Rays starter Ryan Pepiot departs with leg bruise after getting hit by 107.5 mph line drive
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot departed with a lower left leg bruise in the second inning of Sundayโs game against the New York Mets after getting hit by a 107.5 mph line drive hit by Starling Marte.
Algerians question president for calling an early election without announcing his own campaign
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's surprise decision to schedule elections earlier than expected in Algeria is prompting suspicion and appears to be awakening discouraged political parties from a deep lethargy.
Russia's Putin blames Ukraine for crash of POW's plane and pledges to make investigation public
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pledging to make public the findings of Moscowโs investigation into the crash of a transport plane that he alleges Kyivโs forces shot down despite having been informed Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board.
The US sanctions more foreign firms in a bid to choke off Russia's supplies for its war in Ukraine
The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions on 130 firms and people from Turkey, China and the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Russiaโs access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine.
Rays' Wild Card opener draws 19,704, lowest since 1919 for non-pandemic MLB postseason
The AL Wild Card Series opener between the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays drew an announced crowd of just 19,704, the lowest for a postseason game since the 1919 World Series other than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Mom of Nathaniel and Josh Lowe battling cancer, won't attend Rangers-Rays playoff series
The mother of Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Josh Lowe and Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe will not make the trip to Tropicana Field for this weekโs AL Wild Card Series featuring her sons because she is battling cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.
Dominican investigation of Rays' Wander Franco is being led by gender violence and minors division
A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says the investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Francoโs alleged relationship with a minor is being handled by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia.
Putin woos African leaders at a summit in Russia with promises of expanding trade and other ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed Africa's growing role in global affairs and offered to expand political and business ties as he courted leaders from the continent at a summit in St. Petersburg.
Putin promises no-cost Russian grain shipments to 6 African countries
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told leaders and officials from most African countries that his nation is making full efforts to avert a global food crisis despite concerns that its withdrawal from a deal allowing grain shipments from Ukraine will cause price spikes.
Putin hosts United Arab Emirates leader for economic talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed a recent decision by OPEC, Russia and other oil producing nations to limit production as key to stabilizing the global energy market, as he met the leader of the United Arab Emirates for talks on fostering economic ties.