Four Page players were named to the All-Section teams for Division III, Section I baseball, Page coach Alex Randel announced Monday.
Shortstop Tyler Janes was named to the first team, and pitcher Carson Wright, second baseman C.J. Ripka and first baseman Denton Siebrecht were named to the second team. Page was the 14th seed in D-III and defeated Snowflake in the first round and lost to eventual state champion Fountain Hills in the second round.
Shohei Ohtani became a two-way All-Star for the third straight year when he was picked for the American League pitching staff, and eight Atlanta Braves were chosen for the July 11 game in Seattle — the most of any team since 2012. Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., shortstop Orlando Arcia and catcher Sean Murphy were elected to the National League starting lineup by fans. They will be joined by five picks voted by fellow players: starting pitchers Spencer Strider and Bryce Elder, first baseman Matt Olson, second baseman Ozzie Albies and third baseman Austin Riley. Read moreOhtani becomes 2-way All-Star for 3rd straight year; 8 Braves selected for July 11 game
Continental took down Page 13-1 in four innings at Flagstaff’s Mark Grace Field Saturday night to advance to the District 1 Little League Majors final stage, where the district’s top four rema… Read moreContinental LL takes down Page 13-1 to advance in tourney
The Rangers' Corey Seager was among four Texas player elected to the MLB All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday. Read moreRangers White Sox Baseball
The Angels' Mike Trout was picked to his 11th Major League All-Star Game Thursday. The game is slated for July 11 at Seattle's T-Mobile Park. Read moreWhite Sox Angels Baseball
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout has been elected to his 11th All-Game and four Texas Rangers were chosen by fans for the American League's lineup for the July 11 game at Seattle's T-Mobile Park. Trout was voted to start for the 10th time and will be joined in the AL lineup by teammate Shohei Ohtani, who last week was chosen at designated hitter as the league's top-vote getter in the first round. Nine first-time starters were picked by fans, including three Rangers: catcher Jonah Heim, shortstop Corey Seager and third baseman Josh Jung. Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien was chosen for his second start. Read moreTrout elected to 11th All-Star Game, 4 Rangers to start
The Texas Rangers are the only one of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball that aren't hosting Pride Night during a game in June as part of Pride Month. The Rangers say they are committed to making everyone feel welcome at all games. The team plays in a state where conservative lawmakers passed several bills in this year’s legislative session to crack down on LBGTQ+ rights. The Houston Astros hosted a Pride Night this week. Houston is one of the Democratic strongholds in Texas. Read moreWhy are the Texas Rangers the only MLB team without a Pride Night?
Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman says the 25-game suspension the NBA slapped guard Ja Morant with "was appropriate." The GM also said Thursday night after the NBA draft that it's up to Morant to change the behavior that led to two suspensions in four months. Kleiman is the first team official to publicly discuss Morant's situation and the NBA's latest punishment of the two-time All-Star for flashing a gun on social media after the season. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the latest suspension June 16 and made clear Morant must stop his "alarming" habit of flashing guns on social media. Read moreGrizzlies GM: Time for Morant to change his behavior
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant handles the ball during the first half of an April 26 NBA playoff game in Memphis, Tenn. Read morePaul Newberry Morant Basketball
Grand Canyon's Homer Bush Jr. bats during the team's March 14 college baseball game against New Mexico in Phoenix. Read moreDraft Black Players Baseball
The percentage of Black players in Major League Baseball has been on the decline for decades, but prospects at MLB's Draft Combine this week think that may soon change. Several highly touted Black players are hoping to become the next Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts or Andrew McCutchen. A recent study from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida found Black players represented just 6.2% of players on MLB opening day rosters, down from last year's previous record low of 7.2%. But four of the first five players picked in last summer's amateur draft were Black for the first time. Black catching prospect Zion Rose says "we're starting to come through." Read moreMLB hopes grassroots efforts draw in more Black US players
TCU used a four-run fifth inning to take control of the game and went on to beat Oral Roberts 6-1 in a College World Series elimination game. The Horned Frogs will play Florida next and would need to beat the No. 1 national seed Wednesday and again Thursday to reach the best-of-three finals. TCU avenged Friday’s 6-5 loss to the Golden Eagles. Read moreTCU ends Oral Roberts' surprising run at College World Series
Chase Burns pitched six shutout innings in relief of Chase Dollander, Tennessee manufactured two runs to break a tie in the seventh, and the Volunteers knocked Stanford out of the College World Series with a 6-4 victory. Tennessee ended a six-game CWS losing streak dating to 2001 and plays Tuesday against the loser of the Monday night game between No. 1 national seed Wake Forest and No. 5 LSU. Read moreBurns' dominant relief outing carries Tennessee over Stanford in CWS
Juneteenth flag designer Ben Haith waves while standing on the mound at Fenway Park before throwing a ceremonial first pitch before a New York Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday… Read moreJuneteenth Celebrations Baseball
The Boston Red Sox are among the teams in major league baseball commemorating Juneteenth. The Red Sox honored Ben Haith before the second game of their doubleheader against the New York Yankees on Sunday. He's the designer of the red and blue Juneteenth flag with an exploding white star. Haith threw out a ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park and said he felt like he was "living a miracle." Read moreRed Sox, Nationals, A's among MLB teams commemorating Juneteenth