Month: August 2019

3:09 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez did everything he could playing in the field for the first time since he was a kid and it still wasn’t enough. Jose Abreu hit an RBI single off outfielder Roman Quinn in the 15th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3
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10:31 PM ET Middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez claimed on Friday that he was unaware of the deal his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, made with the IBF that ultimately cost him one of his 160-pound title belts. “I’m very upset and ashamed with my fans, to be unfairly stripped of my belt by the IBF,
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10:12 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Zach Wood won’t be so disrespected by EA Sports’ Madden NFL ratings anymore. The New Orleans Saints‘ third-year long snapper was given the lowest rating in the league in the recently released edition of the popular video game — a 36, which tied him with Oakland Raiders long snapper
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10:16 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Six days after his first Xfinity Series victory of the season and not-so-fresh from a disheartening loss in the Truck Series race at Eldora only hours earlier, Chase Briscoe was ready for the challenge of Watkins Glen International. “I definitely want to be higher up on
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8:45 PM ET Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer encouraged troubled staff member Zach Smith to stay with the Buckeyes in January 2018 when Smith was offered a coaching position at Alabama, according to a text message exchange released by the university Friday afternoon. Meyer fired Smith roughly six months later after reports about Smith’s
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7:59 PM ET In the last few weeks, Ohio State and Texas were locked in a recruiting battle for elite running back Bijan Robinson. On Friday, the No. 31-ranked prospect in the class of 2020 announced his decision with the Longhorns winning out over the Buckeyes, USC, UCLA and Arizona. View this post on Instagram
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7:54 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Coco Gauff reached the Citi Open women’s doubles final with fellow teenager Catherine McNally, who also is into the singles semifinals in her first appearance in the main draw of a WTA tournament. Gauff and McNally routed the third-seeded team of Russian Anna Kalinskaya and Miyu Kato of
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