Dodgers complete first ever season sweep of Mets with one-hitter The Dodgers had just crushed the Mets like refuse in a trash compactor when Justin Turner heard a teammate marveling in the clubhouse food room. “How many wins is that?” the unidentified player said. “It doesn’t really matter,” Turner remembered […]
Saints bring back long snapper Drescher, add kicker Murray The New Orleans Saints have re-signed former long-snapper Justin Drescher and have added kicker Patrick Murray. Drescher had been New Orleans’ long snapper since the latter part of the 2010 regular season before being let go this past offseason. The Saints […]
Darren Daulton, legendary Phillies catcher, dies at 55 Darren “Dutch” Daulton, the charismatic catcher who played a crucial role on the Phildaelphia Phillies’ 1993 World Series team, died on Sunday at the age of 55 after a lengthy battle with brain cancer, the team announced. Daulton, a three-time All-Star who […]
Peterson, Atlanta United rally for 1-1 tie with Sporting KC Jacob Peterson scored in stoppage time to lift Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City on Sunday night. Peterson, who came on for Julian Gressel in the 67th minute, ran onto loose ball — after an attempted […]
Junis, Royals beat Mariners 9-1 for doubleheader split Rookie Jakob Junis would like to stay a little longer next time. Junis pitched eight sharp innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 9-1 to split their doubleheader Sunday. Nelson Cruz homered twice and drove in four runs as […]
Stroud wins Barracuda Championship on 2nd playoff hole Chris Stroud ended more than a decade of futility on the PGA Tour with two of the most important shots of his career. One was a 5-wood to 5 feet on the final hole of the Barracuda Championship that got him into […]
A’s rally with 5 runs in eighth to stun Angels, 11-10 The game kept wearing on, slowly and seemingly out of reach for the Oakland Athletics. They had lost a two-run lead and trailed by five after six innings. The young A’s were far from unnerved. “The way the game […]
Goydos wins 3M Championship on first playoff hole Paul Goydos had just enough club to win the 3M Championship. On the first hole of Sunday’s playoff with Gene Sauers, Goydos was 177 yards away on the par-5 18th hole. Knowing Sauers put his second shot into the lake fronting the […]
David Villa outduels Bradley Wright-Phillips as NYCFC beats Red Bulls David Villa had his first MLS hat trick to help New York City FC beat the New York Red Bulls 3-2 on Sunday night. Villa’s third goal gave New York City (12-7-4) the lead for good in the 75th minute. […]
Samardzija, Giants beat Diamondbacks 6-3 to take series The Arizona Diamondbacks are heading home still holding the second NL wild-card spot in spite of a second series loss to the last-place Giants this season. Not exactly what manager Tory Lovullo expected from his ballclub in the thick of a playoff […]
