LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. — Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded TV sports giant ESPN after hatching the idea for the world’s first all-sports cable network with his son, died Tuesday. He was 93. ESPN historian Mike Soltys said Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson’s ...
PITTSBURGH — Braxton Ashcraft allowed five hits over eight efficient innings, Oneil Cruz homered in his return from the injured list, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night. Ashcraft (13-5), a first-time All-Star this season, struck out four and didn’t ...
CINCINNATI — Alec Burleson delivered a two-run double early and four St. Louis relievers turned in perfect innings late, helping the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Monday. The Cardinals won for the 10th time in 14 games as they try to chase an NL wild-card playoff spot. Burleson put them ahead for good in the first inning with a double down the right-field line that scored Joshua Baez and Iván Herrera. Baez, who became the first player to hit three home runs in his first three at-bats in the major leagues on Saturday, was hitless for the ...
Ohio State and Oregon were 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 released Monday, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for the first time in 65 years and just the second time ever. The Buckeyes received 40 first-place votes and Oregon received 14 in voting ...
NEW YORK — The New York Mets called up infielder Christopher Morel from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday. Morel, who has a pair of 20-homer seasons in the majors, was selected to the big league roster as New York prepared to begin a three-game series against the surging San Diego Padres. Interim manager Andy Green said the 27-year-old Morel, a right-handed hitter, will start at first base Tuesday night against Padres left-hander Robbie Ray. To open a roster spot, infielder Gabriel Arias was designated for assignment. Morel is a .220 career hitter with 74 home runs, 211 RBIs and a ...
LATROBE, Pa. — Mike McCarthy arrived at Saint Vincent College for his first training camp as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers with a detailed plan designed to maximize the club’s annual three-week trip to the western Pennsylvania hills. Mother Nature wreaked havoc with it, so much so that McCarthy opted to break camp a day early so the Steelers could get into a familiar routine back at the team’s headquarters ahead of a visit from the New York Jets on Friday night. While McCarthy allowed that he was a mixture of disappointed and annoyed, he dismissed the idea that making the trek ...
