Indians first baseman Mike Napoli lingered for a moment as he watched the ball soar over the towering wall in left field. His 17th home run of the season broke a seventh-inning deadlock with the Tigers and was the decisive blow in the 5-3 victory. Monday’s win in front of a sold-out crowd at Progressive […]
Cubs blank Reds 10-4
July 5, 2016 by
After being swept by the Mets in New York, all the Cubs needed to snap a four-game losing streak was a little home cooking and a game against the Reds. Kris Bryant belted his National League-leading 24th home run, Addison Russell drove in three runs, including a pair on his ninth homer, and rookie Willson […]
Indian down Blue Jays 4-1 for 13th straight win
July 1, 2016 by
It has been 65 years since Cleveland has experienced something like this. Powered by an electric 14-strikeout performance from Carlos Carrasco, the Indians pulled off a 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Thursday night at Rogers Centre, matching a franchise record with 13 wins in a row. Cleveland also won a baker’s dozen in […]
Nationals thump Reds 13-4
July 1, 2016 by
Danny Espinosa launched a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in seven to help pace an offensive outburst for the Nationals in a 13-4 victory against the Reds on Thursday night at Nationals Park. The 13 runs for Washington matched a season high and extended the club’s winning streak to five […]
Indians blank Braves 3-0
June 30, 2016 by
Jason Kipnis soured Joel De La Cruz’s Major League debut with a two-out, two-run single in the fifth and Danny Salazar enhanced his All-Star candidacy as the Indians extended their winning streak to 12 games with Wednesday night’s 3-0 victory over the Braves at Turner Field. Salazar won his sixth straight start and lowered his […]
Cubs beat Reds 9-2 to earn sweep
June 30, 2016 by
Following two games where they took early leads before seeing the Reds tighten matters, the Cubs scored first and never looked back on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park. Three home runs, including an inside-the-park homer by Anthony Rizzo, and plenty of add-on runs kept them trucking for a 9-2 victory over the Reds and […]
Crew SC bounced from Open Cup by Chicago 2-1
June 29, 2016 by
Columbus Crew SC traveled to Chicago Fire’s Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois for the Round of 16 in the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday. Although Ethan Finlay scored his second goal of the tournament, Chicago advanced following a 2-1 win and a brace by David Accam. Playing out of a 3-4-2-1 formation, […]
Indians top Braves 5-3
June 29, 2016 by
Carlos Santana’s RBI single sparked a three-run ninth inning for the Indians, who received another solid start from Corey Kluber and extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 5-3 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night at Turner Field. Cleveland has won 11 games in a row during a single season for the […]
Cubs beat Reds 7-2 in 15 innings
June 29, 2016 by
Kris Bryant delivered an RBI single against a drawn-in infield to break a 2-2 tie in the top of the 15th before Javier Baez blasted a grand slam off Reds reliever J.J. Hoover as the Cubs outlasted Cincinnati, 7-2, Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. “The grand slam obviously was huge just to really […]
Local youth soccer teams looking for players for upcoming season
June 28, 2016 by
KASA, a Marion youth soccer association, is looking for girls and boys ages 8 – 13 to fill roster openings on travel soccer teams which play in a competitive Central Ohio league. The teams are organizing now, to begin conditioning and training in July. To be considered for one of these teams or just to […]
