LEADING OFF: Harper, champ Red Sox open, all 30 teams play
A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday: FOR OPENERS Bryce Harper, Mookie Betts, Mike Trout and everyone else is set to play, at last. All 30 teams are…
National League Central capsules
Capsules of National League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year: Milwaukee Brewers 2018: 96-67, first place, lost to Dodgers in NLCS. Manager: Craig Counsell (fifth season). He’s…
In data-driven age, ‘honor’ of opening day start still big
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — As spring training neared its conclusion, a reporter mentioned to Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez that Max Scherzer was not precisely on schedule to…
In Giannis v. Harden MVP duel, it's Bledsoe that leads Bucks past Rockets
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eric Bledsoe stole the show in a marquee matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. With top-billing going to MVP front-runners Giannis Antetokounmpo…
Fruechte leaves for UNI; UWL football in search for new offensive coordinator
With spring football just days from getting underway, the UW-La Crosse football team is looking for a new offensive coordinator. Issac Fruechte, who was hired to the position in January,…
Minnesota builds a (living) wall
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After this particularly harsh winter in the north, Minnesota’s ballpark has been fully activated for spring. The wall behind center field sure came alive. Why, yes, it’s…
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