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An All-Star effort by Ramirez

CHICAGO (AP) — Pretty typical game for José Ramírez, and that was a big deal for the Cleveland Guardians. Ramírez broke out of his batting slump Wednesday, helping Cleveland avoid a sweep in its AL Division Series against the Chicago White Sox. The seven-time All-Star had two hits, drove ...

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The enduring popularity of Elvis Presley’s Graceland is a monument to his legacy NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Elvis Presley’s Graceland. Paul Simon sang about going there to ease an aching heart in 1986 on a Grammy-winning album titled, well, “Graceland.” A year later, Philadelphia ...

McDowell was feared in Indians rotation

CLEVELAND (AP) — Sam McDowell, a six-time All-Star who led the American League in strikeouts four times before becoming a counselor for athletes suffering from addiction issues and depression, died Monday at his home in The Villages, Florida. He was 84. "Sam spent eleven of his fifteen ...

Yankees may have to wait another year

NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried's words were as sharp as the break on some of his pitches. "It's important to have a little bit of pride and to be able to say: `That's not us and we're going to prove it,'" the New York Yankees pitcher said. After making four errors in a dismal Game 2 defeat, New York's players and staff arrived home about 5 a.m. Tuesday in a 2-0 AL Division Series deficit for the second straight year, this time against the Tampa Bay Rays. The best-of-five matchup resumes at 8 p.m. today in the Bronx with Fried starting for the Yankees and Nick Martinez for the ...

Guardians may be coming home soon

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox last clinched a postseason series at home when Jiggs Donahue and George Davis helped the South Siders beat the Chicago Cubs in Game 6 of the 1906 World Series. That's how long it's been. And the Cleveland Guardians have absolutely no interest in being ...