Q: Do you think the NBA retirees No. 6? They should. Do you think Pat Riley puts Bill Russell’s jersey in the arena next to Michael Jordan and Dan Marino? He should. Greatness, perseverance, mental toughness and excelling under difficult times. – Stuart. A: I agree, considering the Heat’s precedent with No. 23 for Michael…
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More than 200 children and teenagers converged on Riviera Prep in Miami to get a chance to play with Heat standout Bam Adebayo. The 25-year-old forward hosted his fourth annual Bam Youth Basketball Clinic, presented by his charity, The BBB Foundation, on Saturday, spending time with kids ranging from third-graders to high school seniors. “It’s…
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In the home dugout at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for the first time, outfielder Brett Phillips raved about the team he joined at the trade deadline. When he looked across the field as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles seemed like an energetic group. Now that he’s in Baltimore, the feeling…
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Vin Scully fans look on prior to Friday’s game between the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres as the Dodgers celebrate the life of the Hall of Fame broadcaster, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 94. Scully was honored with a video tribute, a moment of silence, a new banner below the…
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LOS ANGELES — Maybe this was the baseball equivalent of the Irish wake. We grieve, but we also celebrate the good times. Dodger fans mourned Vin Scully on Friday night, at the opener of the first homestand since the legendary broadcaster’s passing Tuesday at the age of 94. But they remembered the high moments, so…
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Dylan Cease walked Marcus Semien with two outs in the second inning Friday night. That was the last Texas Rangers batter to reach against the Chicago White Sox starter, who retired the final 13 he faced. Cease allowed one run on two hits in six innings, Eloy Jiménez hit a go-ahead home run in the…
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LOS ANGELES ― A night that began with a moving tribute to Vin Scully felt certain to end with a hotly contested duel between the two best teams in the National League West. Instead, the San Diego Padres pulled up a chair and watched the Dodgers cruise to an 8-1 victory before an announced crowd…
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SEATTLE —The Angels were able to convert a save as they audition new ninth-inning pitchers in the wake of the trade of Raisel Iglesias. It wasn’t the save they planned, though. Jesse Chavez, one of the pitchers the Angels got back from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Iglesias earlier this week, blew a three-run…
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ATLANTA — Cheyenne Parker drove the baseline and banked in a go-ahead layup with 0.3 seconds left to lift the Atlanta Dream past the Sparks, 88-86, on Friday night, another blow to the Sparks’ fading playoff hopes. The Sparks called a timeout after Parker’s basket and Nneka Ogwumike sank a shot from the baseline but…
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ST. LOUIS — What had started as an emotional homecoming ended as a disastrous loss for the Yankees. Hours after Matt Carpenter had been welcomed back to Busch Stadium with a standing ovation from the 46,940 fans, Clay Holmes coughed up a one-run lead in the eighth and the Cardinals rallied for a 4-3 win…
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