Warren “absolutely” wants Pegulas running Blue Cross Arena long-term

Published: 07/14/2018 @ 08:00 am

Mayor Lovely Warren introduced Pegula Sports as the interim manager of Blue Cross Arena on Friday, with an eye toward a long-term deal. “Absolutely that is the plan,” she said when asked if the city wanted the Rochester Americans, Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bills owners in charge from now on. The interim pact will run from Aug. 1 through Dec.... more

Syndergaard goes 5 strong, hits RBI single in winning return

Published: 07/14/2018 @ 08:00 am

Of all the ways the Mets’ season has frayed, few have proven as significant as Noah Syndergaard’s absence. A preseason National League Cy Young Award candidate who aimed to take his place among the game’s elite, Syndergaard instead strained his right index finger in May and missed most of the next two months. His return in a 4-2 win over... more

Late Yankee rally falls short in loss at Cleveland

Published: 07/14/2018 @ 08:00 am

There have been flashes of brilliance over Domingo German’s first dozen big league starts, leaving the Yankees enthused about his future as a big league contributor. There has also been enough inconsistency to prompt pause, so starting pitching remains the main concern for a club that expects to make a deep postseason run. Michael Brantley and Jose Ramirez each drove... more

Doubledays can’t capitalize on chances in extra innings loss to Spinners

Published: 07/14/2018 @ 08:00 am

Auburn sent the game to extra innings, but Lowell had its best inning of the day in the 10th. The Spinners batted around and plated three runs on four hits to top the Doubledays, 8-5, at Falcon Park Friday. With the win, Lowell sweeps the three-game series. The Doubledays loaded the bases in both the seventh and eighth, but only... more

Mets’ Wheeler sharp in first win since April

Published: 07/15/2018 @ 08:00 am

Each of Zack Wheeler’s starts this month has drawn scouts from around baseball, as rumors spread that he could be a more affordable trade alternative to Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. Wheeler brushes off the implications, joking that he’s already been traded and “fake traded” in his career. Whatever comes will come. That Wheeler is mentioned at all in trade... more

Auburn Doubledays drop series opener to IronBirds

Published: 07/15/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Auburn Doubledays scored a pair of runs in the seventh inning, but fell to the Aberdeen IronBirds 8-2 at Ripken Stadium Saturday. Auburn’s Jacob Rhinesmith recorded two hits and a run, while Telmito Agustin, Carson Shaddy (double, run), Jamori Blash, Cody Wilson (RBI) and Jose Sanchez each had one hit. Washington Nationals second-rounder Tim Cate took the loss for... more

Attorney: Ex-girlfriend uncertain if McCoy was involved in attack

Published: 07/15/2018 @ 08:00 am

The attorney for LeSean McCoy’s ex-girlfriend Delicia Cordon said Friday that her client is no longer certain the Buffalo Bills running back was involved in the home invasion and assault that sparked domestic violence accusations earlier this week. Early Tuesday morning, police were called to investigate a home invasion and assault that occurred at McCoy’s Atlanta based home. Cordon told... more

Romine’s wild scamper the difference for Yanks

Published: 07/15/2018 @ 08:00 am

Thinking back upon the sun-splashed, chain-link-fenced diamonds that Austin Romine called home while growing up in Southern California, he could not recall circling the basepaths for a Little League home run. That long-awaited opportunity would present itself Saturday evening, providing exactly the lift that his Yankees needed. Romine’s deciding dash highlighted an unorthodox win for the Yankees, who notched early... more

Doubledays pitching holds off Aberdeen in win

Published: 07/16/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Doubledays offense got out in front early on a beautiful and sunny Sunday afternoon in Aberdeen. After struggling with drawing first blood for the past few series, Auburn’s early offensive bursts during the game’s first two innings were enough for the Doubledays pitching staff to take over. Auburn held on to a 3-2 win over the IronBirds behind Aaron... more

Tanaka solid, but Green stumbles as Yankees enter break with loss

Published: 07/16/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Yankees’ dominant bullpen has been responsible to a large degree for their first-half success, but as they prepared to scatter for the All-Star break, a lapse by the relief crew let them down. Michael Brantley launched a tiebreaking homer off Chad Green in a noisy eighth inning, sending the Yanks to a 5-2 loss to the Indians on Sunday... more

Rocky Mets’ bullpen can’t pick up stellar Oswalt

Published: 07/16/2018 @ 08:00 am

Given their expectations at the start of this season, the Mets might have expected to ship off three or four players to the All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., while the rest traveled home, enjoyed a few days of rest and reported back to work fresh for a second-half pennant push. Such imaginings have been dead for weeks. The reality is... more

Doubledays take rubber game in Monday matinee at Aberdeen

Published: 07/16/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Doubledays’ offense finally erupted during their Game 3 matchup against the IronBirds after fighting tooth-and-nail for runs this past series. Timely hitting, solid pitching, and help from a pair of Aberdeen errors helped secure Auburn it’s 8-2 rubber game win over the Iron Birds. There was no shortage of big hits for Auburn throughout the afternoon. After two walks... more

Doubledays drop series opener to Scrappers

Published: 07/18/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Doubledays’ offense folded under pressure in a series that could ultimately determine first place in the Pinckney Division. Auburn only managed to tally three runs on 10 hits – with three errors made by their opposition – in a 5-3 loss to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. The Doubledays struck early and put up a two-spot in the first inning... more

Doubledays drop 2nd in a row to 1st place Mahoning Valley

Published: 07/19/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Doubledays couldn’t ask for a better start against the Scrappers with a 4-run inning – highlighted by a Jamori Blash three-run home run – gave Auburn a commanding lead to start off the contest and hinted at big things to come in the game from the Doubledays bats. But Auburn quickly learned: It’s not how you start. It’s how... more

Auburn bats come alive in win over Scrappers

Published: 07/20/2018 @ 08:00 am

Doubledays starter Tim Cate – after three solid innings of work to start the game – began to struggle in his fourth inning of work against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. He was entering uncharted territory as his longest outing to that point had been 3.1 innings, and, pitching in Auburn for the first time in his four starts, it appeared... more

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s long strange trip to the NFL

Published: 07/20/2018 @ 08:00 am

No one actually goes to Firebaugh, California, just to go there. Most likely, if you’re in Firebaugh, you were on your way to or from someplace else and your GPS went haywire and diverted you off Interstate 5 — which runs north-south through the spine of the state, about 20 miles to the west of the two-stoplight town where Buffalo... more

Doubledays pitching staff shuts down State College Spikes

Published: 07/21/2018 @ 08:00 am

Aaron Fletcher, Colin Morse and Angel Guillen combined to throw a three-hitter in the Auburn Doubledays’ 4-0 victory over the State College Spikes at Lubrano Park Friday. Fletcher gave up a one hit and a walk over the first three innings before Colin Morse tossed a perfect fourth. Angel Guillen earned the victory by striking out four and allowing two... more

Mets top Yankees in return to diamond; Syndergaard exits with ‘dead arm’

Published: 07/21/2018 @ 08:00 am

Yoenis Cespedes homered in his second at-bat after missing nearly 10 weeks on the DL, and the Mets held on to secure a win for Noah Syndergaard, who worked five innings before exiting with arm fatigue. Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman each worked two frames to hold off the Yankees as trade rumors swirled around closer Jeurys Familia. After the... more

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