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Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah "Pumpsie" Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85. Continue to Article

July 18, 2019 11:02:am EST

The San Francisco Giants completed a sweep of the Colorado Rockies to complicate the National League (NL) West in MLB. With San Francisco's 11-8 win over the Rockies on Wednesday, the Giants swept a four-game series over Colorado and are now a half-game up on the Rockies for third in the West. Even more complicated, San Francisco are 2.5 games out of the second wildcard spot in the NL, and if they really wanted to, they could consider buying and getting into the race in Farhan Zaidi's first year running the organisation. Continue to Article

July 18, 2019 1:45:am EST

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. NFL notebook: Falcons sign LB Jones to hefty extension The Atlanta Falcons signed linebacker Deion Jones to a four-year extension on Wednesday, putting him under contract through 2023. Jones' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told multiple media outlets the extension is worth $57 million with $34 million guaranteed for injury. Continue to Article

July 18, 2019 12:57:am EST

Padres rookie right-hander Chris Paddack had a no-hitter through seven innings before giving up a home run in San Diego's 3-2 win over the host Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Starlin Castro homered to lead off the eighth for Miami's first hit. Paddack (6-4) allowed the one hit over 7 2/3 innings. Continue to Article

July 18, 2019 12:55:am EST

The 2019 season is just past the halfway point but it is probably safe to say it is already one that Toronto Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez would like to forget. Sanchez has struggled mightily at times this season, and with Wednesday night's loss to the Boston Red Sox he etched his name in the Blue Jays franchise record book in infamous fashion. It was the 10th straight loss in 10 starts for the 27-year-old, making him the first player in team history to succumb to that fate, a mark in the record book he would surely rather do without. Continue to Article

July 17, 2019 11:46:pm EST