Rookie T.J. Watt’s emergence signals changing of the guard Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick T.J. Watt will take all the preseason snaps he can get at right outside linebacker. And perhaps most of them in the regular season too, a fact the man his is in the process of replacing isn’t […]
Yankees-Red Sox, the next generation: Can New York keep up with Boston? Seems perfect, doesn’t it, that the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are back to waging a late-summer battle in the American League East, even if the relationship between the two organizations (and their fan bases), is […]
Top seed Karolina Pliskova advances at Rogers Cup Karolina Pliskova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup on Thursday when Japanese qualifier Naomi Osaka was forced to retire because of an injury. The world’s top-ranked player moved on with a 6-2, 6-7 (4), 1-0 victory when Osaka had to […]
Mets ace deGrom’s arm hit by liner, exits 10-0 rout of Phils Jacob deGrom got a scare when he was hit on his pitching arm by a line drive, but the New York Mets ace was so relieved to have escaped serious injury that he could even joke about what […]
Francona, banged-up Indians eager to put Bruce in the lineup It didn’t take Jay Bruce long to feel like a part of the Cleveland Indians. The three-time NL All-Star shared the spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, with the Indians for several years when he was with the Reds. “If […]
Browns get strong games from Myles Garrett, DeShone Kizer in win vs. Saints After a brief, brutal and breathtaking NFL exhibition debut, Myles Garrett was asked what he didn’t do well. “Nothing,” he said. Finally, the beleaguered Browns may have something. Garrett showed flashes of dominance in his first preseason […]
Mallett does enough to help Ravens beat Redskins 23-3 Ryan Mallett struggled in place of injured quarterback Joe Flacco, throwing for only 58 yards while playing the entire first half, and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Washington Redskins 23-3 on Thursday night in a sloppy preseason opener. The Ravens scored […]
Goodwin’s homer in 8th lifts Nationals over Marlins 3-2 On a team loaded with stars, two rookies played key roles in Washington’s win Thursday night. Brian Goodwin had two hits, including a home run into the second deck leading off the eighth inning, Andrew Stevenson made a game-saving catch and […]
Mauer, Buxton lead Twins over Brewers 7-2 Byron Buxton and Joe Mauer each had three singles and the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers for the fourth consecutive game, 7-2 on Thursday night. The Twins, who have won five straight and are 7-3 in August, had 12 hits — 11 […]
Leonard Fournette scores as Jaguars beat Patriots in preseason matchup Chad Henne hit Keelan Cole on a 97-yard touchdown pass, Corey Grant scored on a 79-yard run and the Jacksonville Jaguars feasted on a Patriots lineup without Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski — or much defense at all — to […]
