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Odd sleeping conditions did not stop Addison Barger from etching his name into Toronto Blue Jays’ history Friday night. Barger was not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the World Series, the first for the Blue Jays since 1993. He probably will not say it publicly, but perhaps …

The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won just two medals at the World Championships in Jakarta this past week. It was the country’s lowest medal total in the international competition since 2001. The U.S.’s only two medalists were Leanne Wong, who won an all-around silver, and Joscelyn Roberson, who won bronze …

Before Toronto Blue Jays fans began dreaming about winning a World Series, they were dreaming about Shohei Ohtani signing with them in free agency. The two-way megastar met with the Blue Jays Dec. 4, 2023, at their spring training complex in Dunedin, Florida, before eventually signing with the Los Angeles …

Fans at the Rogers Centre in Toronto loudly booed Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani ahead of Game 1 of the World Series Friday. While it is common for fans to jeer opposing players during pregame lineups, the boos that serenaded Ohtani were uniquely loud compared to those for his Dodgers teammates. …

Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones were arrested Thursday morning as part of FBI probes into alleged illegal gambling with ties to the La Cosa Nostra crime families. Billups and Jones are alleged to have knowingly participated in rigged poker games, while Rozier and Jones allegedly leaked non-public information …

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays announced their Game 1 starting pitchers for the World Series. The Dodgers will start Blake Snell, while the Blue Jays are sending rookie Trey Yesavage to the mound. Game 1 is on Friday at 8 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre in …

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that USA Powerlifting’s (USAPL) decision to reject a biological male trans athlete from competition in the women’s category was “discrimination.” USA Powerlifting has now responded, criticizing the court’s decision. “Our goal since litigation commenced against USA Powerlifting in 2021 was to present all the …

Jaron “Boots” Ennis sat with his arms folded across a table, staring at his latest opponent, Uisma Lima, and telling him their boxing match would be short and sweet. “In and out like a robbery,” the 28-year-old Ennis said with a smirk. Confidence is a necessity in boxing. A fighter …

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the U.S. military has carried out another strike in the Eastern Pacific targeting alleged terrorists he says were engaged in narco-trafficking. Three suspected narco-terrorists were killed, according to Hegseth. The strikes were ordered at the direction of President Donald Trump. Hegseth said …

There are a lot of questions that need answering for the 1-6 Miami Dolphins, but one of them was why Jaylen Waddle, the Dolphins’ top receiver without Tyreek Hill on the field for the remainder of the season, didn’t see much action in Sunday’s blowout loss to the Cleveland Browns. …