Ronald Blum

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Ecuador advances to World Cup knockout rounds, beats Germany 2-1 on Plata's 77th-minute goal - AP News

Sports June 27, 2026

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) A little flick of Gonzalo Platas big toe helped Ecuador make a great escape. Plata poked the ball past Manuel Neuer in the 77th minute and lifted Ecuador to a come-from-beοΏ½...

Matt Crocker quits as US Soccer Federation sporting director 2 months before World Cup - AP News

Sports April 16, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) Matt Crocker quit as sporting director of the U.S. Soccer Federation on Tuesday, just two months ahead of the World Cup, to take a new job in Saudi Arabia. The USSF said Crocker was leοΏ½...

Mike Trout vs. Aaron Judge turns into starry slugfest of 3-time MVPs as Yankees edge Angels 11-10 - AP News

Sports April 15, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) Mike Trout and Aaron Judge turned their baseball game into a heavyweight slugfest Monday night. Trouts second home run of the game bounced off the back wall behind the Angels bullpen iοΏ½...

Carlos BeltrΓ‘n and Andruw Jones elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame - AP News

Sports January 22, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) Carlos BeltrΓ‘n fielded a question about the impact of his role in the Houston Astros cheating scandal as deftly as he grabbed so many balls hit to him in center field. Theres no doubt ...

Hall of Fame chair thinks Bonds, Clemens denied entry by committee for same views held by writers - AP News

Sports December 10, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) With Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens facing only one more chance under the current rules to get into baseballs Hall of Fame, the Hall chairman thinks they were turned down because coοΏ½...

Jeff Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame, which again keeps doors shut for Bonds and Clemens - AP News

Sports December 9, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Elected to baseballs Hall of Fame more than 17 years after his final game, Jeff Kent couldnt control his emotions. Absolutely unprepared. Emotionally unstable, he said after SundaοΏ½...

Blue Jays and free-agent pitcher Dylan Cease agree to $210 million, 7-year deal, AP source says - AP News

Sports November 28, 2025

Free-agent pitcher Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $210 million, seven-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. TheοΏ½...