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Juventus players and coaches visit Trump at White House.
Members of the Italian soccer team Juventus visited with President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon. Exactly why the gathering took place remains largely a mystery. Six of the team’s players (Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah, Manuel Locatelli, Federico Gatti, Teun Koopmeiners and Dusan Vlahovic), their coach Igor Tudor, a handful of team executives…
How Ben Casparius worked his way into the Dodgers’ starting rotation
Twelve weeks into the season, the Dodgers are already turning to a 12th different starting pitcher in their revolving door of a rotation. For Ben Casparius, it’s an opportunity he’s patiently waited for all season. Though Casparius is technically still a rookie, the 26-year-old right-hander has seen a lot in his young MLB career. Last…
Tanner Scott struggles again as Dodgers fall to Mets in 10 innings
It took the Dodgers until the ninth inning Monday night to erase their first two-run deficit. But when Tanner Scott surrendered a pair of scores in the top of the 10th, they couldn’t do it again. In a 4-3 extra-innings loss to the New York Mets on Monday, a night that started with frustration —…
UC Irvine fails to capitalize on chances in NCAA regional loss
Jacob McCombs had been arguably UC Irvine’s best hitter all season. The sophomore transfer from San Diego State transformed into an All-Big West selection with his .350 batting average and team-high 1.070 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. So when he came up to the plate in the bottom of the fifth, down one run against a taxed Arizona…
John Mellencamp ’embarrassed’ at Pacers-Knicks. Blame Pat McAfee
Legendary rocker and Indiana native John Mellencamp apologized Thursday “on behalf of most Hoosiers” for the “poor, poor sportsmanship” displayed during the Pacers’ home win over the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals two days earlier. Although the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. did not call out any specific…