Yankees Chris Gittens home run trot Yankees rookie Chris Gittens received congratulations from an unusually high-ranking place on Tuesday, when MLB commissioner Rob Manfred approached him in the Yankees clubhouse to mark the occasion of his first big league home run. After…
Jacob deGrom 6/16 close up Jacob deGrom’s night against the Cubs on Wednesday got off to as good a start as anyone could have imagined, as he struck out eight hitters in three perfect innings. He also ripped an RBI single. But…
It’s a rarity for a player who went undrafted to make an NFL squad, let alone the 53-man roster, but cornerback James Pierre did. Most snaps came on special teams, but now that Steven Nelson and Mike Hilton are no longer in…
KEARNEY, Neb. – Nebraska head coach Scott Frost highlighted a 20-city tour around the state of Nebraska on Wednesday with stops in North Platte and Kearney. Frost spoke to a crowd in Kearney at The Younis Conference Center for around 40 minutes,…
Recently, the Yankees have been extremely forthcoming about the team being flat-out bad. Seemingly, every Aaron Boone press conference and soundbite includes some mention of frustration or the need to unlock the team. Players are self aware about the fact that they…
Jun. 16—GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jacksonville State pitcher Christian Edwards was named to the 2021 Southeast-ABCA/Rawlings all-region second team, announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association on Wednesday. Edwards finished the 2021 season with the second-best earned run average in the Ohio Valley…
Phillies place Segura on injured list, Harper out of lineup originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Phillies’ hottest hitter is on the 10-day injured list. Second baseman Jean Segura injured his left groin running the bases on Tuesday night and was…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball's versatility as a passer, scorer and rebounder earned him NBA Rookie of the Year honors Wednesday despite missing 21 games with a fractured wrist. Ball beat out finalists Anthony Edwards from the Minnesota…
Second-year Jacksonville running back James Robinson was one of the league’s biggest surprises in 2020. An undrafted rookie out of Illinois State, Robinson won the starting job heading into Week 1 and never looked back, finishing fifth in the league in rushing…
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — For a decade, No. 50 was seemingly always on the field for the Seahawks. Right now, the number is going unused in Seattle, and it may remain that way if the Seahawks have decided K.J. Wright’s run as…