Jul. 12—One street in Eau Claire may soon be home to two Major League Baseball draft picks. After growing up just houses apart, Vincent Trapani and Tanner Kohlhepp are both looking to accomplish that lifelong dream sometime in the next two days.…
Jul. 12—Jake Fiorella has been named the new head coach of the Owensboro High School baseball team, OHS athletic director Todd Harper announced in an introductory ceremony Sunday afternoon at the school. Fiorella takes the reins of the Red Devils after spending…
Conor Murray will make his first start since being named Alun Wyn Jones’ replacement as British and Irish Lions captain in Wednesday’s clash with South Africa ‘A’. Murray is reunited with Dan Biggar at half-back at Cape Town Stadium in a combination…
The talk pre-game was that Giorgio Chiellini could be targeted. A brilliant defender, but past his best. Potentially vulnerable to England's pace. Arguably showing signs of cracking up with his pre-penalty routine in the semi-final against Spain. He may have been underestimated.…
After three weeks at the top, Jon Rahm has slipped back to No. 2 in the latest edition of the Official World Golf Ranking. Rahm finished seventh at the Scottish Open, but it wasn’t enough to retain the No. 1 ranking, per…
Jul. 12—Cooper Kinney joined an elite group Sunday night, when the Baylor School graduate became the fifth Chattanooga-area player selected in the first round of Major League Baseball's amateur draft. The Tampa Bay Rays selected Kinney with the 34th overall pick, which…
Jul. 12—WILLMAR — The Bismarck Larks needed six pitchers to do it. But you can't argue with the results. Bismarck pitching tossed a one-hitter to beat the Willmar Stingers 4-0 Sunday before 945 fans at Bill Taunton Stadium. Ryan Carmack, who threw…
Jul. 12—ATLANTA — Harris Barth of Atlanta posted a 4-under-par 67 on Sunday and won the 100th Georgia Amateur Championship by one stroke at Cherokee Town and Country Club. The competition took place July 8-11, 2021. Barth, a rising senior at Westminster…
Jul. 12—The Atlanta Braves selected right-handed pitcher Ryan Cusick of Wake Forest University with the 24th overall pick in the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Sunday. Cusick, 21, went 3-5 with a 4.24 ERA (33 ER/70.0 IP) in 12 games, all…
The Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants are better than just about anyone expected. The Washington Nationals and Minnesota Twins have unexpectedly struggled. Shohei Ohtani has turned into the best two-way player since the Babe. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis…