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Acuña hits grand slam to become first player with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases

Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a long grand slam in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, becoming the first player in major league history with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in the same season. Acuña sent a 429-foot shot to deep into the left field pavilion off Lance Lynn for his third career slam and first since 2021. Acuña has 36 career homers in August, his most in any month. Acuña has 61 stolen bases. Rickey Henderson came close to 30-60. He had 28 homers and 87 steals in

September 01, 2023
Acuña hits grand slam to become first player with 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases
Sports

Perrine Delacour shoots 63 at rainy Columbia Edgewater to take Portland Classic lead

Perrine Delacour shot a 9-under 63 in morning rain Thursday at Columbia Edgewater to take the first-round lead in the Portland Classic. Winless on the LPGA Tour, Delacour opened with a birdie and ran off five straight on Nos. 3-7 in a front-nine 30. The 29-year-old Frenchwoman added birdies on Nos. 14, 15 and 17 in the bogey-free round on the tree-lined layout. “Well, the goal today was to be dry.” Delacour said. “We knew it was going to be wet, so my main goal was to try to get my club as dry as we

September 01, 2023
Perrine Delacour shoots 63 at rainy Columbia Edgewater to take Portland Classic lead
Sports

North Carolina State's Ashford taken off field on stretcher in opener at UConn

North Carolina State safety Rakeim Ashford was injured and taken off the field on a stretcher Thursday night during the third quarter of the Wolfpack’s season opener against UConn. Ashford’s condition was not immediately known. Ashford was hit on the North Carolina State sideline at the end of a 40-yard kickoff return by NC State’s Julian Gray with 1:54 left in the quarter. He went down and lay motionless for about 10 minutes as both teams knelt and watched emergency crews work on him. A cart was brough onto the field, but not used. Ashford

September 01, 2023
North Carolina State's Ashford taken off field on stretcher in opener at UConn
Sports

Jannik Sinner dominates fellow Italian to advance at US Open

Jannik Sinner advanced to the U.S. Open’s third round Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 victory over fellow Italian Lorenzo Sonego. The sixth-seeded Sinner improved to 10-0 lifetime against his countrymen. He’s seeking at deep run at Flushing Meadows after reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon this year and the quarterfinals at last year’s U.S. Open, losing to Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set marathon after holding a match point. “I felt now my game has improved a little bit and developed,” said the 22-year-old Sinner, who won 89% of his first-serve points and was successful in 22

August 31, 2023
Jannik Sinner dominates fellow Italian to advance at US Open
Sports

White Sox promote former player Chris Getz to general manager

The Chicago White Sox promoted Chris Getz to general manager on Thursday, staying inside the organization for the position almost two decades after the franchise last won a playoff series. Getz is replacing Rick Hahn, who was fired by chairman Jerry Reinsdorf along with president of baseball operations Ken Williams on Aug. 22. Williams was in his 11th season as executive vice president after serving as the club’s general manager for 12 years. Hahn had been with Chicago since 2002. The White Sox have a total of three victories in three playoff appearances since winning the 2005

August 31, 2023
White Sox promote former player Chris Getz to general manager
Sports

Spain players Bonmatí and Carmona await UEFA award ceremony amid Rubiales crisis

Two players who won the Women’s World Cup with Spain are on the short-list for the player of the year award from European soccer body UEFA on Thursday as the sport continues to deal with the turmoil created by Luis Rubiales. The Spanish soccer federation president has refused to resign from his position despite causing an uproar after kissing Spain player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after the team beat England in the World Cup final 11 days ago. Spain teammates Aitana Bonmatí and Olga Carmona are both candidates to win the UEFA award, along with Australia

August 31, 2023
Spain players Bonmatí and Carmona await UEFA award ceremony amid Rubiales crisis
Sports

Bryce Harper hits 300th homer, going deep against the Los Angeles Angels' Matt Moore

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has hit his 300th career home run, going deep against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday to become the 158th player in major league history to reach that mark. Harper hit the milestone homer against Matt Moore in the eighth inning Wednesday for his 15th homer of the season. The two-run drive, in Harper’s 1,481st game, put Philadelphia ahead 8-7. He homered in three straight games for the second time this month and has 10 homers in August. Moore was the 224th pitched he went deep against. Harper and Moore were 1-2

August 30, 2023
Bryce Harper hits 300th homer, going deep against the Los Angeles Angels' Matt Moore
Sports

NBA referee Eric Lewis retires; league closes investigation into social media posts

NBA referee Eric Lewis has retired effective immediately in the wake of a league investigation into whether he used a then-Twitter account to defend himself and other officials from online criticism. The league announced his retirement Wednesday, less than three months after beginning an investigation into whether the 19-year NBA referee had violated league policy by commenting publicly on officiating without authorization from the league. With his retirement, the NBA said its investigation into the social media activity has been closed. The 52-year-old Lewis, who had worked the previous four NBA Finals, was not chosen as

August 30, 2023
NBA referee Eric Lewis retires; league closes investigation into social media posts
Sports

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is back at practice for the first time since July 27

Joe Burrow was back at practice on Wednesday, more than a month after he was sidelined by a strained right calf muscle. The Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl quarterback put on the pads and participated for the first time since he pulled up limping and then went down during a scramble on July 27. The 26-year-old Burrow warmed up with backup quarterbacks Jake Browning and the newly signed Will Grier. Last month, near the end of the one of the practices of training camp, Burrow hobbled on one leg and then went to the ground while scrambling out

August 30, 2023
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is back at practice for the first time since July 27
Sports

Coco Gauff beats Russian teen Mirra Andreeva to cruise into US Open third round

Coco Gauff cruised into the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva. The sixth-seeded American approached the net 18 times, winning 15 of those points, in her second straight match in Arthur Ashe Stadium, and she credited that newfound net game after struggling to beat German Laura Siegemund in three sets in the first round. “I learned to be aggressive,” the 19-year-old Gauff said in her on-court interview. “I did well making her play off her back foot.” Andreeva, at 16 the youngest woman in

August 30, 2023
Coco Gauff beats Russian teen Mirra Andreeva to cruise into US Open third round
Political|World

China sanctions former US lawmaker who supported Taiwan

China has sanctioned Mike Gallagher, a former Republican member of Congress from Wisconsin who has shown support for Taiwan

May 21, 2024
China sanctions former US lawmaker who supported Taiwan
Sports|World

Canada edges Switzerland 3-2, United States routs Kazakhstan 10-1 at hockey world championship

Dylan Cozens scored two goals and had an assist to rally Canada past Switzerland 3-2 for the sixth win from six games at the ice hockey world championship

May 19, 2024
Canada edges Switzerland 3-2, United States routs Kazakhstan 10-1 at hockey world championship
Sports|World

Brady Tkachuk has goal, 3 assists in US 4-1 win over Poland at men's hockey world championship

Brady Tkachuk scored a goal and added three assists and the United States clinched a playoff-round berth with a 4-1 win over Poland in preliminary round play at the men’s world hockey championships

May 17, 2024
Brady Tkachuk has goal, 3 assists in US 4-1 win over Poland at men's hockey world championship
World|Sports

Duran Duran: Substitute bags two late goals in Villa thriller with Liverpool

Substitute Jhon Duran has scored twice in the last five minutes for Aston Villa to come back from the dead and draw with Liverpool 3-3 in the English Premier League

May 13, 2024
Duran Duran: Substitute bags two late goals in Villa thriller with Liverpool
Sports|World

It's a boy! Scottie Scheffler arrives at PGA Championship with a newborn at home

Scottie Scheffler made it to the PGA Championship with a newborn at home

May 13, 2024
It's a boy! Scottie Scheffler arrives at PGA Championship with a newborn at home
Sports|World

Wonder goal for Ella Toone as Manchester United wins Women's FA Cup with 4-0 rout of Tottenham

Manchester United has won its first major trophy by routing Tottenham 4-0 in the Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley

May 12, 2024
Wonder goal for Ella Toone as Manchester United wins Women's FA Cup with 4-0 rout of Tottenham
Sports|World

Djokovic follows Nadal to early exit at Italian Open in first match after being hit by water bottle

Novak Djokovic put on one of his worst performances at one of his favorite tournaments as he was upset by 29th-seeded Alejandro Tabilo in the third round of the Italian Open

May 12, 2024
Djokovic follows Nadal to early exit at Italian Open in first match after being hit by water bottle
Sports|World

Finland shuts out newcomer Britain, Slovakia tops Kazakhstan at hockey worlds

Finland shut out newcomer Britain 8-0 for its first victory at the ice hockey world championship

May 12, 2024
Finland shuts out newcomer Britain, Slovakia tops Kazakhstan at hockey worlds
Sports|World

Taylor Wenczkowski scores in 3rd OT, Boston beats Montreal 2-1 in Game 2 of PWHL semifinal series

Taylor Wenczkowski scored at 11:44 of the third overtime to give Boston a 2-1 victory over Montreal on Saturday night in Game 2 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal series

May 12, 2024
Taylor Wenczkowski scores in 3rd OT, Boston beats Montreal 2-1 in Game 2 of PWHL semifinal series
Entertainment|World

Rope team rappels down into a rock quarry to rescue a mutt named Rippy

It was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry

May 10, 2024
Rope team rappels down into a rock quarry to rescue a mutt named Rippy
World

Putin reappoints his prime minister, a technocrat who has kept a low political profile

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as the country’s prime minister

May 10, 2024
Putin reappoints his prime minister, a technocrat who has kept a low political profile
World

Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, dies at 96

Former California Congressman Pete McCloskey, who ran as a Republican challenging President Richard Nixon in 1972, has died

May 08, 2024
Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, dies at 96
Sports|World

Gnabry substituted because of an injury in first half of Champions League semifinal against Madrid

Bayern Munich forward Serge Gnabry has been replaced because of an injury in the first half of the Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid

May 08, 2024
Gnabry substituted because of an injury in first half of Champions League semifinal against Madrid
Sports|World

Rangers reacquire switch-hitting OF Robbie Grossman in a trade with the White Sox

The Texas Rangers have reacquired switch-hitting outfielder Robbie Grossman in a trade with the Chicago White Sox

May 08, 2024
Rangers reacquire switch-hitting OF Robbie Grossman in a trade with the White Sox
Sports|World

'Enjoy your vacation.' Borussia Dortmund makes fun of PSG after reaching Champions League final

After beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund got the better of the French club on social media as well

May 08, 2024
'Enjoy your vacation.' Borussia Dortmund makes fun of PSG after reaching Champions League final

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