Twins RHP Zebby Matthews leaves game against Yankees with right foot injury
NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews left Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees because of a right foot laceration in the fifth inning. Matthews grimaced after throwing a 95 mph fastball out of the strike zone to Ben Rice. Trainer Nick Paparesta and manager Derek Shelton went to the mound, […]
A politically charged holiday: The US celebrates its 250th anniversary
The semiquincentennial has been meet with controversy, as President Trump seeks to exert influence over the celebration.
Home field advantage has been a big part of World Cup history. Now Mexico hosts England
This weekend, England faces the ultimate road game at this World Cup. Sunday’s round of 16 matchup against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium will present challenges above and beyond what the Three Lions have faced so far. The altitude, the hostile atmosphere, plus whatever extra gamesmanship might await — it’s all part of the experience […]
Nurses in British Columbia will picket the province’s largest hospital next week
The union representing nurses in British Columbia says it will put up pickets around the province's largest hospital starting next week as it escalates its strike.
Teoscar Hernández’s 7th-inning grand slam sparks another Dodgers rally vs Padres
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead grand slam off reliever Adrian Morejon in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for the second straight game to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Friday night. Trailing 3-0, Hernández sent a 90-mph slider on the first pitch from Morejon (6-2) over […]
