SAN FRANCISCO — Before Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park here, all of the Yankees hitters jammed into a cramped back room in the visitors' clubhouse to go over the game plan against the opposing pitching staff. Nestled in ...
On April 25, New York Giants general manager David Gettleman made the surprising decision to make the FBS' 72nd-rated quarterback the sixth-overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. That selection has dominated draft talk in the days since — and that might be ...
Recently drafted New York Giants cornerback Corey Ballentine, a senior at Washburn University, is recovering after being shot early Sunday morning in Topeka, Kansas, and will join the team for its minicamp this weekend, according to the Giants. Washburn ...
CHICAGO — Manny Bañuelos is determined to make the most of perhaps the biggest opportunity of his career. Bañuelos pitched five-hit ball into the sixth inning in his first start since replacing Ervin Santana in the rotation, and the Chicago White Sox held off ...
Drake pride. State of Iowa pride. Women's sports pride. Women empowering women. When it comes to the Glazer family and Drake University — Monday was proof that few do it better. Drake women's basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk embraces Suzie ...
John Tortorella's teams grind. They bang. They block shots. His teams come to work with chins tucked, elbows up, their good humor in a state of perpetual rehab. If the NHL were still a wooden sticks industry, Tortorella would call his Blue Jacket team meetings ...
OAKLAND, Calif. — Steve Kerr slipped through the crowd of reporters to his "landing spot" — a chair in front of the microphones. Then he leaned over and bumped directly into me. "Geez, that was a foul, Ann," Kerr said, looking innocently around at the group.
Horse racing is the original sport ruled by sabermetrics. Play the percentages here, find value in the arcane stat there. Hunches are mostly plays for suckers. But there is one statistic that has held true in racing, in perpetuity: The favorite wins about a third of the ...
Alexander Wennberg had a tiny bandage on his forehead Monday after Blue Jackets practice. It wasn't from anything that happened on the rink. "No, it's from something else, but I'll keep that to myself," he said with a smile.
Two errors, and the two runs that resulted, was all it took for the Braves to beat the Padres in Monday's series opener. In the third inning Atlanta's starting pitcher Mike Soroka laid down a bunt that should have resulted in a simple force out. Instead, Eric ...
The Green Bay Packers have released guard Nico Siragusa and safety Jason Thompson. Siragusa was signed off Baltimore's practice squad on Dec. 12 but was inactive for the final three games of the season. Thompson spent the final four weeks of the 2018 ...
Two people have been arrested after an image purporting to show the post-mortem examination of Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala was posted on Twitter. The images, which first appeared on social media several weeks ago, allegedly showed the ...
Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh captain, said he wouldn't concentrate on personal milestones to avoid "any extra pressure" at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019, but believes his team can do "something extraordinary". The 35-year-old confirmed the ...
Eric DeCosta's first draft as Ravens general manager produced eight players, highlighted by speedy Oklahoma wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown at No. 25 overall. Brown's Hollywood origins have been explained in detail, but there's plenty you ...
London - Gareth Bale is still "100 percent" committed to Real Madrid despite speculation over his future, the Wales star's agent insisted on Monday. Former Tottenham winger Bale has been linked with a return to the Premier League after a difficult season with ...
"I've been fouled by James on a James 3-pointer before," Green said, referring to Harden's habit of reaching out with foot or arm to create contact. "No. I ain't going with that one. I'm straight no." Houston head coach Mike D'Antoni, who picked up a technical ...
Wladimir Klitschko has given the clearest hint yet that he intends to return to boxing ring, claiming that he is "obsessed" with the idea of becoming a world champion again. The Ukrainian, who last fought two years ago today when he was stopped by Anthony ...
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