Blue Jays rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is set to become the youngest participant in Home Run Derby history when he swings for the $1 million prize in Cleveland on July 8. Major League Baseball confirmed Sunday that Guerrero will participate, joining a field that includes Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich, the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, Pittsburgh’s […]
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Nelson Cruz got the onslaught started in the first inning and punctuated it with one mammoth home run in the ninth. He wasn’t the only Twins player connecting. Cruz and Max Kepler each hit two home runs, Miguel Sano went deep, and Michael Pineda threw six solid innings to lead Minnesota to a 10-3 victory
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The move left Ms. Pelosi’s natural allies in the House’s Hispanic and progressive caucuses stunned and feeling betrayed. “Since when did the Problem Solvers Caucus become the Child Abuse Caucus?” Mr. Pocan said on Twitter. Representatives Max Rose, Democrat of New York, and Dean Phillips, Democrat of Minnesota, were later seen angrily confronting him on
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A year ago, Novak Djokovic arrived at Wimbledon in a rut. Still working his way back from elbow surgery, still fine-tuning a new service motion, he was more than 24 months removed from his most recent Grand Slam title. His ranking had tumbled out of the top 20 for the first time in over a
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The star’s set included hits like Spinning Around, Shocked, Confide In Me and I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue blinked back tears as she finally got to play Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, 14 years after cancer forced her to cancel a headline slot. “In 2005 I was meant to
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White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow insisted Sunday that President Donald Trump won’t back off national security concerns after agreeing to allow U.S. companies to sell some components to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. Kudlow told “Fox News Sunday” and CBS’ “Face the Nation” that Huawei will remain on an American blacklist as a potential security
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Zion Williamson obviously knows where he’s playing next season. Jimmer Fredette has no idea. Such is the beauty of Summer League: There’s ballyhooed 18-year-olds like Williamson, journeyman 30-year-olds like Fredette and a whole lot of everything else set to be on display over 95 games through July 15. Most spots on summer rosters go to
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Maverick Vinales held off world champion Marc Marquez to win his first MotoGP race of the season at the Motul TT Assen on Sunday. While Vinales won on his Yamaha in hot, dry conditions in the northern Dutch city, fellow Spaniard Marquez extended his lead at the top of the season standings over second-placed Andrea
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The move left Ms. Pelosi’s natural allies in the House’s Hispanic and progressive caucuses stunned and feeling betrayed. “Since when did the Problem Solvers Caucus become the Child Abuse Caucus?” Mr. Pocan said on Twitter. Representatives Max Rose, Democrat of New York, and Dean Phillips, Democrat of Minnesota, were later seen angrily confronting him on
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Sir David Attenborough has taken to the stage at Glastonbury to thank festival-goers for cutting their plastic use. The naturalist appeared shortly before Kylie Minogue’s set, and previewed some of his new TV series Seven Continents, One Planet, which is due to air on BBC One later this year. Thousands of people had gathered for
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