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PHOENIX — For three days this week, Rob Thomson looked on as Alec Bohm took batting practice in Dodger Stadium.

“Pretty good,” he said Friday. “Pretty impressive.”

So, the Philadelphia Phillies stuck to their ...Read more

HOUSTON — What was shaping up to be maybe the best day of the season for the Mariners turned, suddenly and ominously, into its most dreaded.

Bryan Woo, the Mariners’ 25-year-old All-Star right-hander, exited Friday ...Read more

DENVER — A sellout crowd of 47,587 came to Coors Field on Friday night for the fireworks, and, perhaps, to see future Hall of Famer Mike Trout hit his 400th career home run.

As a bonus, the fans saw the Rockies beat the...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Pablo López grabbed the loose baseball and shoveled it to first baseman Kody Clemens in one motion, retiring Angel Martinez by a step. López briefly laid on the grass, face down and arms akimbo, as though...Read more

ST. LOUIS — What could be the last Busch Stadium appearance in the same game for two players acquired to lead the Cardinals back to October relevance allowed them both to do what they had so well.

Nolan Arenado, the ...Read more

NEW YORK — The postseason looks more likely by the day for the Mets.

Juan Soto‘s three-run shot in the bottom of the fourth capped off a six-run inning that gave the Mets a lead they never looked back from in their 12...Read more

At his best Jarren Duran is a game-changing talent, but this year the speedy outfielder has rarely been at his best against lefties. His struggles had reached a point where on Tuesday Red Sox manager Alex Cora batted him ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers will play the Patriots on Sunday, and it is a game that lacks the juice of many of the contests between these two teams of the last 25 years or so.

It used to be when these two teams met, it ...Read more

DETROIT — If what the Tigers experienced Friday night, especially in the first two innings, wasn’t rock bottom, nobody wants to see what lies beneath.

The Tigers endured their fourth consecutive loss, seventh in their...Read more

PITTSBURGH — For the second time this season, Mitch Keller took the mound for what could be his final home outing at PNC Park. This time, he couldn’t deliver the same quality start he spun in July.

Keller allowed four...Read more

BALTIMORE — Two weeks ago, after Trevor Rogers was asked about being named the American League’s best pitcher in August, he was asked about his surprise Cy Young Award case despite missing the first two months of the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Nothing but respect.

That's what Rams edge rusher Jared Verse professed Thursday when asked about returning to play the Philadelphia Eagles before their fans at Lincoln Financial Field.

Verse, the Rams' ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Anybody who attempts to predict the MLB postseason should only do so with an explicit acknowledgment that the MLB postseason is impossible to predict. Just ...Read more

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Whether the quarterback is Mac Jones or Brock Purdy, it’s all about forward progress for the 49ers.

Purdy was officially listed as questionable Friday to face the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, with ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Former UConn women’s basketball star Napheesa Collier was named a finalist for the WNBA MVP award Thursday, finishing in the top five of voting for the third year in a row.

Collier was joined as a ...Read more

BALTIMORE — With a career year nearing its end, Trent Grisham is going to get a raise on the open market this winter.

Whether that comes via a long-term deal or a one-year qualifying offer remains to be seen, but a ...Read more

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — One of Todd McLellan's favorite players to coach was Anze Kopitar, when both were in Los Angeles.

Kopitar, 38, announced Thursday that this season, Kopitar's 20th in the NHL, would be his last in ...Read more