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Rays get inside-the-park homer, 3 others in stopping Indians

As he sprinted madly around the bases, Kevin Kiermaier wondered when he’d stop. He never did. Kiermaier legged out a three-run, inside-the-park homer when Cleveland outfielders Oscar Mercado and Leonys Martin collided, and Ryan Yarbrough handled the Indians’ struggling lineup into the eighth inning of his first start this season to lead the Tampa Bay […]

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Gómez HR sinks Nats after Martinez ejection, Mets sweep

Turns out, the only thing Mets manager Mickey Callaway lost this week was his voice. Days after New York’s front office declared support for its criticized, second-year skipper, Callaway’s players rallied for another startling victory Thursday and a four-game sweep of the division-rival Nationals. Carlos Gómez slipped out of his shoe during an early dash,

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Another athlete slams testosterone rules, refuses medication

Another Olympic medalist has criticized the IAAF’s testosterone regulations and said she will refuse to take hormone-reducing medication. Margaret Wambui of Kenya, who won bronze in the 800 meters behind Caster Semenya at the 2016 Olympics, said she is affected by the new rules but won’t take “any type of medication” to lower her natural

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Bruins, Blues meet in Stanley Cup Final 49 years in making

Seeing the famous photo of Bobby Orr scoring the 1970 Stanley Cup-winning goal to beat his St. Louis Blues doesn’t bring back bad memories for Scotty Bowman. “Not really,” the legendary coach said. “Because we didn’t have a big opportunity to win that series.” Orr and the big, bad Boston Bruins swept Bowman’s overmatched, expansion-era

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