MLB sluggers slow out of the box to start 60-game season
Yelich in league’s worst slump
DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
MLB postpones Blue Jays-Phillies series after more positives
NEW YORK – Major League Baseball has postponed this weekend’s scheduled series between Toronto and Philadelphia because of concerns about the coronavirus after two Phillies staffers tested p...
DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
NFL medical boss not surprised by positive cases, opt outs
The NFL’s chief medical officer says it’s not surprising there have been positive tests for COVID-19 among players reporting to training camp.
Dr. Allen Sills notes that the disea...
DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Knicks bring Tom Thibodeau to New York as new head coach
NEW YORK – Tom Thibodeau brought the Chicago Bulls to their greatest success since Michael Jordan.
He returned the Minnesota Timberwolves to the playoffs after a 13-year absence. ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Criminal case opened against FIFA president Gianni Infantino
GENEVA – A criminal case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino was opened by a Swiss special prosecutor on Thursday, plunging the soccer body into a new scandal and potentially threatening...
DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Ben’s Down N Out: New trail name a birthday present to Sonntag
Pro cyclist would have turned 40 on Thursday
DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
MLB doubleheaders could get shortened to 7-inning games
NEW YORK — Ernie Banks famously said: “Let’s play two.”
Baseball players just might not want to play nine innings twice in one day during this pandemic-delayed season.
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DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Throwback 5-game series force NHL players to ‘embrace the grind’
Fans counted down the seconds to the final buzzer, “Brass Bonanza” played over the speakers at Hartford Civic Center and Whalers players Dave Tippett, Joel Quenneville and Dean Evason celebr...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Rockies rely on strong pitching, sweep 2 from A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — German Márquez struck out eight over six impressive innings to bounce back after losing on opening day at Texas, and the Colorado Rockies wrapped up a successful season-ope...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Dodgers’ Joe Kelly suspended 8 games for buzzing, mocking Astros
HOUSTON — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after throwing a fastball near the head of Houston’s Alex Bregman a...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
NHL’s top teams face dilemma on what round-robin play means
Long before Peter DeBoer coached two teams to the Stanley Cup Final, he got some experience at Canadian junior hockey’s Memorial Cup that could serve him well right about now.
Tha...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Stray souvenirs: Without fans, MLB foul balls left stranded
OAKLAND, Calif. — Mookie Betts made a running catch in foul territory and immediately spotted something just over the padded outfield wall at Dodger Stadium: a lonely, stray baseball. ...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
