(Photo: The Associated Press) PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates infielder David Freese got a two-year contract extension Monday, then made the final out on a baserunning blunder in a game hours later. Doug Fister pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball, Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run homer and the Houston Astros beat the Pirates 3-1 on […]
After his fight with Conor McGregor on Saturday night, Nate Diaz has shifted his focus towards another competitor. The former lightweight title challenger had his sights on McGregor’s grappling training partner, Dillon Danis. “That jiu-jitsu coach he’s got, I’m gonna get that motherf—-r, man. That guy is on my hit list,” Diaz said on […]
Rams training camp is all-consuming for No. 1 pick Jared Goff, so much so that the rookie quarterback doesn’t always take the time to respond to his mom in a timely manner. As a result, Nancy Goff has to resort to sneaky texting measures sometimes, if only to check if her son’s thumbs still work. […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Athletics fined Billy Butler and Danny Valencia on Monday after they were involved in a clubhouse fight last week that led to Butler being placed on the seven-day concussion list. ”There was an altercation in the clubhouse, we’re aware of it, both players have been disciplined and fined and we’re moving […]
3:34 AM ET Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment LAS VEGAS — Last month, the UFC sold for $4 billion in the largest transaction for a single franchise in sports history. On Saturday, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz offered evidence that the sport might in fact be worth every penny. Johnson drops Teixeira in 13 […]
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment NEW YORK — American swimmer Ryan Lochte said he “overexaggerated” what happened last Sunday at a Rio de Janeiro gas station and acknowledged it was his “immature behavior” that got him and teammates Jimmy Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz into a mess that consumed the final week of […]
Athlete Quotes – Olympics, Day 9 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — A continuation of Team USA’s stunning distance success teamed with traditional relay dominance Saturday night at Olympic Stadium as Matthew Centrowitz and the 4x400m relays won from the front. Paul Chelimo of the U.S. Army, meanwhile, won a silver medal […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) The best way to ease No. 1 overall draft pick Jared Goff into the NFL will be a powerful rushing offense, coach Jeff Fisher has said time and again, and it proved to be true Saturday night. Goff threw his first touchdown pass, Todd Gurley rushed for a score in his preseason […]
(Photo: The Associated Press) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Caster Semenya is the Olympic champion nearly seven years to the day after she arrived in track and field and sparked a controversy so complex and so sensitive, the sport is still struggling to deal with it. Against her wishes, the 25-year-old South African has become […]
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