PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes won his second straight start after going winless for nine in a row as the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in the fourth inning to rout the Milwaukee Brewers, 14-5, Sunday and head into the All-Star break with a three-game sweep. “It’s cool,” Skenes said of ...
PHILADELPHIA — Last year’s MLB All-Star Futures Game saw Esmerlyn Valdez and Konnor Griffin suit up as the representatives of the Pirates in the game. Those once future stars are now present ones with both starring for the Pirates this season. This year, the representatives for the ...
LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor’s manager said in a social media post Sunday that fighter did not have a previous knee injury prior to his shortened UFC 329 fight with Max Holloway. McGregor’s first fight in five years on Saturday lasted just 1:09 due to a knee injury sustained while attempting an opening roundhouse kick. McGregor’s highly-anticipated return to the octagon ended in disappointment when he awkwardly landed on his right knee in the opening seconds. McGregor tried to continue, but went to the mat twice more before the scheduled five-round match was halted by the ...
LONDON — A year ago, it was a matter of bouncing back after wasting three match points in a devastating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final and showing that he could still win a Grand Slam after a three-month doping ban. This year it was about demonstrating that he still has the ...
SOUTHPORT, England — Peter Uihlein was back at Royal Birkdale for the first time in nine years, and there were times late Sunday afternoon when he felt as though he was seeing the links course for the first time. The turf was more brown than green, a sign of hot weather that has been baking ...
USSEL, France — Mathieu van der Poel timed his attack perfectly to win the hilly ninth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar kept the race leader’s yellow jersey on Sunday. Van der Poel was in a group of four contesting the victory. He accelerated with about 200 meters to go, then held off Norwegian rider Tobias Johannessen and Britain’s Tom Pidcock before spreading his arms as he crossed the line. All three were timed at 3 hours, 27 minutes, 51 seconds. “It was a really hard stage after a hard week for the team,” said Van der ...
