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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Midway through Election Day, Colin Kaepernick said he had not voted and did not plan to do so. Kaepernick had more company in that aspect among the 49ers than he’s had in his national-anthem protest this season. In an anonymous poll of 25 players conducted by this newspaper during Tuesday’s locker-room […]

One early sign of Jose Fernandez’s lasting legacy will be a literal one. Miami-Dade County commissioners approved Tuesday a proposal to rename the portion of 17th Avenue near Marlins Park “Jose Fernandez Avenue” in honor of the Marlins pitcher who died in a Sept. 25 boat crash that also killed two of his friends. Bruno

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have withdrawn their offer of face-value World Series tickets to Chicago aldermen after a city ethics board determined that taking the team up on the offer could violate a ban on elected officials accepting gifts worth more than $50. Three aldermen on Monday confirmed that the team had withdrawn the

The Chicago Cubs haven’t won a World Series in 108 years. A woman has never been president of the United States in the country’s 240 years. Both of those historic droughts could end this year. The Cubs are favored to beat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series and polls show Democrat Hillary Clinton leading

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