A look at what’s happening around the majors today: MAKING A NAME Cuban rookie Yordan Alvarez is off to a smashing start for the injury-depleted Houston Astros, becoming just one of four players in major league history to hit four home runs in his first five games. The 21-year-old is 8 for 17 so far. […]
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Being an involved parent can be a political asset for a male politician, making him appear more compassionate and understanding, but it is simply another expectation for a female politician. “You can be a good dad without knowing your kids have to be at school a half an hour early every Thursday,” Ms. Lockman said.
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O.J. Simpson launched a Twitter account with a video post in which the former football star said he’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.” Simpson confirmed the new account to The Associated Press on Saturday, saying in a phone interview while on a Las Vegas golf course that it “will be a lot of
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The New York Yankees acquired AL home run leader Edwin Encarnación in a trade with the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night, adding another feared slugger to what could be baseball‘s most powerful lineup when Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton return from injuries. The Yankees also got cash in the deal while sending 19-year-old minor league
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Tyson Fury stopped Tom Schwarz with 6 seconds left in the second round Saturday night, with the British heavyweight star remaining unbeaten and putting on a show in his Las Vegas debut. Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs) made short work of his previously unbeaten German opponent, battering him with a jab before knocking him down to
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César Hernández singled in two runs off Luke Jackson in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a two-run deficit to snap the Atlanta Braves’ eight-game winning streak with a 6-5 victory on Saturday night. It was a big comeback for the Phillies, who looked poised to lose for the fifth time in
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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Saturday resumed his 3,675-mile feud with the mayor of London, calling him “a disaster” who should be turned out of office after a spate of stabbings in Britain’s capital. “LONDON needs a new mayor ASAP,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter, referring to Sadiq Khan, the mayor he has been fighting
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Eighty-year-old Margaret Keefe has been helping grandson grime artist Risky Roadz from the start. Over the years she’s become friends with some of London’s most popular grime stars after Risky – aka Roony Keefe, who now produces videos about their musical partnership – invited them home. Recently, Margaret saw online another elderly lady having tea
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Brooks Koepka is chasing history, and no one seems to care. Three U.S. Opens in a row. Five wins in the last nine majors. What time does Tiger Woods tee off anyway? Small wonder Koepka began the Open with a chip on his shoulder. If golf fans can’t get excited about the way he’s playing,
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSpice Up Your Life – Live at Wembley Geri Horner has apologised for quitting the Spice Girls in 1998, as the band played the last date of their reunion tour. “I need to say something I should have said a long time ago,” she told fans and
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