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Old Dominion infielder Matt Coutney named top Canadian college player
TORONTO – Old Dominion infielder Matt Coutney has been named the 2022 Canadian college player…
Venezuelan baseball league condemns violence after 2 brawls
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League on Sunday condemned violence and unsportsmanlike…
LA Dodgers donate $1 million to Elton John AIDS Foundation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a $1 million donation to the…
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Pelosi to step down from House leadership, stay in Congress WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker…
Aaron Judge’s record-setting home run ball up for auction
NEW YORK (AP) — The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his…
Judge wins AL MVP in runaway; Goldschmidt takes NL prize
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees won the American League…
Verlander, Alcantara are unanimous Cy Young Award winners
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Justin Verlander in the American League and Miami’s Sandy Alcantara in…
Puig’s agent: Ex-MLB star felt `rushed’ at probe with feds
NEW YORK (AP) — Former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig did not have a criminal…
Royals considering several sites for new stadium, owner says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have selected several potential sites to…
Veteran skippers Francona, Showalter voted Managers of Year
Cleveland’s Terry Francona and New York’s Buck Showalter were voted Managers of the Year on…
Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig to plead guilty in gambling case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Major League Baseball outfielder Yasiel Puig will plead guilty to…
Seattle’s Rodríguez, Atlanta’s Harris voted top rookies
NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez and Atlanta”s Michael Harris II, a pair of…
Judge, deGrom among 14 with $19.65M qualifying offers
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge, Jacob deGrom and Xander Bogaerts were among 14 free…
Democrat John Fetterman wins US Senate race in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat John Fetterman won Pennsylvania’s pivotal race for U.S. Senate, flipping…
This year’s World Series is 2nd-least watched on TV
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as…
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…