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He left the bat on his shoulder because the offers weren't inviting, refusing to swing for the sake of swinging. Wait for your pitch, hitters are told. Take first base if it's offered. Presented with spitballs in the dirt, that's exactly what Avila did.
The Los Angeles Rams are a franchise starting out in a new (old) location and want to bring about an impressive first season.
The Red Sox are calling up top prospect Andrew Benintendi from Double-A Portland, giving the big club a boost in the outfield hours after the non-waiver trade deadline passed.
The Texas Rangers are still trying to win a World Series five years after twice coming within a strike of their first title.
Sean Payton stops short of calling the HBO series "Ballers" a realistic portrayal of life in pro football, even if he likes the show enough to have made a cameo appearance in this week's episode.
Running back Reggie Bush wasn't going to let a freak accident on the concrete surface ringing the Edward Jones Dome field in St. Louis end his career.
Danny Salazar was more concerned about his sore right elbow than the shortest start of his big league career.
Rookie Max Kepler had three two-run homers and six RBIs, leading the Twins to a 12-5 win over Cleveland on Monday night.
Los Angeles Rams punter Johnny Hekker paid tribute to former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler by wearing the jersey number of the four-time Academic All-American who was killed in a car accident.
The team had been mentioned in rumors surrounding lower-tier starting pitchers and even prized catcher Jonathan Lucroy at one point, but nothing materialized.
Buy me some peanuts and crackerjacks — but not this time.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is a character on the football field. But does he have enough character to win a Super Bowl title?
The average age of the Pistons starters is 24.2 years old, one of the youngest in the league, but that doesn't mean they lack talent.
The Detroit Lions have signed undrafted rookie linebacker Raphael Kirby and removed tackle Corey Robinson from the active-physically unable to perform list.
After retiring from the NBA on July 26, Stoudemire signed a two-year contract Monday to play for Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem.