Rizzo hits another leadoff homer for Cubs Anthony Rizzo has taken quite a liking to the leadoff spot. One night after hitting a leadoff homer in his first career start atop the batting order, the Chicago Cubs’ 240-pound first baseman did it again. Rizzo drove Matt Harvey’s first pitch over […]
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Thames homer leads Brewers to 7-6 win over Cardinals Eric Thames would like to erase the last six weeks from his memory. The Milwaukee Brewers infielder took a big step in that direction on Wednesday. Thames homered and drove in three runs, Matt Garza pitched five innings in his first […]
Boomer Sooner: Dalke looking for US Open success Brad Dalke’s heart is right there, emblazoned in big red letters on the side of his golf bag. He carries it with him on his scorecard in his back pocket. Boomer Sooner, practically since the day he was born. Fresh off his […]
The US Open is closed to amateurs winning Jack Nicklaus was good enough to win the U.S. Open as an amateur, and he nearly did. Nicklaus was a 20-year-old U.S. Amateur champion at Cherry Hills, leading by one shot with six holes to play until he missed too many short […]
South Korea fires head coach Stielike after loss to Qatar Uli Stielike has been fired as South Korea’s head coach after poor results in World Cup qualifying. South Korea’s football association made the announcement Thursday, two days after a 3-2 loss in Qatar. It was South Korea’s third defeat in […]
Cubs draft son of woman killed in 2015 church shooting Cubs draft son of woman killed in 2015 church shooting:- The Chicago Cubs have drafted Chris Singleton, whose mother was among those killed two years ago during the shooting inside a South Carolina church. Singleton was selected Wednesday by the […]
Sergey Kovalev brings anger and fury into rematch with Ward There’s not a soul who can convince Sergey Kovalev that those three light heavyweight belts currently in the possession of rival Andre Ward belong to anyone but him. Besides, who would want to try to convince an angry Russian nicknamed […]
Ervin Santana dominates Giants with bat, arm in Twins win The Minnesota Twins have come to expect dominant pitching from Ervin Santana. His contributions with the bat on the other hand were a pleasant surprise. Santana pitched a four-hitter for his third shutout of the season and hit a three-run […]
Brewers end D-backs 9-game home win streak with 8-6 victory There's been lots of talk about Colorado and Arizona being the surprise clubs in baseball this season. Don't forget the Milwaukee Brewers. Manny Pina had three hits — two doubles — and two RBIs and the NL Central-leading Brewers ended Arizona's […]
Nadal's no good with numbers? He seeks No. 10 at French Open Rafael Nadal acknowledged during the French Open that he's never been all that good with numbers. "Math," he said, smiling as he turned his right thumb upside-down, "was the only subject that I failed in the last year […]
