SAN FRANCISCO – As the Dodgers awaited the results of an MRI on Walker Buehler’s injured elbow, they could take solace in the fact that Clayton Kershaw was ready to return from his back injury. That solace did not come with a victory attached. In his first start since May 7, Kershaw allowed two runs…
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LOS ANGELES — It turns out, Becky Hammon is a pretty darn good head coach. “I’m having a blast,” said Hammon, the former WNBA star and longtime San Antonio Spurs assistant who now is the Las Vegas’ Aces’ first-year head coach before her team cruised to an 89-72 victory over the Sparks at Crytpo.com Arena,…
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Giancarlo Stanton left no doubt. The Yankees slugger hit the ball so hard — the hardest hit ball in baseball this season — that it slammed into the sign in the front of the second deck and ricocheted back almost onto the field. That was one of a season-high six home runs the Yankees hammered…
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ANAHEIM ― Davis Daniel’s 25th birthday celebration began with a call from his manager at Triple-A Salt Lake, Lou Marson, late Friday night (1 .a.m. Saturday) in Oklahoma City. It was the best gift a minor league manager can give a player. By Saturday morning, Daniel was on a flight to California, where he would…
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In a 1980s flashback, the first “Fire Tony” chants of the new era rang out Saturday in the 10th inning of the Chicago White Sox’s 11-9 loss to the Texas Rangers. Manager Tony La Russa also was loudly booed by the remnants of the crowd of 30,221 when he came to the mound remove reliever…
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The Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…
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ANAHEIM — When it comes to the unrecognized and overlooked players, you better believe Buck Showalter will give them some love. The Mets manager casted his vote for Luis Guillorme, the Mets’ longtime utility player, for this year’s All-Star Game. The problem is, Showalter said, there is no such category for utility players in All-Star…
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By the end of voluntary practice Wednesday, the situation with the Ravens’ tight ends had become more complex. It’s a good problem to have when Greg Roman is your offensive coordinator. On a day when the Ravens’ passing game was downright awful and more defensive players had touches than receivers because of knocked down passes,…
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The Giants bumped hip-hop on the practice loudspeakers Wednesday, but it would have been more appropriate to play the old Eagles song “Take it Easy.” First-year coach Brian Daboll had his players take their helmets off for a light walkthrough in the final period of practice on day two of mandatory minicamp, rather than holding…
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Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday that he anticipates star quarterback Lamar Jackson will return to the team for mandatory minicamp next week. Jackson has not attended the team’s voluntary practices so far this offseason. “I expect him to be here at mandatory minicamp,” Harbaugh said. “I’m not worried about how hard he’s working. I…
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