A former Venezuelan baseball player working for the San Diego Padres was detained by U.S. immigration officials after arriving in Texas on a work trip for the club, his family said Tuesday. Oswaldo Pirela, a catching coach in the Padres' minor league system, was being held in a detention ...
STATESVILLE, N.C. — A Georgia man burglarized former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's home after learning Biffle and his family died in a plane crash, a North Carolina sheriff said Tuesday. Terrell Williams, 44, has been charged with second-degree burglary, safe cracking, money laundering and ...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Joey Logano delivered a warning to his NASCAR rivals after his victory Saturday night at Richmond Raceway. "Don't let the boys get hot," the driver of Team Penske's No. 22 Ford said after fending off a late charge by Chase Briscoe to earn his 39th career win by 0.392 ...
CHICAGO — Joshua Báez smashed the first pitch he saw in the majors about 450 feet, then flashed a grin to the St. Louis dugout as he began his home run trot. “There was a calmness and a smile, like, ‘I’m here,’” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “It’s rare for me to pick ...
IRVINE, Calif. — Lani Pallister of Australia stunned Katie Ledecky with her first international loss in the 800-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships on Saturday night. Pallister was under world-record pace for much of the race and touched in 8 minutes, 6.10 seconds to erase ...
PITTSBURGH — Sonny Gray worked seven innings for his career-best 15th win of the season, Wilyer Abreu hit a home run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Saturday night. Gray (15-3) struck out seven and allowed six hits while walking one. He had won 14 games in three ...
