BYU’s Sione Takitaki back and ‘wreaking havoc’ Sione Takitaki swears he’s matured in the last year. The BYU defensive lineman hasn’t played in a game since October 2015 due to off-field issues, but the junior is back with the Cougars and eager to make up for lost time. He married […]
Red Sox-Indians finale postponed by rain; makeup Aug 14 The game between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox scheduled for Wednesday night was postponed because of rain. A makeup date was set for Aug. 14 at Fenway Park, starting at 6:10 p.m. Thunderstorms came into the area around […]
Chargers rookie OL Forrest Lamp tears ligament in knee Los Angeles Chargers rookie offensive lineman Forrest Lamp tore a ligament in his right knee Wednesday during the fourth practice of training camp. Lamp was taken off the field on a cart, and the second-round pick’s injury was later diagnosed with […]
Brent Hershey fantasy chat: Wednesday, noon ET Fantasy owners got a real scare Tuesday night when Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer unexpectedly had to leave his start after one inning because of muscle spasms in his neck. Though the injury doesn’t appear to be serious, it shows how a season […]
New Tigers closer Greene gets 1st save in 4-3 win over Yanks Shane Greene headed to the mound for the first time as a major league closer. “Running out of that door and your teammates looking, depending on you, and you being able to put your team on your back […]
Lester homers as Cubs pound Diamondbacks 16-4 Jon Lester loved everything about Tuesday night, except for his performance on the mound. Lester hit his first major league homer and struck out nine to reach 2,000 for his career, helping the Chicago Cubs to a runaway 16-4 victory over the Arizona […]
Smoak, Donaldson homer as Blue Jays beat White Sox 8-4 Justin Smoak hit his 31st homer, Josh Donaldson homered and drove in three runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4 on Tuesday night. Smoak and Donaldson each connected for the second straight night and third […]
‘Cousin Ness’: Brad Nessler slips into Lundquist’s CBS seat In many ways, the only thing changing for Brad Nessler is the blazer he will be wearing in the booth. Nessler is preparing for his first season as the voice of the SEC on CBS, filling the seat held for 17 […]
LEADING OFF: Dodgers go for 10 in a row, Scherzer checked A look at what’s happening all around the majors Wednesday: NO STOPPING THEM Yasiel Puig and the Dodgers try for their third 10-game winning streak this season when they face Julio Teheran (7-9, 5.09 ERA) and the Braves in […]
Medvedev fights off match point, advances at Citi Open Daniil Medvedev fought off a match point with a 129-mph ace during a third-set tiebreak and beat Reilly Opelka to advance to the second round of the Citi Open. Medvedev, of Russia, twisted his ankle on the final point before the […]
