LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After being asked all week about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Cherie DeVaux was nearly speechless when Golden Tempo charged from the back of the pack Saturday to make history for her. “I’m just glad I don’t have to ...
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes stood at his locker in a near-silent Pittsburgh clubhouse on Thursday after a four-game home sweep at the hands of St. Louis and offered a prediction when asked if he was confident things wouldn’t snowball on a Pirates team still finding its way. “I think ...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Colby Thomas, Zack Gelof and Tyler Soderstrom homered to back a strong start by Aaron Civale and the Athletics beat the Cleveland Guardian 7-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Thomas hit his first home run of the season, leading off the second against rookie ...
DORAL, Fla. — The only person who gave Cameron Young any trouble on Sunday was, well, Cameron Young. He called a one-stroke penalty on himself while playing the par-4 second hole, after he caused his ball to move in the fairway. And then he made par anyway. It was that sort of week: Young ...
PITTSBURGH — Oneil Cruz hit a tie-breaking single in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a sweep of Cincinnati with a 1-0 win on Sunday. Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin doubled off the centerfield wall against Reds reliever Tony Santillan (1-1) with ...
Two weeks into the high school softball season, South Range, annually among the Mahoning Valley’s best teams, had won just three of its first seven games. A little over three weeks in, the Raiders were still sitting at 6-6 on the year. But head coach Jeff DeRose knew that the record did not ...