Six-time All-Star Joey Votto rejoined the streaking Cincinnati Reds on Monday and homered while playing his first major league game since Aug. 16, 2022. The first baseman, who had been on the 60-day injured list while recovering from left shoulder surgery, was activated for the first time this year as the Reds brought an eight-game winning streak into their series opener against the visiting Colorado Rockies. In a corre
Veteran shortstop and former All-Star Jose Iglesias has chosen to opt out of his current contract with the San Diego Padres, MLB.com reported Monday. The Padres were Iglesias' second organization this season, as he began the year with the Miami Marlins after signing a minor league deal in March only to be released upon his request on April 20. He signed another minor league deal, this time with the Padres, as a free agen
Running back Kevin Riley, a top-100 high school recruit in the Class of 2024, said Monday that he will play his college football at Miami. Riley attends Tuscaloosa County High School in Alabama and had the Crimson Tide as a finalist. He chose coach Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes over Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia and a host of other Power Five schools. "After a great talk with Coach Cristobal and the entire Hur
The Boston Celtics are set to hire former guard Phil Pressey as an assistant coach, The Boston Globe reported Monday. Pressey is the third addition to Boston's coaching staff this month, joining former Philadelphia 76ers assistant Sam Cassell and former Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee as the Celtics attempt to revitalize head coach Joe Mazzulla's bench. Boston still plans to add at least one more assistant in the
vatican city - In her years running Catholic youth programs in France, Sister Nathalie Becquart often invoked her own experience as a seasoned sailor in urging young people to weather the storms of their lives.
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Mexico fired Diego Cocca from his role as head coach of its senior men's national team on Monday. Jaime Lozano will be the interim coach in place of Cocca, who lasted seven games since being appointed in February. Mexico went 3-3-1 under Cocca. Cocca lost his position after Mexico lost to the United States in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League last week. Mexico recovered to finish third while the USMNT beat C
When the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Tuesday night in the first game of a brief two-game "Freeway Series" in Anaheim, Calif., it is the host Angels and not their highly-touted area rival who will enter with confidence. The Angels have won 11 of their past 14 games and the success has come from the play of a pair of usual suspects: Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. Ohtani, who will pitch Wednesday, enters
New York [US], June 20 (ANI): G20 is witnessing the most complex crisis in the last 70 years, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Csaba Korosi, on Monday (local time), said and added that the presidency under India is sailing well. "Now there is a new challenge. The most complex crisis in the last 70 years is just at hand now. And the G20 is trying to address this most complex crisis. It is a very difficult i
Even by today's standards with the NIL era and open transfer rules, the 2023-24 Memphis Tigers will undergo quite the overhaul. The latest Memphis player to enter the transfer portal is Chandler Lawson, a part-time starter on last season's 26-win team, according to multiple reports Monday. Lawson, a Memphis native, spent his first two college seasons at Oregon before transferring to the Tigers for his past two years, st
Brendan Donovan and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals rally from a five-run deficit and win 8-6 against the host Washington Nationals on Monday. St. Louis starter Jack Flaherty (4-5) made it through 6 1/3 innings for the victory as the Cardinals produced their first three-game winning streak in more than a month. The Nationals lost their fourth game in a row
The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Alejandro Kirk on the 10-day injured list Monday with a laceration on his left hand, while catcher Tyler Heineman was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo. In addition, the Blue Jays optioned right-hander Bowden Francis to Buffalo, and right-hander Trent Thornton was recalled. Kirk, 24, was hit by a pitch on his hand during Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers. In 59 games, Kirk is batt
Draymond Green is heading towards free agency, but oddsmakers still believe he'll ultimately return to the only team has played for in his 11-year NBA career. Green's agent told multiple outlets on Monday that his client will decline his player option for 2023-24, turning down a $27.6 million salary to enter free agency after winning four NBA titles in 11 seasons with the Golden State Warriors. "We will continue to talk
Chase Burns pitched six innings of scoreless relief and Tennessee remained alive in the Men's College World Series with a 6-4 victory over Stanford on Monday in an elimination game at Omaha, Neb. Maui Ahuna and Jared Dickey each had three hits, while Zane Denton had two hits and a go-ahead RBI groundout in the seventh inning as the Volunteers (44-21) came back from an early 4-0 deficit. After Tennessee starter Chase Dol
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi on Tuesday announced his withdrawal from the candidacy for Chairmanship of the Board and said that he doesn't want to be a bone of contention between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Currently serving as the chairman of the PCB Management Committee, Sethi emphasised that the instability an
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is declining his player option for 2023-24, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN and The Athletic on Monday. The 33-year-old veteran is turning down a $27.6 million salary to enter free agency after winning four NBA titles in 11 seasons with the Warriors. "We will continue to talk to Golden State and explore all options," Paul told ESPN. The four-time All-Star averaged 8.5
