PHILADELPHIA (AFP) -- Merrill Kelly pitched a gem to shut down the free-scoring Philadelphia Phillies as the Arizona Diamondbacks claimed a National League Championship Series-leveling 5-1 victory on Monday, Oct. 23, to force a winner-take-all game seven. Merrill Kelly of the Arizona Diamondbacks...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Adolis Garcia smashed a grand slam home run and the Texas Rangers beat defending champion Houston, 9-2, on Sunday, Oct. 22, to force a winner-take-all showdown in the Major League Baseball playoffs. Adolis Garcia of the Texas Rangers hits a grand slam home run against Ryne...
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto homered to lead Philadelphia over Arizona 6-1 on Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Major League Baseball playoffs, lifting the Phillies one win from the World Series. Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a solo home run...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Jose Altuve smashed a three-run home run in the ninth inning to deliver defending champion Houston a dramatic 5-4 comeback victory over Texas on Friday, Oct. 20, in the Major League Baseball playoffs. Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros bunts against the Texas Rangers during the...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Ketel Marte smacked a bases-loaded single in the ninth inning to drive in the winning run as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Philadelphia 2-1 on Thursday, Oct. 19, in the Major League Baseball playoffs. Ketel Marte (center) of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates with his teammates...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Jose Altuve smashed a homer and Yordan Alvarez drove in two runs to lead the defending champion Houston Astros over the Texas Rangers, 8-5, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the Major League Baseball playoffs. Kyle Tucker and Mauricio Dubon of the Houston Astros celebrate with Jose...
PHILADELPHIA (AFP) -- Kyle Schwarber blasted two home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies offense erupted in a 10-0 drubbing of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball's playoffs on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a sixth inning solo home run against the...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Smoke from Canadian wildfires that shrouded several northeastern US cities in an apocalyptic smog on Wednesday, June 7, forced sports postponements in Major League Baseball, the Women's NBA and National Women's Soccer League. The drifting haze caused air quality alerts in major...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Dick Groat, a two-time World Series champion and one of only 13 men to play in Major League Baseball and the NBA, died Thursday, April 27, in Pittsburgh. Groat was 92. Groat was the National League Most Valuable Player and NL batting champion with a .325 average in 1960 when he...
Albert Pujols #5 of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his 700th career homerun in front of Will Smith #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a three run homerun to take a 5-0 lead, during the fourth inning at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 23, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How / GETTY IMAGES NORTH...
Alyssa Nakken coaches first base for the San Francisco Giants as Mauricio Dubon #1 stands on first during their game against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park on April 12, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Alyssa Nakken...
In this file photo former baseball player Alex Rodriguez looks on before Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 2, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Maddie Meyer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) Former Major League Baseball MVP Alex Rodriguez and his business partner are in preliminary...
