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3 weeks ago

The Little League World Series has had its share of drama before even getting to Williamsport

The road to Williamsport was filled with more drama than usual for a couple Little League World Series participants this year, including a Venezuelan team that needed visa exemptions to make the trip and an American club that narrowly knocked off a defending champ.

3 weeks ago

Angels turn triple play when Shohei Ohtani lines out to Zach Neto and 2 Dodgers are caught off base

Zach Neto had never seen a triple play in person before he made it happen himself in the sixth inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.

3 weeks ago

Bills running back James Cook ends contract standoff by agreeing to a four-year deal

Bills running back James Cook has ended his contract standoff by signing a four-year deal, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane said Wednesday.

3 weeks ago

Right-hander Howard shines in Tourists debut

Whitaker homers, triples in Asheville win

4 weeks ago

Winningest football coach in Mars Hill history stepping down

Tim Clifton to retire at the end of the 2025 season after 32 years with the Lions

4 weeks ago

Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the US under 7-year deal with TKO Group

Paramount will become the new home to all Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the U.S. under a seven-year agreement with TKO Group announced on Monday.

4 weeks ago

Asheville claws back to win series finale against Greenville

The Tourists hit the road Tuesday for a six-game series with Winston-Salem

4 weeks ago

Pocket pancakes? Brewers selling ballpark flapjacks after Pat Murphy’s viral moment

The Milwaukee Brewers are bringing manager Pat Murphy's strange eating habits to fans. Murphy went viral in a recent interview for pulling a pancake out of his uniform pocket and taking a bite — sharing the flapjack with the reporter — as he detailed different ways he shoves food into his pockets to snack on in the dugout.

4 weeks ago

Packers star Billy Howton, believed to have been the oldest living NFL player, dies at 95

Billy Howton, a former Green Bay Packers star regarded as one of the most productive wide receivers of the pre-Super Bowl era who was a founder and the first president of the NFL Players Association, has died. He was 95.

4 weeks ago

Push on! Eagles use tush push on opening drive after short-yardage play nearly banned in NFL

The tush push is still legal in the NFL — and about as unstoppable as it was in an ill-fated push to ban it for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

4 weeks ago

Bronze statue of Tom Brady to be unveiled before Patriots’ exhibition opener

Tom Brady left his imprint all over the New England Patriots' record books during his stellar two-decade run with the team. Now, he is set to become the first player in franchise history to be honored with a statue.

4 weeks ago

Seesaw game ends with a loss for Tourists

Walks and errors lead to unforced mistakes and unearned runs

4 weeks ago

Mahomes, Chiefs starters to play in preseason opener against Cardinals

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is glad that coach Andy Reid is sending him onto the field with the rest of their starters when Kansas City visits the Arizona Cardinals for their preseason opener Saturday night.

4 weeks ago

Jen Pawol feels like `fully charged battery ready to go’ ahead of breaking big league gender barrier

Jen Pawol was in her hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, when she got the call she had awaited for a decade. She was going to make her major league debut this weekend, becoming the first female umpire in a century and a half of big league baseball.

4 weeks ago

Grasshoppers drop Tourists with 9th-inning comeback

Greensboro staged a stunning late rally to erase a two-run deficit

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