Day: June 11, 2022
Madison softball rally started early, ends late in a Class 6 state title
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Before Saturday’s Virginia Class 6 state title game against Cosby, Madison Coach Jim Adkins had a simple message for his team. “There’s no pressure,” Adkins said. before the Warhawks’ 7-6 comeback win over Cosby at John Champe High in Aldie. “We’re not even supposed to be here.” Madison’s comeback […]
Read MoreLangley’s second-half surge sends it to another boys’ soccer title game
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Langley Coach Bo Amato has an unchanging approach to halftime: No matter the game, no matter the situation, he gives the first half of the break to his players to talk among themselves. On Friday afternoon, at halftime of the Class 6 semifinal, the players talked about patience. The […]
Read MorePhil Mickelson joined the Saudi-backed LIV golf to help the world
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Phil Mickelson looked like a fugitive from his own face, as he cringed at questions inside his dirty new beard. Meanwhile, goons strong-armed the reporter who outed his gambling debts, and Greg Norman stood in the background orchestrating it all with a smile mirthless as Goldfinger’s. What a “fresh […]
Read MoreOklahoma softball smashed pitches, records en route to NCAA title
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load After winning games by 19, 20 and 21 runs, Oklahoma softball offered a more subtle showing during its Thursday victory over rival Texas, a 10-5 win that secured a second straight national title for a team whose achievements are extraordinarily extensive. Indeed, numbers help capture the historic quality this […]
Read MoreHerndon wins in 10, Freedom storms back to set up Class 6 baseball finale
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load To reach the Virginia state finals, Herndon had to play more playoff baseball than anyone. Entering Friday’s semifinal against Colgan at Champe High, the Hornets had played in extra innings in their previous three games. And when Friday’s seventh inning ended in a strikeout, Herndon was again set to […]
Read MoreVinales will be as tough for Rossi as Lorenzo – Suzuki MotoGP boss
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Read MoreCommanders fine Jack Del Rio $100K for Jan. 6 ‘dust-up’ comments
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Commanders Coach Ron Rivera fined defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $100,000 on Friday for comments in which the coach minimized the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as a “dust-up” and compared it to the racial protests that followed George Floyd’s murder in 2020. In a statement released […]
Read MoreNats come home and rout the Brewers behind a 19-hit barrage
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Lane Thomas chipped in by sparking the offense with another three hits out of the leadoff spot. Victor Robles did so by sprinting to the right-center wall, leaping and, at the height of his reach, stealing an extra-base hit from Jace Peterson in the fourth inning. Since last summer, […]
Read MoreShakira Austin continues to thrive in Minnesota as Mystics beat Lynx
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load MINNEAPOLIS — Shakira Austin was the last Washington Mystics player on the Target Center floor after Friday afternoon’s shoot-around, working on her jumper and footwork. By the time she finished a media obligation and a marketing spot, she had missed the team bus back to the hotel. The way […]
Read MoreSteph Curry wills Warriors to Game 4 win, knotting NBA Finals
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load BOSTON — Stephen Curry entered TD Garden on Friday unsure of how his ailing left foot would respond to the intensity of an NBA Finals game. Turns out, Curry with a bum wheel looked a lot like the healthy version: marvelous. The two-time MVP has been the best player […]
Read MoreUSMNT routs Grenada in Nations League as Jesús Ferreira scores four
[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load AUSTIN — If he had his druthers, Gregg Berhalter would have chosen far stiffer competition Friday for the last home appearance by his U.S. men’s national soccer team before the World Cup later this year. But because the Concacaf Nations League is a mandatory competition and two group-stage matches […]
Read MoreBanned in many states, youth MMA is growing in popularity
[ad_1] TEMECULA, Calif. — Isaiah Triana woke around 4:30 a.m. and shivered in the dark of his hotel room at a Holiday Inn off Interstate 15. He was cold and hungry. In less than eight hours, he would step into the cage for the most important mixed martial arts fight of his career, but first […]
Read MoreWarriors assistant Kenny Atkinson to be next Hornets coach
[ad_1] The Charlotte Hornets agreed to a deal Friday to make Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson their next coach, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. It will be a second head coaching stint for the 55-year-old Atkinson, who will inherit a young roster headlined by all-star guard LaMelo Ball. Atkinson previously […]
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