Astros demote Ken Giles to Triple-A a day after apparent tiff with manager A.J. Hinch

Ken Giles is going to have to learn to watch his words in Fresno.

Alex Bregman drove in a run from second on a ball that traveled maybe five feet from home plate, and the Astros walked it off against the A’s on Tuesday night thanks to one of the dumbest and most random game-ending plays you will ever see.Read more…

This week, esports host Frankie Ward won “Presenter of the Year” at the UK Esports Awards, and she used her acceptance speech to make a pledge: “There is no room for homophobic or racist or misogynist language in the esports industry.” Her pledge follows on the heels of a week-long debate among esports stars and…Read more…

Rickie Fowler won the Scottish Open in 2015.

Yet another NFL team official flexed his muscle behind a Supreme Court nominee. It’s another example of the league declaring that the owners make the rules, and the players obey them — period.

The heatwave is over. The hot summer romance with Russia 2018 has ended in a brutal, painful defeat to Croatia and the heart-breaking realisation that no, it’s not coming home.

Immediately after England scored in the fifth minute of today’s World Cup semifinal, it seemed like they’d cruise to a comfortable win over a clearly exhausted Croatia side that was running on fumes.Read more…

Patrick Reed has saved his best golf for the biggest events this year, and will try to continue his form at this week’s Scottish Open.

Croatia have made one change to the team that beat Russia for the World Cup semi-final against England, but Sime Vrsaljko is fit to start.