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Cards' Yadier Molina says he tested positive for COVID-19 (8/5/20)ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina says he’s one of the players on the team who tested positive for COVID-19. The nine-time All-Star revealed his results Tuesday in a Spanish-language Instagram post. Soon afterward, the Cardinals issued a release naming six of the players who have tested positive... -
Breaking: Another St. Louis Cardinal series called off (8/3/20)NEW YORK – Seven St. Louis Cardinals players and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team’s four-game series at Detroit. The series was to have been played at Comerica Park from Tuesday through Thursday. -
Cardinals weekend series in Milwaukee called off due to COVID-19 (8/2/20)The coronavirus forced baseball’s 17th postponement in 10 days on Saturday, prompting at least two more players to opt out and casting doubt the league can complete a truncated 2020 season. -
More coronavirus cases found on Cardinals; Saturday's game postponed (8/1/20) -
Breaking: COVID-19 cancels Cardinals game with Brewers (7/31/20)NEW YORK – The coronavirus forced another change in Major League Baseball’s schedule, bringing the league’s total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the season. -
St. Louis Cardinals exec finds himself with 'tricky balance' of duties (7/31/20)St. Louis Cardinals assistant general manager Moises Rodriguez has been expecting the news that came down Friday. -
Twins pitcher makes debut, does in Cardinals 3-0 (7/30/20)MINNEAPOLIS — Rich Hill pitched five scoreless innings in a smooth Minnesota debut, backed by Eddie Rosario’s homer and Nelson Cruz’s RBI double, and the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Wednesday night.
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Retooled Marlins triumphant in return, beat Orioles 4-0 (08/05 12:25 am)BALTIMORE (AP) -- After enduring one final delay in their effort to return from an eight-day, coronavirus-induced hiatus, the Miami Marlins found enough power and pitching within their vastly overhauled roster to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Tuesday night...
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Altuve, Correa homer, Astros tag Bumgarner, Diamondbacks 8-2 (08/05 12:21 am)PHOENIX (AP) -- Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa hit solo homers, George Springer added a two-run double and the Houston Astros roughed up Madison Bumgarner in an 8-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Altuve hit his homer in the first inning and Correa connected in the second. The Astros put the game away in the fifth inning with five runs, including two on Springer's bases-loaded double... -
Trout homers in 1st AB as father, Angels beat Mariners 5-3 (08/05 12:19 am)SEATTLE (AP) -- Mike Trout homered in his first plate appearance as a father, Albert Pujols moved one step closer to Willie Mays on the career home runs list and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Tuesday night. Trout missed four games while on paternity leave for the birth of his son, Beckham Aaron Trout. ... -
Pollock homers, May strikes out 8 as Dodgers beat Padres 5-2 (08/05 12:05 am)SAN DIEGO (AP) -- AJ Pollock hit a pinch, go-ahead double in the seventh inning and added a solo homer, and Dustin May struck out a career-high eight to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Tuesday night. Mookie Betts entered the game in right field in the eighth inning after missing Monday night's 5-4 loss in the series opener due to a finger injury... -
Piscotty hits A's 2nd walkoff slam this year, beats Rangers (08/04 11:47 pm)OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Walkoff grand slams are becoming such old hat for the Oakland Athletics this season that they have learned to celebrate in a more socially distant manner. Stephen Piscotty hit Oakland's second game-ending slam of the year and the A's beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win... -
Kimbrel shaky again, Cubs hold off Royals for 5th win in row (08/04 11:43 pm)CHICAGO (AP) -- Jason Heyward, Jason Kipnis and Willson Contreras homered and the Chicago Cubs overcame another shaky outing by closer Craig Kimbrel to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Kimbrel took over to begin the ninth inning with a 5-2 lead, but struggled again and allowed two runs and two hits while getting only one out. He's yielded six runs in 1 2/3 innings in three appearances this season... -
Abreu, White Sox edge Brewers 3-2 for 6th straight victory (08/04 11:39 pm)MILWAUKEE (AP) -- These don't appear to be the same old Chicago White Sox that have stumbled through seven consecutive losing seasons. Jose Abreu hit a tiebreaking two-out single in the seventh inning, helping Lucas Giolito and the White Sox edge the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Tuesday. The White Sox have won six straight games for the first time since April 2017... -
Lillard, Anthony help Blazers over Rockets, 110-102 (08/04 11:35 pm)LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Damian Lillard scored 21 points and Carmelo Anthony hit a big 3-pointer late to help the Portland Trail Blazers to a 110-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. The Blazers led by one before Lillard made one of two free throws. Anthony's 3 then extended the lead to 107-102 when less than a minute to go... -
Marquez strikes out 9, Rockies beat Giants 5-2 (08/04 11:31 pm)DENVER (AP) -- German Marquez struck out nine in efficiently throwing into the eighth inning and benefited from an overturned home-run call as the rolling Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Tuesday night. The Rockies moved to 8-2 for the second time in franchise history, joining a 2011 team that finished 73-89... -
NHL Capsules (08/04 11:16 pm)TORONTO (AP) -- Sebastian Aho scored twice in the third period while James Reimer was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night and sweep the Stanley Cup qualifier series. Warren Foegele scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period for the Hurricanes, redirecting a shot from the point by Brady Skjei to beat rookie Igor Shesterkin at 5:07 in the third. ...
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Monahan, Talbot help Flames top Jets 6-2 in qualifier series (08/04 11:16 pm)EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Sean Monahan had a goal and two assists while Cam Talbot finished with 33 saves to help the Calgary Flames beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup qualifier series Tuesday night. Mikael Backlund, Johnny Gaudreau and Elias Lindholm each had a goal and an assist for the Flames, who took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 series. Milan Lucic and Matthew Tkachuk also scored goals for Calgary...
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Kendrick homers, Soto dances, Nats beat Mets 5-3 in return (08/04 11:08 pm)WASHINGTON (AP) -- Star slugger Juan Soto danced on the dugout roof to celebrate solo shots by Howie Kendrick and Josh Harrison, and the Washington Nationals returned from a coronavirus-caused four-day break to beat the injury-depleted New York Mets 5-3 in a rain-interrupted game Tuesday night... -
Booker's buzzer-beater keeps Suns unbeaten in the bubble (08/04 11:06 pm)LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Devin Booker made a turnaround jumper over Paul George as time expired, capping a 35-point performance and giving the Phoenix Suns a 117-115 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. The Suns improved to 3-0 in the bubble as they chase a playoff spot... -
Aho, Reimer help Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-1 for sweep (08/04 10:58 pm)TORONTO (AP) -- Sebastian Aho scored twice in the third period while James Reimer was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night and sweep the Stanley Cup qualifier series. Warren Foegele scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period for the Hurricanes, redirecting a shot from the point by Brady Skjei to beat rookie Igor Shesterkin at 5:07 in the third. ... -
Triumphant return for retooled Marlins, who beat Orioles 4-0 (08/04 10:50 pm)BALTIMORE (AP) -- Finally back on the baseball diamond after enduring eight days of virus testing, hotel room service and lengthy bus rides, the Miami Marlins scratched out a victory worth savoring. Following one final delay in their effort to return from a miserable coronavirus-induced hiatus, the Marlins found enough power and pitching within their vastly overhauled roster to beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Tuesday night... -
Miami Marlins resume season and win with 18 new players (08/04 10:46 pm)MIAMI (AP) -- Scrambling for replacements following a coronavirus outbreak, the Miami Marlins added a Moran, a Morin, two pitchers named Josh Smith and a former Olympic medalist in speedskating. Also among the 18 players joining the Marlins' 30-man roster as they resumed their virus-disrupted season in Baltimore on Tuesday night were outfielder Monte Harrison and right-hander Jose Guzman, highly regarded prospects reaching the majors for the first time... -
WNBA Capsules (08/04 10:34 pm)BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and hit three of Seattle's 11 3-pointers as the Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 87-74 on Tuesday night. Sami Whitcomb hit 3 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with a season-high 15 points for Seattle (4-1). Jordin Canada added 14 points, Alysha Clark 13 and Jewell Loyd scored 12...
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Stewart scores 22, Storm hit 11 3s in 87-74 win over Sun (08/04 10:30 pm)BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Breanna Stewart scored 22 points and hit three of Seattle's 11 3-pointers as the Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 87-74 on Tuesday night. Sami Whitcomb hit 3 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with a season-high 15 points for Seattle (4-1). Jordin Canada added 14 points, Alysha Clark 13 and Jewell Loyd scored 12...
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Riley's 3-run homer helps Fried, Braves beat Blue Jays 10-1 (08/04 10:20 pm)ATLANTA (AP) -- Max Fried boosted Atlanta's depleted rotation by allowing only one run in six innings, Austin Riley hit a three-run homer and the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Tuesday night. Riley pulled a 3-2 pitch from Matt Shoemaker into the Blue Jays' bullpen behind the left-field wall in the fifth... -
Angels' Trout calls for daily virus tests, homers in return (08/04 9:57 pm)Mike Trout remains skeptical about the wisdom of completing the full baseball season amid the coronavirus outbreak, and the Los Angeles Angels' three-time AL MVP would like to see the addition of daily testing to the sport's safety measures. Trout spoke Tuesday after rejoining the Angels in Seattle following the birth of his first child. He missed four games after his wife, Jessica, gave birth to son Beckham Aaron Trout last Thursday... -
No Butler, no problem as Miami Heat beat Celtics 111-106 (08/04 9:29 pm)LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- With or without Jimmy Butler, the Miami Heat felt they needed to send a message to the Boston Celtics. Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Heat never trailed in beating the Celtics 111-106 on Tuesday to remain alone in the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference... -
#WeAreUnited players reach out to California Gov. for help (08/04 9:29 pm)A group of Pac-12 football players with the (hash)WeAreUnited movement met with officials from the California governor's office Tuesday to discuss concerns about their schools' COVID-19 protocols and protecting their college eligibility. Meanwhile, the NCAA's highest governing body put off a decision on whether to conduct fall championship events, and is moving toward passing on making that call altogether... -
Indians manager Francona undergoing tests, return unknown (08/04 9:25 pm)CLEVELAND (AP) -- Indians manager Terry Francona continues to undergo medical tests for a gastrointestinal issue, and there remains no clear timetable for when he'll return to the team. Francona has scheduled appointments with "a series of doctors" at the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday, said team President Chris Antonetti, who is with the team in Cincinnati. Antonetti doesn't know when Francona will be back and doesn't believe he will be sidelined for a significant period...
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The Latest: AP Source: divisions to decide NCAA fall champs (08/04 9:23 pm)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: A person who was briefed on the NCAA Board of Governor's discussions told the AP that board members decided each division will determine whether to stage championship events in fall sports...
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Meadows 2 hits in return from virus, Rays top Red Sox 5-1 (08/04 9:17 pm)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Austin Meadows got two hits after missing the first 10 games of the season with the coronavirus and the Tampa Bay Rays stopped their losing streak at five, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-1 on Tuesday night. Boston lost its fourth in a row, including a three-game sweep at Yankees Stadium over the weekend, and fell to 3-8 overall... -
Taurasi, Mercury beat Dream for third straight win (08/04 9:05 pm)BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Diana Taurasi scored 16 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter, had six rebounds and six assists and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Atlanta Dream 81-74 on Tuesday night. Brittney Griner added 18 points and Skylar Digging-Smith and Bria Hartley each scored 10 for Phoenix (3-2), which has won three in a row...
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Reyes backs Bieber with homer, Indians beat Reds 4-2 (08/04 9:03 pm)CINCINNATI (AP) -- Shane Bieber overcame two solo home runs to pitch into the eighth inning, Franmil Reyes hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer and the Cleveland Indians snapped a four-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Reyes capped the Indians' comeback from a 2-0 deficit with his first homer of the season after hitting 37 with San Diego and Cleveland last year. ... -
AP sources: MLB plans 28-man rosters through postseason (08/04 8:44 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball and the players' union plan to maintain 28-man rosters through the end of the postseason amid continued challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, two people familiar with the matter said. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the agreement had not been announced. The move is pending the approval of team owners in an upcoming vote... -
Warren's hot hand sends Pacers past Magic for 3rd straight (08/04 8:36 pm)LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- T.J. Warren scored 32 points, tying Jermaine O'Neal's franchise record for most in a three-game span, to send the Indiana Pacers past the Orlando Magic 120-109 on Tuesday for their third consecutive victory. Warren has topped the 30-point mark in each game at Walt Disney World, starting with his 53-point outburst in the opener. He has 119 points (39.7 per game) in the restart... -
Congressional group wants Landis name pulled from MVP plaque (08/04 8:29 pm)NEW YORK (AP) -- A group of House Democrats called Tuesday for the name of former baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis to be pulled off future Most Valuable Player plaques, an idea endorsed by several players who have won the award. U.S. Reps. Gil Cisneros of California and Cedric Richmond of Louisiana sent a letter signed by 28 members of Congress to Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and the Baseball Writers' Association of America asking for action...
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Rahm finds expectations rising with great play at young age (08/04 8:09 pm)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Even though his reign at No. 1 lasted all of two weeks, Jon Rahm can be considered in some circles as among the best players to have never won a major. Never mind that he's only 25 and didn't turn pro until four years ago. Golf is getting younger... -
LEADING OFF: COVID-stricken Cards shuffle roster, Soto a go (08/04 7:52 pm)A look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday: ------ COVID CARDINALS The coronavirus-ridden Cardinals are expected to make more transactions a day after placing six players on the injured list, including confirmed COVID-19 cases Yadier Molina, Paul DeJong, Edmundo Sosa, Junior Fernandez and Kodi Whitley. ... -
Vandersloot, Stevens help Sky beat Wings 82-79 (08/04 7:28 pm)BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Azura Stevens had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Courtney Vandersloot added 14 points and 10 assists, and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 82-79 on Tuesday night. Allie Quigley and Cheyenne Parker scored 15 points apiece and Kahleah Copper 11 for Chicago (4-1)...
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Maddon: Shohei Ohtani won't pitch again for Angels this year (08/04 7:18 pm)Shohei Ohtani won't pitch again this season for the Los Angeles Angels after straining his right forearm in his second start, manager Joe Maddon says. Ohtani likely will return to the Angels' lineup as their designated hitter this week, Maddon said Tuesday night before the club opened a road series against the Seattle Mariners...
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Aye Captains: Crosby, McDavid provide Penguins, Oilers spark (08/04 7:14 pm)TORONTO (AP) -- The C's have it: Crosby and Connor, that is. It didn't take long for the two captains -- Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Edmonton's Connor McDavid -- to make their presence felt three days into the NHL's expanded playoffs. With each of their teams facing 1-0 deficits, and both to their respective conference's 12th- and last-seeded opponents no less, Crosby and McDavid provided much-needed sparks to even their best-of-five preliminary round elimination series, which resume Wednesday.. ...
Pro Sports Schedule
Wednesday, Aug. 5
MLB
- Philadelphia at N.Y. Yankees, 3:05 p.m.
- Miami at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.
- N.Y. Mets at Washington, 5:05 p.m.
- Boston at Tampa Bay, 5:40 p.m.
- Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.
- Cincinnati at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.
- Toronto at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.
- Chicago Cubs at Kansas City, 7:05 p.m.
- Milwaukee at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m
- San Francisco at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.
- Texas at Oakland, 8:10 p.m.
- Houston at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.
- L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.
- L.A. Angels at Seattle, 8:40 p.m.
- N.Y. Yankees at Philadelphia, Game 2
- Baltimore at Miami, Game 2
- St. Louis at Detroit, ppd.
NBA
At Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
- Brooklyn vs. Milwaukee, 12:30 p.m.
- Dallas vs. Sacramento, 1:30 p.m.
- Phoenix vs. L.A. Clippers, 3 p.m.
- Orlando vs. Indianapolis, 5 p.m.
- Boston vs. Miami, 5:30 p.m.
- Houston vs. Portland, 8 p.m.
NHL
At Toronto
- N.Y. Islanders vs. Florida, noon
- Tampa Bay vs. Boston, 3 p.m.
- Pittsburgh vs. Montreal, 7 p.m.
At Edmonton, Alberta
- Nashville vs. Arizona, 1:30 p.m.
- Colorado vs. Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
- Edmonton vs. Chicago, 9:30 p.m.
MLS
- Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers, 7 p.m.
WNBA
At Bradenton, Fla.
- Minnesota vs. New York, 6 p.m.
- Las Vegas vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
- Indiana vs. Los Angeles, 9 p.m.