[ad_1] USATSI On Monday afternoon, iconic New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling announced his retirement, effective immediately. The 85-year-old Sterling has reduced his travel and workload in recent years for health reasons. Now he’s stepping away from the booth entirely. The Yankees will honor him with a pregame ceremony this Saturday. “I am a … Read more
[ad_1] Getty Images Juan Soto is on the board at Yankee Stadium. On Monday night against Miami Marlins lefty Jesús Luzardo (GameTracker), Soto swatted his first home run in the Bronx as a member of the New York Yankees. The three-run bomb into the right field short porch gave New York a 6-0 lead in … Read more
[ad_1] Monday night, the San Francisco Giants officially welcomed reigning NL Cy Young winner Blake Snell to their rotation. Snell signed a three-year, $80 million contract with two opt outs with the Giants three weeks ago, and after getting up to speed at the team’s spring training complex in Arizona, Snell made his 2024 debut … Read more
[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. — If you were waiting for the obligatory UConn run Saturday night, you had time to run to bathroom and a grab a hot dog — maybe, a sit-down dinner — on your way back. Competing against their own standard — which is what the season has ultimately become for No. 1 … Read more
[ad_1] There’s an episode from the first season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in 2000 in which series protagonist Larry David winds up in his family’s doghouse after he pens an obituary for his wife’s aunt, only for the newspaper in which it’s printed to include an unfortunate misspelling that leads to calling her a vulgar … Read more
[ad_1] GLENDALE, Ariz. — The chances, breaks and fortune fastened to North Carolina State on this most absurd of runs to the 2024 Final Four seems borderline impossible quantify on a human level. On a statistical level, we can at least attempt to try. Evan Miyakawa, a college hoops data specialist with a Ph. D … Read more
[ad_1] It was a wondrous Dodger postcard, a man in a Fernando Valenzuela jersey lifting a woman in a Dodger bucket hat as she waved an historic home run ball high above a sea of blue. That was the magical scene Wednesday night in the Dodger Stadium right-field pavilion as Ambar Roman and husband Alexis … Read more
[ad_1] Superstar Shohei Ohtani recently hit his first home run since signing a record $700 million free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers this past offseason. His first homer as a Dodger came during Wednesday night’s win over the rival Giants: As Sam Blum of The Athletic reports, long-time Dodgers fan Ambar Roman caught the … Read more
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘Between the woman and her doctor’: Tennessee plaintiff speaks out on harm of state’s abortion ban 04:25 ‘Extremely rocky road’ for U.S.-Israel relations in the days and weeks to come 06:46 ‘People here are not happy’ with government negotiations: … Read more
[ad_1] Shohei Ohtani sniffled. He coughed into his shoulder. “These last few days,” he said in Japanese, “it was pretty …” He stopped himself. “It’s gotten better,” he said. Even though Ohtani hadn’t completely recovered from the cold that made the rounds in the clubhouse in recent days, he managed to crack a smile after … Read more