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DAVID BRANDT

DAVID BRANDT

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Sports|US

Phoenix Suns fire coach Mike Budenholzer after one dismal season with high-priced roster

The Phoenix Suns have parted ways with veteran coach Mike Budenholzer following one dismal season that featured a fast start before a maddening slide for a high-priced roster that included Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal

Phoenix Suns fire coach Mike Budenholzer after one dismal season with high-priced roster
Sports

Trey McBride agrees to 4-year deal with Cardinals, keeping him with team through 2029

Star tight end Trey McBride has agreed to a four-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals as the franchise locks up one of the NFL’s best young players through the 2029 season

Trey McBride agrees to 4-year deal with Cardinals, keeping him with team through 2029
Sports

Pitchers can still hit: Ryne Nelson has surprising RBI single during Diamondbacks' winning rally

Ryne Nelson had dirt on his uniform pants, a skinned knee from sliding and a grin on his face

Pitchers can still hit: Ryne Nelson has surprising RBI single during Diamondbacks' winning rally
Sports

MLB's opening day: Bearded era begins with a win for the Yankees; Ohtani goes deep for the Dodgers

The New York Yankees showed they can still win with a little scruff on their chins while Baltimore’s Tyler O’Neill might be the best player on Earth during the first game of the season

MLB's opening day: Bearded era begins with a win for the Yankees; Ohtani goes deep for the Dodgers
Asia|Business|Entertainment|Sports

Thanks to Ohtani, MLB enjoys huge success in Japan and has momentum heading into 2025 season

There was the crack of Shohei Ohtani’s bat, the roars from the Tokyo Dome crowd and the beeps from the credit card machines at the massive merchandise center selling boatloads of Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs gear

Thanks to Ohtani, MLB enjoys huge success in Japan and has momentum heading into 2025 season
Asia|Sports

Shohei Ohtani came home as a national hero, and he didn't let Japan down at the Tokyo Series

Shohei Ohtani hit a towering solo homer in his return to Japan, taking Chicago Cubs pitcher Nate Pearson deep with a ball that barely cleared the fence in right-center field and helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 to sweep the two-game series in Tokyo

Shohei Ohtani came home as a national hero, and he didn't let Japan down at the Tokyo Series
Asia|Sports

Dodgers' Roki Sasaki throws 3 powerful but erratic innings in pressure-packed MLB debut

Roki Sasaki’s Major League Baseball debut was equal parts electrifying and erratic, with the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander displaying a powerful arm but also a wild streak that limited his outing to three innings at the Tokyo Dome

Dodgers' Roki Sasaki throws 3 powerful but erratic innings in pressure-packed MLB debut
Asia|Health|Sports

Dodgers star Mookie Betts returns to US to recuperate from illness, will miss 2 games in Japan

Shortstop Mookie Betts has returned to Los Angeles to continue recovering from an illness that will cause him to miss the Dodgers’ first two games of the regular season at the Tokyo Dome

Dodgers star Mookie Betts returns to US to recuperate from illness, will miss 2 games in Japan
Asia|Sports

Shohei Ohtani, Japan's other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB's Tokyo opener

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball

Shohei Ohtani, Japan's other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB's Tokyo opener
Asia|Sports

Yamamoto, Ohtani deliver in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-1 in season opener

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in Major League Baseball’s season opener at the Tokyo Dome

Yamamoto, Ohtani deliver in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-1 in season opener
Americas|Asia|Sports

Dodgers' star Freeman scratched from lineup with left rib discomfort before opening day vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from the starting lineup with left rib discomfort before the season opener against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome

Dodgers' star Freeman scratched from lineup with left rib discomfort before opening day vs. Cubs
Asia|Sports|World

Sho-time in Tokyo: Ohtani, Dodgers prepare to open MLB season vs. Cubs on Tuesday

The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs

Sho-time in Tokyo: Ohtani, Dodgers prepare to open MLB season vs. Cubs on Tuesday
Asia|Health|Sports

Dodgers star Mookie Betts won't play in 2 regular season games vs. Cubs in Tokyo because of illness

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not play in the two-game Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs because of an illness that’s lingered for the past week

Dodgers star Mookie Betts won't play in 2 regular season games vs. Cubs in Tokyo because of illness
Asia|Sports

From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese players in Major League Baseball is at a high point

From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Americas|Asia|Sports

Smoking areas in clubhouse, no pitch clock: MLB players get a little taste of baseball in Japan

The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers can party like it’s 2022 on a baseball field for a few days in Japan, and even like it’s 1982 off of it

Smoking areas in clubhouse, no pitch clock: MLB players get a little taste of baseball in Japan
Asia|Sports

Rising to the occasion, Shohei Ohtani hits 2-run HR in return to Japan against Yomiuri Giants

Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night

Rising to the occasion, Shohei Ohtani hits 2-run HR in return to Japan against Yomiuri Giants
Asia|Health|Sports

Dodgers' Betts dealing with illness in Japan, Roberts hopeful he'll be ready for opening day

Shortstop Mookie Betts will miss the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two exhibition games in Japan because of an illness

Dodgers' Betts dealing with illness in Japan, Roberts hopeful he'll be ready for opening day
Asia|Sports

Not just Ohtani: Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball

The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs in the first two games of the Major League Baseball season at the Tokyo Dome

Not just Ohtani: Tokyo Series will showcase the depth of Japanese talent in Major League Baseball
Asia|Sports

Nearing the end of a short spring, Dodgers, Cubs make final preparations for season opener in Japan

Shohei Ohtani’s bat is ready for the Los Angeles Dodgers while Shota Imanaga has looked good on the mound for the Chicago Cubs with less than 10 days remaining before baseball's regular-season opener in Japan

Nearing the end of a short spring, Dodgers, Cubs make final preparations for season opener in Japan
Sports

From roofing to a spring training sensation, Rockies' Jefry Yan delights with mound celebrations

More than a decade after the bat flip became ubiquitous following a big homer in Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies pitcher Jefry Yan might be at the forefront of a celebration revolution on the mound

From roofing to a spring training sensation, Rockies' Jefry Yan delights with mound celebrations
Americas|Celebrity|Europe|Sports

Jaden Agassi, son of tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, works to make mark in baseball

It’s not the least bit surprising that Jaden Agassi — son of tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf — had a racket in his hand from the time he could walk

Jaden Agassi, son of tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, works to make mark in baseball

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