It was somehow fitting that a special teams play, a blocked field goal that linebacker Jack Kelly returned for a touchdown, got BYU rolling Saturday night in its eventual 69-0 win over Portland State at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Special teams has been a strength for the Cougars the past few years, coinciding with the re-arrival of coach Kelly Poppinga, BYU’s …
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TAMPA — It is once again time to embark on another 72-hour craze over the legitimacy of the Yankees’ bats and how they are changing the sport. That is what happens when they club a franchise-record nine home runs, in case you had forgotten. For the second time this season, the first sparking the torpedo bat fad after the second …
Read More »Rich Hill just keeps on pitching. The veteran left-hander is being called up by the Kansas City Royals on Monday after he signed a minor-league deal with the team in mid-May. Hill’s promotion from Triple-A Omaha was reported by FanSided’s Robert Murray. By joining the Royals, the 45-year-old Hill supplants Justin Verlander, 42, as the oldest active player in Major …
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