By BETH HARRIS, AP Racing Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Justify defied all the odds on his way to achieving Triple Crown immortality. The late bloomer won the Belmont Stakes by 1¾ lengths on Saturday, giving the sport its 13th Triple Crown champion. American Pharoah ended a 37-year drought in 2015 and now just four years…… More
BY JILL PAINTER LOPEZ, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walker Buehler was looking like the answer to the Dodgers’ injury woes. Then he became just another problem. Buehler was pulled from his start Friday night with rib soreness, and Los Angeles overcame another blow to its depleted pitching staff by hitting five home runs to…… More
By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is thinking “very seriously” about pardoning Muhammad Ali, even though the Supreme Court vacated the boxing champion’s conviction in 1971. And for futures acts of clemency, Trump said he may seek the recommendations of pro football players and other athletes who have protested…… More
#74 – Hank Greenberg Do NOT let the numbers fool you! NOTHING you see bout Hank Greenberg’s career numbers says he should be on this list, let alone in the Hall of Fame. But what the numbers DON’T tel you is that Greenberg gave up three years of his baseball career (1941-1944) to fight in…… More
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — State police say a truck driver was watching a football game instead of the road when he struck and killed a motorcyclist on a Pennsylvania highway. Police charged the 34-year-old driver Monday with felony homicide by vehicle and other offenses in connection with the death of 56-year-old John Baum. Court records…… More
By BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freddie Freeman was a triple shy of the cycle when Atlanta manager Brian Snitker took out his first baseman because the Braves were beating the San Diego Padres so badly. Freeman was OK with the move, because otherwise he would have faced Padres infielder Cory Spangenberg,…… More
By JOSH DUBOW, AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Dwight Clark will forever be remembered for one iconic moment, his leap in the back of the end zone to make a fingertip grab of a game-winning touchdown that launched the San Francisco 49ers dynasty and is one of the most indelible images in…… More
By GEORGE HENRY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Charlie Culberson can’t really explain how he keeps homering as a pinch-hitter. He’s a career utility man with just eight career homers, but there’s power hidden somewhere in his bat. “I don’t really know what to say — right place, right time,” he said. “Things just kind of…… More
By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The way Sean Newcomb started out, it didn’t look like he’d be around very long. Two straight walks. A double steal. A sacrifice fly. Just three hitters into the game, Newcomb and the Atlanta Braves were already behind. “I was angry at myself,” the left-hander said. But…… More
By PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Matt Ryan barked out a play, took the snap and zipped a pass to the receiver who played his college ball at Alabama. Nope, it wasn’t Julio Jones. He’s sitting out the team’s voluntary offseason program. So it was Calvin Ridley — a first-round draft…… More
