Of course, the Yankees are the Bronx Bombers. Turns out this group is filled with fancy fielders, too. “I don’t think they want the attention,” catcher Austin Romine said Thursday. “You got a bunch of guys that go out there and play good defense, and it’s just now getting noticed.”Read More →
Left-hander Sean Manaea, undefeated since returning in September from offseason surgery, will get the start for the host Oakland Athletics on Wednesday in the American League wild-card game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Manaea has pitched in five games since returning from surgery on his left shoulder, going 4-0 withRead More →
Kyrie Irving arrived at the Brooklyn Nets’ media day ready to accept accountability. It was no secret that Irving, who signed with the Nets over the summer, had a rocky parting with the Boston Celtics. At the beginning of last season, the All-Star point guard told Boston fans that heRead More →
Two men have been charged over the attempted carjacking of Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac in London in July. The Metropolitan Police confirmed in statement on Tuesday that the two men, Ashley Smith (30) and Jordan Northover (26), were charged with attempted robbery and threatening a person with anRead More →
Tottenham Hotspur’s players must take responsibility to overcome a disappointing start to the season and must not use inexperience as an excuse anymore, Harry Kane has said. Spurs, runners-up to Liverpool in the Champions League last season, crashed out of the League Cup after a 4-3 shootout defeat by fourth-tierRead More →
There was a time when the sight of rain at a Chicago Cubs game would elicit a smile and bring back a happy memory. After all, rain is associated with the team’s 2016 World Series championship, as much as anything that went down in their Game 7 victory over theRead More →
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians made it clear Monday that despite kicker Matt Gay missing a 34-yard field goal in the final seconds against the New York Giants on Sunday, there are no plans to make a change at the position. “He ain’t goin’ anywhere,” Arians said of Gay,Read More →
Back in July when Jerry Colangelo and Gregg Popovich started to realize just what sort of challenge they had in assembling a Team USA roster after a string of withdrawals, Jaylen Brown got an invitation to training camp with no promise that he’d make the final World Cup roster. NowRead More →
That’s the best way Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle could describe the transformation his team has undergone in just a few weeks. For more than 20 years, since they selected Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck as No. 1 overall picks, the Colts’ success has been predicated on the rightRead More →
The start of the 2019-20 NHL season is looming, with the preseason set to kick off in September. While many rosters are close to being settled, some key players remain either unsigned, unhappy or potentially on the trade block. One player who could be moved is Edmonton Oilers winger JesseRead More →