Nathan Eovaldi — remember him? — pitched eight shutout innings, and Boston held on in a tense ninth inning to beat the Yankees in a third straight game.
Right now, the Red Sox are 1 and the Yankees are 1A. But the gap between them has been growing. Credit Boston’s ability to score runs and avoid strikeouts.
The Oakland A’s are planning to disrupt the traditional season-ticket model next season, allowing fans to buy access to all 81 home games without committing to a seat.
Pitching against his hometown team, Wheeler matched a season high with nine strikeouts over seven innings of three-hit ball and extended his shutout streak to 17 innings.
Ray Lewis, one of eight inductees this year, said at Saturday’s ceremony: “Look at what unites us — the answer is simple, love. Hope, faith and love, and the greatest is love.”
Meyer, the Ohio State football coach, told the news media last week that he had long been unaware of accusations that assistant coach Zach Smith had assaulted his wife in 2015.
Swimming pools, which exploded in popularity a century ago, are supposed to be places to relax, but black Americans have long faced harassment and violence there.
By NIRAJ CHOKSHI
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They’re great apart but even better together. Taurasi and Griner have spent years tailoring their games to each other, and another championship for the Phoenix Mercury may be the reward.
In his job as taxidermist for the festival of San Fermín, known for its running of the bulls, José Luis Martín Moro turns the slain animals into trophies for a diverse clientele.
This month, a New York woman will try to become the fastest person to complete six marathon swims on six continents. Then she has to get back to her day job.
