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Bichette weighs in on South Korean baseball, empty stadiums and Jays’ excitement level
With a few pro leagues resuming play around the globe, Major League Baseball fans are…
In shortened season, stars still had chance to shine in 1981
The season began with Fernandomania and ended with a classic World Series matchup between the…
ESPN to air games from South Korean baseball league
BRISTOL, Conn. – ESPN will begin airing six regular-season games per week from South Korea’s…
‘The Wax Pack’ chronicles baseball card-fueled road trip
NEW YORK – Brad Balukjian tore open a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, chewed…
For sports, coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle
MIAMI – Politicians, players and owners are trying to figure out a way to get…
Woman hit in face by ball at Wrigley sues Cubs, MLB
CHICAGO – A woman who was struck in the face by a foul ball during…
Baseball Hall of Fame cancels induction ceremony
Canadian Larry Walker, Derek Jeter and the rest of this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame…
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…