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LOS ANGELES--Just past 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Hyun-Jin Ryu rose from his seat inside the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen and climbed atop a mound. A pitcher warming up should not sound an alarm. But these are strange times ...Read more

PITTSBURGH -- It was said that the Penguins could not and would not reach the Stanley Cup Final without Kris Letang, that the slew of injuries they incurred during the second half of the regular season would crush them.

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Dee Gordon, antsy as always on first base, took off for second. In a matter of a few steps and even fewer seconds, he not only swiped second but also moved to third when an errant throw sailed into center.

The sequence ...Read more

MILWAUKEE -- Did the rebuilding Milwaukee Brewers provide their fans false hope by playing much better than expected for the first seven weeks of the season?

We are about to find out.

The Brewers are in their first real ...Read more

BOSTON -- Drew Pomeranz tied his career-high with 11 strikeouts in six innings Thursday, and Xander Bogaerts connected for his first homer of the season as the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers, 6-2, to complete a ...Read more

HOUSTON -- This was Justin Verlander's kind of game.

His team was trying for a split against one of the best teams in baseball. They needed a good taste in their mouths, for the late-night flight that would follow and the...Read more

As an animated character, Mike Scioscia will live forever.

This is not the kind of animation you see in his face when he goes jaw to jaw with an umpire. This is the animation that made him a cartoon catcher, in a beloved ...Read more

So what next for the Seahawks and their pursuit of a backup quarterback, and especially the man in that group who has drawn the most attention, Colin Kaepernick?

Apparently, at least a little bit of a waiting game.

While...Read more

Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match.

As former 10-time champion De La Hoya works to promote the Sept...Read more

NEW YORK -- The prospect of a spoiled evening loomed. It was not enough that Dinelson Lamet was scheduled to face major league hitters. An undefeated foe threatened to deprive him of the chance.

In the opposing clubhouse,...Read more

NEW YORK -- With no burdensome contracts on their roster, the Padres are not expected to be as busy this upcoming trade season as they were last summer.

Yet, with an unabashed rebuild underway, a lack of activity would ...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Angels started Thursday's game without their cleanup hitter, and by the end of it they were also without their leadoff hitter.

They hope both will back by Friday.

With Albert Pujols getting ...Read more

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Steve Kerr is not ready to return to the bench as Warriors coach due to lingering health issues, general manager Bob Myers said Thursday, but Myers did not completely close the door on the notion that ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- It wasn't the emotional and deserved criticism from their manager less than 24 hours before, questioning their intensity and effort. It wasn't seeing Scott Servais getting ejected mid-game for having issues ...Read more