Kvitova dominates in her Bank of the West Classic debut Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova eased into the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kateryna Bondarenko in her Bank of the West Classic debut on Thursday. Kvitova, a No. 2 seed, will take on eighth-seeded American CiCi Bellis, a […]
QB Blaine Gabbert impresses in Arizona Cardinals preseason debut Cut and paste in the fine print. Announce all the qualifiers in an auctioneer’s cadence, like they do at the end of car commercials. It was one night. In August. Quarterback Blaine Gabbert, a seven-year veteran, was playing against the Cowboys’ […]
Stars and starters sit out, Cowboys beat Cardinals 20-18 Now that the Dallas Cowboys have taken care of business in the Hall of Fame game, they’re going to hang around for a couple of days. Why not? The boss is about to get a gold jacket. With no stars and […]
Gallo goes deep again, Rangers top Twins 4-1 to start series Joey Gallo hit another massive homer, a three-run shot in the fourth inning on Thursday night that spurred the Texas Rangers on to a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins. A.J. Griffin (5-2) made his first start in more […]
Kluber upstages Gray’s debut as Indians down Yankees 5-1 Unflappable and unassuming, Corey Kluber rarely shows any emotion on or off the mound. But after a night when he joined three Hall of Famers — and three of his pitching heroes — on a rare list, Kluber allowed himself a […]
Stephen Curry heats up after slow start in pro golf debut Stephen Curry pumped his right fist, raised his arms in the air with club in hand and gave a firm shoulder bump to caddie Jonnie West, his golf partner on road trips with the Golden State Warriors. After three […]
Kuhl’s strong outing leads Pirates past Reds 6-0 Chad Kuhl went more than two months between victories earlier this season as his ERA soared and his confidence threatened to plummet. Pittsburgh Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage never panicked. He kept reminding Kuhl that if the 24-year-old learned how to better […]
Angels back Ramirez with big 3rd inning, beat Phillies 7-0 The Los Angeles Angels are finally getting the offensive production they’ve craved all season. Mike Trout, C.J. Cron and Kaleb Cowart all homered in a seven-run third inning, JC Ramirez pitched eight strong innings and the Angels defeated the Philadelphia […]
FRENCH LEAGUE 2017-18: 5 teams to watch out for this season Five teams to keep an eye on in the new French league season which starts this weekend. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN A year ago, PSG lost Zlatan Ibrahimovic and made some bad moves on the transfer market. The club ended up […]
Jeremy Hellickson helps Orioles beat Royals to complete three-game sweep The two newest members of the Baltimore Orioles did exactly what they were brought in to do: help the team win. Baltimore fans can only hope Jeremy Hellickson and Tim Beckham do that consistently enough to carry the Orioles into […]
