By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO — The road to the NBA Finals was not exactly smooth for the San Antonio Spurs. They had — and lost — home-court advantage in Round 1 against Portland, before recovering to win the series. In Round 2 against Minnesota, the same thing ...
SLEEPY EYE 9, ESSIG 8 ESSIG — Tyler Mathiowetz’s grand slam led the way for the Sleepy Eye Indians on Wednesday night as the Indians held off the Essig Bluejays 9-8 in a Tomahawk East League amateur baseball game. Mathiowetz’s grand slam came in the eighth to put the Indians up 8-3 ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Casey Schmitt homered on the game's first pitch, Eric Haase hit the Giants' fifth grand slam in a 17-game span as they opened a nine-run lead, and San Francisco beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-9 Thursday for a a four-game split. Jung Hoo Lee had four of the Giants' 20 hits, and Chapman and Bryce Eldridge three each. San Francisco scored six times in the seventh inning, opening a 12-3 lead. The Giants' five slams in 17 games is the shortest span in team history; they hit five over 23 games from April 14 to May 10, 1970. Jackson Chourio homered twice for Milwaukee ...
SLEEPY EYE — For the first time since 1991, Madelia is headed to the state baseball tournament. After falling 7-3 to third-seeded Sleepy Eye in the first game of the Section 2A Baseball Tournament championship Thursday at Sleepy Eye Ballpark, top-seeded Madelia bounced back, capturing a ...
ATLANTA (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson from the Minnesota Twins for cash considerations on Wednesday night. Woods Richardson was designated for assignment by the Twins on Saturday. He was 0-7 with a 7.74 ERA in 12 games, including 10 starts. His seven losses and 41 earned runs allowed are tops in the majors. Woods Richardson, 25, is 12-17 with a 4.76 ERA for his career. He previously pitched in the minor leagues for Toronto. Woods Richardson was a second-round pick by the New York Mets in 2018 and the right-hander moved from New York to ...
