PHILADELPHIA — Dylan Cease struck out the side in the first inning, combining with 10 relievers on a three-hitter in a show of pitching dominance that led the American League to a 4-0 win over the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game. All-Star MVP Cody Bellinger hit a two-run ...
The 2026-27 FCS college football season is right around the corner, and Tuesday’s Missouri Valley Football Conference media day served as the unofficial start of the season before teams begin fall camp in August. To start the day, the conference released its preseason poll, which saw ...
NILES – Ethan Stade spent just a little over three weeks this summer with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Yet in that short time, he gained a great deal of admiration for the baseball fans of the Mahoning Valley. “Man, the vibe inside the stadium is special,” Stade said. “Lots of fans, lots of excitement and energy and the fans go out of their way to make us feel welcome. “It’s a great atmosphere. Even when I wasn’t pitching, I just sat back and took it all in.” In fact, Stade was so appreciative, he left behind a parting gift for the 2,830 fans who were at 7 17 ...
TB’s Caminero leaves All-Star Game PHILADELPHIA — Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero was hit by a pitch on the outside of his left hand and immediately left Tuesday night’s All-Star Game. Caminero was struck by St. Louis Cardinals closer Riley O’Brien with a 98 mph sinker that didn’t sink in the top of the third inning with the American League up 3-0. The 23-year-old Caminero, fourth in the major leagues with 28 home runs, stayed down for a few moments before he popped up and ran straight into the clubhouse. X-rays were negative. He was replaced by Miguel ...
PHILADELPHIA — Paul Skenes, Juan Soto and Bryce Harper are among baseball’s All-Stars who say players will never agree to a salary cap but maintain there’s plenty of time to avoid a conflict that could shorten the 2027 season. “Both sides kind of have their line that they’re not going to cross,” Skenes, the Pittsburgh Pirates ace who is also a member of the union’s eight-man negotiating committee, said Monday. “Whether that results in missing games or missing a season, we’ll see.” Baseball’s five-year labor contract expires Dec. 1 and MLB is expected to ...
PHILADELHIA — Don Mattingly felt a tinge of awkwardness when he was offered the chance to serve as a coach under Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts at the All-Star Game. Mattingly passed on a guaranteed spot in the AL dugout when he left his job as Toronto’s bench coach to manager John Schneider after the World Series, which the Blue Jays lost in seven games to the Dodgers. A six-time AL All-Star, Mattingly thought at the time he was finished with baseball. He’s not only still in the game — he’s now the interim manager for the Philadelphia Phillies and has them back ...
