By Ronald Blum The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. Following the final out, after Johnny Cueto completed his two-hitter, several hundred fans remained in Kauffman Stadium, wanting one more look at the Kansas City Royals. The next time they see Eric Hosmer and his teammates may be in a parade. […]
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By Ben Walker The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. An inside-the-park home run. A power failure that blacked out the TV audience. Crazy bounces, great plays and key errors. The longest World Series opener ever had a little bit of everything. And more than five hours after they began, Alcides […]
The Associated PressBen Walker KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Royals’ reliever Ryan Madson was in a real jam. Standing on the mound, he realized he had the wrong glove. He meant to wear a mitt with son Luke’s name stitched on the thumb. Instead, this one said “Sean”—the boy’s younger brother. “It threw […]
The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz.—Chris Johnson rolled to victory. His Arizona Cardinals had to hold on to win. Johnson rushed for 122 yards, including 62 on a play where he rolled over the belly of a big defender and kept on running to set up a field goal, as the […]
The Canadian PressDhiren Mahiban TORONTO—If head coach Mike Babcock could change one thing about his Toronto Maple Leafs last night, it would be their penalty kill. Max Domi and Shane Doan scored first-period power-play goals as Toronto fell to the Arizona Coyotes 4-3. Klahs Dahlbeck scored in the second period […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer TALLADEGA, Ala.—As Joey Logano made his third-straight trip to Victory Lane yesterday, questions swirled about reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick’s late-race tactics. Several competitors accused Harvick of intentionally causing a race-ending caution at Talladega Superspeedway, where Logano completed a sweep of the second round of […]
The Canadian PressAdam Wazny WINNIPEG—Drew Stafford’s starting to become one of his coach’s most relied upon players. Stafford’s second goal of the second period turned out to be the difference as the Winnipeg Jets held off a late Minnesota comeback to top the Wild 5-4 yesterday. Stafford snapped a shot […]
The Associated PressLarry Lage DETROIT—Teddy Bridgewater dropped back, lofted a long pass, and Stefon Diggs did the rest. Diggs leaped from just inside the five and landed in the end zone with a 36-yard, go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter—helping the Minnesota Vikings rally for a 28-19 win over the […]
By Justin Juozapavicius The Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. Anthea Lewis had tears in her eyes on Sunday as she placed a child’s hat with an Oklahoma State University logo at the base of a makeshift memorial where a car crashed into a homecoming parade crowd a day earlier, killing four […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Chris Neil is used to delivering a knockout punch but last night, the New Jersey Devils proved to be the heavyweights. The Devils topped the Senators 5-4 in a shootout—ruining what otherwise was a perfect night for Neil, who was playing his 900th career game with Ottawa. […]
The Associated PressDave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals have established a reputation for dramatic post-season comebacks the past couple of years, beginning with last season’s wild-card victory over Oakland. Turns out, the Toronto Blue Jays have some never-say-quit spirit, too. After going on a second-half run to make […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES—Don Mattingly and the L.A. Dodgers stuck to their scripts yesterday, insisting they agreed to a mutual parting of the ways while never revealing the exact reason he won’t return as manager. Like a publicist announcing the demise of a Hollywood marriage, the parties insisted the […]
