The Associated PressRonald Blum MIAMI–Aaron Judge hit the glass behind left field that supports the retractable roof at Marlins Park. He drove balls over the Red Grooms home run sculpture in left-centre, over the batter’s eye in centre, and–unusual for a Home Run Derby–to the opposite field, too. He even […]
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The Associated PressSteven Wine MIAMI–Among the most unlikely all-stars is a former 17th-round draft pick with one career home run. Brad Mills won’t swing a bat tonight. But he will pinch-hit. The Cleveland Indians’ bench coach will manage the American League team as a replacement for Indians’ manager Terry Francona, […]
The Associated PressChris Lehourites LONDON–Playing at Wimbledon for the 20th time, Venus Williams is in the semi-finals for the 10th time. The five-time champion at the All England Club advanced to the final four for the second-straight year by beating Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 7-5 today under a closed roof on […]
By Ronald Blum The Associated Press MIAMI — Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and Aaron Judge have become the face of baseball as a gleaming, modernist ballpark and a city known for its Latino culture host the All-Star Game for the first time. After decades of falling behind, the sport finally […]
The Associated PressGary B. Graves SPARTA, Ky.–Martin Truex Jr. boldly declared his Toyota the best car he had ever raced–and several statistics make it hard to dispute him. There also was plenty of visual evidence of how close to perfect his Saturday night went. Truex was dominant throughout and had […]
The Canadian PressDhiren Mahiban TORONTO–Following one of the worst losses in franchise history, J.A. Happ admitted the hole the Toronto Blue Jays have dug themselves prior to the all-star break will make it tough to get into the post-season. Carlos Correa hit a pair of home runs and drove in […]
The Associated PressJohn Raby WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.–A strong finish in the U.S. Open last month helped prepare Xander Schauffele for the nerve-racking grind of chasing a title on the PGA Tour. The rookie made a three-foot birdie putt on the final hole yesterday to win The Greenbrier Classic by […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams won while top-ranked Angelique Kerber lost. Williams, who last won the title at the All England Club in 2008, advanced to the Wimbledon quarter-finals by beating 19-year-old Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-2 earlier today. Williams is playing at the grass-court major for the […]
The Canadian PressBill Beacon MONTREAL–A two-game eastern road trip turned out to be a success for the B.C. Lions. For a second week in a row, a fourth-quarter offensive surge produced a victory as the Lions topped the Montreal Alouettes 23-16 last night, with back-up quarterback Travis Lulay running in […]
The Associated Press SPARTA, Ky.–Once Christopher Bell got out of his own way, getting past competitors was pretty easy. Bell overcame an early spin to take the lead by the midpoint and held off Brandon Jones to win the rain-delayed Camping World Series NASCAR Truck race early today at Kentucky […]
The Associated Press ONEIDA, Wis.–Belgian rookie Laura Gonzalez Escallon birdied three of the final four holes yesterday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Sei Young Kim in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Gonzalez Escallon, the 26-year-old former Purdue player who won twice last season on […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna TORONTO–With the all-star break just around the corner, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons knows his team needs to win games if they’re going to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot. That’s why he turned to closer Roberto Osuna for a third straight day yesterday […]
