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Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman carries Bobby Cox’s lessons with him
The Dodgers first baseman remembers the Hall of Fame Braves manager, who died Saturday at 84, as a loyal leader who helped shape the way Freeman still carries himself today.…
Dodgers fall to Braves in Blake Snell’s shaky season debut
Snell allows five runs in three innings, while Spencer Strider holds the Dodgers scoreless for six innings. Andy Pages’ ninth-inning homer accounts for the Dodgers’ only runs in a 7-2…
Dodgers’ infield dynamics will change with Mookie Betts’ return on Monday
Betts will be activated from the IL on Monday. Playing time will be harder to come by for Hyeseong Kim, Alex Freeland and Santiago Espinal and one could be bumped…
Ducks know better is needed in Game 4 versus Golden Knights
'They just outbattled us. They won more puck battles than we did,' defenseman Jackson LaCombe says, with Vegas up 2-1 going into Sunday's game at Honda Center.
Ducks turn to Mason McTavish to aid powerless power play
Vegas blanked the Ducks on 11 consecutive man-advantage chances over the first three games of the series.
Alexander: Roster decisions might have been key to Ducks’ Game 4 win
Joel Quenneville's choices worked out in series-evening 4-3 victory over Las Vegas.
Lakers have contained Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but it hasn’t been enough
The Lakers have limited the reigning league MVP to 40 points through the first two games of their second-round playoff series, but they still lost each game by 18 points.
Jarred Vanderbilt available for Game 3; Lakers hope to get more out of Ayton
The defensive-oriented forward returns to the Lakers’ rotations just four days after suffering a full right finger dislocation in the series opener against the Thunder.
Lakers on brink of elimination after Game 3 loss to Thunder
The Lakers lead at halftime for the second straight game, but Oklahoma City outscores them by 25 points in the second half for a 131-108 win and a 3-0 lead…
Alexander: Thunder have Lakers up against the wall
Another pair of second-half runs in Game 3 leave the Luka Doncic-less team on the brink of elimination, and at this rate the second-round series will be over Monday night.