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Little movement in talks to end baseball lockout
NEW YORK – There was little movement Tuesday in talks to end the nearly two-month-old…
Vandalized plaque honoring Jackie Robinson to be displayed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A plaque honoring baseball legend Jackie Robinson that was vandalized…
Column: Baseball harmed itself more than Bonds ever did
Whatever harm Barry Bonds did to baseball pales in comparison to the damage baseball inflicted…
Big Papi elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling left out
David Ortiz gazed at his phone, his pursed lips revealing nerves rarely seen from one…
MLB drops arbitration cuts after union holds on free agents
Major League Baseball withdrew its plan for more limited salary arbitration on Tuesday, a day…
Ortiz, Clemens, Bonds to be close calls for Hall of Fame
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, with eight MVPs and seven Cy Young Awards between them,…
Korda holds slight lead going into final day of LPGA opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nelly Korda is just ahead of a stacked field going into…
MLB’s snail-paced lockout talks to resume with union offer
NEW YORK (AP) — Locked out baseball players plan to make a counteroffer to management…
Rays say split-season plan with Montreal rejected by MLB
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rays’ proposed plan to split the season between…
Report: MLB officials shut down Tampa Bay Rays’ split-city plan with Montreal
TAMPA, Fla. – It appears that Major League Baseball is shutting down a proposed plan…
FuboTV acquires Canadian rights to English Premier League
TORONTO – FuboTV, a streaming service that offers sports and entertainment programming, has secured Canadian…
Yanks’ Balkovec living ‘American dream’ with manager role
NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Balkovec is aware of the negativity in her social media…
AP sources: Yanks’ Balkovec to be first female MiLB manager
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager of…
Cone, Perez, Ravech replace A-Rod, Vasgersian on ESPN Sunday
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Former players David Cone and Eduardo Perez are joining Karl Ravech…
Washington to reveal new name on Feb. 2; won’t be RedWolves
Washington’s NFL team announced Tuesday it will unveil its new name on Feb. 2 and…
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021
They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public…
MLB payrolls drop 4%, back to 2015 level
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball payrolls dropped 4% in 2021 compared to the…
Deceptive videos used to link athlete deaths to COVID shots
Jake West was a seemingly healthy 17-year-old when he collapsed during high school football practice…
At least 5 dead as Midwest rocked by hurricane-force winds
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — At least five people died as a powerful and extremely unusual…
‘Gone’: MLB umpire Tripp Gibson home in tornado-hit Mayfield
Tripp Gibson was on the treadmill at his house near Seattle, a solid workout before…
Pettersson scores, Canucks top Jets 4-3 in shootout for third straight win
VANCOUVER – It wasn’t a glamorous win, but the Vancouver Canucks still managed to collect…
O’Neil, Miñoso, Hodges, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
Buck O’Neil never uttered a single word of bitterness or regret about not being elected…
Busy November provided some clarity for Blue Jays, now team must wait
Several questions about the Toronto Blue Jays’ off-season have been answered. The arrival of the…
More rain for BC, fighting Islamophobia in Ontario schools : In The News for Dec. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…