With their 2-1 victory over the Yankees on Thursday, the Houston Astros completed a nine-game stretch against the two juggernaut New York teams with a 7-2 mark. The single game against the Yankees, which followed a road trip to the Big Apple, marked the opener of an eight-game homestand that continues against the Los Angeles…
Read MoreAmerican John Isner broke the all-time record for serving aces on Friday early in his third-round match loss against Italian youngster Jannik Sinner. Needing five aces to beat Ivo Karlovic’s leading mark of 13,728, the 37-year-old Isner sent three hurtling past Sinner in his first service game and three more in the second. Isner, who…
Read MoreAdelaide’s All Australian midfielder Matt Crouch has complete clarity on how to win back his AFL spot after being snubbed again for Saturday’s game against Melbourne, coach Matthew Nicks says. Crouch responded to being dumped for Adelaide’s win over North Melbourne last week with a 42-disposal performance in state league ranks. But Nicks while impressed…
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Tiffany Hayes made the most of her first game of the season, providing the spark in overtime to lift the Atlanta Dream over the New York Liberty. Hayes, Mediamantap who missed the first 19 games with a right knee injury, scored nine of her 21 points in OT to give the…
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