Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge hit his 40th home run of the year Sunday in the fourth inning off of the Rangers’ Nick Martinez, joining Mark McGwire (1987) as the second player in the history of Major League Baseball to record 40-plus homers as a rookie.
Stephen Strasburg brought the Nationals to the cusp of clinching the National League East on Sunday afternoon by tossing eight shutout innings in Washington’s 3-2 victory over the Phillies at Nationals Park, and the Braves’ win over the Marlins hours later pushed Washington into the postseason.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has fallen off some this season, but he set a rookie record that speaks well to his plate discipline.
The 49ers were willing to overlook some injury concerns, using their second first-round pick on linebacker Reuben Foster in hopes he could change the face of their defense. He didn’t get through the first quarter. The rookie linebacker was just carted off the field with a right ankle injury, after going
Saturday at Lousiana Downs, Mr. Misunderstood beat Phat Man by 3 lengths in the Super Derby. Also on the card, Budro Talking won the Sunday Silence, Quinta Verde won the River City, Net Gain won the Unbridled, and Lady O’Toole wins the Happy Ticket. Get the results, charts, and photos here.
Eleven years ago, Philip Rivers walked onto the field in Oakland, ready to do the thing he’d waited his whole life for – play quarterback in the NFL. It was a Monday night, the final game of the league’s opening week, and Rivers and the Chargers made a strong statement – shutting out the Raiders
On Sunday afternoon, rookie second-round pick DeShone Kizer became the Browns’ 27th starting quarterback since returning to Cleveland in 1999. The team had previously — and unsuccessfully — used first-rounders on the likes of Tim Couch, Brady Quinn, Brandon Weeden and Johnny Manziel. But in 2004
CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Ryan threw an 88-yard touchdown to Austin Hooper and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives, and the NFC champion Atlanta Falcons held on to beat the Chicago Bears 23-17 in the season opener on Sunday.
It took more than three quarters for either team to reach the end zone, but New England has scored to seize the lead in Atlanta. Can the Rams rally?
So much for a Super Bowl shootout. Neither team got untracked in the first half as the Patriots sputtered after long drives and the Rams’ offense went nowhere.
