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Daily Record
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- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Rangers legend Paul Gascoigne to launch tell all new autobiography reflecting on rollercoaster life
Ibrox icon Gascoigne is telling his life story in his own words for the first time. Rangers legend Paul Gascoigne is set to release his tell-all new autobiography reflecting on the highs and lows of an incredible life and career in his own words for the first time. The book's title, Paul Gascoigne: Eight, references the iconic squad number worn by Gascoigne during his pomp at Ibrox, where he enjoyed a trophy-laden spell under legendary boss Walter Smith and cemented his status as a modern day Rangers icon. Once regarded as the most gifted English player of his generation, Gascoigne also played for the likes of Newcastle, Lazio, Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Everton and the England National Team, and promises to examine his life through a new, more balanced, and positive lens. A 2022 BBC documentary on his life was watched by millions across the UK and beyond, and now he will truly be able to share the real Paul behind the headlines, promising fans the real Paul Gascoigne rather than his Gazza alter-ego. The book will be released in October this year and speaking ahead of its launch, Gascoigne said: 'Eight is all about the eight emotions that've run riot through my all in the same afternoon! It's got everything – the laughs, the tears, the madness – and probably a few things I'll regret saying once me mam reads it!' Paul Gascoigne: Eight will be published in hardback and ebook, with the audiobook released simultaneously in collaboration with W. F. Howes Ltd. Paul Gacoigne: Eight will be published by Reach Sport October 23rd, rrp £22. Preorder on Amazon now. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here. Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.
USA Today
7 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Pirates vs. Rangers Tickets, First Pitch Time for Sunday, June 22
Pirates vs. Rangers Tickets, First Pitch Time for Sunday, June 22 Josh Jung and Bryan Reynolds will take the field when the Texas Rangers and Pittsburgh Pirates meet on Sunday, June 22 at PNC Park (broadcast on SportsNet PT and RSN). Buy Pirates Tickets on SeatGeek Buy Pirates Tickets on StubHub Pirates vs. Rangers Game Info Game day: Sunday, June 22, 2025 Sunday, June 22, 2025 Game time: 1:35 p.m. ET 1:35 p.m. ET TV channel: SportsNet PT and RSN SportsNet PT and RSN Live Stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply) Watch LIVE with Fubo! Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Stadium: PNC Park PNC Park Pirates Starter: TBA TBA Rangers Starter: TBA Pirates vs. Rangers Tickets For Sale Pirates vs. Rangers offensive insights The Pirates have hit just 40 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the league. Hitters for Pittsburgh have combined to rank last in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .337 this season. The Pirates have a team batting average of just .226 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams. The Rangers rank 14th in MLB action with 57 home runs. They average one per game. This season, Texas is slugging .355, the fifth-lowest percentage in baseball. The Rangers rank 29th in MLB with a .220 batting average. Watch MLB on Fubo Pirates' top hitters Oneil Cruz is hitting .230 this season, with a .841 OPS (.352 on-base, .489 slugging). His strikeout rate is 32.4%, and his walk rate is 15.2%. He has 12 home runs and 26 RBI, plus 32 runs scored and 18 steals on 19 attempts. In 2025, Reynolds' batting average is .222, to go along with an OPS of .656 (.290 on-base, .366 slugging). He has seven homers and 31 RBI, plus 21 runs scored and three stolen bases on five attempts. His strikeout rate is 26.1%, and his walk rate is 8.3%. Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .297, with one home run and 13 RBI, plus 20 runs scored and eight steals on 11 attempts. His strikeout rate is 15.6%, and his walk rate is 5.4%. He has a .724 OPS (.343 on-base, .381 slugging). Also for the Pirates, Andrew McCutchen's batting average is .253, with a .361 on-base percentage and a .358 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 17.7%, and his walk rate is 13.5%. He has three homers and 15 RBI, plus 15 runs scored. Rangers' top hitters Wyatt Langford has crushed 10 home runs, driven in 21 runs, and scored 24 times while batting .246/.327/.457 in 199 plate appearances. He's also swiped 10 bags on 12 attempts. His K rate comes in at 23.6%, and his walk rate sits at 10.6%. In 187 plate appearances, Jung, who sports a .274/.321/.446 triple slash this year, has racked up 18 runs, 20 RBI, and seven bombs. As a basestealer, he's snagged four steals on five attempts. His walk rate is 5.9%, and his strikeout rate is 22.5%. This season, Josh Smith is batting .272/.346/.389 with four dingers, 12 RBI and 19 runs, with six steals. He's fanning at a 17.5% clip and walking 9.8% of the time. At the dish, Adolis Garcia is hitting .208/.256/.371 with seven homers, 27 RBI and 16 runs scored, with five steals. He's striking out 26.5% of the time and walking at a 5.1% rate. Pirates' injuries Colin Holderman: 15 Day IL (Thumb), Tim Mayza: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Nick Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jared Jones: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Enmanuel Valdez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Joey Bart: 7 Day IL (Concussion) Rangers' injuries Joc Pederson: 10 Day IL (Hand), Evan Carter: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Kumar Rocker: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Martin: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jon Gray: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Josh Sborz: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Nathan Eovaldi: day-to-day (Tricep) Buy Pirates Tickets on SeatGeek Buy Pirates Tickets on StubHub
Hamilton Spectator
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Rangers offense continues to struggle at the same time their pitching has been so good
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have done a lot to try and solve the offensive woes that have plagued them all season, from firing their offensive coordinator to manager Bruce Bochy tinkering with the lineup. Texas went into its day off Thursday at the bottom of the American League with a .219 batting average and 185 runs scored. 'Really they just need to get away. You know, it's been a little bit of a tough grind here lately,' Bochy said. ''And so hopefully, they freshen up, clear their heads and come back and be the offense that we keep saying that they're gonna be.' The Rangers (27-30) just played 35 games in 37 days, going 14-21 and falling from the AL West lead to 4 1/2 games back. They scored two runs or fewer in 19 of those games, including this week against Toronto when both teams combined for seven total runs in a three-game series. Meanwhile, the Texas pitching staff has been one of the best in the majors with its 3.19 ERA ranking third. Nathan Eovaldi (1.56 ERA) was third among individual pitchers, just ahead of Tyler Mahle at 1.64. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom had a 2.42 ERA that ranked 12th. After throwing six scoreless innings Wednesday against the Blue Jays, Mahle was asked how the pitchers handle things and stay competitive amid the offensive struggles. 'Kind of separate yourself from it. ... Hitting's the hardest thing to do in probably all of sports, right? So I mean I don't know anything about hitting,' Mahle said. 'We just try to keep the team in the game and they're gonna turn around. I think all of us know that. I know we keep saying that, but it's gonna happen. These guys are way too good. ... We're just waiting for it to happen. And then when it does, we are going to be really, really good.' Offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker was fired May 4, after Texas scored 30 runs in a 2-9 stretch when half those runs came with a season-high 15 runs in a win against the Athletics. Ecker was in his fourth season with the Rangers, and helped them win their only World Series title in 2023. Former big league All-Star infielder Bret Boone , the 56-year-old older brother of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, was hired to work with hitting coach Justin Viele and assistant hitting coach Seth Conner, who remained on Bochy's staff. Marcus Semien, so long a staple leading off for Bochy, is now near the bottom of the order and last among AL qualifiers with a .173 average. Slugger Adolis García is 11 for 71 with 25 strikeouts over the past 20 games and is hitting .208 overall. Josh Smith, who took over in the leadoff spot, was in a 4-for-39 slide before having their only hit and two walks Wednesday, when they were shut out for the seventh time. Joc Pederson and Jake Burger were their primary offseason acquisitions. Burger was went down to Triple-A earlier this month and is 3 for 27 his last eight games games. Pederson hit .131 in 46 games before a broken hand last week, and was as low as .052 during an 0-for-41 drought that was the franchise's longest hitless stretch since at least 1974. Two-time World Series MVP shortstop Corey Seager missed 28 games and had two stints on the injured list because of a right hamstring strain before returning for the finale against the Blue Jays. Evan Carter has been out since May 17 because of a right quad strain, but could rehab and return to the big league lineup next week. 'Well, I'm not gonna stop believing, I mean we have a lot of baseball left. That's the worst thing you can do,' Bochy said. 'I think that's important for them, and this is a tough part of the game you have to deal with when you go through something like this. And we're men and we've got to handle it in the right way.' ___ AP MLB:
San Francisco Chronicle
8 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Rangers offense continues to struggle at the same time their pitching has been so good
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have done a lot to try and solve the offensive woes that have plagued them all season, from firing their offensive coordinator to manager Bruce Bochy tinkering with the lineup. Texas went into its day off Thursday at the bottom of the American League with a .219 batting average and 185 runs scored. 'Really they just need to get away. You know, it's been a little bit of a tough grind here lately,' Bochy said. ''And so hopefully, they freshen up, clear their heads and come back and be the offense that we keep saying that they're gonna be.' The Rangers (27-30) just played 35 games in 37 days, going 14-21 and falling from the AL West lead to 4 1/2 games back. They scored two runs or fewer in 19 of those games, including this week against Toronto when both teams combined for seven total runs in a three-game series. Meanwhile, the Texas pitching staff has been one of the best in the majors with its 3.19 ERA ranking third. Nathan Eovaldi (1.56 ERA) was third among individual pitchers, just ahead of Tyler Mahle at 1.64. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom had a 2.42 ERA that ranked 12th. After throwing six scoreless innings Wednesday against the Blue Jays, Mahle was asked how the pitchers handle things and stay competitive amid the offensive struggles. "Kind of separate yourself from it. ... Hitting's the hardest thing to do in probably all of sports, right? So I mean I don't know anything about hitting,' Mahle said. 'We just try to keep the team in the game and they're gonna turn around. I think all of us know that. I know we keep saying that, but it's gonna happen. These guys are way too good. ... We're just waiting for it to happen. And then when it does, we are going to be really, really good.' Offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker was fired May 4, after Texas scored 30 runs in a 2-9 stretch when half those runs came with a season-high 15 runs in a win against the Athletics. Ecker was in his fourth season with the Rangers, and helped them win their only World Series title in 2023. Former big league All-Star infielder Bret Boone, the 56-year-old older brother of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, was hired to work with hitting coach Justin Viele and assistant hitting coach Seth Conner, who remained on Bochy's staff. Marcus Semien, so long a staple leading off for Bochy, is now near the bottom of the order and last among AL qualifiers with a .173 average. Slugger Adolis García is 11 for 71 with 25 strikeouts over the past 20 games and is hitting .208 overall. Josh Smith, who took over in the leadoff spot, was in a 4-for-39 slide before having their only hit and two walks Wednesday, when they were shut out for the seventh time. Joc Pederson and Jake Burger were their primary offseason acquisitions. Burger was went down to Triple-A earlier this month and is 3 for 27 his last eight games games. Pederson hit .131 in 46 games before a broken hand last week, and was as low as .052 during an 0-for-41 drought that was the franchise's longest hitless stretch since at least 1974. Two-time World Series MVP shortstop Corey Seager missed 28 games and had two stints on the injured list because of a right hamstring strain before returning for the finale against the Blue Jays. Evan Carter has been out since May 17 because of a right quad strain, but could rehab and return to the big league lineup next week. 'Well, I'm not gonna stop believing, I mean we have a lot of baseball left. That's the worst thing you can do,' Bochy said. 'I think that's important for them, and this is a tough part of the game you have to deal with when you go through something like this. And we're men and we've got to handle it in the right way.' ___
Fox Sports
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Rangers offense continues to struggle at the same time their pitching has been so good
Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have done a lot to try and solve the offensive woes that have plagued them all season, from firing their offensive coordinator to manager Bruce Bochy tinkering with the lineup. Texas went into its day off Thursday at the bottom of the American League with a .219 batting average and 185 runs scored. 'Really they just need to get away. You know, it's been a little bit of a tough grind here lately,' Bochy said. ''And so hopefully, they freshen up, clear their heads and come back and be the offense that we keep saying that they're gonna be.' The Rangers (27-30) just played 35 games in 37 days, going 14-21 and falling from the AL West lead to 4 1/2 games back. They scored two runs or fewer in 19 of those games, including this week against Toronto when both teams combined for seven total runs in a three-game series. Meanwhile, the Texas pitching staff has been one of the best in the majors with its 3.19 ERA ranking third. Nathan Eovaldi (1.56 ERA) was third among individual pitchers, just ahead of Tyler Mahle at 1.64. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom had a 2.42 ERA that ranked 12th. After throwing six scoreless innings Wednesday against the Blue Jays, Mahle was asked how the pitchers handle things and stay competitive amid the offensive struggles. "Kind of separate yourself from it. ... Hitting's the hardest thing to do in probably all of sports, right? So I mean I don't know anything about hitting,' Mahle said. 'We just try to keep the team in the game and they're gonna turn around. I think all of us know that. I know we keep saying that, but it's gonna happen. These guys are way too good. ... We're just waiting for it to happen. And then when it does, we are going to be really, really good.' Offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker was fired May 4, after Texas scored 30 runs in a 2-9 stretch when half those runs came with a season-high 15 runs in a win against the Athletics. Ecker was in his fourth season with the Rangers, and helped them win their only World Series title in 2023. Former big league All-Star infielder Bret Boone, the 56-year-old older brother of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, was hired to work with hitting coach Justin Viele and assistant hitting coach Seth Conner, who remained on Bochy's staff. Marcus Semien, so long a staple leading off for Bochy, is now near the bottom of the order and last among AL qualifiers with a .173 average. Slugger Adolis Garcia is 11 for 71 with 25 strikeouts over the past 20 games and is hitting .208 overall. Josh Smith, who took over in the leadoff spot, was in a 4-for-39 slide before having their only hit and two walks Wednesday, when they were shut out for the seventh time. Joc Pederson and Jake Burger were their primary offseason acquisitions. Burger was went down to Triple-A earlier this month and is 3 for 27 his last eight games games. Pederson hit .131 in 46 games before a broken hand last week, and was as low as .052 during an 0-for-41 drought that was the franchise's longest hitless stretch since at least 1974. Two-time World Series MVP shortstop Corey Seager missed 28 games and had two stints on the injured list because of a right hamstring strain before returning for the finale against the Blue Jays. Evan Carter has been out since May 17 because of a right quad strain, but could rehab and return to the big league lineup next week. 'Well, I'm not gonna stop believing, I mean we have a lot of baseball left. That's the worst thing you can do,' Bochy said. 'I think that's important for them, and this is a tough part of the game you have to deal with when you go through something like this. And we're men and we've got to handle it in the right way.' ___ AP MLB: recommended
