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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Eireann Dolan had no idea she would inspire a movement just by offering her support to the gay community. Specifically to youth who might be struggling with who they are.She sure is making her mother proud, and her father, too.The moment Dolan read that the...

MIAMI (AP) Federal prosecutors want a Miami judge to reduce by more than a year the prison sentence being served by the former owner of a clinic that supplied banned substances to baseball players including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.A court document filed by prosecutors Wednesday asks...

CLEVELAND (AP) - Carlos Carrasco's face was swollen. His jaw was sore. His head hurt.He was lucky.Carrasco didn't sustain any major injuries after being struck on the right side of the face with a line drive hit by Chicago's Melky Cabrera in the first inning of Cleveland's 4-1 loss...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros have activated outfielder George Springer from the 15-day disabled list. Springer has been out with a right wrist fracture since July 2, a day after he was hit by a pitch against the Royals. At the time he was hitting .264 with 14 doubles,...

The PHILADELPHIA and the WASHINGTON will both be gunning for a victory on 9/10/2017 at 1:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. PHILADELPHIA vs WASHINGTON When: 9/10/2017 1:35 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU RL 953 PHILADELPHIA 8 (-350) (-275) 9.5 (-110) 240 -275 WASHINGTON TV: 1:35 PM LINE: -275 PREDICTION: WASHINGTON , PHILADELPHIA Oddsmakers currently have the WASHINGTON listed as -275 point favorites versus the PHILADELPHIA,...

Blue Jays' Gibbons, first base coach ejected early in TexasARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Toronto manager John Gibbons and first base coach Tim Leiper have been ejected during separate arguments in the Blue Jays' game at Texas.Leiper was the first to get tossed, saying something to crew chief Dale Scott...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " Giants pitcher Jake Peavy homered through the low-hovering mist for his first long ball in more than nine years, leading San Francisco past the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 in Major League Baseball on Wednesday. Peavy struck out eight in six-plus innings on the mound and connected for...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - In a piercing staccato, Dino Ebel's whistle can penetrate through the noise from tens of thousands of rowdy baseball fans. And it can trigger a defensive alignment shift in one quick adjustment.More than anything, the Angels bench coach's method gets his players' eyes on him...

Nationals' Harper drops appeal, serves 1-game suspensionWASHINGTON (AP) Nationals star Bryce Harper has dropped his appeal and will serve a one-game suspension in the second game of the day-night doubleheader Saturday against Miami.The team announced the outfielder's decision after he went 0 for 2 in Washington's 6-4 win...

AP Baseball WriterBig daddy: Freeman takes newborn home, homers, gets 4 hitsBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Freddie Freeman took his newborn son and wife home from a hospital, stayed up through most of the night and headed from Atlanta to New York.This is what adrenaline can do: He...

The COLORADO and the SAN DIEGO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/22/2017 at 10:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Colorado Rockies (82-71) at San Diego Padres (69-84) DATE/TIME: Friday, September 22 - 10:10 PM EST WHERE: Petco Park, San Diego, California ROT TEAM PS OU RL 961 COLORADO 8 (155) (155) 8 (-110) -165 155 962 SAN DIEGO TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky...

WASHINGTON (AP) NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer injured a finger on his pitching hand and will miss the World Baseball Classic. The Washington Nationals announced Monday on Twitter that their star right-hander has a stress fracture in the knuckle of his right ring finger. The team said the ongoing...