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Shohei Ohtani hit his 43rd HR of the year against the Los Angeles Angels. <

NEW YORK — Nearly six years ago, Pete Alonso stood alone in baseball history.  On a warm and pleasant late September evening in New York, the Mets first baseman slammed his 53rd home run of the 2019 season and snapped a tie with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge to become the first major league rookie to…

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Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer says he has never gambled, and the school says there is no NCAA investigation after a recent report showed Mateer twice paid someone on Venmo in 2022 for “sports gambling.” “The allegations that I once participated in sports gambling are false,” Mateer said in a statement Tuesday on social media. “My…

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso hit his 253rd career homer on Tuesday night, breaking the franchise record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years. The 30-year-old Alonso drove a 95.1 mph fastball from Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider just over the wall in right-center for a two-run shot in the third inning. Alonso’s 27th…

Video Details Fresh off his Watkins Glen victory, Shane van Gisbergen joins Mamba Smith for this week’s Victory Lap on Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour. SVG opens up about the conversations surrounding his road course dominance and oval track challenges, and shares what has made him so successful in his first full NASCAR season. They also…

Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained left shoulder. The move, retroactive to Monday, comes after the left-hander reported shoulder discomfort before Monday’s game against the Boston Red Sox. “It’s (a) punch in the gut,” manager Joe Espada said.. “But … he’s seeing doctors right…

Texas is an underdog against Ohio State despite being the #1 overall team in the nation. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes ask if this is disrespectful to the Longhorns. <

Aaron Rodgers didn’t just change teams this offseason: he changed helmets, too. After wearing the Schutt Air XP Pro Q11 LTD for the first 20 years of his NFL career, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback had to switch to the Schutt Air XP Pro VTD II with his previous helmet failing to meet newfound safety standards….