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■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, John Church (2-0); Zephyrs, Zack Phillips (4-2)
Former Findlay Prep standout Tristan Thompson made 4 of 4 free throws in Team Canada’s 77-72 exhibition victory over Jamaica on Saturday in a tuneup for the World Championships.
Caleb Herring sacrificed last season for the good of the football team by also playing wide receiver, but when given the chance in the spring to be a full-time quarterback again, he seized the opportunity.
Pope Francis cheered fellow Argentine Lionel Messi and other soccer stars Tuesday as he led a morality-focused pep rally of sorts at the Vatican for Argentina and Italy’s national teams ahead of their eagerly awaited friendly match.
The NFL Players Association “tentatively agreed” to let the league take 40 blood samples for HGH tests each week during the season, with a positive result drawing a four-game suspension, according to a memo the union sent players.
He has the last name and jersey number, but whether Tau Lotulelei can come close to emulating what big brother John did at UNLV is in question. The question probably won’t be answered for a while, but early indications are encouraging for the Rebels.
Twice traded for Cy Young Award winners and rated one of baseball’s top prospects the past four seasons, 51s catcher Travis d’Arnaud almost certainly would have reached the major leagues by now if not for a pair of unlikely injuries.
A lifelong Atlanta Braves fan who fell about 65 feet to his death at the team’s stadium was waiting out a rain delay in a smoking area and talking to his mother on the phone shortly before the accident.