The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo.–The Twins had seen the scenario that faced them last night play out seemingly countless times over the past few weeks: they rally down the stretch only to come up short in the ninth. The outcome was far different this time. Jorge Polanco drove in […]
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The Associated Press NEW YORK–Sloane Stephens was two points from defeat against Venus Williams in one U.S. Open semi-final before pulling out the victory. Madison Keys faced no such test, overwhelming CoCo Vandeweghe in the other semi-final. Now Stephens and Keys, a pair of pals in their early 20s, will […]
The Associated PressBarry Wilner FOXBOROUGH, Mass.–Winning at New England when the Patriots are coming off an historic Super Bowl victory is worth getting a little wild over. That’s not the Kansas City Chiefs’ style. Not even when a rookie is setting records. Kareem Hunt, after fumbling on his first NFL […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Winnipeg Jets’ co-owner Mark Chipman had no doubt general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and head coach Paul Maurice deserved their multi-year contract extensions that were announced yesterday. The team only has made the playoffs once since relocating to Winnipeg in 2011 with Cheveldayoff as a rookie NHL […]
The Associated PressDave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo.–When the Kansas City Chiefs trimmed their roster to the 53-man limit less than a week before their opener in New England, all but 10 of the players they kept were on the roster last season. There’s a very good reason for that. The […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–So much for the first U.S. Open matchup between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer failed to live up to his end of the bargain. Hours after Nadal did his part with an easy-as-can-be victory to get to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, Federer was unable […]
The Associated Press BOSTON–Doug Fister quickly has gone from a pitcher looking for a big-league job right into being a key starter for a team chasing a division title. Fister gave up just one run over seven innings, and Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer and drove in three […]
The Associated PressJon Krawczynski EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–The Minnesota Vikings signed Alex Boone to a four-year deal potentially worth as much as $27 million just last summer to give them the kind of nasty edge they needed on the offensive line. One year later, Boone is gone and the Vikings are […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph HAMILTON–C.J. Gable and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats finally have something to smile about. Gable’s one-yard TD run with 2:30 to go earned Hamilton its first win of the season, a lightning-delayed 24-22 decision over the Toronto Argonauts last night. The victory not only halted an ugly eight-game […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Juan Martin del Potro’s stay at the U.S. Open really should be over. Nearly was. The 2009 champion at Flushing Meadows had a fever and thought about quitting while dropping the opening two sets with little resistance against sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem in the fourth round yesterday. […]
The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON–Kendrys Morales hit a three-run shot in the first inning. Jose Bautista connected for a solo home run in the third. Raffy Lopez chased reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello with a two-run homer in the sixth. “Six of the seven runs he allowed […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–A bad back prevented Roger Federer from getting ready for the U.S. Open the way he prefers to prepare for a Grand Slam tournament. And it’s showed so far. Federer blamed a lack of proper practice after making an uncharacteristic 68 unforced errors and being forced […]
