CLEVELAND — Pete Alonso took one final swing and flipped his bat high in the air. Another walk-off. Money ball. As the crowd roared, the New York Mets rookie headed toward the mound and tightly squeezed his cousin and pitcher Derek Morgan, who had helped him win the All-Star Home Run Derby and $1 million. Alonso […]
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Verlander, Ryu named openers for MLB All-Star Game
CLEVELAND — Sitting next to Justin Verlander, American League Manager Alex Cora cheekily declared “we’ve got the opener” as he described his pitching plans. Houston’s ace has been among the players most critical of some teams’ practice of using relief pitchers as ersatz starters for an inning or two. Verlander will be making his second All-Star […]
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Women’s World Cup — Repeat performance for Americans
LYON, France — After every goal celebration and all the confident posturing, the U.S. national team backed up its swagger at the Women’s World Cup by winning it all. The Americans also took a swipe at gender inequity, too. The United States won its record fourth Women’s World Cup title and second in a row, beating […]
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Red Sox finish first half with sweep of Tigers
DETROIT — David Price sent the Boston Red Sox sailing into the All-Star break with a bit of history Sunday. Price pitched one-run ball over five innings and the Red Sox finished off a three-game sweep of Detroit with a 6-3 win. The victory was the 150th of Price’s career. “It will be cool to see […]
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Golf — Field set for 100th Maine Amateur
CUMBERLAND — The Maine State Golf Association is hosting the 100th Maine Amateur Championship at Portland Country Club this week from Tuesday through Thursday. The venerable club opened in 1895 and was one of the founding member clubs of the MSGA in 1917. This will be the 14th time that Portland CC has hosted the state […]
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U.S. men fail to follow women, lose Gold Cup final to Mexico, 1-0
CHICAGO — The U.S. men’s soccer players showed how far, far behind they are the women. Hours after the American women won their fourth World Cup, the men were outplayed by Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final. Jonathan Dos Santos scored in the 73rd minute to give the El Tri a 1-0 victory Sunday night. […]
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Golf notes — Wolff, 20, eagles 18th for 1st PGA Tour win
BLAINE, Minn. — Matthew Wolff made a 26-foot putt from the fringe for an eagle on the final hole for a 6-under 65 to win the 3M Open on Sunday, beating Collin Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke in a tense finish to the first-time PGA Tour event. The 20-year-old Wolff struck his second shot […]
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Sea Dogs fall to Fisher Cats, 7-2
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Forrest Wall homered and had three hits, and Yennsy Diaz pitched six scoreless innings as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats topped the Portland Sea Dogs, 7-2, on Sunday. Diaz (7-6) allowed two hits while striking out seven and walking two to pick up the win. Portland tied the game 2-2 in the third […]
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Dalbec’s homer leads Portland to 6-3 baseball win over New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Bobby Dalbec hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, leading the Portland Sea Dogs to a 6-3 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Thursday. The home run by Dalbec, part of a four-run inning, gave the Sea Dogs a 2-1 lead before Luke Tendler hit a two-run home run later […]
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MLB Baseball: Hernandez homer lifts Sox past Jays
TORONTO — The first pinch-hit home run of Marco Hernandez’s career gave the Boston Red Sox another winning getaway day. Hernandez hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 on Thursday night. The Red Sox have won 13 times in 16 games when they’re on the move […]