Sports

Kershaw passes Koufax on wins list

Published on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 12:00am
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — As good as he felt last week in Miami striking out 10 in seven scoreless innings, Clayton Kershaw felt equally as bad back home at Dodger

Mets manager Mickey Callaway faces former Indians boss

Published on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 4:05pm
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(AP) — A look at what’s happening around the majors today:

 

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Steelers WR Johnson dedicates rookie year to late coach Drake

Published on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 4:02pm

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson is dedicating his rookie season to Darryl Drake.

Drake died a week ago and Johnson honored the Steelers’ former wide receivers coach with his first NFL touchdown reception in Pittsburgh’s second preseason game, a home victory Saturday against Kansas City.

“That touchdown was for Coach Drake,” Johnson said. “Every touchdown I score this year is going to be for him.”

Dolphins’ Kenny Stills objects to comments by Jay-Z about NFL deal

Published on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 4:01pm

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills objected Monday to recent comments from rapper Jay-Z about social activism by current and former NFL players, including Colin Kaepernick.

Jay-Z and the league last week announced a partnership he characterized as a progressive step to carry on the campaign that Kaepernick began by kneeling during the national anthem to bring attention to police brutality and racial division.

Stills said he isn’t so sure the Jay-Z partnership represents progress.

Ryan Davis, Jacob Hadley among retooled yet unproven tight end group at Montana State

Published on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 4:01pm

BOZEMAN — Junior tight end Ryan Davis is the latest in a line of siblings to matriculate from Billings Skyview High School to Montana State. Notable on that list is older brother Leo, who was a standout right tackle as the Bobcats became playoff regulars in the early part of this decade under previous coach Rob Ash.

But Ryan Davis is carving out his own path with the Bobcats, and now has an important role as part of a reworked tight end group looking to help diversify Montana State’s offense.

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