NEW YORK — Ejected from Yankee Stadium during his college days, Nick Martinez will be back in the Bronx on Wednesday trying to pitch the Tampa Bays Rays into the AL Championship Series. Martinez spent 2009-11 playing for Fordham, a school just 5 miles from the big ballpark. His last trip ...
LAS VEGAS — Chase Briscoe held off a last-lap charge from points leader Kyle Larson to win the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Briscoe swept all three stages on the 1.5-mile track to earn the maximum 75 playoff points. Larson lost control on the final stretch, hit the wall and collided with Tyler Reddick, who slid into the infield but still recovered to finish third. "I saw Kyle charging hard behind me on those final laps," Briscoe said. "He was pushing as hard as he possibly could on the high line, and I just tried to stick to my defensive marks, stay ...
BC Partners Credit on Monday announced an initial investment in LIV Golf, part of a targeted $300 million in cumulative financing to help the beleaguered circuit emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a team-focused golf league with players as equity owners. The announcement comes two days before the first of several hearings related to the bankruptcy filing from Sept. 8. The financing by funds advised on the BC Partners Credit platform requires bankruptcy court approval. It would allow LIV to start planning on a 2027 season, which includes a 10-tournament schedule, half of them at ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The pesky Rays put all the pressure on the big, bad New York Yankees. Richie Palacios hit a two-run single in a four-run fifth inning and Tampa Bay took advantage of New York's sloppy defense, beating Cam Schlittler and the Yankees 5-2 on Monday night to take a 2-0 ...
CLEVELAND — The White Sox are returning to Chicago one win from advancing to the American League Championship Series for the first time in 21 years. Braden Montgomery lined a two-run double down the right-field line in the sixth inning for the go-ahead runs and Sean Burke allowed one hit ...
NFL players have to show sportsmanship lest they draw flags and/or fines and now officiating crews are on notice that they, too, must display appropriate behavior in the heat of the moment. The NFL flagged its officials Monday, suspending line judge Jeff Seeman and referee Adrian Hill for ...
