Seven all-star replacements were named today, and somehow after an immaculate nine-pitch, three-strikeout inning, Carlos Carrasco still isn’t on that list. Big Sexy landed a minor league deal with a new team (sorry Mets fans), and the Nationals, Dodgers, D-Backs and Astros all stayed red hot this Friday. Pittsburgh Pirates (40-47) 1 Chicago Cubs (43-43) 6 CHICAGO- Neither … [Read more...] about Seven new All-Stars named; Springer gets dingers; Big Sexy heads to Rochester
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MLB Roundup: Leon’s walk-off helps Red Sox past Pirates; Cobb starts off strong, and Twins take down Royals
Boston Redsox (2-0) 2 Pittsburgh Pirates (0-2) 0 BOSTON -- Sandy Leon prolonged the game with a baserunning mistake in the third inning. When Boston's catcher came up in the 12th, he ended it. Leon hit a three-run homer -- the first walk-off of his career -- and Chris Sale pitched seven innings of three-hit ball in his Red Sox debut to lead Boston to a victory over the … [Read more...] about MLB Roundup: Leon’s walk-off helps Red Sox past Pirates; Cobb starts off strong, and Twins take down Royals
Five takeaways from WCC week four
By CURRAN MCCAULEY The West Coast Conference slate continued last week with some marquee match-ups, including Gonzaga and Arizona doing battle in Spokane and San Diego traveling downtown for a match-up with San Diego State at PETCO Park, the home of the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, Saint Mary’s made its case for a national ranking, and BYU split its weekend slate, including … [Read more...] about Five takeaways from WCC week four
West Coast Conference Preseason Power Rankings
With October winding down, and exhibition games slated to open next week across the conference, it's time to take a look at how the WCC stacks up. Here are capsules for each team in the wild, wild West Coast Conference. By CURRAN McCAULEY Gonzaga – No surprise to anyone, but once again, it will be Gonzaga’s title to lose. Kyle Wiltjer looks like a strong candidate for … [Read more...] about West Coast Conference Preseason Power Rankings