Baseball is simply a different sport at Coors Field. That worked out to the Colorado Rockies’ benefit on Friday, in one of the wildest games of the year.

The Rockies trailed 9-0 after the top of the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. They trailed 16-12 after the top of the ninth. And yet, they won 17-16.

Center fielder Brenton Doyle supplied the final blow, clubbing a walk-off, two-run homer off Pirates reliever Dennis Santana.

In total, the game saw 33 runs, 40 hits, 13 extra-base hits, 14 walks and 56 total bases. Per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, it was only the third time of MLB’s divisional era (since 1969) that a team won after trailing by at least nine in the first inning, joining the 1989 Philadelphia Phillies and 2006 Cleveland Indians.

Here’s what that looks like, in graph form:

After the Pirates’ nine-run first inning, the Rockies slowly chipped their way back, though the Pirates remained in seemingly safe territory with back-to-back three-run innings in the fourth and fifth. The Rockies were down by seven entering the eighth inning, with homers from Yanquiel Fernández and Hunter Goodman getting them within striking range for Doyle’s heroics.

It had been a brutal season for the Rockies this year and for Doyle in particular. While a gifted fielder, he entered the game hitting a woeful .216/.263/.328 despite the Coors bump and would have likely been demoted from the regular lineup had he played for nearly other team. By wRC+, which weighs offensive contributions and adjusts for park, he was literally the worst offensive qualified player in the majors entering Friday.

Now he and the Rockies have a very real highlight. The win improves their record to 29-80, which is still MLB’s worst mark, but they are no longer on pace to break the losses record set by last year’s Chicago White Sox.

The New York Yankees’ trade deadline haul got off to the most brutal start imaginable on Friday, with four different acquisitions combining to blow seven runs’ worth of leads.

The club acquired a trio of relievers at the deadline Thursday, bringing in David Bednar from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Jake Bird from the Colorado Rockies and Camilo Doval from the San Francisco Giants. They also brought in a few position players, including Tampa Bay Rays utility man José Caballero. All four made their Yankees debut the next day against the Miami Marlins.

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With a 9-4 lead in place when Bird took the mound in the seventh inning, it should have been a low-stress way for the right-hander to introduce himself to his new fans. Unfortunately, he got into a one-out, bases-loaded jam with Miami’s lone All-Star, Kyle Stowers, due up.

It did not end well for Bird.

Stowers’ grand slam cut the Yankees’ lead to one, prompting manager Aaron Boone to pull him for Bednar, who was one of the top relievers in the National League at the time of his trade.

Bednar got the second out, then allowed a game-tying homer from Javier Sanoja.

The damage kept coming after that, with three straight hits from Jakob Marsee, Xavier Edwards and Agustín Ramírez adding a go-ahead run before a Heriberto Hernandez pop-out ended the inning.

Fortunately for the new Yankees, an Anthony Volpe homer tied the game again in the eighth inning and a ninth-inning rally gave them a two-run lead. Two more trade deadline acquisitions, third baseman Ryan McMahon and Caballero, scored those ninth-inning runs.

Tempting fate, the Yankees brought in their third new reliever, Doval, to close out the game. He also got into trouble, allowing two runners to reach base before this single to Xavier Edwards — a single that evaded the glove of Caballero to score both runners.

“You get to a point where you just can’t make this up,” Yankees broadcaster Paul O’Neill said after the error. “It’s like a Little League game going on out here.”

One batter later, Ramírez delivered the inevitable walk-off hit in a 13-12 Marlins win. It was the first time since 1940 the Yankees scored at least 12 runs on the road and lost, per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press.

The full damage from the Yankees’ new-look bullpen:

The Yankees were one of most aggressive buyers at the deadline, especially in the relief market due to a bullpen that entered Friday ranked 20th in MLB in ERA at 4.19. A bad day for four of the seven guys acquired to fix those issues doesn’t automatically mean that effort was a favor, but it’s certainly not a good start.

The Prosecution Office of the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) denounced Bruno Henrique, Flamengo’s striker, for manipulating results on this Friday (1).

Information from the Uol portal.

The Prosecution Office of the entity had until the next day 6 to manifest itself after having concluded the report on the case.

He runs the risk of being suspended for up to two years for having forced a yellow card in a duel against Santos, in the 2023 Brasileirão.

There is still no date for the trial.

The complaint is based on the evidence of the criminal lawsuit filed against Bruno Henrique, who, according to prints of conversations attached, would have made it clear to his brother Wander Nunes Pinto Junior when he would take the card that would leave him suspended.

Wander, then, confirms that he will make bets on a betting site after such privileged information.

Bruno Henrique was denounced based on two articles of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD): 243 (1st paragraph) and 243-A.

Article 243 deals with “acting deliberately, in a way that is detrimental to the team being defended“. And there is the aggravation of having taken financial advantage. The predicted punishment ranges from 360 to 720 days.

The second article talks about “acting, in a way contrary to sports ethics, with the purpose of influencing the result of a match, test or equivalent“. With a penalty that ranges from 12 to 24 matches.

There is a possibility that the 34-year-old player will have a preventive suspension requested by Luis Otávio Veríssimo Teixeira, the president of the STJD.

Bruno Henrique was preserved in the duel against Atlético-MG on the last Thursday (31). And he is quoted to return to Flamengo’s starting team on Sunday (3), against Ceará.

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The Lake Mary Little League All-Stars advance to the Southeast Regional semifinals after a 10-0 victory over West Virginia on Friday.

The game ended after Lake Mary scored their 10th run in the fifth inning, enforcing the mercy rule.

The mercy rule takes place if there is a 15-run lead after three innings or a 10-run lead after four innings, thus ending the game.

Lake Mary plays its next game on Sunday at 2 p.m. against the winner of South Carolina vs. Alabama.

Shedeur Sanders had interesting changes at Browns camp originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The largest NFL offseason story continues to gain steam.

On Tuesday, Browns owner Jimmy Haslam confirmed the drafting of Shedeur Sanders was a decision made by GM Andrew Berry. Right about the time the national debate shows were beginning to claim Shedeur won’t see quality reps, he was out on the main field in Berea, Ohio doing exactly what they said wouldn’t happen. Sanders took reps with the first team on Wednesday.

To be clear, he led the second-team offense against the first-team defense. A distinction some media circles are using to discredits the reps. For most minicamps and the first half of training camp, teams will often set up team periods to favor one side or the other.

This was especially true when Shedeur went 8-of-11 with three touchdowns during a team period in mandatory minicamp. It was a good performance, but within a team period focusing on red zone execution with the intention of putting the defense on its heels.

Sanders, while running the two’s offense, did so against full speed Myles Garrett, Denzel Ward and Grant Delpit. All cemented starters and Pro Bowlers. Andrew Siciliano, the play-by-play voice of the Browns, countered that idea today on 92.3 the Fan in Cleveland.

“You’ve got Myles Garrett coming around the edge, yes, absolutely that is a first-team rep.”

Both Sanders and Dillon Gabriel are learning to play a different version of the position they were accustomed to playing in college. With Pickett nursing a hamstring injury and Flacco entering his 18th year in the league, the overwhelming consensus out of Cleveland is that both rookies will get significant snaps in preseason games.

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Sanders first pass attempt was an incompletion to camp standout Luke Floriea. A receiver Shedeur has developed into a go-to target. Post snap, Shedeur fakes the handoff to his left and bootlegs around in the opposite direction, forcing much of the defense to shade to the left.

As Floriea crosses the field, Shedeur floated a pass to an open space that was a little behind where Floriea would end up. He attempts to adjust to the ball but is a second late. The ball fell safely to the grass with no defender in position to make a play. The second rep was a basic run play for a short gain.

The second pass attempt was a crossing route on the third play. This time by Gage Larvadain, who is another projected non-starter that Shedeur has a rapport with. Shedeur slid left in the pocket almost baiting who surged forward. Shedeur put the ball over Garrett before he could reach to deflect it, dropping it into Larvadain’s arms with ideal ball-placement.

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Sanders third completion was his best throw, but still shows a tendency that is still a work in progress. Cade McDonald ran an out route to Shedeur’s left. As he took a three-step drop, pressure comes off his right side. Sanders instinctively shuffled back and to his left to avoid that pressure before delivering a great ball where only McDonald could get it.

One of Shedeur’s actual pre-draft concerns was pocket awareness. He had a tendency in college to keep dropping back to avoid pressure. Likely a tactic developed after more than 90 sacks taken in two years.  

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Despite a growing sense from national media and fans believing Sanders is getting the short end of the stick, he is exactly where he should be at this stage of the process. Minicamps were about the playbook and the operational side of the position. As Shedeur continues to show a grasp on the new information, his ‘quality’ reps should increase. This QB competition was never going to be short. It’s not likely to reach a conclusion until mid-to-late August. Somewhere between the second and third preseason game.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 31, 2025, where it first appeared.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Thunder Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.

And while those Supersonics jerseys may not remain part of the franchise history should a new team be established in Seattle as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, they are part of the Thunder’s history today.

For this article, we continue with the 35th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 35, with 11 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.

The fourth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, guard alum John Schweitz. After ending his college career at Richmond, Schweitz was picked up with the 138th overall selection (there were many more rounds in that era of the draft) of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

The Waterloo, New York native would play the first season of his NBA career with the SuperSonics, however, after a pair of seasons in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA — that era’s version of the G League). His stay with the team would span just 19 games, returning to the CBA the season after.

During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Schweitz wore only jersey No. 35 and put up 3.0 points and 1.1 assists per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 35 – John Schweitz (1984-85)

The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”.

Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.

To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise’s jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 22nd of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 21, which has has had a total of 26 players wear the number in the history of the team.

The 20th of those players wearing No. 21 played in the Brooklyn Nets era, guard alum Greivis Vasquez. After ending his college career at Maryland, Vasquez was picked up with the 28th overall selection of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Caracas, Venezuela native also played for the (then) New Orleans Hornets (now, Pelicans), Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, and Milwaukee Bucks before he signed with Brooklyn for the last season of his career.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Vasquez wore only jersey No. 21 and put up 2.3 points and 1.7 assists per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 21 – Greivis Vasquez (2016)

The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.

Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.

 To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 10th of 13 players who wore the No. 19 jersey for the Warriors.

That player would be Golden State big man alum Kosta Perovic. After starting his pro career abroad, Perovic was picked up with the 38th overall selection of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Warriors.

The Osijek, Croatia native played his sole season in the NBA with the Dubs, returning to Europe to play afterward.

During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Perovic wore only jersey No. 19 and put up 1.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history – No. 19 – Kosta Perovic (2007-08)