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Ex-manager Clint Hurdle’s daily emails encourage, inspire
Clint Hurdle began sending his daily notes of inspiration more than 10 years ago, during…
Steve Dalkowski, inspiration for ‘Bull Durham,’ dies at 80
Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke…
92-year-old Vin Scully hospitalized after fall at home
LOS ANGELES – Retired Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully has been hospitalized after falling…
Red Sox lose draft pick, Cora banned in sign-stealing scams
NEW YORK – The Boston Red Sox escaped severe penalties in Major League Baseball’s cheating…
Fans sue MLB, teams over ticket money, ask for class action
LOS ANGELES – A pair of fans in New York sued Major League Baseball, Commissioner…
MLB players say pay shouldn’t be cut if empty ballparks
NEW YORK – Major League Baseball players are upset over the prospect teams may seek…
Stepping up: Mets PA announcer offers kind voice amid virus
NEW YORK – The requests come by the hundreds: the son of an emergency room…
Glance at plans sports leagues have made to resume play
Bull Riding: Professional Bull Riders returning to action next weekend in “closed, made-for-TV event” in…
NTSB: Halladay on drugs, doing stunts when plane crashed
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high levels of amphetamines…
RBC Canadian Open cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions
TORONTO – The 2020 RBC Canadian Open, one of the jewels of the country’s sports…
StatsCan to release GDP figures and Trump halts WHO funding; In The News for April 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Hank Steinbrenner, Yankees co-owner, dies at 63
NEW YORK – Hank Steinbrenner, the oldest son of George Steinbrenner and one of the…
College baseball talent level to go up with change to draft
As disappointing as it’s been to have the college baseball season shut down because of…
Players, managers intrigued by MLB’s all-Arizona option
Boston’s Chris Sale, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, thought about the prospect…
CFL postpones start to 2020 regular season due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO – The CFL is on hold until at least the start of July, with…
AP sources: MLB, union discuss playing all games in Arizona
NEW YORK – Putting all 30 teams in the Phoenix area this season and playing…
Beloved Tigers star, Hall of Famer Al Kaline dies at 85
DETROIT – Fresh off the train and only 18 years old, Al Kaline ran into…
Todd Helton served 48 hours in jail after DUI guilty plea
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Former All-Star first baseman Todd Helton pleaded guilty to driving under the…
Harper, Matz latest MLBers to contribute to virus relief
NEW YORK – Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper and New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz…
Column: Nothing smart about staging UFC fights or NFL draft
Dana White must be a smart guy. He did, after all, build UFC from almost…
AP sources: MLBers keep service time in deal; draft may trim
NEW YORK – Players agreed to a deal with Major League Baseball that would preserve…
MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween
NEW YORK – If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to…
Royals new owner patiently awaiting rescheduled opening day
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The morning dawned bright and sunny over Kauffman Stadium, just to…
7-inning doubleheaders? MLBers open to considering new ideas
TORONTO – If Major League Baseball needs to squeeze more games into a condensed season…