Astros’ Altuve homers in first 3 at-bats against Rangers, gets 4 in a row overall

Altuve is the first Houston player with consecutive multi-homer games since Richard Hidalgo in 2000. ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Altuve homered in his first three at-bats for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, starting with a pair off Nathan Eovaldi in the All-Star right-hander’s return from the injured list. Houston’s star … Read more

Arizona Coyotes co-owner’s case dismissed

Andrew Barroway was arrested for a strangulation charge, police said. The National Hockey League then suspended the minority owner of the Arizona Coyotes. ASPEN, Colo. — Editor’s Note: The domestic violence case against Andrew Barroway, co-owner of the Arizona Coyotes, was recently dismissed in Colorado. Full story here. Andrew L. Barroway, the co-owner of the … Read more

Fan ejected from US Open match after German player said the man used language from Hitler’s regime

“He just said the most famous Hitler phrase there is in this world,” Zverev told the umpire. “It’s not acceptable.” NEW YORK — A fan was ejected from a U.S. Open tennis match early Tuesday morning after German player Alexander Zverev complained the man used language from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime. Zverev, the No. 12 seed, … Read more

Sochan pleads innocence about Spurs’ Wembanyama’s new colorful hair

“I think it’s cool,” said Spurs’ Sochan about Wembanyama’s new hair color. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama opened eyes recently when he revealed a new-look hair color. A purple streak cuts across his head with the remaining portion blonde. Immediately, fans looked in the direction of Jeremy Sochan (who is known … Read more