Preview: Westerly softball | Latest Sports

Preview: Westerly softball | Latest Sports

Head coach: Chris Luppe (17th season). Assistant coaches: Tony Walsh, Josh Arnold, Craig D’Ortona, Miranda Carreiro, Samantha Money. Last season: Westerly finished 13-10 overall and 12-4 in Division II. The Bulldogs won its opening state tournament game over Johnston before falling to East Greenwich and Woonsocket in the double-elimination tourney. Returning to varsity: Seniors: Sophia … Read more

Preview: Westerly baseball | Latest Sports

Preview: Westerly baseball | Latest Sports

Head coach: Ron Sposato Jr. (9th season) Assistant Coaches: Bob Shaffer, Jake Garro, Luke Gentile, Jake Madnick, Dan Crowley, Josh Beland Last year: Westerly finished 14-13 overall and 11-7 in Division II. The Bulldogs lost in the Final 4 to eventual state champion East Providence. Returning to varsity: Seniors: Jack Tenuta (P-OF, captain), Drew Bozek … Read more

Rays will play on new artificial turf at Tropicana Field

Rays will play on new artificial turf at Tropicana Field

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When you come to Tropicana Field for a Tampa Bay Rays game this season, you will see a major change. For the first time at The Trop, fans will see a striped field. The turf will resemble a mowed grass field. Rubber pellets are being substituted for coconut husks in the … Read more

London’s new sports complex will bring more than just wins to the Pirates

London’s new sports complex will bring more than just wins to the Pirates

London ISD unveiled their new sports complex Project was made possible with the passage of a $15.1 million bond proposition Football and soccer field has been in use. Baseball and softball fields are ready to host games. The London Pirates were able to showcase their football field, also used for soccer, back in the fall … Read more

Bob Melvin’s anthem edict is thinly veiled political statement

Bob Melvin’s anthem edict is thinly veiled political statement

After making it known that he wants players to have “a voice” in a volatile Election Year, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell still had six months before preseason games started in which he didn’t have to worry about any potential on-field demonstrations. But thanks to new San Francisco Giants skipper Bob Melvin, all of the present … Read more

MLB see-through pants: Players react to the new uniform

MLB see-through pants: Players react to the new uniform

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — MLB’s new uniform reveal hasn’t gone very well. Now some of the rampant criticism has moved below the belt. Major League Baseball Players Association deputy executive director Bruce Meyer confirmed on Thursday that the organization is relaying concerns from players to MLB about the new pants, which are somewhat see-through. The … Read more

Jose Altuve signs contract extension with Astros

Jose Altuve signs contract extension with Astros

Jose Altuve signs contract extension with Astros \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The Astros signed Altuve to a four-year, $12.5 million extension in 2013, then to a five-year, $151 million deal in March 2018. Altuve, general manager Dana Brown, manager Joe Espada and Altuve’s agent, Scott Boras, will discuss the deal at a press conference Wednesday morning at Minute Maid … Read more