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At age 14, Jonah Tong wanted to chase his baseball dreams as an outfielder. He told his coach with the Toronto Mets that he did not care to pitch because he was having so much fun hitting. “Yeah,” Rich Leitch told him, “but you’re not very good at it.” “But I’m still the best defensive outfielder that we’ve got,” Tong …

NEW YORK — It’s a post-match disagreement at the US Open that seems to have stemmed from the lack of an apology. That much appears clear. But the allegations from Taylor Townsend that, after her 7-5, 6-1 second-round win Wednesday, Jelena Ostapenko told her she had “no education, no class,” seems more like what Althea Gibson might have faced from …

The Craftsman Truck Series will be on track at Darlington Raceway for its first late summer race at the 1.366-mile oval in four years. Practice will begin at 3:05 p.m., followed by qualifying at 4:10 p.m. to set the starting lineup for the first race of the 2025 playoffs. Though Cup cars won’t be on track until Saturday, the Darlington …

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Following a contentious hearing in a Charlotte court on Thursday, NASCAR has filed a notice that it will preserve six charters for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports should they prevail in their federal antitrust lawsuit against the Sanctioning Body. This is a response to NASCAR notifying all parties earlier in the week that it had reached an agreement in …

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Shelton had just acrobatically taken the third set of his U.S. Open third-round match, getting up from a tumble to the court during the point and then throwing his left arm into the air to encourage cheers after he won it. Just minutes later, he began feeling pain that would ultimately force him to stop …

The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled 23-year-old infielder and consensus top-ranked prospect Jordan Lawlar from Triple-A Reno on Friday before a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Diamondbacks also placed first baseman Pavin Smith on the injured list after he left Wednesday’s game in Milwaukee with left quad tightness. Additionally, reliever Taylor Rashi’s save on Thursday in his MLB debut …

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Determined to be No. 1 on any front in this wild new world of marketing in college sports, Colorado introduced a branded sideline bathroom for Deion Sanders in its opening game against Georgia Tech. Friday night’s sponsor: Depend undergarment. This is not simply some silly bathroom joke. The Colorado coach was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer …

Year 3 of the Deion Sanders era at Colorado begins on Friday when the Buffaloes open the 2025 season against Georgia Tech. Colorado is 2-0 in season openers under Sanders, with wins coming on the road against TCU in his debut as a power conference coach and a thrilling victory over FCS powerhouse North Dakota State last season. What will …

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