The Black & Gold fell 2-1 on the road Sunday afternoon against the New England Revolution in the pair’s second and final matchup of the 2017 Major League Soccer regular season. Forward Ola Kamara gave Columbus the early lead with a masterful outside-of-the-boot volley from the top of the box in the 20th minute. Despite […]
Indians beat Astros 8-6 to earn sweep
May 22, 2017 by
The Indians continued their dominance of the Astros, polishing off a three-game sweep of Houston on Sunday afternoon behind a career-high-tying five RBIs from Yan Gomes — including a three-run homer — in an 8-6 win at Minute Maid Park. The three-game skid matches the longest of the season for the Astros, who went 1-5 […]
Rockies beat Reds 6-4 to take series
May 22, 2017 by
The Rockies’ bullpen returned to form Sunday at Great American Ball Park, holding off the Reds and helping secure a 6-4 win for Colorado, which took two of three games away from home for its fourth straight road series win. “This was a good one,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “The Reds have been playing […]
Celtics hand Cavaliers first loss of 2017 postseason, 111-108
May 22, 2017 by
The Cavaliers seemingly relentless push towards a third straight NBA Finals appearance hit a speedbump on Sunday night as they dropped their first contest of the 2017 postseason – a 111-108 thriller in Game 3 at The Q. After spanking the Celtics by 13 points in Game 1 and destroying them by 44 two nights […]
Reds swept by Cubs, losing streak hits 6
May 19, 2017 by
Javier Baez smacked a first-inning grand slam and Kris Bryant launched a 450-foot solo shot to back Jon Lester and power the Cubs to a 9-5 victory on Thursday over the Reds at Wrigley Field, and post Chicago’s first series sweep of the season. Baez connected in a five-run first inning and added an RBI […]
Cavaliers whip Celtics 117-104 to kick off Eastern Finals
May 19, 2017 by
Any concerns about the Wine and Gold being out of rhythm after a nine-day layoff between rounds were erased early and often on Wednesday night in Beantown – with the razor-sharp Cavaliers dismantling the Celtics, 117-104, going wire-to-wire to take Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Cleveland still hasn’t lost in the 2017 postseason […]
Rays beat Indians 6-4
May 17, 2017 by
The Rays entered Tuesday’s game against the Indians fifth in the American League with 51 home runs. Once again, the team’s power was on full display, as Tampa Bay combined to hit a season-high five homers to back starter Jake Odorizzi and defeat the Indians, 6-4, at Progressive Field. Rays designated hitter Corey Dickerson led […]
Cubs beat Reds 9-5
May 17, 2017 by
All the Cubs needed was a little home cooking, some summer-like weather, and home runs by Kyle Schwarber, rookie Ian Happ, Addison Russell and Anthony Rizzo to get back on track and give manager Joe Maddon a milestone win. Schwarber smacked a 462-foot home run, Happ hit his second homer in three games, Russell led […]
Indians beat Twins 8-3 with four home runs
May 15, 2017 by
After being held to one run on six hits in the first two games of the series, the Tribe’s bats woke up in Sunday’s series finale. Led by Jason Kipnis’ four-hit, two-homer and four-RBI day, the Indians topped the Twins, 8-3, at Progressive Field. The Indians collected 13 hits on the day, including a two-run […]
Giants beat Reds 8-3
May 15, 2017 by
Jeff Samardzija bounced back from a shaky outing to earn his first win of the season and the Giants’ run-starved lineup backed the right-hander with plenty of offense while beating the Cincinnati Reds, 8-3, at AT&T Park on Sunday. Brandon Belt homered for the third time in four days, Eduardo Nunez, Brandon Crawford and Joe […]
