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Luis Castillo steps in as a batter after injury forces Mariners to give up the designated hitter
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle starting pitcher Luis Castillo had to do more than just try and shut down the Minnesota Twins from the mound on Sunday. Castillo had to grab a bat and step in as a hitter after Seattle catcher Mitch Garver was injured by getting hit on the wrist and forcing a...
Lautaro Martínez scores twice and Argentina playing without Messi beats Peru 2-0 to end group play
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lautaro Martínez scored twice and Argentina, playing without the injured Lionel Messi, wrapped up Copa America group play with a 2-0 win over Peru on Saturday night. A nicely placed through ball from Ángel Di María led to Martínez's first goal in the...
Fred Richard headlines a U.S. men's gymnastics team that will head to Paris with a shot to medal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fred Richard envisioned this long ago. All of it. The confetti. The flashing lights. The adrenaline rush of hearing his name called as an Olympian. The charismatic 20-year-old who has made it his life's mission to make men's gymnastics relevant in...
Yankees' Juan Soto sits out loss to Blue Jays because of bruised right hand
TORONTO (AP) — Yankees outfielder Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup because of a bruised right hand about 20 minutes before Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, but manager Aaron Boone said afterward that X-rays did not reveal a fracture. “He took some swings...
Gymnast Shilese Jones pulls out of U.S. Olympic trials with leg injury
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gymnast Shilese Jones pulled out of the U.S. Olympic trials, one day after injuring her left knee while training on the vault. USA Gymnastics said Jones was pulled from the meet after being evaluated on Saturday. The 21-year-old was among the...
Lionel Messi to rest for Argentina's final Copa America group match against Peru with leg injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi will skip Argentina's last Copa America group match against Peru on Saturday because of a right leg injury. Messi hurt his leg in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Chile on Tuesday that clinched a quarterfinal berth for the defending champions....
Sport climbing star recovers from a broken big toe to fight for another gold at Paris Olympics
It wasn’t going to be a toe injury that would keep one of the world’s biggest stars in sport climbing from getting to the Paris Olympics. Defending champion Janja Garnbret kept practicing on one leg after her big toe “just broke” during a climb last year, grinding and...
Philadelphia Flyers to buy out remainder of Cam Atkinson's contract
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers announced Friday that they will buy out the remainder of forward Cam Atkinson's contract. Atkinson was signed through 2025. He was with the Flyers for three years and posted 36 goals and 42 assists in 143 regular-season games. ...
Bryce Harper hurts hamstring on final play of Phillies' 7-4 loss to Marlins
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper limped off the field with an apparent hamstring injury after making the final out for the Philadelphia Phillies in their 7-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. Hustling down the line as he tried to beat out a grounder to the right side,...
Gymnast Skye Blakely's bid to reach the Olympics ends after rupturing her right Achilles
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Skye Blakely's bid to make the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team is over. The 19-year-old will miss the U.S. Olympic trials after rupturing her right Achilles on Wednesday. USA Gymnastics and Blakely confirmed the nature of the injury Thursday,...
