakina both ousted in big upsets

LONDON (AP) — Iga Swiatek’s title defense at Wimbledon ended Saturday in a 7-6 (9), 6-2 third-round loss to 21-year-old Alexandra Eala, who continues to make history for the Philippines. Eala is the first Filipino player, male or female, to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles ...