KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Royals turn to a 23-year-old rookie to save their season, but not just any 23-year-old rookie: the hardest-throwing starting pitcher in the major leagues. Yordano Ventura gets the ball Tuesday night with the Royals trailing 3-2 in the World Series, the same position they were …
Read More »Strong earthquake jolts Tokyo, but no risk of tsunami, no injuries reported
TOKYO – A strong earthquake has rattled the Tokyo area, knocking pictures and books from shelves, but it was not expected to cause any tsunami or major damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the magnitude 5.3 quake, which struck just before 6 a.m. local time Saturday, was centered 70 kilometers …
Read More »Lowry scores first goal to lift Jets to 3-1 win over Hurricanes
WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Adam Lowry’s first NHL goal helped the Winnipeg Jets snap a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien also scored for the Jets (2-4-0), who won their first game at home this season. Jiri Tlusty …
Read More »Week 7: Best bets for NCAA football
There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Last week I got run by Vegas. The picks went 2-5. Our record is 18-17 on the year. These are the times that try a gambling man’s soul. But we shall overcome. And it starts this week. So here we go with the picks: …
Read More »Less than a year before 2014 Winter Games, Russia's Sochi is busy storing snow
SOCHI, Russia – In April, at the end of another seemingly endless winter, most Russians are eager to get rid of the piles of snow that have clogged their cities and streets and yards for months. Yet down south in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, fleets of heavy machinery …
Read More »Britain aims to top record medals tally at Rio
LONDON – Britain is confident of bettering its record-breaking success at the London Olympics following a commitment by its government to maintain funding levels through to the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016. British Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to invest 508 million pounds ($797 million) of government and …
Read More »CUP: Watkins Glen Power Rankings
For the first time all season, Jimmie Johnson is on top of the NASCAR Sprint Cup points standings. But we saw this coming and so for the second consecutive week, Johnson leads the FOXSports.com/SPEED.com Power Rankings. The new list: 1. JIMMIE JOHNSON — He wasn’t a threat to win this …
Read More »US women's soccer opens Olympics with 4-2 win over France
GLASGOW, Scotland – Alex Morgan scored twice as the U.S. women’s football team rallied from an early deficit Wednesday to open its Olympics with a 4-2 win over France. The Americans trailed 2-0 after 14 minutes, allowing more goals than they had conceded in any game since the World Cup …
Read More »Facing elimination won't shake Rangers' confidence
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — John Tortorella wasn’t all that pleased earlier in the week about having two days off between games, but following a gut-wrenching, double-overtime loss in Game 4 on Wednesday, he was singing a different tune Friday. “I’ll be honest with you — it took me until yesterday afternoon …
Read More »'Yellowstone' star Neal McDonough says Hollywood blackballed him due to his no-kissing rule
Actor Neal McDonough got candid about the moral line he refused to cross that ultimately led him to be “blackballed” in Hollywood. On a recent episode of the “Nothing Left Unsaid” podcast, “The Last Rodeo” star revealed the career-altering reason he was blacklisted from acting gigs – he refused to …
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