Martinez’s grand slam lifts Diamondbacks past Cardinals 4-0 Arizona outfielder J.D. Martinez is beginning to endear himself to the Diamondbacks’ fan base. Martinez hit a grand slam and Zack Godley pitched seven innings as the Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Thursday night. The Diamondbacks won their third […]
What you need to know before returning to tourist sites after disasters What you need to know before returning to tourist sites after disasters:-Bad things can happen to good places. Like New Orleans, a city forever changed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Or Alabama’s Gulf Coast, peppered by oil pellets […]
Top-seeded Jack Sock advances in Atlanta Open Top-seeded Jack Sock beat Israel’s Dudi Sela 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday night in the American’s opening match in the BB&T Atlanta Open. Sock set up a quarterfinal match against fifth-seeded Kyle Edmund of England, a 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 winner over Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk […]
7 Ways to Instantly Upgrade Your Vacation (Without Paying a Fortune) 7 Ways to Instantly Upgrade Your Vacation (Without Paying a Fortune):-Want to plan a vacation with a certain je ne sais quoi? With a little creativity, it’s easy to transform an ordinary trip into a special, dreamy getaway of […]
Padres knock off Mets 7-5 behind rookies Margot, Coleman San Diego Padres manager Andy Green called it “an ugly, sloppy” performance by his team Thursday night. Fortunately for the Padres, several players had big moments to cook up a 7-5 victory over the New York Mets. Manuel Margot came within […]
Go Here, Not There: 7 Places to Avoid High Crowds and Costs This Labor Day Go Here, Not There: 7 Places to Avoid High Crowds and Costs This Labor Day:-If you’ve been contemplating a Labor Day getaway, now is the time to set your plans into motion. After all, the […]
Amazon Jeff Bezos becomes world’s richest Forbes Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has unseated fellow tech billionaire Bill Gates as the richest person in the world, profiting from the e-commerce company’s meteoric stock rise to reach a fortune of $90.6 billion, Forbes reported. Amazon shares jumped 1.6 percent […]
Australian women beat US 1-0 in Tournament of Nations Tameka Butt scored in the 67th minute and Australia beat the United States for the first time in the 28-game series, 1-0 in the Tournament of Nations on Thursday night. The Matildas also snapped the Americans’ four-game winning streak. Just moments […]
Twitter shares tumble as user growth stalls Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) shares plunged more than 14 percent on Thursday after the social media platform disappointed investors with stagnant monthly active user growth in the second quarter. Despite its appeal among celebrities and public figures, Twitter has struggled to sustain its closely […]
Gardner homers, Judge cracks tooth, Yanks top Rays 6-5 in 11 Brett Gardner lined a slider from rookie Andrew Kittredge a half-dozen rows into the right-field seats leading off the 11th inning, circled the bases with his career-high 18th home run, rolled his helmet toward home plate and crossed with […]
