Anderson, Gonzalez lead White Sox to 7-1 rout of Astros For much of the season, Tim Anderson has been struggling to duplicate the promise he showed last year as a rookie. He’s finally starting to feel he’s making progress. Anderson homered and drove in three runs, Miguel Gonzalez tossed eight […]
Player jailed for rape will sit out year at Youngstown State A man convicted of rape as a teen in a case that drew international attention will be part of the Youngstown State football team this year but won’t be allowed to play in any games, the school said Wednesday […]
New No. 1 Pliskova opens with second-round win in Toronto Karolina Pliskova began her run as world No. 1 on a positive note, beating Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Rogers Cup. The 25-year-old Czech, who had a first-round bye, extended her […]
Zimmerman, Gonzalez pace Nats over Marlins 10-1 Gio Gonzalez went from changing diapers to fooling the Marlins with his changeup once again while Ryan Zimmerman continued re-writing the Nationals record book. Zimmerman had four run-scoring hits, including two solo home runs, drove in five runs, received two curtain calls and […]
Top recruit’s brother also joins Missouri after reclassifying to 2017 class Missouri announced Wednesday that prep basketball standout Jontay Porter has reclassified and signed as part of first-year coach Cuonzo Martin’s 2017 recruiting class. The 6-11, 240-pound forward joins his older brother and father for what will be one of […]
Verlander dominates Pirates in lopsided Tigers’ win Justin Verlander hasn’t had a vintage season. Still, he has never stopped believing that he can perform like an ace. In his last three starts, he’s proving his point. On Wednesday night, Verlander allowed one hit over eight innings as the Detroit Tigers […]
Spieth feeling relaxed as he chases history at Quail Hollow Jordan Spieth already has shown a remarkable sense of the moment. He earned his PGA Tour card by holing a bunker shot on the 18th hole and winning a playoff. In the final round before the Presidents Cup selections, he […]
Burnley’s Gray joins Watford in club-record move Striker Andre Gray has joined Watford from Premier League rivals Burnley for an undisclosed club-record fee, his new club announced yesterday. The 26-year-old Englishman has signed a five-year contract and is reported to have cost Watford around £18.5 million (RM103 million). “Watford FC […]
Steve Nicol: Chelsea won’t sign Liverpool target Virgil van Dijk this summer That’s the opinion of Steve Nicol who thinks Antonio Conte has plenty of options at centre-back with the likes of David Luiz and Gary Cahill. The ex-Liverpool man also believes a move for Van Dijk will set back […]
U.S. Treasury sanctions Mexican soccer star Rafa Marquez for ties to drug trafficking The U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday that it was sanctioning Rafa Marquez, along with 20 other people, for providing support to a Mexican drug trafficking organization with ties to a pair of major cartels. Marquez, 38, is a […]
