Josh Rojas singled in the tying and go-ahead runs in a four-run ninth inning as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a three-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Thursday. Reds closer Tony Santillan (0-1) walked the leadoff batter in the ninth, committed a key throwing error and allowed four runs -- two earned -- while retiring just one batter. After Alek Thomas singled home Pavin Smith, Santillan's
Progress, the German philosopher Walter Benjamin once wrote, is a storm. The winds that propel us forward also uproot and tear apart what we leave behind. The modern world is a world of progress and it leaves in its wake the ruins of the old world.
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Teresa Varley
Approach is working: Since OTAs began, players have been singing Brian Flores' praises, loving what the new senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach has brought to the team.
And Flores, is loving what he is doing as well.
"I am excited to be in Pittsburgh, working with these coaches, players and people in the organization," said Flores during the team's minicamp.
Bob Labriola
Let's get to it:
JOHN GAYNOR FROM ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OH: Devin Bush has been a different player since his knee injury. I hope this is the year he can turn it around. What are your thoughts on him?
ANSWER: I'm neither an orthopedic surgeon nor a coach, but this is what I think about Devin Bush: Before he tore his ACL, he was a good player, potentially on his way to becoming
Australia's Nick Kyrgios rallied to beat fifth seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3 Thursday on a day of upsets during the second round of the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, Germany. Kyrgios smashed 20 aces while committing just one double fault, besting Basilashvili's 17 aces and four double faults. Three other seeded players bowed out Thursday. Marton Fucsovics of Hungary outlasted Polish No. 3 seed Hubert Hurkacz 7-5
Jesús Zarate
Los San Francisco 49ers tuvieron su mini campamento obligatorio esta semana. Las practicas se llevaron acabo del martes al miercoles. Estos dias ofrecieron varios detalles sobresalientes y muy buenas jugadas. Ademas comentarios muy interesantes de entrenadores y jugadores.
Progreso de Trey Lance
Los 49ers estan muy emocionados y optimistas con el crecimiento de Tr
Augusta Stone
CHARLOTTE - Christian McCaffrey is a Ping-Pong pro. Brady Christensen is a great golfer. Jaycee Horn's penalty kicks are FIFA-worthy.
In addition to them being good at their day jobs, of course.
The Panthers took a break from the normal routine of OTAs to showcase some hidden talents off the football field in the first annual Panthers Games Thursday.
The event, which featured acti
Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson left Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after taking a foul ball off his right thumb. Stephenson, 25, left in the fourth inning after Diamondbacks center fielder Jordan Luplow fouled a pitch off the catcher's throwing hand. Stephenson was replaced by Aramis Garcia. Stephenson was 0-for-2 on the day before leaving. Stephenson is batting .305 with five home runs and
Tampa Bay ace Shane McClanahan fired eight strong innings to win his fifth consecutive start as the Rays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Thursday afternoon to sweep the three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla. After winning 4-2 on a 10th-inning walk-off homer Tuesday and in an 11-3 rout Wednesday, the Rays received an outstanding start from McClanahan (7-2) to notch the sweep and finish 4-2 on their six-game hom
Kevin Eck
Ravens' Revamped Defense Could Be Dominant
After an uncharacteristically subpar performance by their defense last season, the Ravens have revamped the unit and could return to being a dominant force.
Russell Street Report's Tony Lombardi said there's ample reason to be optimistic about the Ravens on both sides of the ball, but especially on defense.
The strength of ne
Clifton Brown
Entering Year 3 with the Ravens, Patrick Queen plans on taking his game to another level.
Queen has been a starting inside linebacker since Day 1 and led the Ravens in tackles last year with 98, including 10 tackles for loss. However, after playing 80% percent of the defensive snaps as a rookie, Queen played 76% of the defensive snaps last season.
That irked Queen, who loves football an
The Belgian club Westerlo is in advanced talks with D.C. United about acquiring 19-year-old forward Griffin Yow, multiple outlets reported Thursday. Offers have been exchanged but no transfer has been agreed on yet, per the reports. Yow has three goals and two assists in 32 games (nine starts) with D.C. United since 2019. Westerlo were promoted to Belgium's top flight for 2022-23 after winning the second division in 20
Elvin Rodriguez has gained a reputation of being a big tipper. It is not something that makes him proud. Rodriguez, a Detroit Tigers rookie right-hander, learned after his disastrous start at Yankee Stadium last weekend that he was tipping some of his pitches. He will try to correct those tells when he starts the opener of a three-game home series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Rodriguez was pummeled for
London [UK], June 9 (ANI): England got off to a positive start in the Test series against New Zealand under the new leadership of captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum despite early wobbles. New Zealand and England are currently ranked No.7 and 8 on the ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023 standings, with their chances of making it to the final looking bleak. Both the teams faced injury blows during the Lord
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 9 (ANI): A half-century partnership between Anjali Bishowkarma and Ashma Magar backed up the bowlers and set Nepal's 25-run victory over the hosts Malaysia in their ICC Women's T20 WC Asia Qualifiers match, at the UKM Oval on Thursday. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Nepal lost Kiran Kunwar, run out for a duck, in the first over. Anjali Bishowkarma (33) and Ashma Magar (26) ma
Years of hassle, back-and-forth sniping and "will they/won't they" debate came to a head Thursday when the LIV Golf Invitational Series finally teed off at the Centurion Club outside London. The notorious new golf league, financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, seemed dead in the wateras recently as February but managed to launch with bigger names than many expected. Here were the five overarching takeaways f
Natalie Gulbis will serve as assistant captain of the 2023 USA Solheim Cup team, captain Stacy Lewis announced Thursday. Gulbis, 39, won the 2007 Evian Masters and competed on three Solheim Cup teams. She joins Morgan Pressel as an assistant to Lewis at the event, scheduled for Sept. 22-24 at Finca Cortesin in Spain. "When I accepted this captaincy, I knew that I wanted the team around me to love this event as much as I
Wellington [New Zealand], June 9 (ANI): Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter BJ Watling has been appointed as the white-ball head coach of the first-class side Wellington Firebirds. "BJ Watling, has been appointed white ball head coach of the Wellington Firebirds, alongside world-renowned batting coach Toby Radford who joins as specialist batting coach," said a statement from the team. Watling is appointed to his first
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): After chasing down the target of 212 runs against India at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday, South Africa completed their most successful run-chase in the shortest format of the game. The Proteas have now outdone the successful chase of 206 runs against the West Indies in the 2007 T20 World Cup in Johannesburg. It also chased down totals of 200 and 189 runs against Team India in 2015 and 2
Chateauroux [France], June 9 (ANI): The duo of Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adhana captured a silver medal at the Mixed Team 50m Pistol SH1 event in the ongoing Chateauroux Para-Shooting World Cup on Thursday, clinching the fifth medal for India at the event. "INDIA CLINCHES th Men's trio @manishnarwal02@AdhanaSinghrajAkash won in P4 - Mixed Team 50m Pistol SH1 at Chateauroux2022 WSPS World Cup, France Many congratulations
Southern California's chief of staff for athletics, who had a key role in the football program, is heading to the Detroit Lions. Brandon Sosna, part of USC's staff since December 2019, will become senior director of football administration in Detroit, The Athletic reported. Sosna followed USC athletic director Mike Bohn from the University of Cincinnati to Los Angeles and was given oversight of the football program. He
Golden State star Stephen Curry avoided a major injury to his left foot and the Warriors are optimistic about his status for Game 4, The Athletic reported Thursday. The eight-time All-Star guard will not have an MRI and will attend practice Thursday afternoon, per the report. Curry was injured late in the fourth quarter of Golden State's 116-110 loss in Boston in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. The eight-ti
by Dallas Cowboys Mailbag, Nick Eatman & Rob Phillips
With Tony Pollard on our team and the coaches seeming to have trouble getting him touches on offense, why don't the Cowboys have him doing punt returns with his explosiveness? - DEANGELO WATTS / VA
Nick: If he's up for it, I'd be OK with that. But he's got to be able to field the ball. Just because you can catch kickoff
The Minnesota Twins agreed to a $9 million deal with catcher Gary Sanchez to avoid arbitration, multiple outlets reported Thursday. An arbitration hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday for the two-time All-Star. Sanchez, 29, had asked for $9.5 million and the Twins had offered $8.5 million. He entered Thursday batting .224 with seven homers and 27 RBIs in 44 games in his first season with Minnesota. Sanchez was acquir
Wimbledon supremos on Thursday announced a 2.3 million euro payday for the 2022 singles champions as part of an 11 percent increase in prize money.
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