Will Power kept his IndyCar Series championship hopes alive Saturday night, as a late pit stop for fuel helped him hold off Alexander Rossi for the win at Gateway Motorsports Park.
You find the best stories at the bottom of the roster, or in each team’s list of Spring Training invitees. From these names come the improbable, long-shot contributors.
Making his first start since Aug. 1, Sonny Gray (Pickles for Players’ Weekend) cruised over 6 1/3 shutout innings of three-hit ball as the Yankees swept a doubleheader in Baltimore. Austin Romine (Ro) homered and went 3-for-4 to lead the Yanks, who pounced on Andrew Cashner (Cash) for four runs (three earned) over seven frames.
Matt Holliday hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh and the Rockies scored eight runs in the eighth to beat the Cardinals, 9-1, on Saturday. German Marquez struck out nine in seven shutout innings for the Rockies, who regained the lead for the second Wild Card in the National League. John Gant allowed one run and three hits in seven innings for the Cardinals, whose four-game winning streak ended.
Matt Holliday hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh and the Rockies scored eight runs in the eighth to beat the Cardinals, 9-1, on Saturday. German Marquez struck out nine in seven shutout innings for the Rockies, who regained the lead for the second Wild Card in the National League. John Gant allowed one run and three hits in seven innings for the Cardinals, whose four-game winning streak ended.
Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday at 81, used his influence to change the way both MMA and boxing were governed.
Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday at 81, called out the early versions of the sport for how ugly and violent it was. He helped shape it into the sport it is today.
Tight end Jesse James left Pittsburgh’s preseason game Saturday with a back injury, becoming the third Steelers tight end with NFL experience to suffer an injury.
MIAMI (AP) — Brian Anderson hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run to help the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Saturday night.
Matt Holliday hit a two-out, pinch-hit homer in the seventh inning against the Cardinals on Saturday, breaking a scoreless tie. It was Holliday’s first homer since returning to the Rockies on Thursday.
