DAN GELSTON

AP Sports Writer

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen celebrates after pitching a no-hitter during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Michael Lorenzen throws a no-hitter in his home debut with the Phillies, 14th in franchise history

Michael Lorenzen threw the 14th no-hitter in Philadelphia Phillies history, a dazzling performance in only his second start with his new team, which beat the Washington Nationals 7-0.

Philadelphia Phillies' Weston Wilson hits a home run against Washington Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Weston Wilson played 706 games in the minors. The 28-year-old rookie homered in his first MLB at-bat

Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Weston Wilson homered in his first major league plate appearance, a long-awaited milestone for the 28-year-old rookie who was drafted in 2016.

Washington Nationals' Joey Meneses react after hitting a two-run home run against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jeff Hoffman during the seventh inning of the second baseball game in a doubleheader, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Joey Meneses takes Craig Kimbrel deep in ninth, Nationals split doubleheader with Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner follows through after hitting a run-scoring double against Kansas City Royals pitcher Angel Zerpa during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Trea Turner thanks Phillies fans for support on billboards throughout Philadelphia

Trea Turner showed his appreciation for Phillies fans that have stuck by him in an awful first season in Philadelphia with billboards that said, “Thank You, Philly.” The message was splashed on 12 billboards in the greater Philadelphia area.

FILE - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts takes part in a practice at the NFL football team's training facilities in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 1, 2023. The Eagles are talented and deep on both sides of the ball, though there still are some questions heading into camp. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Jalen Hurts says no to Netflix, yes to big contract, raises Super Bowl hopes in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm, center, celebrates with Brandon Marsh, left, and Johan Rojas, right, after driving in the game winning run with a single in the ninth inning of baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 4-3. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott hits in the 9th inning rally Phillies past AL-best Orioles 4-3

Alec Bohm followed Bryson Stott’s two-out, game-tying RBI double to right field in the ninth inning with a game-winning RBI single, rallying the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win over AL-leading Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.

Denny Hamlin, center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, July 23, 2023, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Denny Hamlin courts controversy, counts victories at Pocono after milestone 50th win in Cup

Joey Logano is towed back to the pits after an accident during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, July 23, 2023, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Pocono Raceway boasts its largest NASCAR crowd in more than a decade for Denny Hamlin’s win

Pocono Raceway has hosted its biggest crowd since 2010. The increase was attributed in large part to the track losing one race weekend and a series of fan-friendly upgrades to a track that hosted its first NASCAR race in 1974.

Denny Hamlin celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, July 23, 2023, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Denny Hamlin gets his record 7th victory at Pocono and 50th of his NASCAR Cup Series career

Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane Sunday at Pocono Raceway a year after his first-place finish was thrown out. Sunday’s win is his record seventh at the track and the 50th in his Cup Series career.

Austin Hill survives wild restart to win Xfinity Series race at Pocono

Austin Hill survived a wild restart in the final overtime laps at Pocono Raceway and earned his fourth Xfinity Series victory on Saturday.

Martin Truex Jr., front left, holds up a lobster while celebrating after his win in the Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race as David McGrath, second from front right, executive vice president and general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, smiles Monday, July 17, 2023, at the speedway in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

William Byron, Martin Truex Jr. continue 1-2 NASCAR battle on front row at Pocono

William Byron and Martin Truex Jr. are 1-2 for most wins in the Cup Series. Truex and Byron are 1-2 in the points standings. They’ll be 1-2 again Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

FILE - NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch is introduced before the Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race, Monday, July 17, 2023, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, N.H. Denny Hamlin and Busch return to Pocono Raceway a year after they suffered disqualifications and had their 1-2 finishes thrown out. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Like father, like son? Kyle Busch maps out plan for young son to succeed him in NASCAR

FILE - Denny Hamlin (11) and Kyle Busch (18) lead Chase Elliott (9), right, on a restart late in the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, with Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Long Pond, Pa. Hamlin and Busch return to Pocono Raceway a year after they suffered disqualifications and had their 1-2 finishes thrown out. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Thanks to DQ, Chase Elliott tries to defend NASCAR win at Pocono earned without leading a lap

Chase Elliott left Pocono Raceway last year as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner.

FILE - NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt of Mooresville, N.C., gestures to the crowd from after winning the Brickyard 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, Aug. 5, 1995. To mark NASCAR’s 75th season, The Associated Press interviewed 12 key contributors to the industry on multiple topics. According to the survey, Dale Earnhardt's death in the 2001 Daytona 500 was picked as NASCAR's most pivotal moment. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman, File)

Death of Dale Earnhardt in 2001 Daytona 500 picked as NASCAR’s most pivotal moment

To mark NASCAR’s 75th season, The Associated Press interviewed 12 key contributors to the industry on multiple topics. According to the survey, Dale Earnhardt’s death in the 2001 Daytona 500 is the most pivotal moment in the history of NASCAR.

Martin Truex Jr., celebrates his win in the Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Monday, July 17, 2023, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Martin Truex Jr. ‘bad at making big decisions’ as he ponders NASCAR retirement

Martin Truex Jr. says his struggle with making big decisions is one reason why he hasn’t decided if he will retire or return to NASCAR for a 2024 season.

Martin Truex Jr., front left, holds up a lobster while celebrating after his win in the Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race as David McGrath, second from front right, executive vice president and general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, smiles Monday, July 17, 2023, at the speedway in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Martin Truex Jr. wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for 1st time in 30 races

Martin Truex Jr. mastered another Monday matinee to win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time in 30 career Cup races at the track. Joey Logano finished second. Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five.

Kevin Harvick (4) sits beside his car before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 9, 2023, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Kevin Harvick tries to end NASCAR winless drought at New Hampshire race postponed by rain

Rain has postponed the NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway until Monday. Kevin Harvick will try to end a long losing streak, which would give him the record for the most wins at New Hampshire and an automatic spot in NASCAR’s playoffs.

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver John Hunter Nemechek drives during qualifying at NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend auto racing Saturday, July 1, 2023, in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

John Hunter Nemechek wins at New Hampshire for 2nd straight Xfinity trip to victory lane

John Hunter Nemechek held on to win an overtime sprint to the finish Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and took the checkered flag for the fourth time this season in the Xfinity Series.

FILE - Martin Truex Jr. looks on prior to the NASCAR All-Star Cup Series auto race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in North Wilkesboro, N.C. The 43-year-old Martin Truex Jr. has yet to make a decision -- at least, publicly -- on if he’ll return for another season at Joe Gibbs Racing or hang up the helmet and end a career that included the 2017 NASCAR championship.(AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)

Martin Truex Jr. is undecided on retirement or another NASCAR season for Joe Gibbs Racing

Martin Truex Jr. knows he has to make a decision soon on his race future. Truex could announcement his retirement or decide to return for another season with Joe Gibbs Racing.

FILE - Christopher Bell (20) poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell turned the fastest qualifying lap of 124.781 mph at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and will lead the field to green for the NASCAR Cup race on Sunday, July 16, 2023.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell wins pole for Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell turned the fastest qualifying lap of 124.781 mph at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and will lead the field to green for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race.

Washington Nationals' Stone Garrett, right, and Dominic Smith celebrate after Garrett's grand slam during the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Garrett hits grand slam and Candelario homers in Nationals’ 5-4 win over Phillies

Stone Garrett hit a grand slam, Jeimer Candelario added a solo shot and reliever Kyle Finnegan pitched out of late-inning jams that helped the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4.

FILE -Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden (1) calls to teammates during the first half of Game 5 against the Boston Celtics in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Boston. James Harden might have side-eyed questions, much like he did in a playful reaction to a question in his Houston days, about his future with the Philadelphia 76ers. Will Harden return to the 76ers for a third season? (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

James Harden picks up $35.6 million option with the 76ers, AP source says

James Harden picked up his $35.6 million contract option for next season with the Philadelphia 76ers, with the franchise exploring trades to move the veteran scorer, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

FILE -Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden (1) calls to teammates during the first half of Game 5 against the Boston Celtics in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Boston. James Harden might have side-eyed questions, much like he did in a playful reaction to a question in his Houston days, about his future with the Philadelphia 76ers. Will Harden return to the 76ers for a third season? (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

76ers face an uncertain future with Harden and Harris deals up in the air

The Philadelphia 76ers are on the brink of entering next season without James Harden. All signs point to Harden declining his $35.6 million option on Thursday and entering this summer as an unrestricted free agent.

FILE - Philadelphia Flyers' Kevin Hayes plays during an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Philadelphia. The St. Louis Blues have acquired center Kevin Hayes from the Philadelphia Flyers for a sixth-round pick in 2024. The teams announced the trade Tuesday, June 27, the day before the first round of the draft.(AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)

Kevin Hayes traded from the Flyers to the Blues for a 6th-round pick in 2024

The St. Louis Blues have acquired center Kevin Hayes from the Philadelphia Flyers for a sixth-round pick in the 2024 draft. Hayes gives the retooling Blues depth down the middle as they try to return to the playoffs next season.

Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner steals third base on his way to score on an RBI by Nick Castellanos during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Mets walk 3 batters, hit 2 and make 1 error in 8th-inning meltdown and lose 7-6 to Phillies

Mets reliever Jeff Brigham hit Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to force in the tying and go-ahead runs and third baseman Brett Baty committed a crucial throwing error that sparked a meltdown and led to the Philadelphia Phillies’ 7-6 win against New York.

New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer delivers during the third inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Scherzer strikes out 8 and Marte homers in Mets’ 4-2 win over Phillies

Max Scherzer struck out eight over six innings and Starling Marte homered to help the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. The Mets snapped a three-game losing streak. David Robertson earned a five-out save.

Villanova wins Big East title; McDermott coaches under fire

Justin Moore scored 24 points and helped No. 10 Villanova capture the Big East title with a 72-60 win over No. 14 Creighton. Creighton coach Greg McDermott is under fire for using language evocative of slavery.

Smashing Pumpkins’ Corgan wrestles with keeping NWA afloat

Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan is back in business with his wrestling company. The National Wrestling Alliance is set to return this month after taking most of 2020 off because of the pandemic.

Korkmaz, Milton come off bench, spark 76ers rout of Indiana

Joel Embiid had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Shake Milton and Furkan Korkmaz came off the bench to help the Philadelphia 76ers to a 130-114 rout of the Indiana Pacers. Ben Simmons had 18 points and six rebounds.

WWE star Goldberg gets tough in helping Texans in need

WWE star Bill Goldberg is one of many Texans affected by recent blackouts that left 4 million customers without electricity and heat during a deadly winter freeze. He suffered damage to property on his ranch just outside San Antonio, Texas.