PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stephen Kolek pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his first major league start and combined with four relievers for the San Diego Padres’ eighth shutout of the season, a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday for their fifth straight win. Kolek was recalled ...
MADRID (AP) — Casper Ruud became the first Norwegian to win a Masters 1000 title after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the Madrid Open final on Sunday. The former second-ranked Ruud rallied from 5-3 down in the first set and sealed the victory after capitalizing on his lone break at ...
(AP) — Gregg Popovich stepped down. Mike Tomlin moved up. The decision by Popovich to end his run as coach of the San Antonio Spurs — it was announced by the team on Friday, along with the promotion of Mitch Johnson to the job — meant that the longest active tenure by any coach in any ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy and the Chicago Cubs’ Craig Counsell have a friendship that goes back well over three decades. That wasn’t going to end now that they’re managing NL Central rivals. “I’m sure all of you have great friends in the world, people that you’ve ...
CADIZ — Sometimes in baseball it’s not how hard you hit a baseball or how far you hit it, but where you hit it. Last Saturday, Mickey Balgo blasted a solo home run and had a two-run single to power St. Clairsville to the OVAC Class 4A baseball championship over Indian Creek. Six nights ...
Union Local’s Peyton Causby committed Friday to Ohio Northern University, where he will continue his academic and athletic career as part of the Polar Bears’ football program. Causby was an all-state third team selection and an OVAC All-Star in his career. Pictured from left is Union ...