Bavarian Aid Society got a grand slam from Alex Dively in its 11-1 win over Cumming Motors in an Altoona Teener Major League game at Seitz Field on Monday. Dively and Christian Walk each drove in four runs, and David Ivory added two hits and an RBI. Winning pitcher James Seymour struck out ...
Michael Powell had three hits, and Brady Steiner drove in two runs to lead Imler’s Poultry to a 10-4 victory over Alexander Financial in an Altoona AAABA game at Vets Field on Monday. Imler’s will be the top seed for the upcoming Altoona AAABA League playoffs. Chase Plummer, Nick Kraft ...
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson, who was arrested on June 9 on suspicion of felony domestic violence, has the opportunity to avoid criminal charges. Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office spokesman Ivor Pine confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press that Jackson’s case has been assigned for a pre-filing diversion available to eligible individuals. The City Attorney Hearing is an alternative to misdemeanor criminal prosecution. Though charges will not be filed against Jackson at this time, the case remains open and can be re-evaluated if there are more ...
NEW YORK — Chad Tracy notices how much baseball has changed in the 13 years since he took his last big league at-bat. “You watch a Triple-A game, most everybody that’s coming out of the bullpen left-handed or right-handed is throwing 95-plus,” the Boston Red Sox manager said. “Back ...
PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Walker played spoiler in Philadelphia and homered on his last six swings to knock off Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber and silence the Philly boo birds in the final round, becoming the first Cardinal to win the Home Run Derby on Monday night. Schwarber hit 11 homers ...
Beginning with next year’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament, the top 16 teams will be placed in the bracket in their true ranking regardless of conference affiliation. In the past, the top four teams in a conference would be placed in different regions to protect them from playing each other until the Final Four. For example, the tournament this past season had four SEC teams in the top eight overall seeds. Texas was third, South Carolina fourth, LSU fifth and Vanderbilt seventh. LSU was dropped down to seventh and Vanderbilt eighth in the bracketing to avoid having them be in the ...
