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Bullpen pushes Cardinals past Reds in first of twinbill

Ohio Sports

CINCINNATI — Alec Burleson delivered a two-run double early and four St. Louis relievers turned in perfect innings late, helping the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Monday. The Cardinals won for the 10th time in 14 games as they try to chase an NL wild-card playoff spot. Burleson put them ahead for good in the first inning with a double down the right-field line that scored Joshua Baez and Iván Herrera. Baez, who became the first player to hit three home runs in his first three at-bats in the major leagues on Saturday, was hitless for the ...

Steelers break camp early, McCarthy promises return

Local Sports

LATROBE, Pa. — Mike McCarthy arrived at Saint Vincent College for his first training camp as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers with a detailed plan designed to maximize the club’s annual three-week trip to the western Pennsylvania hills. Mother Nature wreaked havoc with it, so much so that McCarthy opted to break camp a day early so the Steelers could get into a familiar routine back at the team’s headquarters ahead of a visit from the New York Jets on Friday night. While McCarthy allowed that he was a mixture of disappointed and annoyed, he dismissed the idea that making the ...

Mets call up Morel, cut Gabriel Arias

National Sports

NEW YORK — The New York Mets called up infielder Christopher Morel from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday. Morel, who has a pair of 20-homer seasons in the majors, was selected to the big league roster as New York prepared to begin a three-game series against the surging San Diego Padres. Interim manager Andy Green said the 27-year-old Morel, a right-handed hitter, will start at first base Tuesday night against Padres left-hander Robbie Ray. To open a roster spot, infielder Gabriel Arias was designated for assignment. Morel is a .220 career hitter with 74 home runs, 211 RBIs and a ...

LIV Golf to end season early, cancel Michigan team event

National Sports

LIV Golf is ending its season one week earlier than planned, announcing Monday it will not hold the team championship in Michigan next week and instead crown the team champion this week 20 miles north of Indianapolis. The 12 events this year — New Orleans was previously postponed — is the smallest schedule for LIV since it was launched with massive Saudi Arabia funding in 2022 and featured eight tournaments. Jon Rahm already has clinched the individual season title for the third straight year. LIV Golf Indianapolis, which starts Thursday at The Club at Chatham Hills, will ...

Ohio St. and Oregon top AP preseason Top 25 poll

Local Sports

Ohio State and Oregon were 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 released Monday, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for the first time in 65 years and just the second time ever. The Buckeyes received 40 first-place votes and Oregon received 14 in voting ...

Sanders gets next shot in ‘balanced’ QB race

Local Sports

CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson made the most of his opportunity this past week to show he should be the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback when the season opens on Sept. 13 in Jacksonville. The upcoming week will be Shedeur Sanders’ turn. “I did feel going into last game that it ...