By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Patrick Cooper had already turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race in Alaska when he somehow veered off the trail and became lost. That’s when the 16-year-old Anchorage boy encountered the black bear that would take […]
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The Associated PressBen Walker NEW YORK–Toting his toddler around the clubhouse post-game, Jacob deGrom joked about the Father’s Day present he gave himself–the souvenir ball from his first big-league home run. “I think I got lucky,” the New York Mets’ ace said. With one-year-old Jaxon and his own dad in […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ERIN, Wis.–Brooks Koepka received a short piece of advice from a valuable source on the eve of the final round at the U.S. Open. Defending champion Dustin Johnson was doing most of the talking. “It was a long phone call for us–it was like two minutes,” […]
The Associated Press George McPhee wants his fellow general managers to make him an offer he can’t refuse. The Vegas Golden Knights’ GM might as well be “The Godfather” of the NHL during this three-day expansion draft window. He holds the cards for a significant chunk of the league’s talent–fielding […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–Russell Martin’s seventh home run of the season barely made it over the wall. But like most of his homers this year, his timing was impeccable. Martin hit a deep fly ball to centrefield that Willy Garcia had to play right to the wall. But as […]
The Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich.–Three times, Kyle Larson needed to outrace the rest of the contenders on late restarts. That’s a task he’s proven he can handle at Michigan International Speedway. Larson took control on a restart with five laps to go, and held off Chase Elliott yesterday for his […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–After going deep twice in a game for the first time in his big-league career, Chris Gimenez still has more mop-up relief appearances this season than home runs. Wait, maybe the Minnesota Twins have this whole thing backward with their back-up catcher. “Hopefully I’m one of […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ERIN, Wis.–Erin Hills played like a pushover for a U.S. Open. Check out the score of Rickie Fowler yesterday, who matched the U.S. Open scoring record to par for the opening round with a seven-under 65. Right behind him were 43 other players who broke par–snapping […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A tie usually is nothing to cheer about, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Eskimos saw the positives after they played to a 38-38 finish in their final pre-season game last night. In Winnipeg’s first pre-season game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders back on June 10, the […]
The Associated PressBen Walker NEW YORK–Bryce Harper hammered this home run so sweetly, it sailed over the head of Mets’ right-fielder Jay Bruce–twice. “I think that’s the hardest ball I’ve ever hit in my life,” Harper said. Harper and the Washington Nationals battered New York from the start–romping to an […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ERIN, Wis.–Phil Mickelson withdrew from the U.S. Open a little more than an hour after the sun climbed over Erin Hills, realizing there was no chance to get from his daughter’s high school graduation in California and make his Thursday afternoon tee time in Wisconsin. This […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–The Atlanta Braves had dropped three-straight games before this week’s series against the Washington Nationals. That only makes their rare series victory against the defending NL East champs even sweeter. Julio Teheran earned his third-consecutive victory, and Kurt Suzuki homered, as Atlanta dumped Washington 13-2 yesterday to […]
