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Sideline Chatter: The stat heads noted that his defensive metrics improved

They scheduled a community-college baseball game in Texas, and a spring-football scrimmage broke out.

Tribune News Service · Apr 24, 2022

John Romano: Is it possible the new favorite for a Rays stadium is the same old site?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Here, on the precipice of a city’s future, they are selling Cracker Jack.

Tribune News Service · Apr 24, 2022

Bob Wojnowski: We’ll never see anyone like Cabrera again, an authentic, artistic original

DETROIT — The bat met the ball, as it has so many times, with a sharp crack. And the man met the moment, decades in the making, then hours in the making, the legend officially bronzed on a brilliant day, in a perfect way.

Tribune News Service · Apr 24, 2022

The daily battle to keep people alive as fentanyl ravages San Francisco’s Tenderloin

Street teams focused on harm reduction offer Narcan, meals and other support to those experiencing homelessness and addiction

The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2022

Ten years (already?) of Bryce Harper: From teen phenom to ‘I grew up watching you play’

PHILADELPHIA — Chad Tracy heard it has been almost exactly 10 years since Bryce Harper’s first major league game. So, the former Washington Nationals infielder did what people do nowadays long after they witness history.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 23, 2022

The Beckham Boondoggle? The fight against Inter Miami’s stadium ‘landgrab’

Soccer paradise? Or another great stadium heist? Inter Miami’s Freedom Park deal has come under scrutiny ahead of a key vote next week

The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2022

Mookie Betts and Max Muncy blast away cold streaks in Dodgers’ win over Padres

SAN DIEGO — They were two of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ coldest hitters over the season’s first two weeks.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 23, 2022

White Sox SS Tim Anderson Suspended One Game for Obscene Gesture

The Chicago star will appeal his one-game suspension after he gestured towards Cleveland fans earlier this week.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 23, 2022

FAA apologizes for failure that led to Capitol evacuation

WASHINGTON — The evacuation of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night occurred after aviation officials failed to provide advance notice to police about a fly-over at a baseball game in Washington, they acknowledged Friday evening.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022

Defense, hitting doom White Sox in 2-1 loss to Twins

Michael Kopech threw five scoreless innings and lowered his ERA to 0.64.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 23, 2022