The NFL draft is nearly here, and roster help isn’t far behind. The Ravens been waiting for a while — way before injuries did a number on their roster and playoff chances last fall. “This is a draft that we’ve been thinking about for the last year, basically,” general manager Eric DeCosta said at the…
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After years of speculation and failed legal arguments, the “Yankees letter” became public before Tuesday’s games began. It confirms that the Bombers’ players used the video replay room to steal signs and decode pitch sequences in 2015 and 2016 and tried to use runners on second base to relay them to the hitters. While it…
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ST. LOUIS — Chris Bassitt is tired of MLB’s apparent indifference to a serious and harmful problem enveloping the sport. After three Mets got hit by pitches in their 3-0 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday night, Bassitt called out MLB for failing on multiple levels to address the dangerous issue of pitchers being unable…
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Marcus Stroman’s rhythm still isn’t where he wants it. Four starts into the season, the Chicago Cubs right-hander continues to tinker with his mechanics, searching for extended consistency beyond a couple batters. Stroman was encouraged by keeping a slugging Atlanta Braves lineup largely in check over six innings Tuesday in his longest outing of the…
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Tyler Badie’s big heart allowed him to play a major role on the Missouri football team, and now possibly in the NFL. Badie is projected to be picked in the third or fourth round after the NFL draft begins Thursday night in Las Vegas, but as one of the best success stories in this rookie…
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Q: Ira, who you got? Who you want, Toronto or Philly? — Andy. A: Two different questions. First, for all of Doc Rivers’ playoff struggles in his various stops, it would be hard to fathom this 76ers team, with Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris becoming the first NBA team to blow…
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During the roughest stretches of the Orioles’ rebuild, manager Brandon Hyde has thought about the past. It propels him to the future. He’s lived a rebuild before, and he’s seen the results. He served in the Chicago Cubs’ front office and on their coaching staff during their teardown. He was their first base coach in…
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PHOENIX — It was 2-for-1 night at Chase Field. The Dodgers hit into five double plays in the first eight innings Tuesday, leaving the door open for David Peralta’s two-run home run off Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol in the eighth inning to decide things, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the Dodgers.…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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