The Cowboys picked up wins over Western and Valley on Saturday, then beat Clark on Monday to clinch a home showdown Tuesday with Tech, which they outlasted 4-2 in the tournament title game.
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A’s President Dave Kaval recently made the offer to officials of Oakland and Alameda County, who operate the Coliseum, as the team seeks a site for a new stadium in Oakland after being turned down for its first choice downtown in December.
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey competes with handicappers Dave Cokin and Micah Roberts, professional sports bettor Frank Carulli and Westgate sports book manager Randy Blum in a contest based on selecting over-under on regular-season win totals for Major League Baseball teams.
New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is the 3-1 favorite to lead the majors in home runs this season.
Adidas said Tuesday it had agreed to a multiyear partnership with the AL Rookie of the Year, who set a rookie record with 52 home runs last season.
George Springer and the Houston Astros broke out the bats early this time and kept up their big run at Minute Maid Park in October, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the World Series.
Addison Russell hit a three-run homer and John Lackey pitched six strong innings as the Chicago Cubs clinched their second consecutive National League Central title with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.
Only two of the nine players in the Las Vegas 51s’ opening day lineup remain with the team. At this point, six are currently with the New York Mets and one — Adam Wilk — is no longer with the organization.
With the bats held quiet for most of the game, the 51s fell 7-3 to the Reno Aces on Saturday at Cashman Field, scoring only in the ninth inning.
Indians manager Terry Francona will miss Tuesday night’s game against Texas after his second trip to the hospital this month.
Tacoma came back from eight runs down on Monday, scoring all nine runs between the sixth and eighth innings.
The 51s are mired in their longest losing streak of the year. Saturday, they had their chances to snap out of it, leading at different points early in the game.
Jim Bunning, who showed much of the same combativeness as a U.S. congressman as he had done during his Hall of Fame career as a hard-throwing pitcher in baseball’s major leagues, died at the age of 85, his son said on Saturday.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says two groups are still bidding to buy the Miami Marlins from Jeffrey Loria.
