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Nick Kurtz hits 4 home runs against Astros \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”\”I could not have expected this,” Kurtz said. “But it’s awesome. I’m very confident in myself and what I can do. This exceeded that confidence, for sure. I’m just happy and grateful. Thanks to everyone who helped me get here.”\n\nA key figure in Kurtz’s journey has been his father Jeff, who was …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Nick Kurtz made baseball history on Friday night, becoming the first MLB rookie ever to hit four home runs in a single game, during the Athletics’ 15-3 win over the Houston Astros. The 22-year-old’s performance – one of the greatest in MLB history by any player, rookie or otherwise – also saw him rack up 19 …

HOUSTON (AP) — Nick Kurtz already had three homers and five hits with his parents and godparents in attendance as he began his final at-bat with a chance to make history, but none of that was top of mind for the Athletics’ astonishing rookie slugger. With a position player pitching for the Houston Astros, Kurtz just didn’t want to embarrass …

Last July, Nick Kurtz was selected fourth overall by the Athletics in the 2024 MLB Draft. On Friday, he became the 20th player, and the first rookie, in MLB history to post a four-homer game. Somehow, that wasn’t the end of his accomplishments, as he also went 6-for-6 and tied Shawn Green for the most total bases in a single …

12-year MLB veteran Nick Ahmed has announced his retirement from baseball. Ahmed made the announcement on social media earlier today. A two-time Gold Glove award winner, Ahmed played for the Diamondbacks, Giants, Dodgers, Padres, and Rangers during his time in the majors. “For as long as I can remember, all I ever wanted to do was play baseball,” Ahmed said …

The Eagles had their first training camp practice of the 2025 NFL season on Wednesday, and GM Howie Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni spoke to reporters before the team took the field. They talked about having a young defense, roster building after a Super Bowl, and made some comments about the front office personnel changes this offseason. Sirianni said …

We are back in one of those strange sports news cycles where media hosts and fans are forced to have an opinion about labor and economics, better known as collective bargaining agreement negotiations. This time it’s the WNBA’s turn, and FS1’s Nick Wright had a clear message on the most recent episode of his podcast for anyone taking the side …

Today brings our first look at Nick Frost as Hagrid in HBO’s new Harry Potter TV series. The Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz star is pictured in a behind-the-scenes photo taken at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, UK, where production officially began this week. As with our first look at the young actor now playing Harry Potter in …

“Yer a wizard, Harry!” HBO has released a first look at Nick Frost as Hogwarts gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid (below). The move comes a day after the production released a first look at Dominic McLaughlin as young Harry Potter and announced a few more castmembers playing key roles: Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey as Madam …

Nick Frost is Rubeus Hagrid in the latest first-look image from HBO’s highly-anticipated Harry Potter series. Frost can be seen as the cuddly gamekeeper in his robes, made famous by the late Robbie Coltrane’s depiction of Hagrid in the iconic noughties movies. The image comes a day after audiences were treated to a first picture of Dominic McLaughlin as Harry …