6/21/2021 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – Play Ball! Minnesota and the Minnesota All Sports Alliance are proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Play Ball! Minnesota Mr. Baseball and Ms. Softball awards. Mr. Baseball is Noah Bush, a right-handed pitcher and shortstop from Howard Lake-Waverly High School […]

June 19th, 2021 Willians Astudillo optioned to Triple-A St. Paul ARLINGTON, TX – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have returned outfielder Byron Buxton from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 10-day Injured List. Buxton has missed the last 40 games with a right hip […]

June 19th, 2021 Club to recognize their beloved bench coach, who passed away from cancer in March, prior to Monday’s game with the Cincinnati Reds and manager David Bell, Mike’s brother MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – The Minnesota Twins today announced plans to honor the life and […]

Gilberto Celestino optioned to Triple-A St. Paul ARLINGTON, TX – The Minnesota Twins announced on June 18 that they have returned outfielder Max Kepler from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the 10-day Injured List. Kepler, who missed the Twins’ last 17 games with a left hamstring […]

MINNESOTA TWINS (30-41) vs. CINCINNATI REDS (35-35) MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2021 – 7:10 P.M. (CT) – TV: BALLY SPORTS NORTH / RADIO: TIBN, WCCO, THE WOLF LHP J.A. Happ (3-3, 6.12) vs. RHP Tyler Mahle (7-2, 3.39) GAME 72 HOME GAME 36 Upcoming Probable Pitchers […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS On Sunday, June 21, 1964, Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched the seventh perfect game in Major League Baseball history, defeating the New York Mets 6-0 in the first game of a doubleheader at Shea Stadium. A father of seven children at the time, Bunning pitched his perfect game on Father’s Day. One of Bunning’s […]

JUNE 19, 2021 Arizona (45-17) VS Vanderbilt (46-15) OMAHA, Neb. — Jayson Gonzalez snuck a one-out, RBI single through the middle with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th giving Vanderbilt a 7-6 win over Arizona at the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. The Commodores (46-15) next […]

6/19/2021  W: Reid Johnston (9-3) L: Brendan Beck (9-2) S: Evan Justice (12) North Carolina State BATTING 2B: Tyler McDonough 1; Luca Tresh 1; Vojtech Mensik 1 HR: Jonny Butler 1; Devonte Brown 1 RBI: Tyler McDonough 1; Jonny Butler 5; Luca Tresh 1; Devonte Brown 1; Vojtech Mensik 2 BASERUNNING: RUNS: Austin […]

GAME NOTES: *In postgame ceremonies, they closed the stadium to music by the group Semisonic “Closing Time” *Saturday was the 14th Wedding Anniversary of Andrea and Caleb Porter. *Saad Abdul-Salaam, entered the game in the 2nd half giving him his 100th MLS appearance. *The first […]

NEW YORK (June 19, 2021) – Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin is the 2020-21 recipient of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability,” as selected by the Professional Hockey […]

June 18, 2021 NORMAN — Oklahoma head softball coach Patty Gasso announced the addition of graduate transfer right-handed pitcher Hope Trautwein from the University of North Texas on Friday. “We’re extremely excited to add Hope Trautwein to this pitching staff,” said Gasso. “She brings experience and leadership, which […]

June 13, 2021 NORMAN – Oklahoma softball senior Jocelyn Alo has been named the Jim Thorpe Oklahoma Athlete of the Year, the Oklahoma District of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced Saturday.  The award was determined by the Oklahoma AAU executive committee and considered nominations of amateur athletes […]

June 10, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY — Rewriting the Division I softball record book this season would have meant nothing had Oklahoma failed to win the national title in the final chapter. The top-seeded Sooners indeed closed the book at the Women’s College World Series by claiming […]

Grammy Nominated Trio to Play First Show at Sycuan Stage in Gallagher Square Since 2019 SAN DIEGO – Texas-based country trio Midland will perform at Petco Park’s Sycuan Stage in Gallagher Square on Wednesday, June 30th, the San Diego Padres & Outriders Present announced today. The […]

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres coaching staffs for their minor league affiliates for the 2021 season are the following. In El Paso, Edwin Rodriguez returns for his fifth year in the Padres organization, and 2020 would have marked his second at the helm […]

Petco Launches Strategic Partnership with Players and Pet Parents Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. SAN DIEGO, – Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOOF), a complete partner in pet health and wellness, and the San Diego Padres today announced they have agreed to extend […]

SAN DIEGO PADRES COMMUNICATIONS100 PARK BLVD • PETCO PARK • SAN DIEGO, CA • 92101 San Diego Padres 41-32 vs. Cincinnati Reds 35-34 Sunday, June 20, 2021 1:10 PM PT Petco Park, San Diego, California RHP Dinelson Lamet (1-2, 3.33 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Castillo […]

FATHER’S DAY Like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day has a modern origin. The idea came to Mrs. John Dodd as she sat listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Her father, William Smart, had raised his children alone on his Washington farm after his wife […]

After a three-week break since their last outing, Chicago Fire FC return to action tonight as they take on the Columbus Crew in the last-ever match Historic Crew Stadium. In front of what will likely be a full capacity crowd for the occasion, the Fire […]

LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING The Crew and Chicago Fire FC met twice during the 2020 MLS regular-season. The Black & Gold hosted Chicago on August 20 at Historic Crew Stadium and recorded a 3-0 win, with goals scored by Derrick Etienne Jr., Darlington Nagbe, and Gyasi […]