Author: Tim Runn

ARLINGTON — One-run games have been the Rangers’ kryptonite all season long. On Tuesday night, the Rangers changed their fortunes with a walk-off win over the A’s, but on Wednesday, Texas couldn’t quite complete the two-game sweep over Oakland. Instead, the Rangers suffered their franchise-record-setting 32nd one-run loss in an 8-7 defeat to their AL West foes at Globe Life Field. The club is now 13-32 in such games this year. “A loss is a loss, whether it’s by one run or 10 runs,” said Rangers starter Dane Dunning, who gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings. “We as a…

CATOOSA, Okla. — The Lincoln Blue Tigers took 13th place out of 15 teams at the Northeastern State Golf Classic, which was held Monday and Tuesday at Cherokee Hills Golf Club.Lincoln posted a team score of 709 in the 36-hole event. Arkansas-Fort Smith won the team title with a 591.Nyah Singh tied for 65th place to lead the Blue Tigers with a 173. Smith opened with an 86 and shot an 87 in the second round.Elliott Hull (Blair Oaks High School) tied for 70th with a 177. Hull carded an 88 in the first round and an 89 in Round…

Grace D’Amico had three goals and two assists, and Bella Milburn added two goals and two assists as Holy Cross rolled over St. Paul, 8-2, on Wednesday in Naugatuck Valley League girls soccer action.Juliana Dane, Kaitlyn Alagno and Jenna Tracey each had a goal and assist for the Crusaders. Kylie Dennis also had an assist. Reese Becker made seven saves.Joceylyn Kennedy had a goal an assist for the Falcons and Grace Peterson added a goal. Woodland 5, Wolcott 0: Dani Celotto had two goals to lead the Hawkas in an NVL game in Beacon Falls.April Bell, Delia Kotsaftis and Siana…

The Supreme Court of India’s order on Wednesday, agreeing to modify the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)’s constitution paved the way for the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to continue in their positions on the board. The Supreme Court agreed to modify the cooling-off clause in BCCI’s constitution, as the office-bearers can now serve up to a maximum of 12 years in one tenure at BCCI & at the state association before the cooling-off period kicks in. While the order came as welcome news for the national cricket governing body, it is still unclear…

After all these years, after all the ups and the downs, could British heavyweight rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua actually be about to fight?What’s going on?Tyson Fury called out Anthony Joshua for a heavyweight “battle of Britain”. And Joshua didn’t say no. In fact, he said he’d be ready in December. Representatives from both sides have not only begun negotiations but those talks are progressing. Joshua’s management company has publicly said they accept Fury’s terms. Frank Warren, Fury’s UK promoter, has stated that they will be sending over a contract imminently. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…

IRON MOUNTAIN –Iron Mountain captured the first set in seven of the eight matches Tuesday against Gladstone, but the Braves pulled back to eventually tie the host Mountaineers in girls tennis action. All four of Iron Mountain’s victories came in straight sets. In singles, No. 2 Aziza Burgoon defeated Tia Schone 6-3, 7-5, No. 3 Natalia Brown rolled over Brooke Pendergraft 6-1, 6-0 and No. 4 singles Rediet Husing shut out Alexis Burch 6-0, 6-0. The Mountaineer’s top doubles team, Elle Lofholm and Anja Kleiman knocked off Maggie Buckley and Montgomery Pepin 6-3, 7-5 for Iron Mountain’s other victory. “Today…

EDMONTON, AB – Better, faster, stronger.That was the common goal echoed by most of the Oilers prospects Wednesday after fitness testing ahead of Oilers Rookie Camp and the Young Stars Tournament in Penticton. For a group comprised of the Oilers best and brightest 18-to-24-year-olds who have not yet become mainstays on the big club — the camp represents an opportunity to show off their literal offseason gains.”Yeah, I put on some pounds for sure,” Oilers 2019 first-round pick Philip Broberg said. “Maybe 12 pounds, something around there.”The 6-foot-3, previously 203-pound defenceman had his first taste of the National Hockey League…

Five of last week’s top-six survivor pool picks (Colts, 49ers, Titans, Broncos, Bengals) failed to win, so chances are, your pool is quite a bit thinner this week. If you’re still alive, congratulations, but you can’t celebrate for long. More big upsets are always lurking, so you have to keep working to avoid the fate around 62 percent of entries suffered last week. Fortunately, the football pool experts at PoolGenius are here to help you find the best Week 2 NFL survival pool picks. Whereas the opening week had no team favored by more than a touchdown, Week 2 has…

Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, who signed an extension this summer that runs through the 2026-27 season, was recently a guest on The Dave Pasch podcast, the result of which was a fun conversation touching on a host of topics.They talk NFL — Pasch, amongst other duties, is the play-by-play announcer for the Arizona Cardinals, who face Lillard’s Las Vegas Raiders this Sunday — boxing and trips to Disneyland before moving on to some Trail Blazers talk. Some of the highlights…Damian Lillard: “Yes, I do (plan on being a Blazer for life). I’ve had my share of people saying…

Richard Childress Racing announced Tuesday that Kyle Busch will drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for the organization in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series, bringing an end to the two-time champion’s long-running partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing. The announcement — held Tuesday morning at the NASCAR Hall of Fame — means Busch’s 15th season with Coach Joe Gibbs’ organization will be his last. The 37-year-old driver won Cup Series titles with the team in 2015 and 2019, and he is JGR’s winningest driver, collecting 56 of his 60 total Cup victories with the No. 18 team. “RCR has an impressive history…