Again, again and again, the New York Yankees kept hammering away.
At the umpires — and the Cleveland Indians, too.
Manager Aaron Boone, Brett Gardner and the Yankees threw another severe temper tantrum Saturday, this time in prolonged rants that brought several members of the team spilling onto the field in a 6-5 win over the Indians.
“Kinda crazy, to be honest,” Gardner said.
Gleyber Torres hit two home runs and Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu also connected for the AL East-leading Yankees.
But what really fired up the crowd of 47,347 at Yankee Stadium erupted in the sixth inning after Cameron Maybin was called out on strikes by Triple-A ump Ben May.
Pete Alonso hit his 40th home run to break the National League rookie record, capping a late outburst by the New York Mets in their 11-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
Michael Conforto hit a long homer in the first inning and drove in four runs. Amed Rosario put the Mets ahead 6-4 with a two-run single in the seventh, and Alonso went deep in the ninth on an 0-2 pitch. He snapped a tie with Cody Bellinger, who launched 39 long balls for the Dodgers in 2017 on the way to winning Rookie of the Year honors.
Back in the thick of a crowded NL wild-card race thanks to a second-half surge, New York completed a 3-3 road trip and improved to 24-10 since the All-Star break.
Alonso also had an RBI double and scored three times during his second consecutive three-hit game. Rosario had three hits and three RBIs in the leadoff spot, and Joe Panik added three hits as the top four batters in the Mets’ lineup combined to go 11 for 18 with nine RBIs and seven runs.
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New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz (39) shakes hands with catcher Tomas Nido (3) following a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The Mets defeated the Royals 11-5. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
It was only two months ago that Josh McCown decided to call it a career.
After 16 NFL seasons with eight different teams, the 40-year-old quarterback decided it was time to retire. And so, he hung up his helmet and began working for ESPN as analyst this offseason. One chapter of McCown’s life was over, but another was just beginning.
Or so it seemed.
McCown changed his mind about retirement on Saturday, signing a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. The contract will pay him a base salary of $2 million, fully guaranteed, with a max value of $5.4 million, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Then, after the 2019 season, the plan is for the journeyman to resume retirement and his second career at ESPN.
It’s easy to see why McCown had a change of heart regarding retirement — and why the Eagles would try to talk him out of it.
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NASHVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 2: Josh McCown #15 of the New York Jets walks off the field after losing to the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on December 2, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images
Baseball is a game most accurately measured over the long haul, not in short snippets. So we probably won’t know for a couple of weeks or more exactly what impact Charlie Manuel is having on the Phillies’ offense.
But with nothing but a short snippet to work with thus far, we can definitely say this:
So far, so great.
Take it from sizzling J.T. Realmuto.
“Of course, Charlie’s had an impact,” Realmuto said after the Phillies slugged their way past the San Diego Padres, 8-4, at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night.
“Just having him in the dugout, being able to walk by him and have him say something as simple as, ‘Hey, stay short.’ He’s a guy that everybody in this clubhouse looks up to so we’re definitely glad to have him.”
Coaches and athletic administrators at Ohio State University knew for two decades that Dr. Richard Strauss was molesting male athletes but failed to sound the alarm or stop him, a long-awaited independent investigation into the scandal revealed Friday.
“Students openly discussed Strauss’ examination methods or complained about his loitering presence in the shower and locker room, including in front of coaches and other Athletics Department staff,” the 180-page report states.
“Many of the students felt that Strauss’ behavior was an ‘open secret,’ as it appeared to them that their coaches, trainers and other team physicians were fully aware of Strauss’ activities, and yet few seemed inclined to do anything to stop it.”
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The 1978 employment application information for Dr. Richard Strauss from Ohio State University’s personnel files.Ohio State University via AP
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After Serena Williams had to withdraw from her tennis match in Toronto on Sunday due to an injury, her opponent Bianca Andreescu came over to offer encouragement and support.
Williams, 37, was forced to retire with an upper back injury in the first set of her Rogers Cup women’s singles final against Andreescu, which made the 19-year-old the first Canadian to win the cup in 50 years.
Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner, was visibly upset at the decision and began crying on her bench. Shortly thereafter, Andreescu came over to embrace her and give words of support and admiration.“Are you OK? What’s happening?” the teen asked. When Williams told her about the injury, Andreescu said, “I’ve watched you your whole career. You’re a fucking beast.”
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