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Fans celebrate Houston Astros’ World Series win with parade
HOUSTON (AP) — An estimated crowd of more than 1 million fans celebrated the Houston…
Bonds, Clemens, Palmeiro on Hall of Fame committee ballot
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmeiro are on…
Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya win NYC Marathon races in debuts
NEW YORK (AP) — Kenyans Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi made huge splashes in their…
Judge, Díaz, Turner among 131 free agents after Series ends
HOUSTON (AP) — Aaron Judge, Edwin Díaz, Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson and Xander Bogaerts were…
Alvarez blasts Baker, Astros to World Series title vs Phils
HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a…
Astros’ Peña 1st rookie hitter to win World Series MVP
HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Peña became the first rookie position player to win a World…
Phils go quietly in Series finale as bopper becomes bunter
HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber went from big bopper to bad bunter. One of the…
Baker finally wins 1st Series title as manager with Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — For now and forever, Dusty Baker, the epic storyteller, first-class name-dropper, toothpick…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of…
Verlander gets World Series win, Astros lead Phillies 3-2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Verlander beamed like a first-time big leaguer, and the Houston Astros…
World Series: Astros head home to Houston leading Phils 3-2
Trey Mancini and Chas McCormick buoyed the Astros with clutch defensive plays in Game 5…
Oprah delivers November surprise, endorses Fetterman over Oz
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — TV icon Oprah Winfrey on Thursday endorsed Democrat John Fetterman in…
Twitter’s blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?
The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be…
Javier, Astros pitch 2nd no-hitter in World Series history
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hammered the night before, Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros desperately needed…
Philly, Houston rev up for rare World Series-NFL double dip
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The road trip of the NFL season was mapped out months ago…
TV audience for World Series Game 3 on Fox down 2.7%
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies’ 7-0 win over Houston in Game 3 of the…
With gambling in NHL sphere, players weigh in on future of ‘vague’ injury disclosures
Leon Draisaitl was hurting — big time. And it was clear for everyone to see.…
Houston police seek witnesses to rapper Takeoff’s killing
HOUSTON (AP) — Police said they have few leads in the fatal shooting of rapper…
Harper, Phillies tie World Series mark with 5 HR, top Astros
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper bashed a home run on the first World Series pitch…
McCullers 1st to give up 5 home runs in World Series game
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lance McCullers Jr. didn’t have to look — he had seen enough…
Judge OKs lawsuit against Angels over Tyler Skaggs death
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — A California judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the…
Biden barbs ‘virulent’ Phillies fans during World Series
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden took his own playful swing at Philly’s infamously ornery…
Justin Turner wins MLB’s Clemente Award for philanthropy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner won Major League Baseball’s Roberto…
World Series rainout, Astros-Phils to play Game 3 Tuesday
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the City of Brotherly Love and the undefeated Eagles, Justin Verlander…