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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers won the first game of their seven-game homestand on Monday, but thoughts still turned to not only their recent eight losses in nine games but also their general malaise as a team for the past six weeks.Earlier Monday, Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic wrote about how inept the Dodgers have been at hitting fastballs of late. These figures were through Sunday:Opposing pitching staffs have appeared to find a hole. Since July 1, no team in baseball has seen a higher percentage of fastballs than the Dodgers have (58.7 percent). The Dodgers have produced a .693…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! During the long night to send the Senate home, deals were brokered, major legislation was punted and promises were extended.The SAVE America Act never made it off the shelf, despite promises up and down from its biggest proponents to thwart any attempt…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! David Forst won’t return as general manager of the Athletics, with the team announcing Friday that the two sides have “mutually agreed to part ways.”Assistant general manager Dan Feinstein will work as interim GM for the remainder of the season as the…
A Brooklyn subtenant’s videos documenting his roommate from hell have gone viral on social media, depicting a hellish living situation that includes security cameras, padlocked doors — and roomies forced to go to the bathroom in jars. Kyle “Bobby” Harvey, 30, said he started filming his nightmare antics of roomie…
Gather round and gaze up; the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks this week. The beloved sky show will reach its zenith from August 12 to 13, giving Californians a prime window to see 50 to 100 shooting stars per hour. This year’s conditions are especially favorable as the peak coincides…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The family and friends of Laci Peterson are among the advocates of California murder victims opposing a new parole board policy that would open a path to recommend resentencing or clemency for serial killers, mass shooters and other convicts serving sentences of…
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Years before the U.S. Men’s National Team endured a disappointing exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and years before more critics claimed that the country’s pay-for-play youth soccer system has limited the growth of soccer, Brando Babini realized something wasn’t right.Teenage soccer players were…
Sunyani, Ghana – At harvest time in Ghana’s cashew-growing communities, the ground beneath the trees tells a familiar story.While farmers…
Two Texas brothers died within 12 hours of each other after being gunned down while backing up their car, allegedly…
DEAR ABBY: My brother “Earl” and I always had a very bad relationship. When I was 6 and Earl was…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida woman was arrested after authorities said she falsely claimed to…
ANAHEIM – Reid Detmers was looking to bounce back after a three…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Gov. Maura Healey…
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Reggie Bannister, who played Reggie in the hit Phantasm horror film series,…
Many of the roughly 10-14 million middle-income older adults in the US…
On Saturday, August 8, the Pro Football Hall of Fame will add…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump secretly…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Weeks before voting ended in California’s primary for…
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Angel Reese closes in on major WNBA record after historic Dream performance…
