One big swing against Clayton Kershaw’s vaunted curveball was enough to get the rookie back on track. Bryant connected twice for his first career multihomer game, and the Chicago Cubs beat Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Monday night. Bryant had just one hit in last 18 at-bats before he drove a 1-2 curveball from Kershaw over the wall in right for a two-run homer in the third.
Now that Alex Morgan has a goal, she doesn’t want to look back on the opportunities she’s missed. ”I don’t remember the last goal I’ve had with this team,” said Morgan, who had been hampered by a bone bruise in her left knee going into the tournament. Morgan scored her first goal of the Women’s World Cup and the United States advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory over
English women’s soccer finally has a few World Cup moments that deserve remembering. In 15 stunning minutes, the Three Lionesses overcame a 1-0 deficit, the blistering heat on a sunbaked artificial turf field, and their own disappointing and brief tournament history. ”The first emotion I’m feeling is a real sense of pride for team,” coach Mark Sampson said.
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tom Brady’s appeal of his four-game National Football League suspension for participating in a scheme to deflate footballs during last season’s playoffs began on Tuesday at NFL headquarters on swanky Park Avenue. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who approved the suspension, is the arbiter of the appeal by the New England Patriots quarterback. A league-hired investigator has found that Brady had been aware of
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tom Brady’s appeal of his four-game National Football League suspension for participating in a scheme to deflate footballs during last season’s playoffs began on Tuesday at NFL headquarters on swanky Park Avenue. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who approved the suspension, is the arbiter of the appeal by the New England Patriots quarterback. A league-hired investigator has found that Brady had been aware of
Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets have been selected to host the National Basketball Association’s 2017 All-Star Game, the league said on Tuesday. Top players representing the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conferences will tip off at Time Warner Cable Arena on Feb. 19, capping a weekend that includes the popular slam dunk contest and other events. The North Carolina-based Hornets, owned by six-times NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer Jordan, previously
Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets have been selected to host the National Basketball Association’s 2017 All-Star Game, the league said on Tuesday. Top players representing the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conferences will tip off at Time Warner Cable Arena on Feb. 19, capping a weekend that includes the popular slam dunk contest and other events. The North Carolina-based Hornets, owned by six-times NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer Jordan, previously
This year’s Australian PGA Championship will be co-sanctioned by the European Tour and boast the richest purse in the 120-year history of the tournament, the PGA of Australia said on Tuesday. The tournament, which will take place at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast from Dec. 3-6, will offer a total of A$1.75 million ($1.35 million) in prize money. The winner will receive a cheque for A$315,000 and
This year’s Australian PGA Championship will be co-sanctioned by the European Tour and boast the richest purse in the 120-year history of the tournament, the PGA of Australia said on Tuesday. The tournament, which will take place at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast from Dec. 3-6, will offer a total of A$1.75 million ($1.35 million) in prize money. The winner will receive a cheque for A$315,000 and
Former Major League outfielder and baseball broadcast analyst Darryl Hamilton was fatally shot at a suburban Houston home where his estranged girlfriend was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said on Monday. The bodies of Hamilton, 50, and Monica Jordan, 44, were found on Sunday and then taken to a medical examiner. The couple’s 14-month-old infant was found unharmed at the home in Pearland owned by Jordan
