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• PGA Championship: 4 best dark horse picks with shot at Valhalla glory

Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images The PGA Championship employs the strongest field in golf, but it also features plenty of dark horses. The PGA Championship has produced plenty of longshot winners over the years. Shaun Micheel at Oak Hill in 2003, Y.E. Yang at Hazeltine in 2009, and most recently, Phil Mickelson at Kiawah Island in 2021 immediately come to mind. But plenty of favorites or...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats & White Sox split doubleheader; Erick Fedde throws seven scoreless + more...

Notes and quotes from the Nationals and White Sox’ doubleheader in Chicago... WILLIAMS VS THE WHITE SOX: Trevor Williams took the mound last night in Chicago, IL’s Guaranteed Rate Field on quite an impressive, four-start run, over which Washington’s 32-year-old, nine-year veteran posted a 0.86 ERA, a 2.47 FIP, and a .206/.263/.206 line against in 21 innings. On the year, Williams was keeping the b...2024
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• PGA Championship 2024: Odds, predictions, value picks, analysis for Valhalla

Brooks Koepka smiles with the Wanamaker Trophy following his win at the 2023 PGA Championship. | Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images The best golfers in the world descend upon Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky for the second major of the year. This year’s PGA Championship features plenty of compelling storylines, stemming from Tiger Woods’ return to Valhalla to whether...2024
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• Biden Suffers Memory Loss During North Korea…
In an embarrassing misstep, President Joe Biden, the oldest individual to reside in the White House in U.S. history, mistakenly referred to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the President of South Korea during a campaign reception in Portola Valley, California. During the event, Biden criticized former President Donald Trump for his diplomatic approach […] The post Biden Suffers Memory Lo...2024
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• Vince Paras avenges loss to Hiroto Kyoguchi by unanimous decision in South Korea

Filipino flyweight contender Vince Paras gained a measure of revenge on Saturday, defeating former two-division champion Hiroto Kyoguchi by ten-round unanimous decision at Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea. All three judges scored the fight for Paras (21-2-1, 15 knockouts) – 97-93, 97-93, 96-94. Paras has now gone 7-0-1 in his last eight fights since […] The post Vince Paras avenge...2024
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• Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Throwing a New (Old) Pitch

After a disastrous debut against the San Diego Padres in South Korea, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has settled into his role. He ended April with a sub-3.00 earned run average; it’s down to 2.79 after an outstanding eight-inning start Tuesday against the Marlins. In his May 1 start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, …...2024
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• Why this is a good and bad time for Yu Darvish to be on the IL

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Of course you never want to see a Padre go on the IL but there could be some benefit to it Yu Darvish was placed on the 15-day IL with neck tightness this week while the San Diego Padres were in Milwaukee to face the Brewers. We never want to see any starter—the Padres Opening Day starter nonetheless—go on the shelf but this could end up being a good thing i...2024
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• Thursday Rockpile: In memory of a disheartening Spring Training

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, March 28, 2024 It’s been a long March. The month is typically reserved for hope and optimism for baseball fans as the air fills the sound of cleats on dirt and the crack of wooden bats as winter thaws into spring in MLB camps around Arizona and Florida. However, this year has been much less satisfying for not...2024
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• Thoughts on Opening Day

Enrique Silva/South Side Sox Today we’re all even, and we all have a shot — even when some of us don’t. We’ll be up and we’ll be down, and in seven months we’ll all say it went by too fast I am writing on the first day of spring in this, year of our Lord 2024. I’m not particularly religious anymore, but I have always wanted to use that in a sentence. And directly on the heels of this new ...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs to share German marketing rights with 5 new clubs

Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, March 26 The latest NFL’s Global Markets Program adds four new clubs, five new markets in 2024 | NFL.com FOUR NEW CLUBS: Cleveland Browns: Granted rights in Nigeria Detroit Lions: Granted rights across Austria, Canada, Germany and Switzerland Indianapolis Colts: Granted rights across Austria and Germany New York Giants: Grante...2024
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• Dodgers’ Brusdar Graterol Dealing With 2 Injuries, Will Open Season on IL

The injuries to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff started to pile up late in spring training, in advance of the Seoul Series. Another arm joined that group this week when right-hander Brusdar Graterol was unable to bounce back quickly from multiple injuries. It was already noted that Graterol wouldn’t travel to South Korea with …...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 23, 2024
Wyatt Langford, OF, Rangers Wyatt Langford is officially making the opening day roster, according to manager Bruce Bochy. Langford has already been flying up draft boards due to his massive spring, where he's slashed a ridiculous .388/.446/.796 with 6 home runs in 56 plate appearances. He has crept all the way up into 8th round ADP, and that number should continue to rise over the weekend. I would...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024

Sure, it’s not the KBO, but it’s in Korea | Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images I tried to write as much as I could of this ahead of time, but if it descends into madness by the end, I blame basketball Max and Jeremy already covered the big stories yesterday. I guess I’ll just link to other stories below that cover the same ground. First, Max: Alec Marsh makes the rotation, Jordan Lyles to th...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 1, 2024
SP Notes Corbin Burnes, BAL The Orioles will be counting on the newly-acquired Burnes to be the ace of their rotation this season, especially with Kyle Bradish set to open the season on the IL. Burnes was among the elite pitchers in baseball from 2020-2022, posting a 2.62 ERA, 2.66 xFIP, 11.86 K/9, and 2.29 BB/9 across those three seasons. He took a step back last season, recording a still solid...2024
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• Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani ‘Confident’ He’ll Be Ready for Opening Game vs. Padres in Korea

With the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning the regular season against the San Diego Padres in South Korea in 44 days, fans on two continents are wondering whether Shohei Ohtani will be in the lineup. The Dodgers’ $700 million investment is less than five months removed from major surgery on his right elbow. Ohtani revealed at …...2024
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• Maikel García, Dairon Blanco, and other Royals star in winter leagues

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The games have continued overseas. Winter is not a time of year that Americans associate with baseball. Most of the country is hunkered down, watching football or basketball and waiting for the snow to melt and the weather to warm up so we can all get outside again. I’m doing the same. As I type this the temperature outside is in the ...2024
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• No, the World Baseball Classic shouldn’t be cancelled because of Edwin Diaz’s injury
Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Injuries can — and do — happen just about anywhere in baseball. By now, you have certainly heard about the patellar tendon injury suffered by Mets closer Edwin Diaz while celebrating Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic win over the Dominican Republic. You might not, however, have seen this reaction to it: Wouldn't have happened in a celebration of a mea...2023
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• Cubs Fanatic Dan Shapiro Shares Love of Sports with His Boss, Barack Obama
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• Asian and American Ballplayers Face Unusual Challenges When Living Abroad
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• Behind the Scenes in Las Vegas Is Where Real Business of Summer League Happens
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• Korean Royals Super Fan Makes Attempt to Return to Kansas City for World Series
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"The Dodgers awoke Wednesday in South Korea looking forward to playing the San Diego Padres, answering questions about the growth of the Dodgers brand overseas, then flying home."

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"Padres, Dodgers set to play MLB's first regular-season games in South Korea in 2024, per report"

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"4:09pm: The Pirates are acquiring first baseman Ji-Man Choi from the Rays, according to reports out of South Korea (h/t to Homin Lee)."

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"2020 Tokyo Olympics baseball scores: Team USA advances with win over South Korea, Japan tops Mexico"

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"In South Korea, they are art."

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"Former Angels, Astros and Rays catcher Hank Conger will serve as the new catching coach for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization, per Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency."

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"Anderson was knocked out of the top spot on the last run but still picked up her second medal in South Korea"

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"The 2017 World Baseball Classic already has one of its biggest surprises in Israel, which beat Chinese Taipei, 15-7, on Tuesday at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, in the second game of the tournament."

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"During a recent promotional pitstop in South Korea, Derrick Rose declared that he still believes his New York Knicks are one of the NBA’s super-teams."

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"S Army Private Namon Bledsoe wanted to treat his mother Denise Edwards to a special night while he was deployed in South Korea, so he wrote to the Detroit Pistons."

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"After an absence of 29 years from the youth Series, South Korea defeated Jackie Robinson West of Chicago, 8-4, for its third title, each coming without a defeat in the tournament."

• PGA Championship: 4 best dark horse picks with shot at Valhalla glory
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats & White Sox split doubleheader; Erick Fedde throws seven scoreless + more...
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• PGA Championship 2024: Odds, predictions, value picks, analysis for Valhalla
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• Pre-Snap Reads 4/26: Seahawks fans rejoice after drafting Byron Murphy II

Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Read! What ya thinking? The Seattle Seahawks’ first first-round pick under Mike Macdonald is Texas DT Byron Murphy II. Good pick? Bad pick? Indifferent? Let us know in the comments below! Back to it, round two today. #np Bob Will’s Boogie by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Seahawks News Seahawks draft DT BYRON MURPHY II! - Seaside...2024
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• Olympics 2024: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy top men’s standings with 100 days to go

Xander Schauffele celebrates with the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. | Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Men’s Olympic Golf Competition kicks off exactly 100 days from now. Here are the updated standings and qualification criteria. For only the third time within the last century, the Summer Olympics will feature a 72-hole stroke play for some of the best men’s and women’s...2024
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• The Opener: Opening Day, O’Neill, Orioles, Santos
Happy Opening Day to MLBTR readers! Here are three things worth keeping an eye on as the 2024 regular season kicks off: 1. It’s Opening Day! While the Dodgers and Padres already squared off in a two-game set in South Korea last week, the 2024 regular season is set to kick off in earnest today.…...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs to share German marketing rights with 5 new clubs
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• Preseason Prep - March 23, 2024
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• PGA Championship 2024: Odds, predictions, value picks, analysis for Valhalla
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• SUNY Delhi MLSN discussion
One of the things I’ve tried to explain about MLSN is that simply taking a soil test and comparing the result to the MLSN value is not enough. One also needs to consider how much of an element the grass will use. In a presentation for the Brookside Labs Amplify Network on April 25, and then a discussion with turfgrass students at SUNY Delhi on April 26, I explained why this is, and shared th...2024
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• Olympics 2024: Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu top women’s standings with 100 days to go

Nelly Korda poses with her gold medal after winning the Individual Stroke Play event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. | Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Women’s Olympic Golf Competition kicks off exactly 100 days from now. Here are the updated standings and qualification criteria. For only the third time within the last century, the Summer Olympics will feature a 72-hole stroke play for t...2024
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• CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2024: Odds, predictions, value picks for next PGA Tour event

Jason Day poses with the trophy after winning the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson. | Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images The PGA Tour returns to Texas, where TPC Craig Ranch will play host to this week’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson. The PGA Tour returns to the Lone Star State for the third time this season, as the CJ Cup Byron Nelson takes center stage two weeks before the PGA Championship at Valhalla. T...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 4/26: Seahawks fans rejoice after drafting Byron Murphy II
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• Padres aren’t missing Blake Snell thanks to Dylan Cease

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Snell may have won the Cy Young last year but Cease is on track to do the same thing There were plenty of Padres fans that wanted to see A.J. Preller bring back 2023 Cy Young award winner Blake Snell when it was clear he wasn’t getting a long-term deal but how are they feeling now? I don’t want to make it seem like I wouldn’t take Snell in San Diego’s...2024
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• Olympics 2024: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy top men’s standings with 100 days to go
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• Pittsburgh Pirates to Ronel Blanco: 10 early surprises from MLB season

Every MLB season brings its own set of surprises, some pleasant and others not. Two weeks after MLB opened its season in South Korea, here are 10 early surprises. All records and stats are through Monday's games....2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs to share German marketing rights with 5 new clubs
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• PGA Championship 2024: Odds, predictions, value picks, analysis for Valhalla
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• Thursday Rockpile: In memory of a disheartening Spring Training
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• A few thoughts about Shohei Ohtani’s news conference

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The Dodgers star addressed gambling allegations surrounding his now-former translator. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his translator Ippei Mizuhara recently became the focus of an investigation regarding sports betting involving an illegal bookmaker in California (sports betting is not legal there). I covered a few of the details in this...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 22, 2024
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• Ohtani: Seoul games to offer 'great memories'

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani says the upcoming MLB season opener against the Padres in South Korea will provide "great memories" for him and his wife, but he will attempt to focus on baseball....2024
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• Outside The Confines: It’s baseball season

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Spring Training has opened for two teams. Some predictions for the rest of the off-season. And other news from around baseball. It’s tradition for baseball fans to say the day after the Super Bowl that it’s baseball season. So who am I to buck tradition? I hope that yesterday’s football game puts an end to the idea that a close game is a good game. Because ev...2024
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• This speed skater pulled off the most genius trick the Olympics have ever seen to win gold

The Winter Youth Olympic Games were held in Gangwon, South Korea last month and only now are we learning about one of the most incredible moments to happen in speed skating — ever. Yang Jinru of China was competing in the final of the women’s 1500m short track when she turned the whole sport on its head. To understand what happened you need to have some knowledge of the pacing of speed skating in...2024
• Maikel García, Dairon Blanco, and other Royals star in winter leagues
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• The great Korean bat flip mystery
In MLB, bat flips have long symbolized disrespect. In South Korea, they are art. How do these alternate worlds exist? And what do they say about us? Writer Mina Kimes trekked across South Korea with illustrator Mickey Duzyj to unravel the mystery....2020
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• The great bat-flip mystery
In MLB, bat flips have long symbolized disrespect. In South Korea, they are art....2020
• U.S. Army Private Returns Home to Surprise His Mom at Detroit Pistons Game
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• Real deal: Israel already 2-0 in Classic debut
The 2017 World Baseball Classic already has one of its biggest surprises in Israel, which beat Chinese Taipei, 15-7, on Tuesday at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, in the second game of the tournament. With its second win in as many days, Israel is in prime position to advance to the next round....2017
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• Real deal: Israel already 2-0 in Classic debut
The 2017 World Baseball Classic already has one of its biggest surprises in Israel, which beat Chinese Taipei, 15-7, on Tuesday at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, in the second game of the tournament. With its second win in as many days, Israel is in prime position to advance to the next round....2017
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• Derrick Rose ‘Still’ Believes the Knicks are a Super-Team
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• Tim Cahill and Australia lift first-ever Asian Cup after thrilling extra-time victory against South Korea
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• Dodgers officially announce deal with Utley
The Dodgers officially announced the signing of infielder Chase Utley on Saturday and opened a roster spot for him by releasing outfielder Darin Ruf to sign in South Korea....2017
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• Preseason Prep - March 23, 2024
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• PGA Championship: 4 best dark horse picks with shot at Valhalla glory
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats & White Sox split doubleheader; Erick Fedde throws seven scoreless + more...
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• PGA Championship 2024: Odds, predictions, value picks, analysis for Valhalla
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• Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto is Throwing a New (Old) Pitch
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• CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2024: Odds, predictions, value picks for next PGA Tour event
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• Olympics 2024: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy top men’s standings with 100 days to go
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• Tiger Woods, TGL unveil Jupiter Links Golf Club roster sure to entertain

Tiger Woods during the final round of the 2024 Masters. | Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images Tiger Woods announced the three other members of his TGL team, Jupiter Links Golf Club. Play will commence in January 2025. Tiger Woods has announced who will join him on his TGL team, Jupiter Links Golf Club. Max Homa, Tom Kim, and Kevin Kisner—all fan-favorites—will accompany Woods in January...2024
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• Why this is a good and bad time for Yu Darvish to be on the IL
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• Thursday Rockpile: In memory of a disheartening Spring Training
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• A few thoughts about Shohei Ohtani’s news conference
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• A few thoughts about the Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara betting situation

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images Here’s hoping this isn’t as bad as it looks. This has already been a topic of discussion around baseball for a few days, but I wanted to wait a bit and digest all the information out there regarding the betting situation involving Dodgers star Shohel Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, or at least as much as I could, before writing about it. What we...2024
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• Dodgers appoint familiar interpreter for Shohei Ohtani amid scandal

Prior to his team’s game against the San Diego Padres in South Korea on Thursday, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters who will take on the responsibility....2024
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• Today in White Sox History: February 11

Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West team visited the White House in November 2014, between investigations that would eventually strip them of all its Little League accomplishments. JRW falls into dishonor 2015 The Jackie Robinson West Little League team, out of Washington Heights in Chicago and unofficially adopted by the White Sox, was officially stripped of its 2014 accomplishments. JRW had...2024
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• Asian Cup: New York Red Bulls' Tim Cahill captains Australia to big win over Oman, top spot in Group A
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• How Jung-ho Kang Could Fit into Pittsburgh Pirates' Bright Future
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• Pros, Cons of NHL Players Trading the Olympics for the World Cup of Hockey
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