Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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MLB batting average near half-century low and velocity at all-time high

Baseball can’t run away from its lack of runs

July 15, 2024
MLB batting average near half-century low and velocity at all-time high
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Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana taken by Cleveland Guardians with top MLB draft pick

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft when three players from Wake Forest were selected in the top 10

July 14, 2024
Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana taken by Cleveland Guardians with top MLB draft pick
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Cleveland has top MLB draft pick, with Georgia's Condon and Oregon State's Bazzana top prospects

Charlie Condon, a walk-on at Georgia who became national player of the year, and Travis Bazzana, a former cricket player who left Australia for Oregon State, could be the top two picks in baseball’s amateur draft

July 12, 2024
Cleveland has top MLB draft pick, with Georgia's Condon and Oregon State's Bazzana top prospects
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Orioles' Gunnar Henderson projected to top pre-arbitration bonus pool at $1.3 million

Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson is projected to receive the largest amount from this season’s $50 million pre-arbitration bonus pool based on his regular-season statistics

July 11, 2024
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson projected to top pre-arbitration bonus pool at $1.3 million
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If Jürgen Klopp is available, Jim Curtin says no others need be interviewed by US Soccer

Philadelphia coach Jim Curtin thinks the search for Gregg Berhalter’s successor as U.S. coach doesn’t need to be complicated

July 11, 2024
If Jürgen Klopp is available, Jim Curtin says no others need be interviewed by US Soccer
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Gregg Berhalter fired as U.S. men's soccer coach after Copa America first-round exit, AP source says

Gregg Berhalter was fired as U.S. men’s soccer coach after his team’s first-round exit from the Copa America flamed doubts he was the right person to remain in charge for the 2026 World Cup, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press

July 10, 2024
Gregg Berhalter fired as U.S. men's soccer coach after Copa America first-round exit, AP source says
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Messi's 109th goal leads defending champion Argentina over Canada 2-0 and into Copa America final

Lionel Messi scored his 109th international goal and first of the tournament, leading defending champion Argentina over Canada 2-0 and into the Copa America final

July 10, 2024
Messi's 109th goal leads defending champion Argentina over Canada 2-0 and into Copa America final
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If you think the World Series sped by, it did. 9-inning games averaged the fastest time in 27 years

Nine-inning World Series games averaged 3 hours, 1 minute, the fastest since 1996, according to the Elias Sports Bureau

November 07, 2023
If you think the World Series sped by, it did. 9-inning games averaged the fastest time in 27 years
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Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer have been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame while Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield fell short

January 23, 2024
Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
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Rhys Hoskins and Brewers agree to a $34 million, 2-year contract, AP source says

Rhys Hoskins and the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a $34 million, two-year contract, filling the team’s opening at first base

January 24, 2024
Rhys Hoskins and Brewers agree to a $34 million, 2-year contract, AP source says
Entertainment|Sports

Bernie Williams is back in center - only this time Lincoln Center for New York Philharmonic debut

After spending 16 years gaining fame while roaming the grass where Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle once trod, Bernie Williams was on the stage made famous by Leonard Bernstein and where guitar great Andrés Segovia once played

April 25, 2024
Bernie Williams is back in center - only this time Lincoln Center for New York Philharmonic debut
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Ohtani elected to start at DH in 4th straight All-Star Game, joins Judge as only holdovers

Shohei Ohtani has become the first player elected to start at designated hitter in four straight All-Star Games

July 03, 2024
Ohtani elected to start at DH in 4th straight All-Star Game, joins Judge as only holdovers
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Pirates' Skenes an All-Star just 8 weeks after debut, and 7 Phillies are picked for July 16 game

Pittsburgh pitcher Paul Skenes was picked for the All-Star Game just eight weeks after his debut, and major league-leading Philadelphia had a big league-high seven selections

July 07, 2024
Pirates' Skenes an All-Star just 8 weeks after debut, and 7 Phillies are picked for July 16 game
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Anthony Volpe has one word for state of the skidding Yankees: "Brutal"

A major league-best 49-21 through June 12, the New York Yankees are a big league-worst 5-15 since

July 06, 2024
Anthony Volpe has one word for state of the skidding Yankees: "Brutal"
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Reds' Ashcraft wins 5-minute standoff with Yankees even before Cincinnati completes 3-game sweep

Graham Ashcraft and the Cincinnati Reds won a stare down with the New York Yankees even before finishing their three-game sweep

July 04, 2024
Reds' Ashcraft wins 5-minute standoff with Yankees even before Cincinnati completes 3-game sweep
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Calls for Berhalter to step down from USMNT are growing. Here are possible candidates to replace him

Jürgen Klopp, Thierry Henry and Marcelo Bielsa are among those being speculated about as candidates to take over from Gregg Berhalter as U.S. coach ahead of the 2026 World Cup

July 02, 2024
Calls for Berhalter to step down from USMNT are growing. Here are possible candidates to replace him
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Darrell Christian, former AP managing editor and sports editor, dies at 75

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July 01, 2024
Darrell Christian, former AP managing editor and sports editor, dies at 75
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Argentina advances to Copa America quarterfinals, beats Chile 1-0 on Martínez 88th-minute goal

Lautaro Martínez scored off a rebound during a frantic scramble in the 88th minute, giving defending champion Argentina and Lionel Messi a 1-0 victory over Chile that guaranteed a berth in the Copa America quarterfinals

June 26, 2024
Argentina advances to Copa America quarterfinals, beats Chile 1-0 on Martínez 88th-minute goal
Entertainment|Sports

Bryan Cranston leading face of Major League Baseball's promotional campaign

Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award winner Bryan Cranston is a leading face of Major League Baseball’s promotional campaign ahead of opening day for the second straight season, recording a video at Dodger Stadium highlighting several stars

March 25, 2024
Entertainment|News|World

Director Romeo Castellucci drops out of Brussels Ring Cycle halfway through because of money, time

Romeo Castellucci has dropped out of his production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle at Belgium’s La Monnaie theater halfway through because of what the company says is a lack of money and time

April 20, 2024
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Yanks' Stanton expects to miss 4 weeks with strained hamstring, 8th time on injured list in 6 years

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton expects to miss about four weeks because of a strained left hamstring, which caused him to go on the injured list for the eighth time in six seasons

June 23, 2024
Yanks' Stanton expects to miss 4 weeks with strained hamstring, 8th time on injured list in 6 years
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New Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matt Turner realized it was time to move on from Arsenal

Matt Turner realized last spring it was time to move on from Arsenal, that he wasn’t going to displace Aaron Ramsdale as the starting goalkeeper and his career would stagnate if he stayed with the Gunners. Now 29, Turner joined Arsenal for the 2022-23 season from Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution but played in just five Europa League and two FA Cup matches — none after Jan. 27. “Towards the end of the season,” he said Monday, “I felt like there’s games that I could have been playing, that I wasn’t even getting really a sniff of them. I

September 04, 2023
New Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matt Turner realized it was time to move on from Arsenal
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Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton on track for Hall of Fame election; Billy Wagner close

Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton appeared on track to gain election to Cooperstown on Tuesday, while Billy Wagner was likely to be right around the needed 75% threshold and Gary Sheffield was projected to fall short

January 22, 2024
Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton on track for Hall of Fame election; Billy Wagner close
Arts|Entertainment

Jaap van Zweden ending tenure as New York Philharmonic music director after 6 seasons

Jaap van Zweden is ending his tenure as the New York Philharmonic music director after six seasons, the orchestra’s shortest since Pierre Boulez from 1971-77

June 06, 2024
Jaap van Zweden ending tenure as New York Philharmonic music director after 6 seasons
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Yankees star Aaron Judge says scans negative for breaks after he was hit on hand by 94 mph pitch

Yankees star Aaron Judge says X-rays and a CT scan were negative after he was hit on the left hand by a 94 mph fastball from Albert Suárez, forcing the slugger out of New York’s 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles

June 18, 2024
Yankees star Aaron Judge says scans negative for breaks after he was hit on hand by 94 mph pitch

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