CHASSELL — Portage Lake Little League Majors softball wrapped up its week with a doubleheader at the Chassell field on Thursday. While the Superior Service Towing dominated the first game with a 10-1 win, The Blitz bounced back and took the second game with a 9-7 score. According to Blitz ...
Marabelle Hermann pitched an inning for GrandBridge Properties Monday in a 10-0 win over Wildlife Refugee Cabins Monday in Hurontown. She also racked up a run as well in the first inning. (Eddie O’Neill/For the Gazette)
HOUSTON — Jeremy Peña homered and had an RBI single, Peter Lambert allowed just one run on two hits and the Houston Astros beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Wednesday. Yordan Alvarez extended his on-base streak to 24 games and scored Christian Vazquez on a double for his 55th RBI of the season. Lambert (6-4) retired nine of his first 10 batters. He gave up a leadoff single to Dillon Dingler in the fourth, and went on to retire 11 straight before Kerry Carpenter's solo homer in the seventh. He finished seven innings with five strikeouts and walked none. Peña homered in the third ...
CHASSELL — While a pesky drizzle fell upon the softball field in Chassell, it had no effect on dampening the hot bats of Wildlife Refuge Cabins Wednesday. The girls in pink stayed two runs ahead of their opponent, the Base Burners, and posted a 9-7 win in Portage Lake Little League Minors ...
SEATTLE — Cristian Roldan is familiar with how loud Lumen Field can get. The U.S. midfielder has played for the Seattle Sounders since 2015, getting plenty of love from fans in this soccer-crazed Pacific Northwest city. With the Americans coming off a 4-1 victory over Paraguay in their World Cup opener in Southern California, Roldan is expecting a charged atmosphere on Friday when the Americans face Australia at the home of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. "I fully expect this crowd to be extremely loud. And, they're going to energize our group," Roldan said. "This is one of the ...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup on Thursday, sending fans onto the streets across the country to celebrate. It marks a major triumph for a team that failed to get out of the group stage in 2022 and now has won twice on home soil in front of jubilant crowds. Mexico players celebrated at midfield and waved to the fans who cheered and sang from the packed stands at Estadio Akron. As soon as the final whistle blew, the mariachis began to sing at the ...
