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Winn, Burleson proving to be dynamic duo atop Cards' lineup 4:28 AM UTC John Denton @JohnDenton555 Share share-square-383070 ST. LOUIS -- In steadily blossoming rookie Masyn Winn and emerging slugger Alec Burleson, the Cardinals have found a potent one-two punch at the top of their lineup that could be in place for years to come.

Livvy Dunne channels Skenes with acrobatic pitch August 17th, 2024 Brent Maguire @bmags94 Share share-square-87568 Velocity is down but tumbling is way up when @livvydunne becomes @Paul_Skenes. #FanaticsFest pic.twitter.com/2f9ts1vkwY — Fanatics (@Fanatics) August 17, 2024 It’d be nearly impossible to try replicating the success of Paul Skenes on a mound but Livvy Dunne certainly tried

Sale continues renaissance season with dominant outing vs. Angels 5:49 AM UTC Andrés Soto Share share-square-68228 ANAHEIM -- Chris Sale’s fairy-tale comeback season continued Saturday night at Angel Stadium as he took another step toward his pursuit of history. Despite some hiccups in the sixth inning of the Braves' 11-3 win, Sale dominated the Angels

Wood, Nuñez mentoring next generation of Black baseball players August 17th, 2024 Jessica Camerato @jessicacamerato Share share-square-102156 Rookies Nasim Nuñez and James Wood are two of the youngest players on the Nationals. But at their age, they already have gained valuable experience making it to the Major Leagues -- and they are sharing it with

'We never give up': Twins continue to show resilience in Texas 3:55 AM UTC Drew Davison Share share-square-383076 ARLINGTON -- Willi Castro described it as a confidence that everybody has throughout the clubhouse. The Twins feel they should be able to win every game, regardless if they fall behind early. “All the way through, we

The 8 best moments in Little League Classic history 3:29 AM UTC Theo DeRosa @Theo_DeRosa Share share-square-93760 The Yankees and Tigers will face off on Aug. 18 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) in the seventh annual MLB Little League Classic at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pa. Held during the Little League World Series, the day-long

Witt's 'four moms' have been major force in his life, career 2:48 AM UTC Anthony Castrovince @castrovince Share share-square-683720 COLLEYVILLE, Texas -- The boy was always running. Away. At his fifth birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese, he loved playing the games, winning the tickets, getting the prizes. But when that animatronic house band started

Crowds in Tiaret, a rural city of 200,000 in Algeria’s high desert plateau, exploded in celebration Friday night to welcome back Imane Khelif, the welterweight boxer who won an Olympic gold medal while fighting off an international storm of lies, online abuse and uninformed speculation that called into question her eligibility to compete. Standing in

Not long after Hamas launched the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel and sparked the now 10-month war in the Gaza Strip, another killing was reported in the occupied West Bank. A 40-year-old Palestinian street vendor and farmer named Bilal Saleh was harvesting olives on his family's small plot of land when, according to his