All Rafael Ortega could do was wait. Consistent at-bats in the Chicago Cubs lineup weren’t available for the outfielder through the first five weeks of the season. With Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki entrenched in left and right field, respectively, Ortega’s opportunities were limited to occasional starts in center and at designated hitter. Getting in…
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For Grant Hill, Orlando represents a lot. It’s where he and his wife, six-time Grammy nominee Tamia, have established their home. It’s where they’ve raised their daughters Myla and Lael. It’s also where Hill’s basketball career took a downturn. After starring at Duke, where he won two NCAA championships, and the Detroit Pistons, where he…
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All-Star point guard John Wall has an interest in signing with the Clippers, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported. The Houston Rockets and Wall reportedly reached a buyout agreement that would siphon off $6.5 million – about the same amount as the taxpayer mid-level exception – from his $47.4 million salary, according to multiple reports. NBA free…
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Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chad Kuhl throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Dodgers on Monday night in Denver. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) The Dodgers’ Will Smith flies out during the first inning of their game against the Colorado Rockies on Monday night in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)…
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Angels starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Monday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Angels on Monday night…
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Aroldis Chapman will make another rehab appearance on Tuesday, throwing with Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre this time. It will be his third minor league appearance and likely his last. But, what position will he be returning to? “He’ll throw one more and be activated after that,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Monday night’s series-opener against…
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There may not have been the crowds chanting heatedly at the opponents. It was a Monday night and the Yankees got off to a slow start against the team with the worst record in baseball, but there was no let down at the Stadium. The Bombers rallied with a six-run seventh inning in the series-opener…
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LOS ANGELES — The Sparks experienced an ebb and flow in the second half to match the first half on Monday night as they went toe to toe with the WNBA’s first-place team, nearly upsetting the squad that had beaten them by a combined 45 points in their first two meetings. But Coach Fred Williams’…
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Chicago White Sox starter Lucas Giolito’s best outing in a month — including back-to-back strikeouts of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani in the fifth inning — went to waste in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in front of 21,973 on Monday at Angel Stadium. The Sox took the lead in the top…
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Adley Rutschman is a master of the moment. He’s done it throughout his career, from the state-record field goal he hit in a high school playoff game in Oregon to the triple he recorded during his major league debut with the Orioles. So it wasn’t a shock to see him round the bases Monday night…
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