In the days leading up to Friday night’s Moore League showdown between Long Beach Poly and Lakewood, the focus centered on whether Jackrabbits transfers Madden Iamaleava and Jace Brown would be able to play. The two were on the sideline and participated in a pregame ceremony honoring the team’s seniors but, as it turned out, … Read more
DENVER – Shohei Ohtani’s locked in at the plate, on the bases, for the NL MVP and now even on the Triple Crown. It’s been that kind of late-season surge for the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter who’s already invented the 50-50 club. Ohtani went 4 for 5 — including his 54th homer of the … Read more
ATLANTA – The Kansas City Royals completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in major league history Friday night, clinching an American League wild card despite a 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. A year ago, the Royals matched a franchise record with 106 losses. Now, they are headed to the postseason for the first … Read more
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – It’s been an almost adversity-free season on the football field for Middleburg, unlike the past 20 years. But to finish off a negative two-decade streak, the Broncos had to respond to a difficult situation Friday night. Middleburg, trailing for the first time this season, rallied for two second-half touchdowns to overcome visiting … Read more
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – It’s a start to the season that the Middleburg Broncos haven’t experienced in a long time. “It’s a great little run we’re going on here,” Middleburg head coach Ryan Wolfe said. “Hopefully we can keep it going.” In fact, the last time this team started the season 5-0 was back in 1989. … Read more
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Cam Ward found Isaiah Horton with a 1-yard touchdown pass with 1:57 left for what became the winning score, and No. 7 Miami rallied to beat Virginia Tech 38-34 in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams on Friday night. The ending was controversial: Officials deemed that Da’Quan Felton caught … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was a wild and chaotic week as Hurricane Helene shook up the high school football schedule. Teams played on Wednesday and Friday, with many pushing their Week 6 games to Monday, Sept. 30. But quite a few teams squeezed in their games. Here’s a look at the results and the ever-changing … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round draft pick in a franchise-altering deal, a person with knowledge of the deal said Friday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade, which … Read more
Usually when I want to unearth my love of baseball, I call my good friend Carlos Jackson. Nobody in my circle of life loves baseball more than him. His dad took him to the 1990 World Series when he was 7 years old. Some days when school ended at Encinal High, he’d make his way … Read more
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark didn’t like what she heard from a fan late in the first quarter of Wednesday’s playoff loss at Connecticut and motioned for officials to remove the man from his second-row seat. In the relative blink of an eye, security tapped the person on the shoulder and escorted him to a … Read more