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Scotland hoping to reach knockout stage for 1st time when it plays Hungary at Euro 2024
Scotland faces Hungary on Sunday in Stuttgart in their final Group A match. Both teams hope it's not their last game at the European Championship. Scotland is third in the group. It followed up a 5-1 loss to Germany with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland. Hungary is last after losses to Switzer…
Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the gym and weight-resistance training
You're getting up there in years. Maybe you haven't thought about going to the gym and taking up weight-resistance training. Dr. Marcas Bamman thinks you should. He's a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of this kind of workout for those in the 60-plus…
HDR sports editor: Why not make ‘COVID year’ permanent for NCAA athletes?
After losing a year to COVID many student athletes were given an extra season of eligibility. Some are using it to further their education in ways they didn't think would be possible.
Vahe Gregorian: Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates Kansas basketball team about Juneteenth
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Wednesday was a momentous day for Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott, whose stirring and significant latest film, “The Heroic True-Life Adventures of Alvin Brooks,” premiered at the Screenland Armour as part of the Juneteenth Film Festival. The documentary about the 92-y…
Mark Bradley: Grass or no grass, Atlanta is a big-time soccer city
ATLANTA — The 1994 World Cup didn’t swing by Atlanta. Nine U.S. cities — New York, L.A., D.C., San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Orlando, Detroit — got games. We did not. It was no great loss. That World Cup set records for attendance, but the event itself stirs no fond memories. The f…
A's rally to beat Twins 6-5 on Langeliers' homer in 8th. Newcomb earns win without facing a batter
Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer off Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning, rallying the Oakland Athletics to a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins. Tyler Soderstrom added two hits and three RBIs for the A’s, who have won three of four since a season-high nine-game losing streak. With the victory…
Angels rally to beat Dodgers 3-2 in 10 innings; Ohtani homers against his old team
Taylor Ward singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Angels over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in Shohei Ohtani’s first game against his old team. Ohtani hit a two-run blast with two outs in the fifth that put the Dodgers ahead. He was 2 for 2 with two walks but …
Cronenworth homers and has a career-high 5 hits as the Padres beat the Brewers 9-5, lose Tatis
Jake Cronenworth homered and had a career-high five hits, including a go-ahead single in the seventh, and Luis Arraez hit a two-run homer for the San Diego Padres, who beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 9-5 for their third straight win. The Padres lost star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. and left fielder Jurickson Profar to injuries, and committed four errors. Tatis was removed two innings after suffering a bruised left triceps when he was hit by a pitch on the left elbow by former San Diego pitcher Colin Rea with two outs in the third.
Braves beat suddenly struggling Yankees 8-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer on Carlos Rodón’s second pitch of the night, Austin Riley and Matt Olson also went deep off the left-hander and the Atlanta Braves routed the suddenly struggling New York Yankees 8-1 on Friday for their seventh win in eight games.
Nick Cousins returns for the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final
Nick Cousins returned to the Florida Panthers lineup for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Cousins had been a healthy scratch for the entire series against the Edmonton Oilers and had not played since early in the Eastern Conference final. Cousins played in 69 games during the regular season for Florida but has been in and out of the lineup during this playoff run. Coach Paul Maurice chalked that up to adding wingers Vladimir Tarasenko and Kyle Okposo at the trade deadline. The Panthers' forward depth has helped them get to the verge of the first title in franchise history.
Garcia, Millas slug homers as Nationals pound out 19 hits in an 11-5 win over the Rockies
Luis Garcia Jr. hit three-run homer in a five-run third inning, Drew Millas had a home run among his three hits and the Washington National pounded out a season-high 19 hits in an 11-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Ezequiel Tovar, Hunter Goodman, and Nolan Jones homered for the Rockies in a game in which the teams combined for 30 hits. Jacob Young had three hits and scored three runs, and CJ Abrams added three hits, with the first of his two doubles coming on the first pitch of the game from Dakota Hudson (2-10) to extend his career-best hitting streak to 12 games.
Stuart Skinner making timely saves to help the Oilers claw back in the Stanley Cup Final
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner has been a steadying presence for his team trying to come back in the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers. Skinner stopped 81 of the 86 shots he faced in Games 4 and 5 after he and the Oilers were pushed to the brink, falling behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. It was the latest bounce back effort for the 25-year-old Edmonton native who was benched earlier in the playoffs. Skinner more than volume has made timely saves to keep the final going.
Meyers hits 3-run homer as Astros score season-high in runs in 14-11 win over Orioles
Jake Meyers hit a three-run homer, Jose Altuve and rookie Joey Loperfido added three hits each and the Houston Astros used a nine-run sixth inning to pull away for a 14-11 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Houston set a season-high in runs. The Astros trailed by 1 in the fifth inning when Meyers sent a pitch from Grayson Rodriguez (8-3) into the seats in left field to make it 5-3. Houston sent 13 batters to the plate as they tacked on nine runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 14-3. Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson homered twice to give him 24 this season, second in the majors.
Knoblauch, Oilers successfully challenge for offsides, wiping out apparent Panthers goal
Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch and his staff successfully challenged a goal by the Florida Panthers at a crucial juncture of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. The offside challenge took a goal by Aleksander Barkov off the board 10 seconds after Adam Henrique scored to give the Oilers a 2-0 lead. Officials in consultation with the NHL's situation room in Toronto found Sam Reinhart was in the zone maybe an inch before Barkov carried it in. The sellout crowd of over 18,000 roared when Chris Rooney announced that the play was offside and waved off the goal.
High School
Post 21 falls to Gaston County Post 144-266
The Burke County Post 21 baseball team was dealt its fourth consecutive loss in American Legion North Carolina Area IV play entering the weekend.
Burke County Post 21 baseball swept in pair of midweek games
The Burke County Post 21 baseball team was swept in a pair of midweek American Legion games, falling twice in North Carolina Area IV play.
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East Burke wins NCHSAA Commissioner’s Trophy for help with food distribution
The East Burke football team was a recipient of this award for the 2023-24 school year due to its work with a local food distribution program, Shekinah Food Ministries, through Oak Ridge Baptist Church of Connelly Springs.
College
HDR sports editor: Why not make ‘COVID year’ permanent for NCAA athletes?
After losing a year to COVID many student athletes were given an extra season of eligibility. Some are using it to further their education in ways they didn't think would be possible.
Vahe Gregorian: Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott educates Kansas basketball team about Juneteenth
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Wednesday was a momentous day for Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott, whose stirring and significant latest film, “The Heroic True-Life Adventures of Alvin Brooks,” premiered at the Screenland Armour as part of the Juneteenth Film Festival. The documentary about the 92-year-old civil rights icon who embodies the best of us is indeed as Willmott described it in an interview ...
Mark Bradley: Grass or no grass, Atlanta is a big-time soccer city
ATLANTA — The 1994 World Cup didn’t swing by Atlanta. Nine U.S. cities — New York, L.A., D.C., San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Orlando, Detroit — got games. We did not. It was no great loss. That World Cup set records for attendance, but the event itself stirs no fond memories. The final ended when Roberto Baggio — the Divine Ponytail — sent his penalty into the Rose Bowl stands. It ...
Texas A&M has weathered a run of injuries to reach the College World Series finals against top-ranked Tennessee, starting Saturday in Omaha, Neb.
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Twins fall to A's 6-5 for third loss in row as another Royce Lewis homer goes to waste
OAKLAND, Calif. – Chris Paddack and Joey Estes spent much of Friday night determined that their opponents must not gain an advantage. Then their bullpens took over and said, hey, go nuts. The game was tied 1-1 halfway through, but the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics took turns from that point punting the lead. Jhoan Duran had the last word, allowing Shea Langeliers' eighth-inning two-run ...
Crawdads fans adjusting to cashless L.P. Frans
In January, the Hickory Crawdads announced L.P. Frans Stadium and parking lot would not accept cash as payment, becoming the first venue in Catawba County to go cashless.
Team owner Gene Haas will field one-car Haas Factory Team in 2025
NASCAR team owner Gene Haas will remain in the Cup Series and field one car in 2025 in the wake of the decision to shutter the four-car Ford organization he owns with Tony Stewart at the end of the season.
2024 NASCAR New Hampshire odds, predictions and long shot picks for USA Today 301
FrontPageBets takes a look at the drivers to watch in Sunday’s USA Today 301 NASCAR Cup Series race from New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
