EUGENE, ORE. (AP) — That bad ankle sure didn’t slow down Allyson Felix. Felix ran the year’s fastest time at 400 meters — 49.68 seconds — to pull away for the victory at Olympic Trials and secure her spot in Rio. Phyllis Francis and Natasha Hastings will also be on the U.S. team. Congratulations to @natashahastings, the 4th member of…
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Arodys Vizcaino, center, shakes hands with a U.S. Army soldier prior to a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Fort Bragg, N.C., Sunday, July 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Alex Burnett felt a familiar thrill of getting to see the Atlanta Braves he had rooted for since he was a…
CHARLESTON, WV (Fireflies) – The Fireflies lost the series finale to West Virginia on Sunday afternoon, 4-0, at Appalachian Power Park. Luis Ortega notched a multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-3. It was a pitchers’ duel early. Joe Shaw (L, 4-6) allowed just three hits over the first four innings and Logan Sendelbach (W, 6-2) surrendered just two. Daniel Arribas broke the…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Texas purchased left-hander Michael Roth’s contract from Triple-A Round Rock and transferred Colby Lewis to the 60-day disabled list, the Rangers announced before Sunday’s game at Minnesota. Rangers manager Jeff Banister said the 26-year-old Roth, who last pitched in the majors in 2014 for the Los Angeles Angels, would be in the bullpen for Sunday’s game. Transferring…
Dustin Johnson watches his missed birdie putt on the first hole during the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Sunday, July 3, 2016, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Dustin Johnson returned from celebrating his U.S. Open victory by taking down the world’s No. 1 player to win another World…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — The start tonight’s game for Lexington County didn’t go to plan. Fayetteville sent 11 SwampDogs to the plate putting up an eight spot on the Blowfish and their starter Keyton Gibson (Georgia Tech). Lexington County came back to score 4 of their own in the bottom half of the first on three hits, two errors,…
CHARLESTON, WV (Fireflies) – Vicente Lupo blasted a three-run home run on Saturday night, but Columbia still fell to West Virginia, 7-6. Lupo drove in four runs at Appalachian Power Park and extended his hit streak to seven games. The contest was tied, 5-5, heading to the ninth inning. The first two Fireflies recorded outs, but it was Kevin Kaczmarski…
COMPTON, Calif. – (USA Baseball) For the third consecutive day, the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team was absolutely dominant on the mound, throwing a four-hit shutout, while the offense erupted with a pair of home runs in a 10-0 win over the Academy Barons at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif. With the pitching staff continuing…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Natoya Goule, 2015 NCAA Indoor champion in the 800 meters at Clemson, earned a spot in the upcoming Olympic Games by winning her fourth straight national title in her signature event Saturday at the Jamaica Trials. Goule will be part of the Jamaican team that is headed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Goule is the first…
BROOKLYN, NY (ESPN) — The Brooklyn Nets have reached an agreement with Utah Jazz free-agent forward Trevor Booker, sources confirmed. The deal will be worth two years for $18 million. The agreement was earlier reported by the Salt Lake Tribune. Booker is the third free-agent deal for Brooklyn GM Sean Marks’ rebuilding plan, joining point guard Jeremy Lin (three years,…
