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They came from all over dressed in Dodger blue. From Boyle Heights and Long Island, N.Y. From Oklahoma, Iowa and San Pedro, all convinced that their date with destiny would come right here in the Windy City. It had been more than a quarter of a century since the Dodgers made it to the World Series — when a Kirk Gibson home run made grown men and women weep like…

x Embed x Share CLOSE The Oakland A’s came to the rescue of a 9-year-old boy who lost his entire memorabilia collection when a California wild fire destroyed his family’s home. USA TODAY Sports A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell, right, visits 9-year-old A’s fan Loren Jade Smith to present him with new gear after his A’’s memorabilia was destroyed in the California wildfires.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports Images) Nine-year-old Loren Jade Smith…

x Embed x Share CLOSE SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale breaks down the state of the MLB playoffs, after Los Angeles clinched a spot in the Fall Classic. USA TODAY Sports A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell, right, visits 9-year-old A’s fan Loren Jade Smith to present him with new gear after his A’’s memorabilia was destroyed in the California wildfires.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports Images) Nine-year-old Loren Jade Smith lost his…

This past Saturday night, like many observant Jews across the country, I watched the Yankees vanquish the Cleveland Indians in Game Five of the American League Division series. This would be unremarkable except for the fact that the game had been played three days earlier. Thanks to the Jewish holiday of Sukkot and then Shabbat—during which religious Jews eschew electronics—I had completely missed the entire exciting affair. I’d heard the Yankees had…

They came from all over dressed in Dodger blue. From Boyle Heights and Long Island, N.Y. From Oklahoma, Iowa and San Pedro, all convinced that their date with destiny would come right here in the Windy City. It had been more than a quarter of a century since the Dodgers made it to the World Series — when a Kirk Gibson home run made grown men and women weep like…

Welcome to SEC Country’s weekly Arkansas sports mailbag with reporter Eric W. Bolin. In this edition, we discuss potential next Arkansas football coaches, the very real chances Arkansas still goes bowling and both Razorbacks basketball and baseball projections. Feels like the end Where does the football team go from here? – WayneHawg Let’s see what happens Saturday. Arkansas could hang around. Heck, Arkansas could beat Auburn. To some that’s the…

The Orioles still believe that 2014 fourth-round draft pick Pat Connaughton has more promise throwing fastballs than shooting 3-pointers, but Connaughton’s performance in the Portland Trail Blazers’ regular-season opener Wednesday night proved that his NBA career still has life. Connaughton, 24, opened his third NBA season by scoring a career-high 24 points in Portland’s 124-76 blowout victory over the Phoenix Suns, making nine of 14 shots, including four of seven…

This past Saturday night, like many observant Jews across the country, I watched the Yankees vanquish the Cleveland Indians in Game Five of the American League Division series. This would be unremarkable except for the fact that the game had been played three days earlier. Thanks to the Jewish holiday of Sukkot and then Shabbat—during which religious Jews eschew electronics—I had completely missed the entire exciting affair. I’d heard the Yankees had…

The Orioles still believe that 2014 fourth-round draft pick Pat Connaughton has more promise throwing fastballs than shooting 3-pointers, but Connaughton’s performance in the Portland Trail Blazers’ regular-season opener Wednesday night proved that his NBA career still has life. Connaughton, 24, opened his third NBA season by scoring a career-high 24 points in Portland’s 124-76 blowout victory over the Phoenix Suns, making nine of 14 shots, including four of seven…

Rocky Mount, N.C. — A 15-year-old Rocky Mount High School student was hit by a .22-caliber bullet while on the baseball field before practice Thursday afternoon, according to a letter sent to parents by the school’s principal. The student, who was waiting for baseball practice to begin, said he remembered hearing a distant popping noise and then felt pain in his neck, according to police. He was taken to UNC…

This past Saturday night, like many observant Jews across the country, I watched the Yankees vanquish the Cleveland Indians in Game Five of the American League Division series. This would be unremarkable except for the fact that the game had been played three days earlier. Thanks to the Jewish holiday of Sukkot and then Shabbat—during which religious Jews eschew electronics—I had completely missed the entire exciting affair. I’d heard the Yankees had…

The Orioles still believe that 2014 fourth-round draft pick Pat Connaughton has more promise throwing fastballs than shooting 3-pointers, but Connaughton’s performance in the Portland Trail Blazers’ regular-season opener Wednesday night proved that his NBA career still has life. Connaughton, 24, opened his third NBA season by scoring a career-high 24 points in Portland’s 124-76 blowout victory over the Phoenix Suns, making nine of 14 shots, including four of seven…

An illustration of the pitch, from The English Cricketers’ Trip to Canada and the United States, 1860. Internet Archive/ Public Domain In early summer 1859, St. George’s Cricket Club found itself at an existential crossroads. Established in 1838, the Manhattan-based organization had for decades worked assiduously to, in the words of an 1859 club pamphlet, “see Cricket more generally established, better understood, and more regularly practiced” in America. In this…

“Homer at the Bat,” an episode of “The Simpsons” that has been enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame and featured names like Ken Griffey Jr., Roger Clemens and Wade Boggs aired Feb. 20, 1992. Since then, it has been recognized as a key point in the series’ history, and it’s now getting memorialized again — this time by the “The Simpsons” itself — in a mockumentary called “Springfield of…

“They call me ‘Mr. Baseball,’ not because I love the game, but because of all the stitches in my head.” — Emo Philips If you were raised to love baseball and to recognize the smart, winning kind from everything less, the Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig is insufferable. As the sport is diminished by professionals who disregard the basic act of running to first base as a matter of style, Puig, an…

OK, kids, gather ’round. It’s time to play the game that’s fun for the whole family: “How Stupid Is Major League Baseball?’’ The latest episode occurred with a runner on first and one out in the top of the eighth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. Curtis Granderson struck out on a ball Cubs catcher Willson Contreras couldn’t hold, but the Dodgers outfielder began arguing he…

McClure-Longo baseball camp When: 9 a.m., Oct. 21 Where: Mentor High School Ages: 8 to 18 Cost: $80 (walk-ups welcome day of the camp) Kade McClure doesn’t just remember the first time he faced Mitch Longo in the batter’s box. It was the moment he saw him in a baseball uniform that really stands out….

Not that long ago, the World Series was a widely shared, unifying experience. In 1980, the majority of American households — 56 percent, to be precise — tuned in to a series that featured neither a big-market dynasty nor a storied franchise, but rather the humdrum Phillies and expansion Royals. It was baseball, and that was enough. No more. The last five “October Classics” were watched by just 16…

Cubs center fielder Albert Almora Jr. was stone-faced and sternly focused on one thing before Wednesday’s playoff game: More. Clearly, he sought more October baseball this time around as the Cubs took the field trailing the Dodgers three games to none in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. But Almora, 23, also has his eye on much more coming behind this third consecutive Cubs run through the NLCS. Javy Baez…

As thousands of Californians take stock of the damage caused by wildfires, one boy’s story has at least half of the teams in Major League Baseball rallying behind him. In a letter to the Oakland Athletics, posted on Twitter by Katie Utehs, an ABC 7 News Bay Area journalist, 9-year-old Loren Jade Smith writes about his love of the team and the loss of his beloved baseball collection in the…