Stroman gets win, Pearce homers as Jays beat Rays 3-2 Marcus Stroman made sure Tampa Bay’s offensive awakening was short-lived. Stroman pitched 6 1/3 innings, Steve Pearce homered and scored twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the struggling Rays 3-2 on Wednesday night. Stroman (11-6) allowed two runs and […]
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All in the Family: Timbers keep former players in the fold Even though they retired after last season, three Portland Timbers didn’t ride off into the sunset. They moved from the field to the cubicle, so to speak. Former captain Jack Jewsbury is now Portland’s director of business development, while […]
NASCAR returns to the big screen with Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Logan Lucky’ Steven Soderbergh knew he was in a flimsy bargaining position when he arranged a meeting to pitch a movie idea with NASCAR executives last year. “If we didn’t have NASCAR, we didn’t have a movie,” he admitted. Those on […]
European star Pettersen out of Solheim Cup with back injury Suzann Pettersen was hoping to move past the furor she fueled at the 2015 Solheim Cup by helping return the trophy to Europe. The 36-year-old Norwegian star’s balky back won’t let her get that opportunity. Pettersen announced Wednesday that she […]
Alonso’s bat, Rzepczynski’s relief, Mariners beat O’s 7-6 Yonder Alonso was acquired by the Seattle Mariners to provide power for a playoff push. After a slow start with his new team, he delivered. Alonso hit his first homer for Seattle and drove in three runs, and Marc Rzepczynski struck out […]
Alex Gordon’s go-ahead single in 9th lifts Royals past A’s The Kansas City Royals could have headed home with another squandered late-inning lead and far less momentum as they prepare for an important weekend series against first-place Cleveland. This time, the Royals gave it up again before rallying once more. […]
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 […]
Piña, Broxton, Davies help Brewers beat Pirates 3-1 Piña, Broxton, Davies help Brewers beat Pirates 3-1:- Zach Davies anticipated exactly how the Pittsburgh Pirates played. Keon Broxton hit a pinch-hit home run, Manny Piña drove in two runs, Davies pitched into the seventh and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pirates […]
Tigers Kinsler says ump Hernandez should get out of game Tigers Kinsler says ump Hernandez should get out of game:- Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler had harsh words Tuesday for Angel Hernandez, saying the veteran umpire should get a different job. A day after being ejected from a game […]
Liverpool beats Hoffenheim, closes on Champions League group stage spot Liverpool beats Hoffenheim, closes on Champions League group stage spot:- In the absence of unsettled playmaker Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool turned to an 18-year-old right back making his European debut for some set-piece magic in its Champions League playoff win against […]
