Arts Jul 13 'One Day in September' chronicles how baseball's All-Star Game was born By Jeff Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Politics May 26 Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner stands by ad accusing Red Sox private equity owners of ruining the team The ad was pulled by New England Sports Network, which is owned predominantly by Fenway Sports Group, a conglomerate that also owns the Red Sox and Liverpool of the Premier League. By Patrick Whittle, Kimberlee Kruesi, Kyle Hightower, Associated Press
Nation May 09 Bobby Cox, longtime Braves manager and Hall of Famer, dies at 84 Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave the city its first major title as well as World Series trips that fell short, died Saturday. He was 84. By Charles Odum, Associated Press
Nation Mar 26 Watch 6:48 How Major League Baseball's new 'robo ump' challenge system works Major League Baseball is back with a new automated ball-strike system, or ABS. In every ballpark, the precise location of pitches will be tracked by electronic monitors. Teams can challenge up to two ball or strike calls in a nine-inning… By John Yang, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Mar 17 Watch 7:06 Venezuela's historic run meets USA in World Baseball Classic final The United States takes on Venezuela in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic. The Venezuela team is playing in a WBC final for the first time in their country’s history. Geoff Bennett discussed the tournament with Howard Bryant,… By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins
Dec 09 Fourth time's a charm: Shohei Ohtani is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year, again By Beth Harris, Associated Press Ohtani received 29 of 47 votes in balloting among sports journalists from the AP and its members for the award that has been given out since 1931. Continue reading
Nov 14 Ohtani is unanimous MVP for 4th time in winning NL honor as Judge edges Raleigh for 3rd AL accolade By David Brandt, Associated Press Ohtani won a MVP for the third straight year, his second in the NL with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two in the AL with the Los Angeles Angels. Continue reading
Nov 09 MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors By Associated Press Two Major League Baseball pitchers were indicted Sunday on charges they took bribes to give sports bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets. Continue reading
Nov 02 11th-inning homer lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays to become first repeat World Series champion in 25 years By Ronald Blum, Associated Press In a World Series for the ages that went back and forth again and again, Will Smith delivered the biggest swing of all for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Continue reading
Oct 30 Yesavage sets rookie strikeout record, leading Blue Jays past Dodgers for 3-2 lead in World Series By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Continue reading