Sports

Finally, fall

Published on Mon, 08/19/2019 - 4:05pm
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Excitement filled the air as the Park High School football team took to the practice field for their first outdoor practice of the year Friday afternoon.   

The first practices mark the end of the offseason and the official start to the fall sports season. 

Jack Gauthier has been here before. The linebacker and tight end is one of only a few seniors on the Park football team. Although he’s enthused that practices have begun, Gauthier said he’s ready for what’s to come.

“It gets me really excited for the first game to start,” he said.

Livingston HealthCare, city partner for Trails RX run

Published on Mon, 08/19/2019 - 4:01pm
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The 2019 Livingston Trails RX 5K run takes place at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24 at Livingston HealthCare. 

For the sixth year, Livingston HealthCare is partnering with the Livingston Recreation Department to host the run.

“We love working and partnering with the city of Livingston parks and rec,” said LHC Communications Manager Whitney Harris. “It’s been a fun way for us to promote community involvement in health and wellness.”

Clemson No. 1 in preseason Top 25 poll

Published on Mon, 08/19/2019 - 3:58pm

Cross off another milestone for Clemson, college football’s newest superpower.

For the first time, the defending national champion Tigers are No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 presented by Regions Bank . The Tigers won the program’s second national title in three seasons behind freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence in January. Clemson now can claim equal standing with Alabama at the top of the sport.

Raiders GM to absent Brown: Time to be ‘All in or all out’

Published on Mon, 08/19/2019 - 3:57pm
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Oakland Raiders general manager Mike Mayock told disgruntled receiver Antonio Brown it’s time to decide whether he’s “all in or all out” about playing this season after losing a fight with the NFL and NFLPA over his helmet.

Mayock issued a statement to reporters that the Raiders released in a video on Twitter expressing his frustration that Brown didn’t participate in practice Sunday despite being healed from the frost-bitten feet that have sidelined him for most of training camp.

Teeing off

Published on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 12:01pm
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After a long and unseasonably rainy summer, the Park High School golf team is celebrating a fall sports season with promising weather. The team held tryouts Thursday morning at the

Tsai buys rest of Nets, Barclays from Prokhorov

Published on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 12:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Tsai has agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center from Mikhail Prokhorov in deals that two people with

Kyler Murray struggles as Raiders roll past Cardinals

Published on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 12:00am

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — If the realities of facing an NFL defense that turned up its pass rush, and dealing with penalties, missed receivers and an interpretation of the rules

Lakers’ Cousins tears ACL, awaiting surgery

Published on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 12:00am

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins is facing rehab from another major injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have endured their first big problem of a season with championship

Harper hits grand slam in 9th, Phillies rally past Cubs 7-5

Published on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 12:00am
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper knows everyone in the dugout and ballpark expects him to get clutch hits in moments just like this. Boy, he crushed it. Harper blasted a

SPORTS SHORTS

Published on Fri, 08/16/2019 - 12:00am

Tennessee to sell alcoholic beverages at home football games KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is the latest Southeastern Conference school to sell alcoholic beverages at upcoming home football games. School