NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Schlittler struck out 13 in six overpowering innings for his first double-digit strikeout game in the regular season, and the New York Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Friday night. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homer and Ben Rice launched a three-run shot in the ...
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves acquired catcher Joey Bart from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed pitcher Hunter Stratton on Thursday night. Atlanta made room for Bart on the 40-man roster by designating catcher Sandy León for assignment. The Pirates assigned Stratton to Triple-A ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Christian Pulisic’s injury absence didn’t hurt the Americans one bit. The U.S. national soccer team found a way to advance to the knockout round without the injured forward on the field, beating Australia 2-0 Friday for its second straight victory at the largest World Cup ...
Iran's World Cup team says it's unfairly being made to travel to matches the day before games and return immediately after, but that schedule itself isn't uncommon among teams. So how does it work, with 48 teams criss-crossing 16 cities across three countries? Iran has been forced to comply ...
Former Iona basketball player Adam Njie Jr. has been made permanently ineligible for NCAA competition for agreeing to participate in a point-shaving scheme, even though he said he never actually went through with it. An NCAA Division I infractions committee panel released the agreement ...
WHEELING — After having their inaugural season canceled at the midway point last summer, the Ohio Valley Ironmen are ceasing operations after playing just one game in their start-up second season. The Continental Football League, home of the Ironmen, announced through social media Friday that the Ironmen ‘will cease operations effective immediately.’ “The decision follows the inability of a major team sponsor to fulfill its financial commitment to the club,” the league claimed in its post. “League and team leadership exhausted every reasonable avenue to preserve the ...
