WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress authorizes further action. The 47-52 ...
Wetherholt homers twice against Guardians ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt homered twice, second baseman Juan Brito allowed Masyn Winn’s potential game-ending grounder to bounce into right field and St. Louis stopped a three-game losing streak when it rallied to beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-5 in 10 innings on Tuesday night. Wetherholt had his first multi-homer game, going deep for the first time since homering in his debut on opening day. His solo homer off Joey Cantillo tied the score 2-2 in the third and his two-run drive against Erik Sabrowski cut the ...
United at Southern (DH) SALINEVILLE — United continued its assault on the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference with 12-0 and 14-3 wins over Southern on Monday. In the first game, Callie Koons had four hits including two doubles with an RBI, while Chloe Angelo had four hits including a double, home run and two RBIs in the Eagle victory. Madison Aegerter, who had a double and two RBIs, was the winning pitcher with 14 strikeouts and two walks in five innings. Makenna Jones had a double for the Indians. Addison Anderenok was the losing pitcher with no strikeouts and three walks in five ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes allowed one hit in six strong innings and Brandon Lowe homered for the third time in two games, driving in five runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates steamrolled the Washington Nationals 16-5 to begin a four-game series Monday night. Skenes (3-1) struck out six and walked one, throwing a career-high 32 changeups among his 88 pitches while improving to 7-1 in his last 11 home starts. The only run he gave up came on a first-inning homer by CJ Abrams. Lowe went 3 for 5 with a two-run single in the second and his sixth homer — a three-run shot in the Pirates’ ...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Central Command announced that it will blockade all Iranian ports beginning Monday at 10 a.m. EDT, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran. CENTCOM said the blockade will be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations.” It said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Trump wants to weaken Iran’s key ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Phil Garner, the starting second baseman on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1979 World Series championship team who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76. Garner’s family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with pancreatic cancer. “Phil never lost his signature spark of life,” Garner’s son, Ty, said in a statement. “He was so well known for his love for baseball, which was with him until the end.” Nicknamed “Scrap Iron” for his blue-collar approach to ...
