AP Sports Summary for September 25th, 2024
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre told a congressional committee Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Favre made the announcement as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre does not face criminal charges, but he has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in the state. He was also an investor a biotech company with ties to the case that said it was developing concussion drugs. It is unclear if Favre's disease is connected to his football career or head injuries.
Pac-12 files a federal lawsuit against Mountain West over $43 million in 'poaching' penalties
The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls unlawful and unenforceable fees that could cost the rebuilding conference more than $40 million for adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State. The antitrust lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in California and is seeking a declaratory judgment by a judge. The Mountain West has exit fees of upward of $17 million for departing schools. There are also poaching fees that were put in place in the Mountain West's scheduling agreement with Oregon State and Washington State, the only current Pac-12 members this season.
Padres turn triple play to clinch playoff spot with 4-2 win over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Diego Padres clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night when they stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers with a game-ending triple play to preserve a 4-2 victory over the NL West leaders. After missing the postseason last year, Manny Machado and the Padres earned the eighth playoff berth in franchise history. They are guaranteed at least a National League wild card with five games remaining in the regular season. San Diego is two games behind Los Angeles with two games left in their series at Dodger Stadium. The party was on in the Padres' clubhouse, with music pumping and lights flashing as players drenched each other in alcohol.
Astros overcome terrible start to clinch 4th straight AL West title
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros have clinched their fourth straight AL West title with a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners, overcoming a terrible start to reach the playoffs for an eighth consecutive year. The Astros are the first team to win four straight AL West crowns since Oakland won five in a row from 1971-75. It's the first time they've won four consecutive division titles, after winning three in a row twice before. Houston limped out to a 7-19 record and trailed Seattle by a season-high 10 games on June 18. But the Astros won their next seven to start a 13-2 stretch as they improved to 46-42 by July 5. They moved past the Mariners into first place in mid-August and cruised home to the division crown.
Man City confirms Rodri injury as Guardiola bemoans loss of 'irreplaceable' star
Manchester City says midfielder Rodri has ligament damage in his right knee but hasn't given a time frame for his potential absence. The Spain international is among the favorites to win this year's Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world. He limped off after 20 minutes of the 2-2 draw against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday. City confirmed in a statement that the 28-year-old Rodri "suffered a ligament injury," having traveled to Spain to seek specialist consultation on the problem.
Italy's Luna Rossa showed two skippers are better than one on the America's Cup yachts
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli surprised its rivals at the last America's Cup by showing up with two helmsmen to steer its foiling yachts. The unorthodox setup proved to be genius. The team reached the finals where it gave defender New Zealand a battle. Now all the teams at the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona have copied the two-helmsmen scheme. Luna Rossa is back in the challengers' final against INEOS Britannia. The winner will face New Zealand for sailing's biggest prize. Luna Rossa believes they have an edge given the experience that Jimmy Spithill and Francesco Bruni have sharing the helm.
Baltimore Orioles clinch playoff berth for 2nd straight season
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles are headed to the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time since the 1990s, clinching no worse than a wild-card berth thanks to a 5-3 win over the New York Yankees paired with Minnesota's loss to Miami. Baltimore has only a remote chance of overtaking the Yankees for the AL East title. The Orioles trail by five games with five games left but hold the tiebreaker after clinching the season series. Coming off their first AL East title since 2014, the Orioles started 23-11 and were 55-31 before play on July 3 but have gone 32-39 since.
As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A's comes to grips with their departure
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics already have carved out Jekyll-and-Hyde legacy as one of Major League Baseball's most successful and sad-sack franchises with nine World Series titles and 19 seasons of futility punctuated by 100 or more losses. Now, legions of A's fans view the team as the sport's most treacherous under the ownership of billionaire John Fisher, an heir of the family that founded The Gap in 1969 — one year after the A's moved to Oakland, California, from Kansas City, Missouri. As the A's close out 57 seasons in Oakland before moving to Sacramento and then Las Vegas, it's heralding the end of an era that's crushing a community's soul.
Ionescu scores 36 points and Liberty advance to WNBA semifinals with 91-82 win over Dream
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu tied a franchise playoff record with 36 points and the New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 91-82 on Tuesday night to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. Jonquel Jones added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Liberty, who will face Las Vegas in the next round that begins Sunday in New York. New York, which entered the playoffs as the top seed, swept the best-of-three series. Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard did all they could to try and stave off elimination. Gray finished with 26 points and Howard added 19.
Former France and Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane announces his retirement
COMO, Italy (AP) — Former France and Real Madrid center back Raphael Varane has announced his retirement to end a career that included a World Cup title and a big haul of club trophies. The 31-year-old Varane signed with promoted Serie A club Como in July but injured his knee during his only appearance with the Italian club. He writes on Instagram that "it is with immense pride and a feeling of fulfillment that I am announcing my retirement from the game that we all love." Varane was arguably the tournament's standout defender when France won the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He also helped Madrid to four Champions League titles and three Spanish league trophies.
AP-Scorecard
Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:
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INTERLEAGUE
Final Cleveland 6 Cincinnati 1
Final Kansas City 1 Washington 0
Final Miami 4 Minnesota 1
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 1
Final Chicago White Sox 3 L.A. Angels 2
Final Baltimore 5 N.Y. Yankees 3
Final Boston 6 Toronto 5
Final Houston 4 Seattle 3
Final Oakland 5 Texas 4
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 2
Final Chicago Cubs 10 Philadelphia 4
Final Atlanta 5 N.Y. Mets 1
Final St. Louis 7 Colorado 3
Final San Francisco 11 Arizona 0
Final San Diego 4 L.A. Dodgers 2
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Final Boston 4 Washington 2
Final Montreal 3 New Jersey 0
Final Carolina 2 Tampa Bay 1
Final Buffalo 3 Pittsburgh 2
Final Ottawa 2 Toronto 1
Final N-Y Rangers 6 N-Y Islanders 4
Final Anaheim 4 San Jose 3
Final Vancouver 3 Seattle 1
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WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Final New York 91 Atlanta 82
Final Las Vegas 83 Seattle 76
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TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
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INTERLEAGUE
Cincinnati at Cleveland 6:40 p.m.
Kansas City at Washington 6:45 p.m.
Miami at Minnesota 7:40 p.m.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle at Houston 2:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit 6:40 p.m.
Baltimore at N-Y Yankees 7:05 p.m.
Boston at Toronto 7:07 p.m.
L-A Angels at Chi White Sox 7:40 p.m.
Texas at Oakland 9:40 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chi Cubs at Philadelphia 6:05 p.m.
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh 6:40 p.m.
N-Y Mets at Atlanta 7:20 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado 8:40 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona 9:40 p.m.
San Diego at L-A Dodgers 10:10 p.m.
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Florida at Tampa Bay 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Columbus 7 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey 7 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Winnipeg 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas 8 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver 10 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vegas 10 p.m.
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WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Indiana at Connecticut 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Minnesota 9:30 p.m.
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