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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw miffed about report on contract talks

2013-06-16 18:50:00

PITTSBURGH — Clayton Kershaw soon could become the richest pitcher in baseball history. But Kershaw was upset that he had to talk Sunday about his ongoing negotiations with the Dodgers, whom he blamed for leaking information to Fox Sports. The...

Old-timers to play in Dodgers-Yankees 1963 World Series celebration

2013-06-07 17:58:00

Tommy Davis, whose name oozes excellence and tradition among Dodgers fans, doesn't go to Dodger Stadium much these days. "I like my refrigerator too much," he says. But the 74-year-old Davis, once the gold standard of left fielders, will be on the...

There's a method to the madness of Cal State Fullerton's Rick Vanderhook

2013-05-29 19:26:00

Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton's baseball coach, has an in-your-face style and an edge — he doesn't mince words. Cody Decker, who played at UCLA when Vanderhook was a Bruins assistant, sums him up in two words: "Insane … genius."...

Gary Simmons at Regen Projects

2013-06-06 17:46:00

Boxing isn't what it used to be. What it used to be was a hugely popular, organized form of violent theater that crystallized the tensions among working class youth of diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds in polyglot America. “Arena,”...

'Plimpton!' documentary looks at George Plimpton's lives

2013-06-04 05:00:00

George Plimpton's greatest story was his own life. There was very little the renowned journalist, writer and longtime editor of the literary journal the Paris Review didn't try. During a career that spanned the second half of the 20th century,...

Movie review: 'Plimpton!' an engaging life story told in his words

2013-06-07 08:40:00

George Plimpton spent a lifetime stepping into other people's shoes. It's only fitting that he's finally talking about what it was like to walk in his own. That this is possible, 10 years after his death in 2003 when Plimpton was a robust 76, is due...

Arizona State had Barry Bonds, but Columbia had Lou Gehrig

2013-05-30 09:27:00

Arizona State and Columbia could meet up this weekend in the NCAA baseball regional at Cal State Fullerton. The two schools are far apart academically (Columbia is fourth and Arizona State 139thin the U.S. News & World Report rankings), but both have...

Dioner Navarro hits three home runs to lead Cubs

2013-05-29 22:26:00

Dioner Navarro hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his career, connecting from both sides of the plate at Wrigley Field on Wednesday and leading the Chicago Cubs over the White Sox 9-3. Navarro had never homered more than once in a game,...

San Francisco's Michael Crabtree has surgery to repair torn Achilles' tendon

2013-05-22 18:04:00

San Francisco 49ers leading wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles' tendon. Crabtree was operated on Wednesday, one day after suffering the injury during seven-on-seven drills in an organized team activity....

'Arrested Development' banana stand may not make it to Newport

2013-05-18 09:30:00

“Arrested Development” fans seeking out the replica of the famous banana stand that’s touring the country can see pictures of it in Times Square, at Yankee Stadium and the Tower Bridge in London. But the town that plays host to the stand...

Is 'Sweet Caroline' baseball's best singing tradition?

2013-04-17 13:06:00

Writers from around the Tribune Co. reveal their favorite baseball singing traditions. Feel free to share yours in the comment section. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times I'm old-school, so my favorite singing tradition at baseball games is "Take Me...

Watch as Yankees play 'Sweet Caroline' to honor Boston

2013-04-17 07:34:00

The New York Yankees paid tribute to victims of the Boston Marathon bombings by playing the Fenway Park favorite "Sweet Caroline" at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night. The song has been featured at Boston Red Sox home games since 2002. The Yankees played...

Phil Hughes #65 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium on May 4, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York City.

2013-05-04 13:26:24

The bartending skills of New York business student Brian Flanagan were center stage in 1988's "Cocktail" where Tom Cruise made mixology look cool and a little reckless. The movie's signature cocktail Red Eye was the cure for hangovers, a mix of beer, tomato juice and egg.

2013-05-03 16:02:00

New York fans honor Boston bombing victims by singing the Red Sox theme song "Sweet Caroline" at Yankee Stadium.

2013-04-16 00:00:00