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Dodgers' Freddie Freeman put on injured list after shower slip - ESPN
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, who slipped and fell in the shower Sunday morning, was put on the injured list for his ankle injury, the team announced Thursday.
Georgia man who swindled Dwight Howard gets 12 years in prison - ESPN
NEW YORK — A Georgia businessman who scammed former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of millions of dollars was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in federal prison.
MLB teams with the most home runs in a single season - ESPN
The New York Yankees opened the 2025 season by hitting 15 home runs in their first three games. The display of power not only helped the defending American League champions secure a series sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers, it also tied the 2006 Detroit Tigers for the most homers by a team in its first three games in MLB history. The 2006 Tigers reached the World Series after finishing the regular season with 203 home runs, short of the MLB single-season record of 307 jointly held by the 2019 Minnesota Twins and 2023 Atlanta Braves.
All 3 Canadian teams go into PWHL break in playoff positions
It was a little more than a week ago that the Ottawa Charge collapsed in the third period, surrendering six unanswered goals to the New York Sirens.
Shohei Ohtani lifts Dodgers to historic 8-0 start with walk-off homer
John Smoltz joined Chris "The Bear" Fallica and Geoff Schwartz to discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. the field, New York Yankees' expectations and his favorite Barry Bonds story.
Fantasy baseball: Torpedo the excitement in MLB's bat trend - ESPN
In hitting a franchise-record nine home runs on March 29, including becoming the first team in MLB history to homer on the first three pitches they saw, the New York Yankees didn't merely torpedo the Milwaukee Brewers' team ERA. They bowled over the fantasy baseball landscape with the latest, greatest, «seeking a sneaky analytic advantage» trend that has been the talk of our game through the season's first six days.
Global football boss Infantino hopeful of Russia return
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday he hoped Russia could rejoin the global football world soon, as it would signify that the war in Ukraine was over.