Training Camp Notebook 8/12: Devin White, Raiders defense win the day Raiders.com Pete Carroll hopes youth movement has Raiders on the right path Yahoo Sports A QB2 battle brewing? Five things we learned this week at Raiders training camp – The Athletic The New York Times Six Intriguing Observations from Raiders Camp Today Sports Illustrated Las Vegas Raiders training camp rolls on in Henderson …
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Old-Timers’ Day is mostly for the fans, who enjoy seeing the stars of yesterday play once more. The stars of yesterday also make the most of being able to don the pinstripes once more. And there could be benefits for the current Yankees, too — like a struggling, once-dominant closer hearing a bit of advice from the greatest closer of …
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It was the top of the 10th, and the manager of the Yankees was caught between a rock, a hard place and Devin Williams. Unfortunately, Aaron Boone chose Williams. The all-but-inevitable outcome came quickly. The broken closer’s first pitch sailed wildly off the plate, advancing the ghost runner to third base with the right-handed heart of the Astros order waiting …
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NEW YORK — For more than 20 minutes, Devin Williams remained motionless at his locker, still dressed in full uniform, staring into the abyss of his phone. He sat hunched forward, his left hand bracing his chin, eyes glassy as he scrolled, passing the time to try to forget about his latest implosion. It wasn’t until reporters approached Williams on …
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One of the Yankees’ obvious stated goals is to make the postseason this year. Aaron Boone also stated his intention to “keep running [Devin Williams] out there.” These two avowals are incompatible with each other, as demonstrated by yet another meltdown from Williams. In his last four appearances, Williams has a pair of blown saves, gave up the game-winning hit, …
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With an offense that scratched across three runs in 10 innings, the Yankees required excellence from their pitching staff. Yet again, Devin Williams was nowhere near excellent. A quality, tense game in which the Yankees erased a two-run deficit and forced extra innings was deflated by their most polarizing pitcher in the 10th inning. Williams entered to what might generously …
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A scoreless game did not allow Aaron Boone to hide Devin Williams on Tuesday night. Just one day after yet another crushing blown save by Williams, Boone needed someone to pitch the eighth inning of a scoreless game against the Rangers. Some managers may have avoided a struggling reliever, who seemingly had lost his closing job earlier in the day, …
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The New York Yankees’ infielders converged on the mound, surrounding struggling reliever Devin Williams. It allowed extra time for David Bednar and Mark Leiter Jr. — pitchers historically good against lefty batters — to warm up in the bullpen. Williams had just issued a walk to load the bases, and lefty hitter Rowdy Tellez was up next. …
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The Yankees have lost five games in a row, again. Tonight, it was a complete collapse of the offense, despite the joy we all felt at seeing Aaron Judge’s name back in the lineup. Pair that with yet another disastrous outing by Devin Williams, and we’re still searching for rock bottom with this ballclub. I’m glad this is my first …
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Veteran linebacker Devin White is off to a good start at Raiders camp. White was a second-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler early in his career with the Buccaneers, but his play tailed off in 2023 after he requested a trade in response to the lack of movement toward a contract extension. He signed a one-year deal with the Eagles …
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