Tag: Sports

Hovland Leads RBC Heritage; Masters Champ Rahm Struggles

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—Viktor Hovland’s round of 7–under 64 at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage on Thursday, April 13, gave him a first-round lead for a second straight week—and left Masters champion Jon Rahm eight shots behind and with plenty of work ahead to get into contention after his major victory. Hovland had the lowest of…


NFL Commanders Owner Dan Snyder Agrees to $6B Sale

A group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder for a North American professional sports team record $6 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press…


NFL Commanders Owner Dan Snyder Agrees to $6 Billion Sale

A group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson has an agreement in principle to buy the NFL’s Washington Commanders from longtime owner Dan Snyder for a North American professional sports team record $6 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press…


Vinícius, Benzema Lead Real Madrid Past Chelsea 2–0 in Champions League

MADRID—Karim Benzema struck yet again against Chelsea, and Real Madrid is a step closer to eliminating the English club for the second straight season in the Champions League. Vinícius Júnior thrived with two assists and Marco Asensio also scored in Madrid’s 2–0 win in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday, April 12, in…


Muncy Hits 2 More Homers, Powers Dodgers Past Giants 10–5

SAN FRANCSICO—Max Muncy hit a three-run homer and a solo shot to finish a three-game set against the San Francisco Giants with four homers and 11 RBIs, leading Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10–5 victory Wednesday night, April 12. Kershaw (2–1) allowed two earned runs and five hits over six innings,…


Griffin Canning returns to mound, Angels beat Nationals 3–2

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Griffin Canning pitched five innings of five-hit ball in his first big league appearance in 22 months for the Angels, and rookie Logan O’Hoppe drove in the tiebreaking run in Los Angeles’ 3–2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, April 12. Brett Phillips scored an early run, drove in another with a bases-loaded…


LAFC Blank Whitecaps, Advance to CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals

Carlos Vela scored twice as host Los Angeles FC beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3–0 on Tuesday, April 11, to complete a 6–0 win in a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series. LAFC advance to a semifinal matchup against either Mexico’s Atlas or the Philadelphia Union. Heading into the second leg of that quarterfinal series on Wednesday…


Kliff Kingsbury Joins USC Staff as Senior Offensive Analyst

LOS ANGELES—Kliff Kingsbury is joining Lincoln Riley’s coaching staff at Southern California as a senior offensive analyst. USC announced the addition Tuesday of Kingsbury, who was fired by the Arizona Cardinals in January after four seasons as their head coach. Kingsbury went 28–37–1 at Arizona, making one playoff appearance. Before that, he spent six seasons…


Giants Shut out Dodgers Behind Six Pitchers

Alex Wood teamed with five relievers on a three-hitter, David Villar and Brandon Crawford smacked consecutive pitches for home runs, and the San Francisco Giants bounced back from a series-opening thumping to beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 5–0 Tuesday night. Wood allowed just one hit in 4 2/3 innings before turning the ball over…


Ohtani Turns in Another Gem as Angels Blank Nationals 2–0

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani has followed up his MVP performance in the World Baseball Classic with one of the best pitching starts of the modern era. The Japanese two-way superstar turned in another gem on Tuesday night, allowing only one hit in seven innings as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Washington Nationals 2–0. Ohtani walked…