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LOS ANGELES--The famous pancakes always came with strawberries, and LaVar Ball didn't change that just because there were VIPs in his house.

So after Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and...Read more

Like so many of the youngsters chosen in the annual NHL draft, Jaret Anderson-Dolan watched his parents skate and he took to the ice on a pair of double-runners before he was 2 years old. Like many of those kids, he ...Read more

BOSTON -- JC Ramirez delivered just the performance he and the Angels needed on Saturday night.

Ramirez gave up one run in six innings of the Angels' 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

One of the most pleasant ...Read more

ST. LOUIS -- Don't underestimate the danger of issuing Chris Stewart an intentional walk. St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny made the move in the sixth inning Saturday night and paid dearly, as the Pirates piled on ...Read more

MIAMI -- After allowing a three-run home run to J.T. Realmuto in the first inning, Jon Lester heeded the advice former Red Sox teammates Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett gave him.

"Now it starts over to zero," Lester said....Read more

CHICAGO -- Fans, 38,000-plus strong, chanted his name in unison.

"Buehrle! Buehrle! Buehrle!"

Team Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf cracked wise.

"In case you weren't aware, we don't draw 40,000 people every day," he said.

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CROMWELL, Conn. -- Paul Casey finished another solid round at the Travelers Championship Saturday and afterward talked about how difficult it is to win on the PGA Tour.

He knows. He's had a stellar career and he's won ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. -- C.T. Pan, a PGA Tour rookie, finished tied for second at the Farmers Insurance Open in January. So he knows what it's like to be on the doorstep of victory.

"I guess I'll keep knocking on the door and ...Read more

With its large reindeer population and fiercely protected traditional claim that Santa Claus lives in Rovaniemi, Finland at Christmastime sounds picturesque.

And then there's the Markkanen household in the province of ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford said last week he felt the Penguins needed to bulk up and add some physicality as they prepare to defend the Stanley Cup for a second consecutive season. At the NHL draft ...Read more

CLEVELAND -- The Twins got late home runs from Brian Dozier and Chris Gimenez to topple the Indians 4-2 on Saturday and pull within one-half game of first place the AL Central Division.

And they pulled it off in a game ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Big swings from Mark Trumbo and Trey Mancini, combined with a pitching effort that held an opponent below five runs for the first time in just over three weeks, helped the Orioles to an 8-3 win ...Read more

CROMWELL, Conn. -- The fans turned out to see one of the most popular players on the PGA Tour at TPC River Highlands Saturday and Jordan Spieth did not disappoint the masses.

Spieth, a two-time major winner, remained at ...Read more

ATLANTA -- Brandon Phillips waived his no-trade clause in order to join his hometown team this season. That decision is working out nicely for Phillips and the Braves.

Phillips' go-ahead home run in the third inning sent ...Read more

NEW YORK -- Only Austin Bibens-Dirkx knows how long his career bucket list is, but suffice it to say that after 12 years in the minors the list probably takes up a page or two.

Or maybe the whole notebook.

Included was ...Read more

The anti-aging trend for the A's took another huge step forward Saturday morning with Oakland calling up No. 1 prospect Franklin Barreto.

Barreto went on to start at second base and homer in his second major league at-bat...Read more