Seeking comeback, Sessions faces Tuberville in Alabama race
Seeking to reclaim his old Senate seat from Alabama, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces former college football coach Tommy Tuberville — a political newcomer endorsed by President Donald … Click to Continue »
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July 15 1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. At the closing ceremony, Sweden’s King Gustav proclaims Thorpe the world’s greatest athlete. 1922 — Gene Sarazen … Click to Continue »
This Date in Baseball
July 15 1901 — Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched his first of two career no-hitters, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0. 1969 — Cincinnati’s Lee May hit … Click to Continue »
Column: What’s in a name? Stubborn Snyder about to find out
Try to think of a more deserving guy in all of sports than Dan Snyder to get his name-change plans caught in a vise. Go ahead, we’ll wait. In the … Click to Continue »
Braves’ Acuña has even bigger role in shortened 2020 season
Ronald Acuña Jr. isn’t letting the coronavirus pandemic silence his love of baseball. The empty seats at the Atlanta Braves’ newly renamed Truist Park have left Acuña with more space … Click to Continue »
Rays like playoff chances during pandemic-shortened season
The Tampa Bay Rays like their chances of returning to the playoffs and reject the notion that winning the World Series during a season shortened by the coronavirus pandemic would … Click to Continue »
Tokyo Olympics could help Sapporo land 2030 Winter Games
The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if Tokyo can pull off next year’s Summer Games, then the city of Sapporo could be in good standing to … Click to Continue »
Banned Olympic medalist now charged for false evidence
Olympic race walk silver medalist Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez lost her appeal against a four-year ban for doping and faced new charges on Tuesday for using false evidence. The Athletics Integrity … Click to Continue »
WNBA’s Candace Parker, daughter a ‘package deal’ in Florida
Candace Parker and her 11-year-old daughter are braving the start of an unprecedented WNBA season together in Florida. The Los Angeles Sparks All-Star knows it’s a calculated risk to stay … Click to Continue »
Bucks will take messages for social change onto the court
Milwaukee Bucks team members will join other NBA players who plan to put messages for social change on the back of their jerseys once games resume at the end of … Click to Continue »
UK quarterback Joey Gatewood should soon learn if he’ll be eligible in 2020
Whether University of Kentucky quarterback Joey Gatewood will be granted immediate eligibility or not by the NCAA should be determined soon. A UK spokesperson on Monday told the Herald-Leader that … Click to Continue »
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