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MLB’s opening-day series in Australia seems to be a popular move; Dodgers win both games
SYDNEY – Yasiel Puig and Paul Goldschmidt hadn’t left the stadium before workers began dismantling what was quite an impressive place to play baseball.
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Kershaw wins, Van Slyke homers as Dodgers top Diamondbacks 3-1 on MLB opening day in Australia
SYDNEY – Clayton Kershaw flashed his Cy Young form, Scott Van Slyke homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers opened the Major League Baseball season with a 3-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night at Sydney Cricket Ground.
G’day, Major League Baseball! Dodgers, Diamondbacks go Down Under on opening day
SYDNEY – The most quintessential of American sports took top billing at the symbolic home of Australia’s national game as the 2014 Major League Baseball season began Down Under at Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Gonzalez impressive as Dodgers, Diamondbacks arrive Down Under and first workouts held
SYDNEY – Adrian Gonzalez ripped line drives to all areas of the park, often scattering his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates in the outfield from the safety of the batting cage. It was just a few hours after arriving in Australia, with his body thinking it was about midnight.
Red Sox, Marlins simmer down after recent flap over watered-down road lineup
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The lineup flap between the Boston Red Sox and Miami Marlins seems to have simmered down.
Retired pitcher John Smoltz to call games for Fox and Fox Sports 1 MLB telecasts
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Former pitcher John Smoltz will work as an analyst for Fox’s Major League Baseball telecasts.
Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci to join Joe Buck in announcers’ booth for Fox’s MLB coverage
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci will join Joe Buck in the announcers’ booth for Fox’s Major League Baseball coverage this season.
‘GMA’ anchor Robin Roberts is keynote speaker for MLB Beacon Awards honouring Maya Angelou
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Robin Roberts will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon honouring Maya Angelou.
Major League Baseball criticizes Arizona bill allowing denial of service to gays
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball has issued a statement criticizing legislation in Arizona that if enacted would add protections for people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays.
Major League Baseball home plate-collision rule leaves open exceptions
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball and its players have banned most home plate collisions but left open an exception if the catcher has the ball and is blocking the runner’s direct path to home plate.
MLB drops suit against defunct Biogenesis clinic, owner in banned substances case
MIAMI – Major League Baseball has withdrawn its lawsuit against a defunct Florida anti-aging clinic at the centre of the scandal involving use of banned substances by players, including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.
Cord cutting growing? Poll shows almost 1 in 4 Canadians don’t have a TV subscription
TORONTO – Another new poll suggests so-called cord cutting may be growing in Canada.
Captain Derek Jeter says Yankees have to move forward now that A-Rod’s suspension is official
TAMPA, Fla. – Derek Jeter says the New York Yankees have no choice but to move forward now that Alex Rodriguez has accepted his suspension for the 2014 season.
Maya Angelou, Berry Gordy, Jim Brown to receive MLB Beacon Awards on May 30 in Houston
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Maya Angelou, Berry Gordy and Jim Brown will be honoured at the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon in May.
Baseball analyst sparks Internet debate over NHL in wake of Flames-Canucks brawl
The fight-filled Calgary Flames-Vancouver Canucks game had altercations on and off the ice on Saturday night — and now it’s led to an online war of words.
A-Rod sues MLB, union to overturn ban after arbitrator finds ‘clear and convincing’ evidence
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alex Rodriguez sued Major League Baseball and its players’ union Monday, seeking to overturn a season-long suspension imposed by an arbitrator who ruled there was “clear and convincing evidence” he used three banned substances and twice tried to obstruct the sport’s drug investigation.
Arbitrator cuts Rodriguez suspension from 211 games to 162; A-Rod vows court fight
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alex Rodriguez’s drug suspension was cut to 162 games from 211 by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, a decision the New York Yankees third baseman vowed to fight in federal court.
Decision by arbitrator on Alex Rodriguez suspension likely in next few days
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alex Rodriguez is likely to find out in the next few days whether his drug suspension will be overturned.
Maddux, Glavine, Thomas, Biggio could reach baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Baseball writers could elect a quartet of players to the Hall of Fame for the first time in more than a half-century.
Florida State QB Jameis Winston named Associated Press college football player of the year
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Winter of Winston continues for Florida State’s redshirt freshman quarterback.