By Ben Walker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A record 10 home runs. A slew of strikeouts. The all-or-nothing All-Star Game mirrored what baseball has become. Astros teammates Alex Bregman and George Springer homered on consecutive pitches to begin the 10th inning, and the American League beat the National League […]
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By David Ginsburg The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The ball cleared the centre field wall, and the sellout crowd roared. Bryce Harper threw his bat in the air, thrust both index fingers skyward and yelled with delight as a shower of streamers rained upon the crowd of 43,698. It could […]
The Associated PressBen Walker WASHINGTON–David Ortiz can now laugh, sort of, at the shifting culture of baseball. For J.D. Martinez, Nolan Arenado, Aaron Judge and every other All-Star hitter, dealing with different defensive alignments is just part of the game. Tune in tomorrow night and no telling where fans will […]
The Associated PressElaine Ganley PARIS–It was a victory for all of France and the home crowd did it justice, pouring into Paris’ Champs-Elysees Avenue by the tens of thousands to celebrate in an explosion of joy. France’s 4-2 win over Croatia in the World Cup final in Moscow yesterday marked […]
The Associated PressKen Powtak BOSTON–The Boston Red Sox rolled through the pre-All-Star game portion of their schedule piling up wins. Now, they’ll have a few days to sit back, relax and enjoy their historic start. Xander Bogaerts homered in his first at-bat a day after hitting a walk-off grand slam […]
By Ben Walker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — David Ortiz can now laugh, sort of, at the shifting culture of baseball. For J.D. Martinez, Nolan Arenado, Aaron Judge and every other All-Star hitter, dealing with different defensive alignments is just part of the game. Tune in Tuesday night and no […]
The Associated Press LONDON–It was clear right from the opening game of Angelique Kerber’s Wimbledon semifinal how things were going to go. She was not going to dictate or control much. She was, instead, going to employ spectacular defence and solid, steady play, while letting her opponent, Jelena Ostapenko, be […]
The Associated PressCharles Odum ATLANTA–Ozzie Albies’ first career multihomer game was special. Making his mother’s wish come true was even better. Albies snapped Atlanta’s power drought with two homers, and the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 yesterday to move back into a tie for the NL East lead. […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Seven-time champion Serena Williams advanced to the Wimbledon semi-finals with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Camila Giorgi of Italy today. Williams dropped her first set at this tournament as the 52nd-ranked Giorgi produced an impressive display of power and accuracy in the opener. But Williams lifted […]
The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS–Jose Berrios said it feels weird to be described as an all-star after being named to the American League team for the first time in his career. His pitching last night showed the honour isn’t misplaced. Eduardo Escobar had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run […]
By Angela Charlton The Associated Press PARIS — When France’s xenophobic fringes disparage the country’s diverse World Cup team as more African than European, fans say, “So what?” And then respond with a resounding “Allez les Bleus!” At a time when populist politicians are trying to choke off or reroute […]
The Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa–Less than two months after failing to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, James Hinchcliffe roared from behind to seize one of the more satisfying wins of his IndyCar career. Hinchcliffe, from Oakville, Ont., passed Josef Newgarden with just over 40 laps left to win at the […]
