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Juan Soto’s ‘huge’ home run after fouling ball off foot sparks slumbering Yankees offense

Another game another new Yankees moment for Juan Soto, and Wednesday’s feat may be the most impressive this season.With the Yankees down 1-0 and being dominated by starter Cole Ragans for five innings, Soto came up to the plate with a man on and one out. Soto fouled off a 2-2 slider off the top of his foot and below his shin guard. The ball went a few feet up
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Shohei Ohtani tracker: Dodgers star reaches 47 HRs, 48 SBs in quest for 50-50 season

Shohei Ohtani is on pace to make history with 50 homers and 50 steals. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)Shohei Ohtani is three homers and two stolen bases away from history, with 16 more games to go.The Los Angeles Dodgers star hit his 47th homer of the season against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. With 47 stolen bases already on the board, it sealed MLB's first 47-47 season. The homer also
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‘It was like a non-league team asking Man Utd for a match’

One of the biggest sporting upsets of the 20th Century happened during a bleak week in Scotland in 1992, yet there was barely a murmur in the media about it.Two years earlier, in the Florida sunshine, the United States had demolished Europe 11½-4½ in the inaugural Solheim Cup. The Americans were heavy favourites to do the same at Dalmahoy, on the outskirts of Edinburgh.But, amid the wind and rain, Europe
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Kyler Murray defends Marvin Harrison Jr. after disappointing debut: ”l never lose confidence in Marv’

Marvin Harrison Jr. had grandiose plans for his first professional football game, one he hoped would be filled with amazing catches, touchdowns and a victory for the Arizona Cardinals.But as many players have found out over the decades, the NFL is rarely a fairy tale.Harrison's pro debut turned out to be a snoozer. The No. 4 overall pick out of Ohio State had just one catch for 4 yards and
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Packers coach Matt LaFleur still won’t rule out QB Jordan Love for Sunday’s game

The most likely outcome for the Green Bay Packers this week is that Jordan Love sits out with his sprained MCL. Malik Willis would start in his place.But the fact that Packers coach Matt LaFleur did not rule out Love playing in Week 2 has to be some positive news for Green Bay fans hoping their quarterback returns soon.LaFleur said the door is still open for Love to play this
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Inside an emerging pitching trend and how it could shake up MLB’s playoff race

On the same night Royals All-Star Seth Lugo struck out 10 batters in seven scoreless innings in the Bronx, fellow first-time All-Star and recently converted reliever Reynaldo López left his start with an injury after just one inning. Tuesday night’s juxtaposition comes down the stretch of a 2024 season that has seen a spate of successful transitions from the bullpen to the rotation. Many of this year’s top relievers-turned-starters are still
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Fantasy Football Storylines to Watch in Week 2: As Cooper Kupp is in vintage form, we hold our breath on Christian McCaffrey

I used to be terrified of James Earl Jones.To be clear, I never had the honor of meeting the man with one of the most distinct voices in the world. But as a kid who grew up in the '80s, he was Darth Vader. I still maintain the Vader hallway sequence in Star Wars: Rogue One is one of the best in the series. Jones didn’t have a speaking part