PHOTO USA Today Sports Images If the WNBA season ended today, the two-time defending league champion Las Vegas Aces wouldn’t have home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Good thing for the Aces, the 2024 campaign doesn’t halt until Sept. 19, giving them time to make a charge for the top of the…
Growing up as a New York Jets fan, I had to cope with the reality that Tom Brady owned my team and the AFC East at large for decades. So you’ll forgive me if I indulge in a little schadenfreude over the fact that it’s Aug. 17, and the New England Patriots can’t say who…
Aug 16, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen (24) pitches against the Cincinnati Reds in the first inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Bobby Witt Jr. hit his 25th home run, Michael Lorenzen allowed one run in his return to Cincinnati and the Kansas…
Aug 10, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ketel Marte (4) reacts after hitting a home run in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports After watching an American League club leave town with an eight-game winning streak, the Tampa Bay Rays will welcome in…
August 16, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Atlanta Braves left fielder Jarred Kelenic (24) is out at second as Los Angeles Angels second baseman Michael Stefanic (38) throws to first for the out against right fielder Ramon Laureano (18) during the sixth inning at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Ben Joyce threw…
Aug 15, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies third base Alec Bohm (28) celebrates in the dugout with outfielder Brandon Marsh (16) after hitting a three RBI home run during the first inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Rookie Weston Wilson hit for the cycle and…
Aug 16, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong (12) celebrates with relief pitcher Kenley Jansen (74) after the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Masataka Yoshida smashed a three-run home run in Boston’s four-run fourth inning and the visiting Red…
Ben Shelton defeated Reilly Opelka 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), during the men’s singles round 1Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Ben Shelton, the 12th seed, survived a match point and battled for nearly three hours to defeat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (6), 7-6 (7), 6-3 on Thursday…
Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva swings back during her match against USA’s Coco Gauff. Putintseva won the match. Four of the top nine seeds, including defending champion and second-seeded Coco Gauff, were eliminated on Thursday on the second round of the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio. Gauff fell to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in…
Denny McCarthy sizes up a putt on the ninth hole during the second day of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, August 16, 2024. Denny McCarthy made 160 feet of putts on his way to a 7-under-par 63 that rocketed him into a tie for the second-round lead…
