Baseball
Last-place Yankees not as much fun to hate when losing
The franchise of Ruth and Gehrig, DiMaggio and Mantle, Jeter and Rivera is a pinstriped mess.
Sale can’t get through the 5th inning as Nationals ding playoff hopes of Red Sox
Chris Sale couldn’t make it through the fifth inning in his second start back from a shoulder injury, and the Boston Red Sox suffered another blow to their playoff hopes, losing 10-7 to the last-place Washington Nationals on Thursday.
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Cuba welcomed at Little League World Series and holds Japan to a run but gets no-hit in 1-0 loss
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Walker homers twice, hitting 2-run shot in 8th in Diamondbacks’ 9-7 victory over Rockies
Christian Walker hit a pair of two-run homers, the second in the eighth inning lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Colorado Rockies in a 9-7 victory Wednesday.
MLB commissioner throws support behind new stadium for the Kansas City Royals
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred threw his support behind a new stadium for the Royals on Wednesday, calling both of their potential sites near downtown Kansas City "unbelievably high quality" for the type of revenue-producing, multi-use districts that are necessary for small-market clubs to compete.
Raley races for 1st pinch-hit, inside-the-park HR in Rays’ history in 6-1 win over Giants
Rays outfielder Luke Raley's first thought when he powered a first-pitch slider into Triples Alley at Oracle Park was to make it to third base. When Raley saw the ball take a few fortuitous bounces, he knew he wasn't stopping until he crossed home plate.
Ruiz hits three-run shot, Garrett homers twice, Nationals best Red Sox
Keibert Ruiz hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, Stone Garrett homered twice for the first time in his career, and the Washington Nationals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Wednesday night.
Dominican investigation of Rays’ Wander Franco is being led by gender violence and minors division
A prosecutor in the Dominican Republic says the investigation into Tampa Bay Rays All-Star shortstop Wander Franco's alleged relationship with a minor is being handled by a division specializing in minors and gender violence in the province of Peravia.
