One night after his two-home run, eight-RBI game, Ohtani strikes out a career-high 13 in eight innings, giving up just two hits in the first inning of a 5-0 win.

The rain picked up its intensity again as Austin Hays stepped to the plate in the sixth inning, as if the sprinkler system in the sky could tell the Orioles outfielder was on fire. Hays’ performance started innocently enough, with an infield single to lead off the first inning against Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin. During the first rain delay,...

His time finally arrived Wednesday night at PNC Park in the Cubs’ 14-5 blowout win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Robertson had not taken an official at-bat since high school as a shortstop and pitcher in Tuscaloosa, Ala., a stretch that included 787 pitching appearances in professional baseball dating to when the New York Yankees drafted him out of the...

ST. PETERSBURG— The campaign has started. With Jose Trevino’ s eighth-inning go-ahead home run Wednesday night to give the Yankees a 5-4 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field, Aaron Boone and Aaron Judge were beating the drum. They are 26-12 against the American League East.

Playing for the first time since June 4 because of a thumb injury, Kadri puts Colorado one win from dethroning two-time defending champion Tampa Bay. Game 5 is Friday in Denver.

The 2011 GMC box truck with an Arizona license plate number of AE23468 was reported stolen at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday on the 3100 block of West Lincoln Avenue, police said.

Most of the players and coaches from the team were in attendance for the pregame ceremony, which also had special meaning for a few current Angels players who were fans as kids 20 years ago.

The woman, on a motorcycle, was riding northbound on Beach Boulevard when the man, in a pickup truck, made a U-Turn into her path.

Plastic straws are verboten.

The Dodgers dig out of an early three-run hole and take the lead on Freeman’s solo home run in the seventh inning before pulling away to win, 8-4.

It's as important as cleats at kids' sports events.

Jaylon Ferguson, the Louisiana Tech standout and veteran Baltimore Ravens linebacker, has died, the team announced Wednesday. “He was a kind, respectful young man with a big smile and infectious personality,” the Ravens said in a statement.“ We express our heartfelt condolences to Jaylon’ s family and friends as we mourn a life lost much too soon.”.

Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died, the team announced Wednesday. Ferguson was entering the fourth season of his career in Baltimore. Ferguson was a full participant for the first two days of the Ravens’ three-day mandatory minicamp last week before suffering what coach John Harbaugh called a sprained ankle.

The National Weather Service is warning of possible thunderstorms and gusty winds in parts of Los Angeles County starting very early Wednesday morning through evening.

Founder Lisa Coffi retires after this season to take a smaller role with the traveling theater company.

Lamar Jackson was shocked, to say the least. It had been over a month since the 2022 NFL draft, during which the 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player watched the Ravens trade top wide receiver Marquise“ Hollywood” Brown to Arizona and show up just minutes later at the Cardinals’ draft party. The two had entered the NFL just a year apart and become close friends, only for Brown to...

The Chicago Bears are off for summer break until late July when training camp begins. Brad Biggs answers your Bears questions in this final mailbag until camp. The Bears are hopeful Byron Pringle is ready to spread his wings now that he’ s out of Kansas City and in a position to get more opportunities.

Q: P.J. Tucker bolted the Bucks after winning a championship, so is he long term for the Heat? But P.J. Tucker also didn’ t bolt the Bucks. Q: If only the Heat didn’ t have so much money tied up in bad contracts they wouldn’ t have to choose between Victor Oladipo and Caleb Martin.– Robert..

If there’ s any doubt Heston Kjerstad won’ t be the same player he was before two lost years, none of it belongs to him. He sat in the stands Tuesday at Delmarva’ s Perdue Stadium before beginning his first full homestand with an Orioles affiliate with a bat resting between his legs, taking a break amid several rounds of Shorebirds batting practice.

Over the final month of the Ravens’ offseason workout program, with questions hanging over his future in Baltimore, quarterback Lamar Jackson took a path that was at once controversial and defensible. The team’ s three-day minicamp in Owings Mills last week was mandatory, with unexcused absences carrying a potential fine of over $95,000. So Jackson attended...

The 33-year-old outfielder played in Japan from 2017-21 before signing a minor league contract with the Dodgers in February.

36-year-old Marcos Zavala was killed in March 2021.

Ohtani’s three-run blasts – including one to tie the score in the ninth – help the Angels rally from deficits of 5-0, 6-1 and 10-7, before losing, 12-11.

A brilliant outing by Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease went to waste Tuesday when the bullpen coughed up a late lead, but the Sox rallied three times for a 7-6, 12- inning victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’ s RBI double off Kendall Graveman in the 10th was matched by Danny Mendick’ s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the inning.

Nneka Ogwumike scores 21 points, Katie Lou Samuelson adds 13 and the Sparks see nearly all of their 14-point fourth-quarter lead erased before holding off the Mystics, 84-82.

If you think Lynn was being too hard on himself after only two starts following 2½ months of rehab from knee surgery, perhaps Lucas Giolito can allay your concerns about the Chicago White Sox rotation. “I can only speak for myself, but I have not been doing my job,” Giolito said before Tuesday night’ s 7-6, 12- inning victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Guaranteed...

The sheriff has mild symptoms, a spokeswoman said.

Luis Felipe Rodrigues slips a shot under Galaxy goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann for a go-ahead goal in the 70th minute as the USL squad scores a 2-1 upset win.

HOUSTON– While Mets pitchers scuffled against the Astros, Max Scherzer was 1,643 miles northeast of Minute Maid Park. On Tuesday night, the Mets would’ ve taken Scherzer’ s less-than-100-percent performance over the one they got from their big-league staff in an 8-2 loss to the Astros in the opener of a two-game set. Later, Williams said the character of this Astros...

Andrew Vaughn was aware he needed a triple for the cycle when he came to bat in the sixth inning Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays. “His stroke was as pure as it could be,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said.“ Berríos, we hit some good pitches. “But we talked about it before, that’ s what Sheets has shown, Burger, they’ re hungry hitters.

Syndergaard gives up homers in his first and last innings, and in between the Angels produce just two runs against Royals left-hander Kris Bubic, who came into the game with an 8.36 ERA.

Three starts into his big-league career, Caleb Kilian is searching for answers. For a pitcher who didn’ t walk many batters in the minors since joining the Chicago Cubs organization last July, walks have plagued the rookie right-hander in his last two outings. Command problems derailed Kilian again Monday in a 12-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

ST. PETERSBURG— Gerrit Cole paced up and down the dugout between the late innings. Isaac Paredes denied Cole the no-hitter and Clay Holmes finally allowed runners to score on him, but Aaron Hicks and Wandy Peralta wouldn’ t let the night get away from the Yankees. The Yankees improved to 25-11 against the American League East, and are the first team in baseball to...

Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon and Ondrej Palat each record a goal and an assist, and Tampa Bay scores four times in the second period in a 6-2 victory over Colorado that cuts their series deficit to 2-1. Game 4 is Wednesday.

ST. PETERSBURG— Gerrit Cole had his no-hit bid broken up in the eighth, and Clay Holmes finally surrendered a run. The Yankees improved to 25-11 against the American League East, and are the first team in baseball to reach 50 wins. Josh Donaldson singled with one out off Jason Adam and scored when Manuel Margot was injured on Aaron Hicks’ fly ball to the wall in right...

Cpl. Michael Paredes, Officer Joseph Santana and a sergeant went to the Sunset Inn on Garvey Avenue on June 14, 2002 in response to a call about a woman who was possibly stabbed. Paredes and Santana were shot and killed.

Elevated fire danger is expected in parts of the region with possible dry lightning, high heat and low humidity.

The three-time NBA champion recently partnered with Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission to build small, temporary housing in Reseda for the unhoused.

Ward played third base in 2018 and 2019, but he’s been good enough in the outfield since then that the Angels don’t want to move him back to plug the hole left by Anthony Rendon’s injury.

Monday marked another edition of“ Good news, not-so-good news” for the Chicago White Sox. The team reinstated All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson from the injured list, and he was in the starting lineup for the series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays at Guaranteed Rate Field. “We were able to fight through this last year,” Sox general manager Rick Hahn said before the...

Brian Bodine, a platform committee member who says he wrote the resolution rejecting the 2020 election results, proposed an amendment about the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. It asserted that the "rights of those charged with crimes have been violated" and rejected the "narrative" that events at the US Capitol represented an insurrection.

Right-hander Adrian Sampson did everything in his control to stick on the Chicago Cubs roster. Sampson impressed Sunday, shutting down the Atlanta Braves over 4⅔ innings of relief with five strikeouts, no walks and only one batter reaching base. “The guy goes out there and saves your bullpen, saves the team, allows us to reset the bullpen with really probably one...

Both former officers left their law enforcement positions under unrelated clouds of controversy. One lives in Corona, the other in Fullerton.

Before the college basketball season even ended, three names have been considered the three prospects expected to draw consideration for the NBA draft’ s No. 1 pick: Former Gonzaga big man Chet Holmgren, Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr. and Duke forward Paolo Banchero. But since the Magic won the draft lottery and the rights to the top pick, most rival executives and...

The multi-inning relief specialist is throwing harder and with better control than he did in Colorado in 2021.

For the Orlando Magic, who have the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, it would seem as if the pre-draft process should have been winding down by Monday. Most pre-draft workouts and interviews wrapped up recently, with many of the top prospects traveling to New York City for the draft. But as Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman sees it,“ It’ s still early in the...

The Orlando Magic NBA Summer League games are set to begin July 7 against the Houston Rockets in Las Vegas on ESPN. Houston, 10 p.m. ET,; ESPN. Sacramento, 4 p.m. ET, ESPN.

John Donnelly was 67 when he and his dog became trapped on the second floor of a duplex on the 200 block of 17th Street six years ago.

The two-day festival will feature over 30 DJs, food, bars and more June 25-26.

ST. PETERSBURG— Isaiah Kiner-Falefa was not in the lineup again on Monday night. He’ s gonna come out, he’ ll take ground balls during BP and we’ ll see about his availability tonight if I keep him for an emergency, so I don’ t think it’ s anything that’ s gonna be long term,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Monday night’ s series opener against the Rays at Tropicana Field.“ I...