By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors […]
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Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Olympic flame’s journey across France
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Torchbearers carried the Olympic flame through the streets of France’s southern port city of Marseille on Thursday, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony. The torch begins its 11-week journey across the country with about 10,000 bearers passing through more than […]
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OFFICIAL RESULTS of the Palau Sports FishingAssociation Annual Derby featuring the Etpison Cup
WAHOO/BARRACUDA/SPANISH MACKEREL1st – Erker (Spanish Mackerel) 35.5 lbs2nd – Loud House (Barracuda) 30.0 lbs3rd – Asahi (Wahoo) 21.0 lbs BILLFISH1st – Oberaod 134.5 lbs2nd – Mengesebakl 123.0 lbs TUNA1st – Scream Liners 105.0 lbs2nd – Melairei 2024 88.5 lbs3rd – Busonge 81.0 lbs GT Catch & Release1st – GoGoFun 32.75 in2nd – Poppers 32.5 in3rd […]
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Ohtani gifts Roberts a toy Porsche before breaking club mark for most HRs by a Japanese-born player
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dave Roberts recently joked that Shohei Ohtani should gift Roberts a Porsche when Ohtani breaks his Dodgers’ record for most home runs by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani obliged, just maybe not in the way Roberts imagined. Before Friday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, the Dodgers’ […]
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Luka Doncic scores 35 points, leads Mavericks to 123-93 victory and 3-2 series lead over Clippers
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic is playing on a sprained right knee that would probably sideline him in the regular season. The Dallas star also has been congested and ill for several days, fighting a bug that’s forcing him to blow his nose during timeouts. Doncic simply refused […]
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Yamamoto pitches six scoreless innings and Pages hits a 2-run homer to lead Dodgers over D-backs 8-0
PHOENIX (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw six scoreless innings, rookie Andy Pages hit a two-run homer as part of a five-run second inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 on Wednesday night. Yamamoto (3-1) continues to pitch well in his first big-league season after signing a $325 million, 12-year deal during the offseason. […]