There are times when Kim Mulkey — an intense, championship-winning point guard who is just as intense as a coach — will be challenging her Baylor players or getting on them about something when one of the young guards suddenly lightens the mood in the locker room. “In the middle of it, DiDi (Richards) will […]
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Grichuk hits 2 HRs, Blue Jays end O’s 4-game win streak, 5-3
TORONTO — Outfielder Randal Grichuk wanted the Toronto Blue Jays to feel they’d made the right decision in giving him a five-year, $52 million contract. So far, so good. Grichuk hit a pair of solo home runs, Matt Shoemaker pitched seven shutout innings and Toronto beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Wednesday, avoiding a three-game […]
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Tigers’ Boyd carves up Yankees, who lose Tulo to calf strain
NEW YORK — The Yankees swung over slider after slider from Matthew Boyd, setting a franchise swing-and-miss record. Even when New York connected, the damage mostly blew back in the wrong direction. Boyd junk-balled through afternoon shadows for a career-high 13 strikeouts, Gordon Beckham hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning and the […]
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Charge against NFL player Michael Bennett dropped in Texas
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas said Wednesday they are dismissing a felony charge against NFL defensive end Michael Bennett, who was accused of pushing the arm of a paraplegic security guard while trying to get onto the field after the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston. Bennett, recently traded to the New England Patriots, was […]
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Journal Tribune Wrestling All-Stars
Wrestler of the Year: Matt Pooler, Massabesic Rookie of the Year: Travis Foster, Wells All-Stars Devon Whitmore, Biddeford Josiah Garcia, Biddeford Garrett Dickinson, Kennebunk Alden Shields, Kennebunk David York, Kennebunk Noah Hernandez, Massabesic James Cline, Massabesic Josh Cote, Noble Sam Martel, Noble Chris Pilcher, Noble Jaden Balcewicz, Noble Isaac Plante, Sanford Sol Demers, Sanford Nathan […]
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DeBrusk helps Bruins rout Blue Jackets 6-2
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist, Tuuka Rask made 32 saves and the Boston Bruins denied Columbus a chance to clinch a playoff spot, beating the Blue Jackets 6-2 on Tuesday night. Brad Marchand and Karson Kuhlman each had a goal and an assist for the playoff-bound Bruins, who stopped […]
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Alliance football league suspends operations after 8 games
SAN DIEGO — Alliance of American Football co-founder Bill Polian said he’s been told that football operations have been suspended and that virtually everyone involved with the fledgling spring league will be terminated within 24 to 48 hours. Polian declined to say where he got that information. He said Tuesday that he was waiting for […]
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Blue Jays trade Pillar to Giants, give Grichuk $52M deal
TORONTO (AP) — The Blue Jays said goodbye to Kevin Pillar while giving a long-term deal to Randal Grichuk. Pillar was traded by the veteran-shedding Blue Jays to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday for infielder Alen Hanson, right-hander Derek Law and minor league pitcher Juan De Paula. Toronto also acquired outfielder Socrates Brito from […]
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‘Positive Vibes’: Bryce Harper returns to DC with Phillies
WASHINGTON — Wearing a black baseball hat with “Positive Vibes” stitched in white and an attitude to match, Bryce Harper showed up at Nationals Park as an opponent for the first time Tuesday with his new club, the Philadelphia Phillies. “It was definitely different. But it felt good. Felt normal,” Harper said of his arrival […]
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Naeher sets sights on World Cup with her usual calm
When Alyssa Naeher was a college freshman, a senior Penn State teammate told her she couldn’t afford to be intimidated. The U.S. national team goalkeeper still carries the advice that Ali Krieger gave her as she readies for the upcoming World Cup. She’s not only undaunted by the opponents she faces, she’s ignoring the outside […]