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For years, it seemed possible that someday Red Sox fans would hear a giddy announcer call a Giancarlo Stanton home run from the Boston radio booth. After all, in the eight years he spent walloping homers for the usually hapless Florida/Miami Marlins, Stanton’s name often came up in Red Sox trade rumors. Stanton, who signed a 13-year, $325 million contract extension in December 2014 that practically priced him out of Miami before the ink was dry, never got to call Fenway home. Instead, Marlins CEO and part owner Derek Jeter traded/salary dumped the 2017 National League Most Valuable Player to the Yankees this past offseason for Starlin Castro and what amounted to a couple of gift baskets. Once coveted, Stanton was now a Red Sox competitor. And yet due to a gimmick in the Red Sox and Yankees broadcast booths Thursday night, there was a joyous call on the Boston airwaves when Stanton hit a fourth-inning grand slam. During the fourth inning Thursday night, WEEI’s Joe … [Read more...] about Hearing WFAN’s John Sterling home run call on WEEI was a weird juxtaposition

Chronicle news services Updated 10:56 pm PDT, Thursday, September 20, 2018 In a concession to women’s soccer, FIFA — the sport’s world governing body — will start funding business-class flights for some of the Women’s World Cup teams traveling to France for next year’s tournament. Total prize money also will “significantly increase” from the $15 million shared among 24 teams at the 2015 tournament, FIFA official Emily Shaw said Thursday at the Women in Sports Law conference in Lausanne, Switzerland. The total sum will be confirmed by the FIFA Council, which meets Oct. 25-26 in Rwanda, she said. FIFA has been urged to close the gap between women’s and men’s World Cups in a new four-year cycle of tournaments and commercial deals that begin next year. In the current cycle, men’s World Cup champion France earned $38 million from FIFA. The United States got $2 million for winning the 2015 Women’s World … [Read more...] about FIFA to upgrade flights, raise prize money for Women’s World Cup

Vietnam national men’s football team has held on to the No. 1 spot in the Southeast Asia region Accordingly, the Vietnam team still retains its top position as it played no match in the previous month. The national team now ranks No. 102 in the world and No.17 in Asia. It is followed by the Philippines (world No.144, up 1 notch), Thailand (world No.122, no change), Myanmar (world 138, no change), and Indonesia (world No.164, no change). In Asia, Iran is still the strongest team, ranking world No. 33 (down 1 notch), trailed by Australia (world No.43, no change), Japan (world No.54, no change), and the Republic of Korea (world No.55, up 2 notches). Belgium and France sit atop the world rankings, followed by Brazil, Croatia, and Uruguay, respectively. VOV Related news Vietnam retains place in FIFA Rankings Vietnam up nearly 900 points in FIFA rankings Germany tops world FIFA rankings … [Read more...] about Vietnam football team top Southeast Asia FIFA rankings

NEW YORK (AP) — Mookie Betts and the Boston Red Sox won their third consecutive AL East championship Thursday night, clinching on enemy turf with an 11-6 victory over the rival New York Yankees. Betts homered, doubled twice and drove in five runs, finishing with four hits as the Red Sox overcame Giancarlo Stanton’s go-ahead grand slam in the fourth inning. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a tying home run in the seventh and Xander Bogaerts put Boston ahead with a sacrifice fly. With the best record in baseball and a playoff berth already secured, Boston (104-49) closed out a once-tight division race with nine games to spare. J.D. Martinez and the Red Sox, alone in first place since July 2, will open the postseason at home in Fenway Park on Oct. 5 against an opponent to be determined. “We haven’t won what we want to win yet,” Betts said in a champagne-soaked clubhouse. Never before had Boston finished in first place three years in a row. The club needs one victory to … [Read more...] about Red Sox clinch AL East title with win against the Yankees