Dominic Smith's RBI single in the eighth inning lifted the host New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Phillies in the opener of Friday's doubleheader, ruining a historic strikeout performance from Philadelphia's Aaron Nola. The Mets, who were one out…

Associated Press Texas defeats Virginia 6-2 to reach bracket final at CWS Ivan Melendez and Zach Zubia finally broke out offensively, and just in time to keep Texas alive in the College World Series. Melendez doubled and scored the Longhorns' first…

Jun. 26—WILLMAR — It's something Jerry Popp has hinted at for a while. The highly successful Willmar cross-country and former track and field coach is now retired. He and his wife have wanted to move closer to their family in the Twin…

Jun. 26—WILLMAR — The Willmar Stingers got back on the winning track Friday. Building a 5-0 lead through two innings, Willmar held off a comeback from the Rochester Honkers to secure a 6-4 Northwoods League victory Friday in front of an announced…

Serena Williams waves with the runners up dish at Wimbledon (AFP via Getty Images) After Simona Halep whaled a 106mph ace to take a 4-0 lead in the women’s final at Wimbledon, Serena Williams’ shoulders slumped and her eyes fixed forlornly on…

After gutting out a tough series to get to the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning shouldn't have to change their style of play to match up against the Montreal Canadiens. They won't have to change time zones, either. Thanks to…

The bottom of the eighth inning couldn’t have gone any worse for David Pierce and the Longhorns. Fortunately for them, the top of the ninth couldn’t have gone any better. Just as it looked the Longhorns’ season was unraveling and speeding towards…

Jamie Joseph is prepared to take on the Lions (Getty Images) The British and Irish Lions kick-off their summer with a historic match at Murrayfield against Japan on Saturday. The two sides have never played one another before and so the game…

Italy manager Roberto Mancini (AP) Italy meet Austria in the last 16 of Euro 2020 tonight. The Italians cruised through to the knockout stages with three wins out of three, beating Turkey, Switzerland and Wales without conceding a goal. Austria had a…

Imagine making the College World Series and getting so close to the finish line only for your time in the tournament to just stop. That’s exactly what happened with NC State, the lone remaining ACC representative. On Friday, the Wolfpack lost the…