On an uncomfortably hot and sticky afternoon to begin the Yankees’ and White Sox’s Sunday doubleheader in the Bronx, the home team played a fittingly lethargic game. Then Aaron Judge stepped to the plate in the eighth inning and with one wave of his mighty bat, briefly turned things around. Judge’s solo home run tied…
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As lightning flashed and thunder rolled, there was a crack of the bat added to the mix — an equally resounding sound before the skies above Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened and began pelting the field with rain. The probability of this all coinciding — the rain on cue following a rare hit with…
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Johnny Cueto was terrific in his Chicago White Sox debut last Monday in Kansas City. He was even more impressive in his second start of the season Sunday against the New York Yankees. The veteran right-hander allowed six hits in six-plus scoreless innings at Yankee Stadium but did not factor in the decision. The Sox…
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WESTWOOD — UCLA softball punched its ticket to the NCAA Super Regionals on Sunday afternoon, beating Mississippi 9-1 in five innings. Anna Vines was 2-for-2 with five RBIs, one run and hit her first home run of the season as the Bruins had their second game of only five innings in the weekend series. Holly…
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DENVER — It’s David Peterson’s turn to step up and give the Mets quality innings. The left-hander joined the team in Denver this weekend. He’s gearing up to start the Mets’ series opener against the Giants in San Francisco on Monday, and he’s expected to settle into the rotation with the big-league club for at…
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Smash-and-grab thieves targeted a jewelry store in the Bella Terra shopping center on Sunday, May 22, police said. The heist took place at about noon at Princess Bride Diamonds, 7821 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach Police spokeswoman Jennifer Carey said. The thieves pulled into the mall’s parking lot in a Honda, said an employee at a…
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DENVER — Taijuan Walker aced the tough assignment of pitching at Coors Field in his fifth-career start at the National League’s third-oldest ballpark. Walker lowered his season ERA to 2.70 and picked up his second win of the season in the Mets’ 2-0 victory over the Rockies on Sunday. He hurled seven shutout innings and…
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Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and LeBron James walk into Barclays Center. What sounds like the makings of a bad dad joke could be a dream come true if LeBron ever forced his way to Brooklyn via trade, and “The King” got the trade wheels turning when he suggested he’d love an opportunity to play with…
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Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks wasn’t buying Josh Donaldson’s explanation for the New York Yankees third baseman’s comments to Tim Anderson during Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium. “Basically tried to call me Jackie Robinson: ‘What’s up, Jackie?’” Anderson said after the Sox’s 7-5 loss, describing what led to a discussion with Donaldson after the…
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PHILADELPHIA – Blake Treinen hasn’t picked up a baseball in weeks. But the Dodgers have picked up his contract option for 2023. The Dodgers made the move Sunday even as Treinen is sidelined by an ill-defined shoulder injury. The club option in the two-year, $16 million deal Treinen signed before last season will pay the…
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