Yankees closer Devin Williams said he met with Hal Steinbrenner and GM Brian Cashman about the team's facial hair policy before the change was eventually made.
Giants successful in first look at MLB’s ABS system
Bob Melvin and the San Francisco Giants had a successful first taste of MLB's trial run of an automated balls-and-strikes system.
Championship top trio enjoy parachute payments but risk crash landings | Jonathan Wilson
Leeds, Sheffield United and Burnley are all vying for Premier League returns but fans will ask if it’s really worth it
Tibetan Buddhist monks will spend months working in cold conditions, icing their fingers, enduring significant discomfort, to create gorgeously detailed sculptures out of yak’s butter. And then they will destroy the sculptures, leaving them out in the sun to melt.
For anybody connected with a Championship club, the sentiment will be familiar. At some level, most clubs exist to feed those higher up the pyramid. So why would a fan emotionally invest in a young star, even a local one, knowing he is unlikely to hang around for more than two or three years? And if a team are promoted, at least half the side will probably have to be upgraded to offer even a chance of survival. When the gulf between divisions is so vast, everything is fleeting, team-building an act of permanent evolution. What monks do to convey the understanding that life is transient and that the artefact is far less important than the act of creation, Daniel Farke and Chris Wilder are doing because football’s economics demand it.
Continue reading...Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea: Premier League – as it happened
Marcus Rashford was the provider as Marco Asensio’s first two goals for Villa helped them come from behind to take all three points
1 min: Villa get the ball rolling, their players wearing their usual home kit. Their visitors are in – I’m going to say – cream shirts, shorts and socks, with blue and orange trim.
Not long now: Black Sabbath are blaring over the Tannoy and the Champions League qualification hopes of both teams are very much up in the air. Referee Michael Oliver leads both sets of players out on to the Villa Park pitch, their arrival greeted by the thick end of 43,000 supporters, the vast majority of whom will be hoping for a game every bit as entertaining – but slightly less end-to-end and even – as the match between Villa and Liverpool on Wednesday night. Kick-off will be along very shortly.
Continue reading...What home advantage? Hosts Pakistan travels overseas for blockbuster clash
Pakistan is hosting its first major ICC event in nearly three decades, but the national team has been forced to travel to another country for their second group stage match of the Champions Trophy.
Jack Draper falls to Andrey Rublev in Qatar Open final
- British No 1 beaten 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 but up to 12th in rankings
- Andreeva, 17, becomes youngest WTA 1000 title winner
Andrey Rublev was tested early on but finished in style to beat Britain’s Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 and win the Qatar Open on Saturday.
“It feels amazing. It’s the first time I’ve won the same title twice,” the delighted Russian said. “I’m really happy. I don’t know what else to say.”
Continue reading...Matthew Stafford’s agent reportedly given permission by Rams to speak with other teams
The Rams quarterback is currently signed through the 2026 NFL season.
Austin Hill dominates, wins third consecutive Xfinity Series race at Atlanta
Richard Childress Racing\\\"s Austin Hill won his third consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in another dominant performance on a drafting-style track in the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250. The driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet led 146 of 163 laps at the 1.54-mile Georgia track. Hill also made history, passing Dale […]
Kings coach Christie reportedly meets with starters after embarrassing loss to Warriors Friday
Doug Christie started 10-2 as Sacramento's coach, but has gone 5-8 since, and the team sits as the No. 10 seed in the West.
Kyle Busch moves into the lead early in Stage 2
Kyle Busch wheels the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet to the top spot as the race starts to settle in at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Juan Soto hits 426-foot home run in first spring training at-bat for New York Mets
He hit second in the order Saturday, between Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso, and drilled a 426-foot homer on a 2-1 pitch from left-hander Colton Gordon. The following inning, Soto drove in another run with a groundball.
Jizzle James scores 18 points, Cincinnati leads all the way in 75-63 win over TCU
Jizzle James scored 18 points, Dillon Mitchell had 12 points and 13 rebounds and Cincinnati led from the start in taking a 75-63 win over TCU on Saturday. James shot 7 of 16 and Mitchell collected his fourth double-double this season to end a two-game losing streak for the Bearcats (16-11, 6-10 Big 12) while snapping a three-game Horned Frogs (15-12, 8-8) winning streak. Day Day Thomas and Josh Reed added 13 points each for the Bearkats, who were 15 of 17 at the line to 3 of 4 for TCU.
Tom Izzo: ‘Doesn’t bother me at all’ Michigan star Vlad Goldin had marriage proposal ruined
Tom Izzo wishes Vlad Goldin and his new fiancee, "70 years of togetherness," but no, he doesn't feel bad for spoiling his proposal with a win.
Juan Soto hits homer to deep center field in 1st spring training at-bat with Mets
Soto followed that up with a run-scoring fielder's choice in the second inning.
England v Scotland: Six Nations – as it happened
England regained the Calcutta Cup in a nailbiter
10 mins. Both teams are already trading penalties at the breakdown as their combative backrows spoil possession and win turnovers. The latest is Ritchie setting up a lineout platform in the England half.
7 mins. England hit back into the 22 via lineout. There are lots of phases after the initial drive, but they are one-out runners that are being contained by the Scottish line defence. Scotland are offside and on the advantage Freeman calls for the ball close to the ruck to force over under the attention of a couple of tacklers.
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