COLUMBUS — Weightlifting and throwing is what Connor Crilley just basks in. After previously making the state meet in junior high, he envisioned what the high school meet had in store. As a sophomore, he now has some hardware to take back to Ursuline. Crilley earned the state runner-up in ...
IRVINE, Calif. — The U.S. national team already knew it was in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience this month as the home team in a World Cup. But when the 26 players took the field at Orange County’s Great Park on Monday to the cheers of several thousand fans who had turned out just to watch a mere practice, they were given yet another reminder of just how special this opportunity will be if they seize it. The Americans projected confidence and excitement as they settled into their training base for at least the next three weeks in Southern California. The team convened in ...
COLUMBUS — The leap from not even making it out of the regional round to having a silver medal as the state runner-up is an extremely difficult accomplishment. Western Reserve sophomore Addison Becka did just that. On the third day of the OHSAA Jesse Owens Track and Field Championships, ...
COLUMBUS — Following two weather delays on Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, the OHSAA state track and field meet was perhaps the quickest it has ever been run. It was so efficiently run that Chaya Murray was still standing atop the podium with her gold medal when the ...
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Golden Tempo showed exactly why he is a great closer, and his stretch run at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday delivered more history for trainer Cherie DeVaux. Ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz from 12 lengths off the lead, Golden Tempo surged from the back of the pack to ...
ATLANTA — Michael Harris II hit a three-run double in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday. Reynaldo López (3-1) earned the win with a scoreless seventh, and Tyler Kinley ended a bases-loaded threat in the eighth when he got Ryan O’Hearn to ground out to first base. Braves rookie Didier Fuentes stranded two runners in the ninth for his first career save. Harris came up as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh and the Braves trailing 2-0. With light rain falling, he drove the ...
