Month: August 2021

6:17 PM ET Associated Press HENDERSON, Ky. — Fire destroyed a barn at Ellis Park race track in Kentucky early Sunday, with officials saying the horses inside were rescued. Sunday’s racing program was canceled after the fire in the receiving barn, where horses are supervised and examined before running in a race. The barn can
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5:57 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Joey Logano was taking every possible precaution to keep COVID-19 from eliminating him from NASCAR’s impending playoffs. He said he watches where he goes and who he’s with and this week canceled three public appearances. He also went a step further and got vaccinated. Corey LaJoie became
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5:07 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Javier Baez returned to the New York Mets‘ lineup Sunday after missing 11 games with back spasms. The two-time All-Star was reinstated from the injured list and started at shortstop in the finale of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He batted third and drove
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5:43 PM ET ESPN News Services BALTIMORE — The surging Atlanta Braves handed the Baltimore Orioles their 18th straight loss on Sunday, the longest skid in the major leagues since the Kansas City Royals dropped 19 straight in 2005. The 3-1 defeat was one of the more competitive games the O’s have played during the
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2:55 PM ET Miguel Cabrera is now part of one of the most exclusive clubs in baseball. Cabrera put an exclamation point on his career when he became the 28th member of the 500-home run club with a sixth-inning blast for the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Cabrera’s home run was a 400-foot solo shot to
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6:00 PM ET Associated Press CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Anna Nordqvist secured a bonus reward for winning the Women’s British Open on Sunday — an automatic spot on Europe’s Solheim Cup team. The 34-year-old Swede will make a seventh straight appearance in the team event. Her victory at Carnoustie moved Nordqvist to No. 16 in the
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