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AP Sports WriterGurriel banned 5 games in 2018 for racist gesture at DarvishBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Yuli Gurriel of the Houston Astros has been suspended for five games next season for making a racist gesture at Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during the World Series.Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob...

AP Sports WriterCancer survivor, World Series champ Rizzo is Clemente winnerBy STEPHEN HAWKINSHOUSTON (AP) Anthony Rizzo is a cancer survivor and World Series champion. The Roberto Clemente Award is a trophy that will stand out for the Chicago Cubs slugger.''This is something that is so humbling to receive,''...

AP Sports WriterManaging friends Roberts, Hinch head to head in World SeriesBy STEPHEN HAWKINSHOUSTON (AP) Dave Roberts, A.J. Hinch and their families were having breakfast together during the All-Star break this summer when the old friends started talking about their jobs.They were managing the two best teams in...

AP Sports WriterAstros' Gurriel may be punished for gesture at LA's DarvishBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel is facing possible punishment after making a racist gesture during the World Series.Gurriel said he didn't intend to offend Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish when he pulled on the...

AP Sports WriterAstros' Gurriel may be punished for gesture at LA's DarvishBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel is facing possible punishment after making a racist gesture during the World Series.Gurriel said he didn't intend to offend Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish when he pulled on the...

AP Sports WriterRainbow resurgence: Bright Astros jerseys now a fan favoriteBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Once mocked, now fashionable, those rainbow jerseys of the Houston Astros are back in full bloom at the World Series.The Astros won't be sporting them Friday night for Game 3 against the Los Angeles...

AP Sports WriterRainbow resurgence: Bright Astros jerseys now a fan favoriteBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Once mocked, now fashionable, those rainbow jerseys of the Houston Astros are back in full bloom at the World Series.The Astros won't be sporting them Friday night for Game 3 against the Los Angeles...

AP Sports WriterRainbow resurgence: Bright Astros jerseys now a fan favoriteBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Once mocked, now fashionable, those rainbow jerseys of the Houston Astros are back in full bloom at the World Series.The Astros won't be sporting them Friday night for Game 3 against the Los Angeles...

The Latest: Darvish had near perfecto at Minute Maid parkHOUSTON (AP) The Latest on World Series Game 3 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros (all times local):4:50 p.m.Yu Darvish has been close to perfect at Minute Maid Park, where he makes his first World Series start...

AP Sports WriterRainbow resurgence: Bright Astros jerseys now a fan favoriteBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Once mocked, now fashionable, those rainbow jerseys of the Houston Astros are back in full bloom at the World Series.The Astros won't be sporting them Friday night for Game 3 against the Los Angeles...

Evan Gattis Houston's DH as Series shifts to AL ballparkHOUSTON (AP) Evan Gattis is the Houston Astros' designated hitter and bats seventh in Game 3 on Friday night as the World Series shifts to the American League ballpark.Catcher Brian McCann drops from sixth to ninth in the batting...

TV viewers drop 10 percent from 2016 for World Series Game 2LOS ANGELES (AP) Viewers for the second game of the World Series dropped 10 percent from last year, less than the 21 percent decline for the opener.Houston's 7-6, 11-inning win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday...