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CHICAGO — Dexter Fowler sensed a different, yet special feeling Saturday as soon as he walked into the Cubs’ clubhouse. “I could tell the guys wanted it now,” Fowler said. Never was that mission so apparent Saturday night as Kyle Hendricks pitched 71/3 innings of two-hit ball and a resurgent offense knocked out Clayton Kershaw […]

This article first appeared on the Verdict site. In July, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made headlines when she criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling him a “faker” and deeming a Trump presidency unimaginable. Although a few commentators praised Ginsburg for her honesty, even observers who appeared to agree with her assessment of Trump thought

CHICAGO — The lanky, quiet right-hander who could threw 88 pitches on Saturday night at Wrigley Field to vault the Chicago Cubs into the World Series. On the first one, he yielded a single. On the last one, he yielded a single. For the 86 pitches in between, he was perfect. Kyle Hendricks, 26, never

The Chicago Cubs made history by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday night to clinch the National League Championship, paving their way into the World Series for the first time since 1945. The Cubs outplayed the Dodgers 5-0 in Game 6 of the championship at Wrigley Field, Chicago, moving on to face the Cleveland Indians

The Miami Heat were caught by surprise Friday when the national anthem singer took a knee at midcourt at AmericanAirlines Arena before their preseason NBA game with the Philadelphia 76ers. The performer, listed by the Heat as Denasia Lawrence, also opened her blue blazer to reveal a shirt that read “Black Lives Matter,” before she

Basketball legend Charles Barkley said Wednesday that sports stars who deny there is lewd talk in locker rooms are being “disingenuous.” He was contradicting several professional athletes, including Cleveland Cavaliers player LeBron James, who objected to GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump explaining that his crude remarks about women caught on a hot microphone was “locker

Before a game on Oct. 15, members of the Millikin University football team made the decision to sit out the national anthem and remain in the locker room until they were needed on the field for kickoff. While the anthem played, one player remained on the field, and he is now being hailed for his

The 15-year-old daughter of Olympian Tyson Gay died early Sunday at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital after a shooting at Cook Out restaurant in Lexington, Ky., according to the Fayette County coroner. Trinity Gay was shot in the neck about 4 a.m., police said. Trinity died at 4:41 a.m., according to the coroner. She was

Boos echoed around San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium each snap Colin Kaepernick took the last time he played on the road. A similar reception could come Sunday in Buffalo when he makes his first start this season for the 49ers, who restructured Kaepernick’s contract Wednesday to minimize their financial risks in case of injury. “They’ll probably

Count 14-year NBA veteran and Miami Heat captain Udonis Haslem among the growing list of athletes who don’t appreciate Donald Trump referring to a taped 2005 conversation in which he bragged in lewd terms about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women as “locker room talk.” “Don’t throw us in there — we

Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila wandered around the clubhouse at Turner Field in Atlanta on Sunday night, his expression frozen somewhere between disappointment and frustration. He held a red solo cup in his hand, as the Tigers dressed quietly after their season ended with a 1-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Avila’s first order