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Four solo shots, Justin Wrobleski's pitching lift Dodgers past Phils
Four solo shots, Justin Wrobleski's pitching lift Dodgers past Phils

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images) Justin Wrobleski gave up one run on one hit over seven innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers...

Bryan Reynolds' walk-off blast lifts Pirates past Twins
Bryan Reynolds' walk-off blast lifts Pirates past Twins

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) Bryan Reynolds' two-run walk-off home run lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5...

Dodgers place Teoscar Hernandez on IL, option Hyeseong Kim
Dodgers place Teoscar Hernandez on IL, option Hyeseong Kim

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images) Two days after straining his left hamstring, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar...

Reports: Cavs GM Mike Gansey to lead basketball operations for 76ers
Reports: Cavs GM Mike Gansey to lead basketball operations for 76ers

(Photo credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images) Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Mike Gansey has been named the Philadelphia 76ers'...

Giants fear WR Gunner Olszewski has torn Achilles
Giants fear WR Gunner Olszewski has torn Achilles

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) The New York Giants fear wide receiver Gunner Olszewski may have torn his Achilles...

Phillies place RHP Aaron Nola on paternity list, option OF Otto Kemp
Phillies place RHP Aaron Nola on paternity list, option OF Otto Kemp

(Photo credit: David Frerker-Imagn Images) The Philadelphia Phillies placed right-handed pitcher Aaron Nola on the paternity list...

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US accuses Iran of attacking Kuwait, violating ceasefire
US accuses Iran of attacking Kuwait, violating ceasefire

DUBAI, U.A.E.: The U.S. military said on May 28 that Iran broke a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported being attacked following...

Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing
Rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave, two still missing

VIENTIANE, Laos: Five people who were trapped inside a cave in Laos for about a week were found alive on May 27. Rescue teams from...

Aide of attacker in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing arrested
Aide of attacker in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing arrested

BERLIN, Germany: A man suspected of helping a convicted attacker carry out a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial was arrested in...

WWII allies, then Cold War foes: U.S. & Russia’s rivalry
WWII allies, then Cold War foes: U.S. & Russia’s rivalry

Washington's relationship with Russia appears likely to continue its decades-long decline, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Criminal group with illegal migration links arrested in Portugal
Criminal group with illegal migration links arrested in Portugal

LISBON, Portugal: Portuguese police said on May 26 that they have broken up a criminal group that was illegally helping about 4,000...

China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82
China promises full inquiry into mining disaster that killed 82

BEIJING, China:  An early investigation into China's worst mining disaster in more than 15 years has found hidden tunnels, missing...