Tag: Sports
Vols extend 9 coaches including Vitello, Barnes, Harper
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has extended the contracts of nine coaches, including Tony Vitello, who took the Volunteers to their first College World Series...
Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev out of Olympics after doping ban
KYIV, Ukraine — Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned following a failed drug...
7-inning twinbills, extra-inning runners likely gone in 2022
DENVER — Seven-inning doubleheaders and starting extra innings with runners on second are likely to be dropped by Major League Baseball after this season.
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Manfred unhappy with Kasten’s flippant comments on Bauer
DENVER — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was unhappy with flippant comments made by Dodgers president Stan Kasten that followed the start of the sport's...
Angels 1st to select exclusively pitchers in amateur draft
Mike Trout has helped the Los Angeles Angels score a lot of runs over the years. Preventing them has been a bigger issue.
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World champ cyclist Peter Sagan to miss Tokyo Olympics
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Three-time world champion Peter Sagan will miss the Tokyo Olympics after he had surgery to treat an infection in his right...
Emmy surprises: ‘Pose,’ ‘I May Destroy You’ & ‘Lupin’
NEW YORK — The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises.
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No. 1 players in the world at majors and how they fared
The No. 1 player in the world going into the majors since the world ranking began in 1986, and how they fared:
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American goalkeeper Horvath signs with Nottingham Forest
American goalkeeper Ethan Horvath agreed Tuesday to a three-year contract with Nottingham Forest of the second-tier English League Championship.
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Bally’s Corp. buys AVP beach volleyball tour
Bally’s Corp. on Tuesday acquired the Association of Volleyball Professionals, the top American beach volleyball tour, and said it plans to broadcast AVP content...
