In need of a spark for its struggling offense, the Seattle Mariners took a significant step in trying to avoid completely falling out of the AL West race. Seattle acquired slugger Mark Trumbo from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday as part of a six-player trade, pulling the trigger on the first major trade of the season with the underachieving Mariners already facing a near double-digit deficit in their division and
If anyone can help the San Diego Padres pull out of their funk, it’s James Shields. The newcomer pitched seven solid innings to remain unbeaten, and the Padres won a home series for the first time in a month with a 7-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. After starting the season 10-5 with a revamped lineup, including Shields as one of the key winter additions, San
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans must provide at least 200 votes, of 218 needed, for passage of a controversial fast-track trade bill, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters about the lack of broad support for the trade bill among Democrats, Pelosi said: “200 is what he (House Speaker John Boehner) should come up with.” (Reporting By Richard Cowan; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Sore, tired and hurting players have enjoyed the longest-ever break before the NBA Finals, but it’s time to play through the pain again because there’s a championship at stake. The Cleveland Cavaliers, trying to end a 51-year title drought for their supremacy-starved city, face the Golden State Warriors, who have not won a crown in 40 years, in the best-of-seven series starting Thursday. Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving will play despite
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin accused Kiev on Thursday of provoking new fighting in east Ukraine to put pressure on the European Union, which is due to decide on whether to extend sanctions on Russia soon. “The Ukrainian side has taken steps to aggravate tensions many times in the past in the run up to some major international events. This used to happen and we are seriously concerned now over
Life gets crazy around LeBron James ahead of the NBA Finals, but the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar gave a shout out to Australian actress Rebel Wilson for helping him relax. James will compete in his fifth NBA Finals in a row, and sixth overall, starting Thursday when the Golden State Warriors host Cleveland in game one of the best-of-seven championship series. The 30-year-old playmaker seeks his third career crown but more
A trio of Australian-born players will play key roles in the NBA Finals, and at least one of them is going home with a title from their championship series debuts. Aussie big man Andrew Bogut helped the Golden State Warriors to the NBA’s best record this season at 67-15 while the Cleveland Cavaliers have been the hottest team in the playoffs at 12-2 thanks in part to Aussie-born guard Kyrie
– – Bentley’s outspoken design chief Luc Donckerwolke has left the company. Taking his position is former Audi designer Stefan Sielaff. Donckerwolke left Bentley on amicable terms, and we fully expect him to surface in a leading design position elsewhere in the automotive or the technology world. – – Donckerwolke had a 23-year career at the Volkswagen Group, and some of his designs have made history. He was closely
– Ford’s full-size Transit and mid-size Transit Connect vans were all-new for 2015 and 2014, respectively, but already the big boxes are being tweaked. For the 2016 model year, Ford is implementing a host of tiny changes to both vans, the most notable of which is the addition of the new Sync 3 infotainment system to the vans’ options list, as well as the inclusion of a backup camera on
– The Audi Q3 only just got here a year ago, and already for 2016 the model is getting a refresh. Unfortunately, that refresh also brings a price increase of $1200. In fairness, though, that additional scratch does buy more standard kit—mainly front and rear parking sensors and a backup camera—along with the new front fascia, restyled taillamps, and redesigned wheels. – The 2016 Q3 base price is $34,625 with