ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 06:22 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt homered three times and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak — their longest skid in 16 years — with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Goldschmidt had four hits and four RBIs in his third
Month: May 2023
ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 07:52 PM ET CINCINNATI — Hanser Alberto had four hits, drove in a career-high four RBIs and Chicago scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday. The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and
May 7, 2023, 11:29 AM ET Former major league pitcher Vida Blue has died. He was 73 years old. The 1971 winner of both the AL MVP and Cy Young awards, Blue’s playing career spanned three decades with the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and two stints with the San Francisco Giants. Following his award-winning
ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 11:26 AM ET Nick Gilbert, familiar to NBA fans as the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ representative at the draft lottery, died Saturday from a genetic condition. He was 26. The son of Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and wife Jennifer, Nick Gilbert had a lifelong battle with neurofibromatosis (NF1), which causes noncancerous
Associated Press May 7, 2023, 04:54 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — James Harden leaned in toward John Hao, a paralyzed Michigan State shooting survivor who developed a long-distance FaceTime bond with the Philadelphia 76ers star, and gave his new friend a hug. “You look good,” Harden told Hao. The 20-year-old Hao and his parents smiled as
Associated Press May 7, 2023, 04:01 PM ET MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his Madrid Open title with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff on Sunday, moving closer to recovering his world No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz, 20, of Spain, will be back at the top of the rankings going into
Associated Press May 7, 2023, 06:26 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wyndham Clark shot 68 on Sunday for a four-shot victory over Xander Schauffele at the Wells Fargo Championship to earn his first career win on the PGA Tour. The 29-year-old Clark struggled to hold back tears as he sank a bogey putt on the
Associated Press May 7, 2023, 05:40 PM ET DALLAS — The Dallas Stars canceled a watch party that was planned during their road playoff game Sunday night in the plaza outside their home arena, which is less than 30 miles from a Texas outlet mall where an assailant killed eight people the previous day. While
After the dramatic defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson said that the nature of the IPL means that any team can conjure up a result even out of difficult circumstances, but admitted it hurt to bowl no-balls at crucial moments, like the last ball of the match. Sandeep Sharma had
May 7, 2023, 02:51 PM ET Don January, winner of the 1967 PGA Championship, died Sunday at age 93, the PGA Tour announced. The Texas native won four straight NCAA Division I titles (1949-52) before embarking on a pro career. He won 10 times and was a runner-up 17 times on the PGA Tour, and