Seager hits 3-run homer in return to Dodger Stadium on June 14, 2024Corey Seager hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Walker Buehler in his return to Dodger Stadium and the Texas Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Wednesday night when Andy Pages ran through a stop sign and was thrown out at the plate for the final out. “That´s just a beautiful play with the […]
Netherlands calls up Joshua Zirkzee to complete Euro 2024 squad on June 14, 2024Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has called up Joshua Zirkzee to complete his 26-man squad for the European Championship, filling a gap created when midfielder Teun Koopmeiners was cut earlier this week after suffering a groin injury. Koeman did not initially replace Koopmeiners, but brought 23-year-old Zirkzee’s post-season vacation in Florida to an early end after […]
Euro 2024: What to know about the European Championship on June 14, 2024The Euros kick off on Friday when host Germany plays Scotland at the Munich Football Arena (better known as the Allianz Arena for Bayern Munich games). The final will be on July 14 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. England and France are widely considered to be the favorites to lift the trophy. England has not […]
China keeps its World Cup hopes alive on June 13, 2024China kept its 2026 World Cup hopes alive by the narrowest of margins despite a 1-0 loss to South Korea on Tuesday in Asian qualifying. China advanced to the third qualification round because Thailand, needing to beat Singapore by three goals, only won 3-1. South Korea finished the second round of continental qualifying atop Group […]
Jets’ Hall says 49ers’ McCaffrey is ‘the standard’ for running backs on June 13, 2024Breece Hall sees where Christian McCaffrey is at in his NFL career and ponders the possibilities. The New York Jets running back is entering his third season as one of the league’s top players at his position. But his ultimate goal is to be as consistently productive and dominant as McCaffrey, the San Francisco 49ers’ […]
Some Syrian refugees risk returning to Lebanon as hostility grows on June 13, 2024For more than a decade, a steady flow of Syrians have crossed the border from their war-torn country into Lebanon. But anti-refugee sentiment is rising there, and in the past two months, hundreds of Syrian refugees have gone the other way. They’re taking a smugglers’ route home across remote mountainous terrain, on motorcycle or on […]
India beats United States by 7 wickets on June 13, 2024No upset this time for the United States as the home team was easily beaten by cricket heavyweight India at the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday. Suryakumar Yadav’s half-century powered India to a seven-wicket win over the U.S., which had shocked Pakistan last week. With the win, India advanced to the “super eight” round. Yadvav´s […]
Padraig Harrington, Sandra Palmer lead Class of ’24 inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame on June 12, 2024Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington was among six inductions into the World Golf Hall of Fame, closing out his acceptance Monday night by citing a line his late swing coach Bob Torrance always told him when they starting a practice session. “These are the happiest days of our lives,” Harrington said. It was all so […]
Race teams unhappier than ever with NASCAR’s latest offer on charter agreement on June 12, 2024NASCAR avoided one public relations nightmare last week when it granted Kyle Larson a waiver to participate in the playoffs even though he missed the Coca-Cola 600. That piece of goodwill hardly made things sunshine and roses over the weekend at Sonoma Raceway, where teams remained extremely frustrated with NASCAR´s slow pace at coming to […]
Here’s what happened in some key countries in the EU Parliament elections on June 11, 2024It´s easy to get overwhelmed by the EU elections. Voters cast ballots in two dozen languages in 27 countries with scores of different campaign issues. So here´s a look at what happened in some key countries in the June 6-9 elections for a new European Parliament. This was the biggest bombshell of Europe’s mass election […]