Nine-inning games in the World Series averaged 3 hours, 1 minute, the fastest since 1996, according to Elias Sports Bureau data, showing an immediate payoff on Major League Baseball’s installation of a pitch clock this season.
The No. 1 pick is posting defensive highlights every night and has the numbers to back up Defensive Player of the Year buzz, but the Spurs team defense isn’t getting any better yet.
Coach Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes, after shaking off a slow start to defeat Rutgers on the road Saturday, remained in the College Football Playoff’s top spot this week, followed by Georgia, Michigan and Florida State.
Linebacker Blake Martinez, who announced his unretirement earlier this year amid a Pokémon card scandal, was signed to the Panthers’ practice squad Tuesday.