The Ducks reached the .500 mark and could continue rising if they even up the ledger on their four-game road swing, which will conclude Thursday in Pittsburgh when they take on the Penguins. Tuesday, they defeated another group of battle-tested veterans from the Metropolitan Division, the New York Islanders, for their first win of the trip. It was an outing that wasn’t without … [Read more...] about Ducks wrap up East Coast swing in Pittsburgh
Yankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from World Series Game 5
NEW YORK — Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night. Betts leaped at the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torres’ fly ball during the first inning Tuesday night, but a fan in the first row with a gray Yankees’ road jersey, … [Read more...] about Yankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from World Series Game 5
Shohei Ohtani returns from dislocated shoulder, goes hitless as Dodgers take 3-0 World Series lead
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani left Dodger Stadium quickly after injuring his left shoulder during Game 2 on Saturday night, leaving his teammates with as many questions about his status for the rest of the World Series as everyone else. Then their phones started buzzing. “He texted the whole team as we were on our way to the airport and said he was going to be fine, and that’s it,” … [Read more...] about Shohei Ohtani returns from dislocated shoulder, goes hitless as Dodgers take 3-0 World Series lead
Shohei Ohtani’s rural hometown honors its superstar son — from city hall to the hair salons
By STEPHEN WADE, Associated Press OSHU CITY, Japan (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and mountains that surround it. Japanese call such places “inaka” — roughly translated as the “countryside.” No glitz, quiet streets and up north — … [Read more...] about Shohei Ohtani’s rural hometown honors its superstar son — from city hall to the hair salons
Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman homers again in Game 4 to set pair of World Series records
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — One day, Freddie Freeman will look back on this World Series tear and shake his head in disbelief. Just like everyone else. Freeman broke a pair of Series records Tuesday when he homered yet again for the Dodgers in Game 4 against the New York Yankees. The first baseman laced a two-run shot to right field in the first inning for … [Read more...] about Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman homers again in Game 4 to set pair of World Series records