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AP Sports WriterMiami Marlins begin road trip as Irma bears down on FloridaBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) As the Miami Marlins began a weeklong road trip, they couldn't help but wonder what will be there when they get back home.Hurricane Irma was bearing down on South Florida with potentially...

AP Sports WriterMiami Marlins begin road trip as Irma bears down on FloridaBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) As the Miami Marlins began a weeklong road trip, they couldn't help but wonder what will be there when they get back home.Hurricane Irma was bearing down on South Florida with potentially...

Associated PressThe African basketball championship: Unique and entertainingBy KEN MAGUIREDAKAR, Senegal (AP) The African basketball championship may lack star power - even electrical power on occasion. But with national pride at stake, it almost always entertains.AfroBasket, which tipped off Friday in Senegal and Tunisia, can't be compared to...

LEADING OFF: Indians, D-backs streaking; Dodgers slumpingBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around Major League Baseball on Friday:---SWEET 16?Mike Clevinger and the Indians try to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 16 games when they begin a series against Baltimore. Clevinger (8-5, 3.50 ERA) has delivered a...

AP Sports WriterStumbling Dodgers see lead cut in half by streaking D-backsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) A few weeks ago, everybody was wondering if the Dodgers could break the major league record of 116 wins in a season.Now they're looking vulnerable with the playoffs approaching.Los Angeles has lost...

AP Sports WriterRockies rout Kershaw, Dodgers 9-1; LA drops 7th in rowBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer off a laboring Clayton Kershaw as the Colorado Rockies beat the Dodgers 9-1 on Thursday night, sending Los Angeles to its seventh straight defeat and 12th...

Associated PressKluber helps Indians to franchise-record 15th straight winBy BY MIKE HELFGOTCHICAGO (AP) The Cleveland Indians set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive win night, beating the Chicago White Sox 11-2 on Thursday behind another terrific outing for Corey Kluber.Cleveland also belted five homers while becoming the...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Baseball's power surge raises some troubling issuesBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) We've been through this before.Everyone swinging for the fences.Balls flying out of the park.Fans presumably gushing over the tape-measure spectacle (because, you know, chicks did the long ball).Sorry, we'll take a pass on this bandwagon.As...

LEADING OFF: Indians, D-backs streaking into weekend seriesBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the major Friday:---SWEET 16?Mike Clevinger and the Indians try to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 16 games when they begin a series against Baltimore. Clevinger (8-5, 3.50 ERA) has delivered a...

Fantasy Sports NetworkFANTASY PLAYS: Who is this Harrison Bader?By JAKE CIELYAs we near the end of the fantasy baseball season, we'll take a look at players' value for the 2018 season in addition to a few nuggets helping you to finish strong. First, we'll have to touch on another...

AP Baseball WriterGene Michael, who built Yankees' 1990s dynasty, dies at 79By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Gene Michael, the slick-fielding shortstop nicknamed Stick who went on to manage the New York Yankees and then as an executive built a power that won four World Series in five years,...

AP Sports WriterStumbling Dodgers see lead cut in half by streaking D-backsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) A few weeks ago, everybody was wondering if the Dodgers could break the major league record of 116 wins in a season.Now they're looking vulnerable with the playoffs approaching.Los Angeles had lost...