AP Sports Summary for July 14th, 2024:
Spain and England to meet in European Championship final in front of Prince William and King Felipe
BERLIN (AP) — Spain and England will meet in the European Championship final. Much of the focus is on a teenage wonderkid and whether one of the world's most underachieving teams can end its decades-long wait for a title. Prince William and Spain's King Felipe are among the dignitaries expected to attend. Spain is bidding to win the Euros for a record fourth time and for the first time since 2012. The team's new superstar is 17-year-old winger Lamine Yamal. England lays claim to be the birthplace of soccer and hasn't won a major title since the 1966 World Cup. This is the team's second straight European Championship final. The teams have taken different paths to the final taking place at Berlin's Olympiastadion.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet in a Wimbledon men's final rematch
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are set to meet for the Wimbledon men's championship. Sunday's final at the All England Club is a rematch from last year, when Alcaraz got past Djokovic in five sets. The 37-year-old Djokovic is trying to win his eighth Wimbledon title to equal Roger Federer for the most by a man at the grass-court major. A victory by Djokovic would also give him 25 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other player in tennis history. It was only a little more than a month ago that Djokovic had surgery on his right knee after getting injured during the French Open.
Barbora Krejcikova had no idea she could win Wimbledon, so how can she know what comes next?
LONDON (AP) — Barbora Krejcikova points out that she couldn't possibly have known she was capable of claiming a Grand Slam singles title — until, that is, she actually did, three years ago at the French Open. And Krejcikova also says that couldn't possibly have known she would manage to collect a second major trophy, either. But she did just that Saturday at Wimbledon, via a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the final at Centre Court. And now Krejcikova says no one can predict what comes next for her. She is not too concerned, either. She just wants to continue to have fun on court.
Aaron Judge sets Yankees record with his 34th home run before the All-Star break
BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge has set a franchise record for the New York Yankees on Saturday with his 34th home run before the All-Star break. Roger Maris hit 33 before the break in 1961. That was the year he finished with a major league record of 61. Then Judge matched that mark of 33 in 2022. He went on to hit 62 that season, breaking what had become an American League full-season mark held by Maris. Juan Soto and Judge hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning against Baltimore on Saturday.
Lionel Messi looks to lead Argentina to record 16th Copa America title in duel with Colombia
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is one win from leading Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title. Colombia will do everything in its power to make sure that doesn't happen in a matchup that pits the juggernaut against the surging force in the final. It'll happen Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium, which hosted two group stage matches and will be the site of seven games during the 2026 World Cup. Ahead of the match, both sides expressed safety concerns after Uruguay's Darwin Núñez and a handful of his teammates went into the stands amid a physical brawl between fans at Bank of America Stadium.
Suárez gets stoppage-time goal, Uruguay beats Canada 4-3 in shootout for 3rd place in Copa America
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luis Suárez tied the score two minutes into second-half stoppage time, and Uruguay beat Canada 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw to finish third in the Copa America. Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet saved Ismaël Koné's weak penalty kick after a stutter step on Canada's third attempt, then Alphonso Davies put Canada's fifth and final kick off the crossbar. Federico Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur, Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Suárez converted Uruguay's attempts past goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair. Jonathan David, Moïse Bombito and Mathieu Choinière made their kicks for Canada, which went first in the shootout.
Kyriacou has 1-shot lead going into final round of Evian Championship
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia has posted seven birdies in a 4-under 67 and will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Evian Championship. Kyriacou is at 14 under overall after the third round on Saturday. She's just ahead of overnight clubhouse leader Ayaka Furue of Japan and Lauren Coughlin of the United States, who are tied for second. Furue carded two bogeys, ending an impressive streak of 46 holes without one. Coughlin, who tied for third at the Chevron Championship in April for her best finish at a major, had a spectacular day at Evian Resort Golf Club, recording two eagles.
Siniakova and Townsend win women's doubles title at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — After seeing longtime doubles partner Barbora Krejcikova win the Wimbledon singles title, Katerina Siniakova went out on Centre Court and added another Grand Slam trophy to her own collection. Siniakova won her third women's doubles title at Wimbledon after teaming with Taylor Townsend to beat Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe 7-6, 7-6 on Saturday in a match that finished after 10:20 p.m. local time under floodlights. Siniakova has won seven major doubles titles together with Krejcikova and one with Coco Gauff at this year's French Open. This was her first with Townsend, an American whose previous best Grand Slam result in doubles was two runner-up finishes.
Smith scores and US women's soccer gets 1-0 revenge win over Mexico ahead of the Olympics
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Sophia Smith scored in the 64th minute and the United States got revenge for a loss to Mexico earlier this year with a 1-0 victory in the rematch on Saturday. The friendly match at Red Bull Arena was the first of two tune-up games for the United States ahead of the 2024 Olympics. The Americans will play Costa Rica on Tuesday at Audi Field in Washington before departing for France. Mexico beat the United States for just the second time ever at the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in late February
Collier and Baldwin hit 400-foot homers in NL's 6-1 Futures Game win over AL
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cincinnati's Cam Collier and Atlanta's Drake Baldwin hit 400-foot solo home runs as the National League beat the American 6-1 in the All-Star Futures Game featuring top prospects. Arizona's Druw Jones, like Collier the son of a former major league player, drew a bases-loaded walk after the NL opened the fourth inning with three consecutive singles to load the bases. Baldwin hit a sacrifice fly to make if 4-0. Collier was selected the game's MVP.
AP-Scorecard
Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:
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INTERLEAGUE
Final Detroit 11 L.A. Dodgers 9
Final Pittsburgh 6 Chicago White Sox 2
Final Philadelphia 11 Oakland 5
Final Minnesota 4 San Francisco 2
Final Arizona 12 Toronto 1
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Boston 5 Kansas City 0
Final N.Y. Yankees 6 Baltimore 1
Final Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay 2
Final Texas 2 Houston 1
Final L.A. Angels 2 Seattle 1
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final St. Louis 11 Chicago Cubs 3
Final Cincinnati 10 Miami 6
Final N.Y. Mets 7 Colorado 3
Final Washington 6 Milwaukee 5
Final San Diego 4 Atlanta 0
Final St. Louis 5 Chicago Cubs 4
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WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final New York 81 Chicago 67
Final Los Angeles 87 Dallas 81
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Final Charlotte FC 3 Cincinnati 1
Final D.C. United 2 Nashville 1
Final CF Montréal 1 Atlanta 0
Final Orlando City 3 New England 1
Final Toronto FC 2 Philadelphia 1
Final Seattle 1 Austin FC 0
Final tie New York City FC 0 Chicago 0
Final FC Dallas 2 LA Galaxy 0
Final tie Minnesota 1 Houston 1
Final Vancouver 4 St Louis City 1
Final tie New York 1 Colorado 1
Final Portland 3 Real Salt Lake 0
Final Columbus 5 Los Angeles FC 1
Final Sporting Kansas City 2 San Jose 1
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TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
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INTERLEAGUE
Oakland at Philadelphia 1:35 p.m.
L-A Dodgers at Detroit 1:40 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Chi White Sox 2:10 p.m.
Minnesota at San Francisco 4:05 p.m.
Toronto at Arizona 4:10 p.m.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
N-Y Yankees at Baltimore 11:35 a.m.
Kansas City at Boston 1:35 p.m.
Cleveland at Tampa Bay 1:40 p.m.
Texas at Houston 2:10 p.m.
Seattle at L-A Angels 4:07 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado at N-Y Mets 1:40 p.m.
Miami at Cincinnati 1:40 p.m.
Washington at Milwaukee 2:10 p.m.
Chi Cubs at St. Louis 2:15 p.m.
Atlanta at San Diego 4:10 p.m.
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WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Phoenix at Connecticut 1 p.m.
Las Vegas at Washington 3 p.m.
Indiana at Minnesota 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Seattle 6 p.m.
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