Oregon 2B draws attention for unique batting choice

A college baseball player is drawing attention for his unique approach at the plate. Rikuu Nishida is a junior second baseman and in his first season with the Oregon Ducks. The Ducks swept a four-game series with San Diego over the weekend. In Sunday’s game, Nishida hit an opposite-field home run to make it 1-0 […]

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LeBron may be out longer than expected with foot injury?

LeBron James’ window of opportunity to return before the end of the regular season may be fading. Shams Charania of The Athletic appeared Monday on FanDuel TV and said that the Los Angeles Lakers star James may potentially be out with his foot injury beyond the expected three-week timetable. “I don’t know if the Lakers […]

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Misery for Mercedes after lackluster Bahrain Grand Prix

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff called Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix “one of my worst days in racing” after disappointing finishes for both of his team’s vehicles. Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished fifth and seventh respectively in the field of 20 — hardly a disastrous result on its face. But above Mercedes in […]

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Giants announcer Jon Miller rips ‘bush league’ Diamondbacks

Legendary MLB broadcaster Jon Miller is not happy with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Miller, who has been the play-by-play voice of the San Francisco Giants since 1997, was extremely frustrated with the Diamondbacks for the way they handled Saturday’s split-squad game between the two NL West rivals. At one point during his call, Miller blasted the […]

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Cohesion at the breakdown will be crucial for Ireland in Scotland – The Irish Times

Statistics are malleable, so here goes. Ireland managed a mini-milestone at the Stadio Olimpico in winning 100 per cent of their attacking rucks, a feat only once previously achieved in the Six Nations during the current World Cup cycle, by France against Wales (2021). Andy Farrell’s side stole the ball on seven occasions at the […]

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Doncic, Booker trade harsh words following dustup

After bumping heads in last year’s playoffs, there appears to be no love lost between stars Luka Doncic and Devin Booker.  During the Phoenix Suns’ 130-126 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, Booker jeered Doncic after he missed the potential game-tying bucket with 3.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.  Doncic responded by charging […]

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Doncic, Booker continue trash talk after Sunday’s game

Luka Doncic and Devin Booker clearly have whatever the opposite of a bromance is. The two stars exchanged words at the end of Sunday’s Dallas Mavericks-Phoenix Suns game. Doncic missed a bunny that would have tied the game at 128 and got right up in Booker’s face after Booker taunted him over it. Doncic and […]

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White Sox’s Clevinger will not face discipline after investigation

Major League Baseball announced on Sunday that Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger will not face any discipline from the league following an investigation into domestic violence allegations.  The league said that it spoke with more than 15 individuals and reviewed thousands of electronic communications, and pending any newly found information will not be disciplining […]

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