“It’s hard because I’m just like, ‘Mom, what do you think of this?’... Because my mom, she wanted to be involved — she wanted to deal with all the hands-on stuff," said Long, who won her 200-meter semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Friday night to earn a spot into the finals. ... I immediately thought of her.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda left after taking a liner off his hip during the sixth inning of Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels. Taylor Ward's liner up the middle hit Maeda on his right hip and deflected toward first base. Maeda tried running to the bag as Mark Canha fielded the ball, but Maeda grimaced and dropped to his knee in pain before getting to first base.
Grant Holloway made a statement Friday night in winning the men's 110-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.