The Associated PressKen Powtak BOSTON–Red Sox manager Alex Cora went to reliever Brandon Workman in the eighth inning and knew what his options were for his beleaguered bullpen when things got tight in the ninth. “It’s either him or him,” said Cora after Workman threw 45 pitches and got out […]
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The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON–The grand slam was nice. What Red Sox rookie Michael Chavis really wanted to talk about was his batting eye against the Toronto Blue Jays last night. “Personally, weirdly, I was more excited about the two walks,” he said after Boston beat the Blue Jays 10-8 […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Seven weeks ago, Simon Pagenaud was racing to victory on the wide-open speedway of the Indianapolis 500. On Sunday, he captured the Honda Indy Toronto title, manoeuvring through the tricky hairpins turns on Toronto’s notoriously bumpy road course. If it takes a complete driver to capture […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich WIMBLEDON, England–Roger Federer won more points than Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Federer was the first of the pair to come within a point of taking the championship yesterday, too. Had two such chances in the fifth set, even. Indeed, Federer dominated the historic match […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich WIMBLEDON, England–Clutching her trophy 20 minutes after becoming Wimbledon’s champion, Simona Halep checked out the board inside Centre Court that lists tournament winners. Below all of the mentions of Serena Williams, her opponent in Saturday’s final, there already was inscribed: “Miss S. Halep.” Halep was not […]
The Associated PressAdry Torres NEW YORK–Aaron Judge was near the batter’s box for a pretty good view of Gio Urshela’s nifty slide at the plate to give the New York Yankees the go-ahead run in the fifth inning. The Yankees slugger is sure the club wouldn’t have one of the […]
The Associated PressChris Lehourites WIMBLEDON, England–One of the Wimbledon semifinalists has won 23 major titles. The other three women playing today have combined to win one. If experience and accomplishments count for anything, Serena Williams has the clear advantage. “I definitely feel a lot more pressure as I got older,” […]
The Canadian Press LOS ANGELES–Canada’s Brooke Henderson can add an ESPY to her trophy case. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., was named best female golfer at the annual celebration of athletes yesterday. The Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards are presented by the ABC television network and were previously put […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich WIMBLEDON, England–After going more than 1 1/2 years without playing each other anywhere, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be meeting at a second consecutive Grand Slam tournament when they face off in Wimbledon’s semifinals. Last month, Nadal got his shot at Federer on red clay, […]
By Ben Walker The Associated Press CLEVELAND — For one night, the pitchers took back the power. Hours after an awesome Home Run Derby got everyone buzzing even louder about monster shots and juiced balls, only a couple flew out of Progressive Field in the All-Star Game. Instead, Justin Verlander […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell BLAINE, Minn.–Matthew Wolff made a 26-foot putt from the fringe for an eagle on the final hole to win the 3M Open at 21 under par on Sunday, beating Collin Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke in a tense finish to the first-time PGA Tour […]
The Associated PressTom Withers CLEVELAND–Mets rookie Pete Alonso has a million-dollar swing. New York’s newest slugger outlasted a worn-down Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final round of the All-Star Home Run Derby last night to win $1 million–nearly double his 2019 salary. Alonso somehow had enough to edge Guerrero, who […]
