PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Walker rooted for Chipper Jones as a young Braves fan raised in suburban Atlanta and used to beg his family to take him to baseball games at Turner Field. Walker's parents -- "Jordan's Dad" and "Jordan's Mom," as known by their customized jerseys this week at the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates will play a doubleheader on Saturday after the opening game of the weekend series between the teams was postponed on Friday night because of poor air quality caused by wildfires. The teams and umpire crew met at 4:30 p.m. EDT, ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA will be doing some international business alongside the FIFA World Cup final in the coming days, as it moves closer to the planned launch of a new league in Europe sometime in the fall of 2027. Commissioner Adam Silver, speaking after the league's Board of ...
Pitcher Chase Burns has agreed to a $105 million, seven-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds that covers 2027-33, two people familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Burns has ...
WHEELING – Entering the 80th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All Star Football Game Saturday night at Wheeling Island Stadium, on paper West Virginia appears to be an underdog once again. However, that’s a role that Mountaineer head coach Chris Daugherty, of Wheeling Park relishes. “I talked a little about being an underdog because it always feels like West Virginia is always cast in that role,” he said. “Even though we’ve done alright in the last 15 years or so, I didn’t dwell on it. Let's just get ready to play some football.” Ohio holds a 46-31-2 advantage in the all-time ...
Major League Soccer is back after its six-week break for the World Cup. A few things have changed since the league went on hiatus, most notably the arrival of a pair of high-profile international stars and a new campaign that hopes to capitalize on the World Cup to entice new soccer fans to ...
