CLEVELAND (AP) — Tristan Peters fouled off 12 pitches in an 18-pitch plate appearance that keyed Chicago's six-run outburst in the sixth inning and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Monday night to stay atop the AL Central. Kyle Teel hit a two-run double and Miguel Vargas ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Shelton had already told the fans he was really going to need them. "I'm gonna need you guys on Sunday to bring the energy," the American had told a cheering Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd when he beat compatriot Frances Tiafoe in the U.S. Open semifinals, setting up his first Grand Slam final. "We're going for it here." Well, Shelton sure had Sunday's crowd. As opponent and ultimate victor Alexander Zverev himself correctly estimated, "99.9%" of the crowd seemed to be supporting Shelton. The brashly confident and appealing 23-year-old was trying to become the first ...
CONNORVILLE - Buckeye Local volleyball coach Abbey Wilson has been watching her young team grow and improve in recent matches. A sign of that growth has been their ability to bounce back from losing a set and not get down. Those qualities were on full display in a home victory against ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football had a 24-0 lead at halftime against Coastal Carolina. With a major lead, Rich Rodriguez had plans to sub in some depth and younger players in the second half to get them experience and figure out what players he can actually win with. But the Chanticleers battled back, and Rodriguez had to keep the starters out there. It was one of the failures of the game. Other than winning in Week 2, Rodriguez wanted to jump out to a big enough lead to rotate in a lot of players. True freshman running back Amari Latimer broke off a 29-yard rushing touchdown to ...
The unprecedented comeback by Texas to knock off Ohio State moved the Longhorns to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday and pushed the Buckeyes out of the top five for the first time in two seasons. Oregon, meanwhile, plummeted 15 spots to No. 21, its lowest ...
The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 2 of the season: Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State Mestemaker set the tone for the Cowboys' 39-31 upset of Oregon when he faked a handoff, split two defenders and dashed 75 yards down the sideline on the first play from scrimmage. His 10-yard run, punctuated with a high-flying dive into the end zone, gave the Cowboys the lead for good in the fourth quarter. The North Texas transfer finished with a career-high 109 rushing yards, passed for 317 and had a hand in three touchdowns as the Cowboys won as 24 1/2-point ...
