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Diamondbacks look to wake up bats against stingy Mariners
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Corbin Carroll was undoubtedly hoping a homecoming would help him break out of his sophomore slump.
So far, it hasn't happened.
The Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder, who was a unanimous selection as the National League's Rookie of the Year last season, was hitless in a 3-1 loss at streaking Seattle on Saturday night as his batting average fell below .200.
The Mariners will try
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Framber Valdez returns as Astros seek Mexico City sweep of Rockies
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The Colorado Rockies became the first team to play a regular-season game in three different countries within the same month. They're also the first team to lose games in three countries.
Colorado dropped the first game of the Mexico City Series to the Houston Astros, 12-4, on Saturday to continueits rough start to the season. The Rockies will try to earn a split of the internati
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Rangers looking to secure home series win vs. Reds
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Dane Dunning takes the mound Sunday afternoon as the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers look to win their first home series since March when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber-game of their three-game series.
Dunning (2-2, 4.61 ERA) has made just one appearance against the Reds in his career and comes in with a 0-0 record and 10.80 ERA. The right-hander wi
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Steelhead trout, once thriving in Southern California, are declared endangered
Southern California’s rivers and creeks once teemed with large, silvery fish that arrived from the ocean and swam upstream to spawn. But today, these fish are seldom seen. |
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is (almost) ready to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on “Stranger Things” taught him how to tune out the noise. Yet even he’s found himself astonished by the sheer volume of speculation around “Deadpool & Wolverine.” |
Biden administration sets higher staffing mandates. Most nursing homes don’t meet them
The Biden administration finalized nursing home staffing rules Monday that will require thousands of them to hire more nurses and aides — while giving them years to do so. |
Firefighter, forester, trail builder: The first U.S. Climate Corps jobs are here
Restoring coastal ecosystems with oysters in Florida, protecting forests from wildfire in California and maintaining a cultural site (the Pearl Harbor National Memorial) in Hawaii: These are a few of the paid positions that job seekers can now apply for through the Biden administration’s American Climate Corps. |
David Ellison’s journey from trust fund kid to media mogul vying to buy Paramount
When David Ellison, the mega-rich aerobatic pilot and Ferrari-driving son of multibillionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison landed in Hollywood, he was viewed as yet another trust fund scion with Klieg lights in his eyes and an enviable bank account. |
‘The bane of retail.’ To prevent theft, many big chains now lock up all kinds of merchandise
Detergent and deodorant, toothpaste, the entire shampoo aisle. |
Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have soared to their highest levels in decades. |