Six Padres pitchers combine to shut out Indians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cory Spangenberg drove in the only run with a groundout, and six San Diego pitchers combined on a five-hitter as the...
Deters, Anderson win Freedom 5K
LIMA – Former Ottawa-Glandorf track standout Matt Deters took a glance around, and quickly realized he had an opportunity to win his first-ever Star...
Gilbert’s impatience was a large factor in Billups’ decision
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has been rebuffed before.In mid-June 2010, Michigan State’sTom Izzo took nine days to think about MSU alum Gilbert’s...
Locos get comeback win
LIMA – Locos outfielder Garrett Hodges has been hitting line drive after line drive this summer.He even got three more hits after he flew...
Spieth wants to be known as closer
The club throw. The body bump.Those are the indelible images from Jordan Spieth’s victory in the Travelers Championship, where he holed a 60-foot bunker...
Trade winds could blow through Detroit
DETROIT — Justin Verlander stood at his locker after being shelled.After failing to strike out a batter for the first time in 332 games.After...
Mr. Consistent
BATH TOWNSHIP – Experts say good pitching wins baseball games.Monday’s ACME sectional was a prime example.Elida received a complete-game pitching effort from Justin Moore,...
Discussing crash, Venus Williams sheds tears at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — Venus Williams wiped tears from her eyes during her Wimbledon news conference Monday.She shook her head, fiddled with her hair and...
Judge, the newest edition of baseball’s rare colossuses
Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the one that, perhaps, would hold the most interest for Yankee rookie right fielder Aaron Judge...
Five Indians, two Reds are All-Stars
NEW YORK — The Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians each had one player voted into the starting lineup for the baseball All-Star Game on...