Houghton Building Supply/Stanton’s Levi Frahm hit two home runs Tuesday to help his team to a semifinal series opening-game win over Garnet Garage, 8-4. He also pitched in Stanton’s quarterfinal matchup against REL Inc./Mohawk Technology Thursday, helping his team to a 2-1 win to advance ...
LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell struck out 10 batters in six innings in his return to the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers after being sidelined for three months with loose bodies in his left elbow. He struck out the side on 13 pitches in the first inning for the first time as a Dodger. The ...
MAUMELLE, Ark. (AP) — A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice. The Maumelle High student felt unusual movement inside his headgear following warmups last week and brought his helmet to an assistant coach for inspection. A slithering 2-foot cottonmouth was discovered behind some padding. The pit viper was so reluctant to exit the helmet that police officers had to pour water into it to force the snake out and into a bag. Animal services technicians arrived a few minutes later, identified ...
Joey Crawford had no backup plan. He would watch Philadelphia 76ers games in the 1960s, and probably unlike most kids growing up in that area around that time he had no aspirations of becoming the next Wilt Chamberlain or Billy Cunningham. Crawford was the son of a baseball umpire — Shag ...
From early-season heavyweight clashes to conference rivalry games, the road to the College Football Playoff could come down to a handful of marquee matchups. Here are six must-watch games that could shape the playoff race in 2026: Ohio State at Texas, Sept. 12 Steve Sarkisian and Ryan Day match wits again as both teams get an early-season measuring stick game after failing to meet expectations in 2025. A Week 1 loss to the Buckeyes left the Longhorns fighting an uphill battle with little room for error throughout the rest of the season. Texas ultimately fell short of the 12-team CFP ...
HOUGHTON — Once the playoffs begin in any sport, anything can, and often does happen. Houghton Building Supply/Stanton entered Tuesday’s opening game of a Twilight League semifinal series as the underdog, but emerged with an 8-4 victory over Garnet Garage at the John Bostwick Memorial ...
