Day: April 18, 2017

Montgomery gets 1st win, Yanks beat White Sox for 8th in row (Sports Betting News)Montgomery gets 1st win, Yanks beat White Sox for 8th in row (Sports Betting News)

New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge celebrates his two-run home run with Chris Carter (48) and Starlin Castro, right, during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Monday, April 17, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Jordan Montgomery took a shutout into the seventh inning for his first major league win, Matt Holliday homered in his return to the lineup and the New York Yankees romped to their eighth consecutive victory by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Monday night. Holliday put the Yankees ahead with a titanic three-run shot in a five-run third inning, and Aaron Judge added a two-run homer that chased Derek Holland (1-2) with the score 7-0 in the fifth. New York has rebounded from a 1-4 start with its longest winning streak since a 10-game run in June 2012.

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Prized Rice transfer Marcus Evans follows his former coach to VCU (Sports Betting News)Prized Rice transfer Marcus Evans follows his former coach to VCU (Sports Betting News)

Prized Rice transfer Marcus Evans follows his former coach to VCU

Marcus Evans averaged 19 points per game at Rice last season. The prized recruit in Mike Rhoades’ three-year tenure at Rice is following him to VCU. Sophomore guard Marcus Evans announced on Twitter on Monday night that he will transfer to the Rams.

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Andre Johnson to sign one-day contract to retire a Texan (Sports Betting News)Andre Johnson to sign one-day contract to retire a Texan (Sports Betting News)

Andre Johnson will sign a one-day contract with Houston on Wednesday so he can retire as a Texan. Johnson was released in 2014 after spending his first 12 seasons with the Texans. The third overall pick in the 2003 draft, Johnson left Houston as the franchise’s career leader in receptions (1,012), yards receiving (13,597), receiving touchdowns (64) and 100-yard games (51).

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