MLB-SCHEDULE Rays top Phils UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays picked up their third straight win by getting a boost from their recently-acquired slugger. Nelson Cruz returned from the COVID-19 list, played first base for the first time in his career and drove in the go-ahead run in the Rays’ 3-1 win over the Phillies. Cruz had three hits,…
MLB-SCHEDULE Rockies-Cubs game postponed; doubleheader set for Wednesday UNDATED (AP) — Tuesday night’s game between the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs was postponed because of thunderstorms and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. Storms rolled into Wrigley Field about 90 minutes before the scheduled first pitch. The rain was torrential at times, and the area was placed under a…
MLB-NEWS Diamondbacks’ Smith suspended 10 games for sticky substance UNDATED (AP) —Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Caleb Smith has been suspended 10 games and fined an undisclosed amount for having a foreign substance on his glove during a game last week. Smith’s suspension is the second this season as Major League Baseball cracks down on pitchers using sticky substances to get a…
MLB-SCHEDULE Yankees seek 11th in a row ATLANTA (AP) — Riding a 10-game winning streak, Giancarlo Stanton and the New York Yankees go for a two-game interleague sweep at NL East-leading Atlanta. New York snapped Atlanta’s own nine-game winning streak in Monday night’s first regular-season matchup in almost 120 years between teams that had won at least nine in a…
The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 plan to announce that the three powerful leagues will form an alliance to work together on football scheduling and college sports governance.
LSU says it will require all football fans who want to attend games at Tiger Stadium who are 12 years of age and older to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to entry.
MLB-SCHEDULE Yankees seek 11th in a row ATLANTA (AP) — Riding a 10-game winning streak, Giancarlo Stanton and the New York Yankees go for a two-game interleague sweep at NL East-leading Atlanta. Stanton homered and drove in three runs Monday night as New York cooled off the streaking Braves with a 5-1 victory. New York snapped Atlanta’s own nine-game winning…
MLB-SCHEDULE Red Sox cruise pass Rangers UNDATED (AP) — Travis Shaw hit a game-ending grand slam in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-4. Shaw, who entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth, drove a 3-2 pitch off Dennis Santana over Boston’s bullpen. He flipped his bat and looked at the dugout before…
MLB-SCHEDULE Red Sox cruise pass Rangers UNDATED (AP) — Travis Shaw hit a game-ending grand slam in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-4. Shaw, who entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth, drove a 3-2 pitch off Dennis Santana over Boston’s bullpen. He flipped his bat and looked at the dugout before…
