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HOUSTON — Stephen Strasburg took a gem into the ninth inning and Juan Soto ran all the way to first base with his bat following a go-ahead home run, the same way Houston slugger Alex Bregman did earlier.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — José Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, the unheralded Houston rookie quieting Washington's bats and the Nationals Park crowd, too.
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HOUSTON — Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals quickly derailed the Cole Express.
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TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 34 points, Pascal Siakam fouled out with 34 points and 18 rebounds, and the defending champion Toronto Raptors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 130-122 in overtime on Tuesday night in the NBA’s season-opening game.
By Nathan Mayberg
Our hometown hero took one to the chin.
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A scrum of 20-30 fans — some Rays, some Yankees — lined the fence down the first-base line at Charlotte Sports Park prior to Sunday's Stone Crabs game against the Tampa Tarpons.
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Marisa Beisner completed a unique double.
By MARC TOPKIN
Wander Franco had all the markings of baseball’s No. 1 overall prospect when he made his much-anticipated High-A debut for the Stone Crabs Tuesday night.
If Devin Quinn’s soccer skills hadn’t regressed, we may have been denied the fastest time for the 100 meters in Big Ten history.
PUNTA GORDA – The Charlotte County Convention Center was the amateur boxing capital of the world Saturday as hundreds of boxers of all ages and sizes and ways of life entered the ring on the first day of the Sugar Bert Boxing regional qualifier, with the winners earning belts and qualifying …
It’s a tournament whose magnitude will have year end ramifications.
It was at the suggestion of a friend that Sergii Kovbar began boxing.
It’s a daily routine few would have the discipline to follow.
It’s an opportunity to learn about a sport, gain insight from professionals and get some practical experience.
