Baseball

History At Wrigley: Cubs Set Single-Game Home Run Record In 17-3 Rout Of Brewers

[ad_1] The Chicago Cubs are making history once again, but this time it comes at the expense of their division rival, the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Following a convincing 17-3 victory, the Cubs found themselves back in the record books. The Cubs' offense was unstoppable on Monday night at Wrigley Field. Chicago set a franchise single-game record by launching nine home runs, capping off a historic month in which they hit
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NASCAR Power Rankings: Ryan Blaney Moves Up With Third Win Of Season

[ad_1] Both Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney had issues on pit road at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and both overcame them to get the job done. Blaney won the race, while Hamlin clinched the regular-season title. So Blaney jumped up these rankings, while Hamlin is firmly in control of the top spot. Here are my power rankings entering the regular-season finale Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Dropped out: William Byron (Last
Baseball

4 Takeaways From A Pressure-Packed Red Sox-Yankees Clash In The Bronx

[ad_1] Yankee Stadium (New York) – In the build-up to Sunday’s first pitch, Aaron Boone didn’t know how the Yankees would get through the game. It was an exhausting and pressure-packed weekend in the Bronx, featuring a four-game series between the Red Sox and Yankees with everything on the line. It culminated with the division rivals playing three games in two days following Saturday’s doubleheader and Sunday afternoon’s matinée. There
Nascar

4 Takeaways From Ryan Preece's Walk-Off Daytona Win To Make The Chase

[ad_1] Ryan Preece put a new twist on win-and-in for the NASCAR postseason. Preece took the lead on the final lap and snatched the victory in the regular-season finale when the caution came out at Daytona International Speedway. The win launched him to 16th in the standings and gave him the final spot in NASCAR’s revamped Chase, which no longer has automatic bids to a driver who wins a race.
Baseball

Yankees Rookie Shortstop George Lombard Jr. Injures Knee vs. Red Sox

[ad_1] New York Yankees rookie shortstop George Lombard Jr. was lifted from the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Boston because of right knee discomfort. The Yankees said Lombard was undergoing imaging at nearby New York-Presbyterian hospital. During his at-bat in the second inning, Lombard checked his swing on a 2-2 pitch from Boston's Brayan Bello. After the swing, he grimaced and held his right knee. An athletic trainer and
Nascar

2026 NASCAR Odds: Joey Logano Favored For Regular-Season Finale At Daytona

[ad_1] The NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale will race this weekend at Daytona, as the Coke Zero 400 gets the green flag on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The week after Daytona, the postseason will begin. And this year, that looks a little different now that Cup has returned to The Chase format. Will the favorite Joey Logano capture the checkered flag or will a long shot emerge
Baseball

Cam Schlittler, Yankees Win Game 1 Of Pivotal Rivalry Series Against Red Sox

[ad_1] NEW YORK — There’s no better grudge match in professional sports. The Yankees and Red Sox opened a pivotal four-game series on Friday night in the Bronx, separated by just two games in the AL East, both chasing October dreams with real urgency and little margin for a bad weekend. These are the types of games where neither team can afford to make costly, fundamental mistakes. But the Red