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MLB 2024 early season winners and losers

In the American League East, the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees are leading the pack, with the Orioles' winning percentage at .650 and the Yankees' close behind at .643. The Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays are trailing, with the Blue Jays at the bottom of the division.

The Central Division sees the Cleveland Guardians in the lead with a .619 winning percentage, followed closely by the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals. The Detroit Tigers are in the middle, while the Chicago White Sox are struggling significantly this season.

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2,000 children to compete in Devon School Games

The legacy of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics lives on in Devon with over 2,000 young people competing at this year’s Devon Summer School Games.

The Games are taking place on Wednesday 24th June in Plymouth across the some of its most iconic sporting sites.

These sites include the Plymouth Life Centre, Central Park, Plymouth Albion RFC and The Brickfields Recreational Ground. Plymouth School Sport Partnership are hosting the Games in conjunction with Active Devon, with support from RELAYS.

The Games are part of the national Sainsbury's School Games programme and...

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Chiefs side to face Saracens

Rob Baxter says his Exeter Chiefs team look in “fine fettle” ahead of today's (Sunday) crunch Aviva Premiership encounter with Saracens (2pm).

With just two rounds of the scheduled season remaining, the Devon club know a first-ever victory at Allianz Park is essential if they are to keep alive their hopes of being in the end of season play-offs for the first time.

Defeat at Wasps last time out saw Baxter’s side slip out of the top four, one point behind fourth-placed Leicester Tigers, but with Wasps and the Tigers set to meet this weekend, the Chiefs could well capitalise...

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Latest Research and Frontline Knowledge at Head Injury and Sport Seminar

Leading local researchers and professionals will provide fascinating new insights on the impact of head injury in sport at a seminar taking place in Exeter in May.

Organised by local brain injury charity, Headway Devon, the session aims to share the latest research and knowledge in this much talked about field to encourage safe and responsible participation in sports including improved safety measures, timely intervention, and appropriate aftercare. The thought-provoking seminar is designed to appeal to people from all professional backgrounds, giving a comprehensive insight into...

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Chiefs star Slade up for RPA award

Exeter Chiefs star Henry Slade has been nominated for the Rugby Players' Association (RPA) LV= Young Player of the Year Award 2015 as voted for by Aviva Premiership players based on performances in domestic rugby this season.

To qualify for the LV= Young Player of the Year Award players must have been 23 or under as of 1st September 2014.

The winner will be announced in front of a host of stars from the world of rugby at The RPA Players’ Awards 2015, to be held at Battersea Evolution, London on Wednesday 13th May.

The first of our nominees is Bath and England fly-...

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Chiefs match to be dedicated to rugby charity

Premiership Rugby has announced that Round 21 of the Aviva Premiership Rugby, next weekend 9/10 May 2015, is being dedicated to Restart Rugby the official charity of The Rugby Players' Association (RPA).

As a mark of the strengthening partnership between Premiership Rugby and the RPA, Round 21 has been renamed the Restart Rugby Weekend, the first of its kind.

Restart Rugby is a charity that raises funds for those rugby players and their families who are in need.

A number of initiatives are being staged to promote Restart amongst clubs, supporters and Aviva...

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City end on a high

Exeter City signed off the 2014/15 season with a 2-1 home victory against Dagenham & Redbridge, to secure a 10th-place finish in Sky Bet League 2.

All of the goals came in the second period, as Jimmy Keohane struck a beautiful opener before Tom Nichols was gifted a tap in for number 15 of the campaign.

Former Grecians striker Jamie Cureton – who was named as Daggers captain for the afternoon – halved the deficit in stoppage-time but it was City that claimed the win.

James Hamon was the first of the goalkeepers to be called into action as Jodi Jones slipped a...

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Entries open for Exeter's Great West Run

GO2, organisers of Exeter’s Great West Run, sponsored by Tozers, are pleased to announce that entries to Exeter’s 31st Great West Run are now open! Taking place on Sunday 18th October 2015, the event attracted over 2,500 pre-registrations, which is almost as many as those that took on the challenge in 2014! With an increasing level of interest in the popular half marathon, Exeter is proving to be a real favoured destination for runners in the South West. Jamie Warren, Head of Marketing and Commercial at GO2, said: “Exeter’s Great West Run has grown substantially year on year, and with an...

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Sturgess signs new Chiefs deal

Brett Sturgess has spoken of his delight after agreeing terms on a new deal that will take him into a ninth season with the Exeter Chiefs.

Having joined back in 2007 from Irish province Connacht, the 31-year-old forward is the latest member of Rob Baxter’s current squad to extend his stay at Sandy Park.

A key figure in the club’s rise out of the Championship and into the Aviva Premiership, Sturgess – who has agreed a new one-year deal – has to date played 166 games for the Devon club, scoring ten tries in the process.

Commenting on his new deal, Sturgess said: “I’m...

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Mcguigan up for the fight

With just two rounds of the scheduled Aviva Premiership season to go, Byron McGuigan says the belief is there within the Exeter Chiefs ranks to go and book themselves a first-ever play-off place. Although defeated 36-29 at rivals Wasps last Sunday, Rob Baxter's side remain just one place and one point away from the crucial top four placings. Next up for the Devon club is a trip to fellow play-off challengers Saracens on Sunday, May 10, before they wrap their campaign up with a home engagement with Sale Sharks on Saturday, May 16. As McGuigan acknowledged post-match at the Ricoh Arena, the...

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Bicton Arena stages spectacular first international competition

Devon’s first ever international horse trials drew plaudits from spectators and competitors alike following three days of intense competition which took place at Bicton Arena in East Devon at the weekend.

Organiser Helen West, who also manages the arena, had added an international class to Bicton’s schedule to provide Westcountry-based riders with the opportunity to ride at that level. She also wanted to make it a spectacle for visitors and used the main showjumping arena, which has its own natural amphitheatre, to position several new cross country fences.

She explained: “...

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