Padres knock off Mets 7-5 behind rookies Margot, Coleman San Diego Padres manager Andy Green called it “an ugly, sloppy” performance by his team Thursday night. Fortunately for the Padres, several players had big moments to cook up a 7-5 victory over the New York Mets. Manuel Margot came within […]
Australian women beat US 1-0 in Tournament of Nations Tameka Butt scored in the 67th minute and Australia beat the United States for the first time in the 28-game series, 1-0 in the Tournament of Nations on Thursday night. The Matildas also snapped the Americans’ four-game winning streak. Just moments […]
Gardner homers, Judge cracks tooth, Yanks top Rays 6-5 in 11 Brett Gardner lined a slider from rookie Andrew Kittredge a half-dozen rows into the right-field seats leading off the 11th inning, circled the bases with his career-high 18th home run, rolled his helmet toward home plate and crossed with […]
Rays acquire Duda, Jennings, lose shocker to Yankees Alex Colome had gotten Gary Sanchez to hit a two-hopper to the left side of infield with two outs in the ninth inning, thought he had stranded Brett Gardner on third base and preserved a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees. […]
Legendary college coach Ara Parseghian now receiving 24-hour home care Hall of Fame coach Ara Parseghian has returned to his home in Granger, Ind., after spending more than a week in a nursing care facility because of an infection in his surgically repaired hip. The 94-year-old former Notre Dame and […]
Jordan says Israel’s backtracking on Jerusalem “calms” situation Jordan said on Thursday Israel’s removal of security measures installed on a Muslim holy site in Jerusalem would pave the way to calm the situation in Palestinian territories and defuse tensions. Government spokesman Mohammad al Momani also said that dismantling the metal […]
Muslim leaders urge worshippers to return to Al-Aqsa after Israel backs down Muslim elders urged worshippers to return to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Thursday after Israel backed down in the face of 10 days of often-violent protests and removed all security measures it had installed at the […]
Hezbollah and rebels agree ceasefire at Lebanese-Syrian border A ceasefire took effect on Thursday in a mountainous area of the Lebanese-Syrian border where Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it is on the verge of defeating jihadist militants in their last foothold at the frontier. The ceasefire began at 6 a.m. (0300 GMT), […]
Exclusive: Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign – sources Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas, according to a U.S. congressman and two other people briefed on the effort. About two dozen Facebook […]
Trump to ban transgender U.S. military personnel, reversing Obama President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ban transgender people from the U.S. military, a move appealing to some in his conservative political base but creating uncertainty about the fate of thousands of transgender service members. The surprise announcement by […]
