This blog is now closed. Here are the highlights: The city of lights was completely dolled up for the pathbreaking opening ceremony on the Seine River. This year’s ceremony is historic as it is the first time the opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium. Instead, boats paraded the athletes on the River …
CBS News Texas Live ARLINGTON (CBSNewsTexas.com) — The Texas Rangers World Series 2023 celebration will take over Arlington streets a little after noon Friday! If you can’t make it to the parade, watch it live on CBS News Texas, with coverage beginning at 11 a.m. What time does the Rangers World Series parade start? The …
Mary Barsaleau | Special to The Desert Sun I met Steve Kass when he enrolled in my Palm Desert Civic Center drill classes last year. He worked very hard and improved quickly. He entered some of my round robin events and continued on with his pickleball journey. Steve is 78 years young, and he plays …
What to expect from NLCS matchup between Diamondbacks and Phillies Both the Diamondbacks and Phillies are coming off statement wins in the divisional round of the playoffs, and are now fighting for a chance at the World Series. Bob Nightengale explains PHILADELPHIA — Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo stepped up to the microphone Monday afternoon …
CNN — A former Major League Baseball pitcher was arrested Friday in the 2021 shooting that left his father-in-law dead and his mother-in-law hospitalized in northern California, authorities said. Danny Serafini, 49, who played for the Minnesota Twins and five other teams for seven seasons before retiring in 2007, was arrested in Winnemucca, Nevada, according …
ARLINGTON — Every postseason start is precious to Max Scherzer. Some of them just require a closer look. Scherzer’s surprisingly speedy return to the mound got out of hand early on Wednesday, as the Rangers took their first loss of this postseason in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. The veteran right-hander, who …
The International Olympic Committee’s executive board, on Friday, approved the inclusion of cricket sport for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The IOC officials had accepted a proposal by LA organisers for cricket to be included as one of five new sports in the 2028 Olympics, said IOC president Thomas Bach after the second day of an …
For once, the Astros had been in unfamiliar territory, with home-field advantage flipped in the AL Division Series as they faced the prospect of a motivated and hungry Target Field crowd. They’re in a much more familiar situation now, having emphatically neutralized that crowd with their blowout, 9-1 Game 3 victory, putting themselves on the …
The Twins have a chance to clinch the American League Division Series on their home turf if they beat the reigning World Series champion Astros in Games 3 and 4 at Target Field. The ALDS has become a dogfight after Minnesota smacked Houston, 6-2, in Game 2 on Sunday night at Minute Maid Park, evening …
BALTIMORE — Tim Wakefield, who used his darting knuckleball to become the third winningest pitcher in Red Sox history, died from brain cancer at the age of 57 on Sunday, the Red Sox announced. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Tim Wakefield, one of the most unique pitchers of his generation and a …