NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Rice's route to stardom with the New York Yankees was anything but routine, even though he is a creature of habit. A rare Ivy League graduate playing big league baseball, the baby-faced 27-year-old has filled the offensive void created by Aaron Judge's injury-filled season. Ri...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Our last day of September will be summer-like with partly cloudy skies, and hot and breezy this afternoon. Highs will reach the triple digits. The humidity will make it feel like 108-111 in many areas. We can't rule out a stray shower. Computer ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — It was a roller coaster regular season for the New York Liberty, who finished as the eighth-seed in the playoffs. That didn't matter to them as they knew that the playoffs were a whole new affair. New York pulled off a historic upset, becoming the first No. 8 seed...
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City artificially inflated its revenue by more than $1 billion over nearly a decade, circumventing fair-play rules that restricted rival clubs and allowing it to pad its roster with some of soccer’s biggest stars, an investigatory panel found...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Back in Boston, they're the two that got away. Cam Schlittler pitched another playoff gem against the Red Sox, and Ben Rice also burned their hometown team with a late grand slam and six RBIs as the New York Yankees opened this Wild Card Series rematch by romping ...
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HOUSTON (AP) — The crowd at Daikin Park was surprisingly sparse as the Houston Astros — baseball's first division winner with a .500 or worse record — opened their Wild Card Series with a 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Large swaths of seats, especially in the upper...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sonny Gray will have to save Boston's season on the mound where his big league career derailed. With the Red Sox trailing after losing the opener of the best-of-three Wild Card Series against the Yankees 9-0, Gray will face a fan base on Wednesday night that gave ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty are peaking at the right time and were able to complete a historic sweep of the Minnesota Lynx to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the No. 8 seed Liberty beat the top-seeded Lynx 8...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers expect a healthier Shohei Ohtani at the top of their lineup for the postseason. The two-way superstar played in the final five games of the regular season after coming off a two-week stint on the injured list with nagging right biceps an...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley Red Crowns are ready to play with the pros this Saturday. The Red Crowns are in their second season, and their chance to face the pros is within reach. The club is beginning its first U.S. Open Cup qualifying run with the ...
