Author: Tim Runn

NEW YORK — Terrance Gore has 15 career hits, 43 stolen bases and three World Series rings. None of that is a coincidence. One of the fastest players in the Majors, Gore signed a Minor League deal with the Mets earlier in the summer for precisely this reason. After Tomás Nido singled to open the bottom of the eighth, Gore pinch-ran, stole second base and moved to third on an error. That allowed him to score the winning run when Brandon Nimmo blooped a single into shallow left-center. The resulting 7-3 win over the Pirates, combined with the Brewers’ loss…

OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. — The No. 9 Texas Men’s Golf team carded a 3-over-par 283 on Sunday to finish in 10th place in the team standings at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course). In his collegiate debut, freshman Christiaan Maas paced the Longhorns with a 54-hole score of 4-over-par 214 (72-70-70) to tie for 20th in the individual standings. The 15-team field at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational featured 10 teams that are ranked in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches poll (Sept. 9). No. 15 Stanford earned the team title with a three-round total of 9-under-par…

Brighton have appointed Roberto De Zerbi as their new head coach on a four-year deal. The Italian has been out of work after leaving Shakhtar Donetsk in July following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He had previously spent three years in charge of Serie A side Sassuolo before leaving for Shakhtar. De Zerbi earned rave reviews for his style of football at Sassuolo, leading them to two eighth-place finishes in Serie A, and he won last year’s Ukrainian Super Cup with Shakhtar.De Zebri met chairman Tony Bloom, chief executive Paul Barber and David Weir in London earlier this week and flew…

TKR vs SLK: In the 23rd match of the Caribbean Premier League 2022, Trinbago Knight Riders will take on Saint Lucia Kings at Queen’s Park Oval. Trinbago Knight Rider would be confident after registering a 4-wicket win over Jamaica in their last game. With that win, they have climbed to number three on the table with 3 wins in 7 matches. Riding on a sensational spell from Ravi Rampaul, the Knight Riders restricted Jamaica Tallawahs to 116 for 7 in the first innings. Rampaul picked 4 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs. In reply, Trinbago Knight Riders chased down…

By Brian Webber: Gennadiy Golovkin (42-2-1, 37 KOs) says he made a “tactical mistake” by waiting too long to get his offense started against Canelo Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) last Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Golovkin didn’t start fighting with any kind of aggression until the eighth round, and by that time, Canelo appeared to be well ahead. Ideally, the adjustments from the 40-year-old Golovkin should have been made as early as the third or fourth round. It’s unclear why it took Golovkin so long to get his offense ramped up because it was obvious that…

Rukshika Wijesuriya continued with her outstanding form as she completed a fine double at the 107th National Tennis Championships, continued at the SLTA Clay Courts in Green Path yesterday. Having won the Women’s Singles crown on the previous day, Rukshika joined her partner Anjalika and went on to beat the pair of Neyara Weerawansa and Janali Manamperi 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 in the Women’s Doubles final encounter. This was also a consolation win for Anjalika, who had surrendered her Women’s National title to Rukshika on the previous day by conceding the Singles final 6-1, 6-7, 6-2. Meanwhile, Yashitha de Silva and…

RALEIGH, NC. – Forward Blake Murray emerged as a late hero for the Carolina Hurricanes prospects on Sunday, netting the deciding goal in a 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators. Three Things1) It’s Not Over Until It’s OverThe Canes had control of the contest throughout, striking first and losing their lead for only a minute in the second period.Ahead 3-2 in the late stages of the third, Blake Murray put a backhand effort into an empty net, seemingly closing out what looked like it would become a 4-2 victory. However, Nashville struck twice with their goaltender pulled in the final 75 seconds,…

We’ll be offering live news and analysis throughout. Follow along.Weather update: Should be an excellent afternoon for football in Pittsburgh, according to weather.com and our guy Phil Connors. Temps are expected to be in the high 70s to low 80s, with a chance of clouds, but no precipitation. Great conditions.Click here to refresh | Sign up for Point After, our Patriots newsletter | Read more Patriots storiesGet Point AfterDelivering exclusive analysis and commentary on the Patriots and the NFL right to your inbox, on weekdays during the season.Jalen Mills intercepts Mitch Trubisky — 1:31 p.m.Jalen Mills intercepted a deep Mitch…

The Celtics improved this offseason after a run to the NBA Finals. Boston Celtics 2021-22 record: 51-31 Key addition: Malcolm Brogdon (trade), Danilo Gallinari (free agency) Key subtraction: Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith (trade) Last season: The Celtics were up 2-1 in the NBA Finals and had a comfortable lead over the Warriors midway through the fourth quarter of Game 4 and that’s when the dream died. Until that point, the Celtics enjoyed a five-month stretch of breezy basketball. They flipped their season after a slow start, saw Jayson Tatum emerge as a true star and first-team All-NBA player, repelled the…

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoff race added a new chapter on Saturday night. After the conclusion of yesterday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the playoff grid went from 16 to 12 drivers. Chris Buescher became the latest non-playoff driver to upset the 2022 playoff grid. After some close finishes this season, Buescher has finally managed to claim his first win of the season and first for the newly-formed RFK Racing at the 0.533-mile short track. The first three playoff races of the season were unpredictable and filled with drama. For the first time in NASCAR’s…