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One-on-one with San Antonio Missions pitcher and San Diego Padres prospect Alek Jacob
The Missions third year minor league pitcher continues to progress. KSAT 12 Sports producer Daniel P. Villanueva caught up with Jacob to talk about his opportunity with the Missions, his unique style of pitching and playing in the Texas League.
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Claressa Shields fighting for gender equality for women boxers
Claressa Shields is perhaps in the prime of her career, establishing a big enough name as a two-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion in three weight classes to headline the first boxing card in the six-year history of Little Caesars Arena in the Motor City.
Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 of the title series on Thursday night.
NBA planning to announce latest Ja Morant decision after Finals, Silver says
The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday.
Churchill Downs implements safety, performance standards to address recent spate of horse deaths
Horse racing’s oversight authority and Churchill Downs have each announced additional safety and health initiatives in the wake of 12 recent deaths since late April at the home of the Kentucky Derby.
Referee Eric Lewis not selected to work NBA Finals while league looks into tweets
Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees from online complaints.
Ohtani homers twice, including career longest at 459 feet, Angels beat White Sox 12-5
Shohei Ohtani homered in consecutive innings, including a 459-foot drive that was the longest of his Major League Baseball career, and drove in four runs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox 12-5.
Boerne, Boerne Champion baseball teams both to play for regional championship
Boerne will play the defending 4A state champion Sinton Pirates in the UIL Class 4A Regional final, and Boerne Champion will take on Leander Rouse in the UIL Class 5A regional finale. Both series are best-of-three and will begin on Thursday.
Djokovic struggles for set at French Open after government official critiques Kosovo comments
Novak Djokovic refrained from any political messages at the French Open after a second-round victory that was a struggle for a set, hours after a government minister criticized the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s comments about clashes in Kosovo as “not appropriate.”.
A's score winning run on a Braves fielding error for 2nd 2-game win streak of season
Seth Brown scored on a fielding error by Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley in the ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Braves 2-1 on Tuesday night, recording consecutive victories for the second time this season.
Djokovic draws criticism from Kosovo tennis federation for comments at French Open
Novak Djokovic has drawn criticism from Kosovo’s tennis federation — but not from French Open organizers — after offering his thoughts on clashes in northern Kosovo between ethnic Serbs and police and NATO peacekeepers.
Saban says current track in college football will lead to less competitive balance
Alabama coach Nick Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships.