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Tommy John dies at 83 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy John, the pitching great known for the surgery that bears his name, has died at 83. According to agent Mike Maguire, John died at his home in Bradenton, Florida, on Saturday night. John had a remarkable 26-year career, winning 288 ...

Cardinals whip Cubs 11-4

CHICAGO (AP) — Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker both homered and finished with three hits and four RBIs, and the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Chicago Cubs 11-4 on Sunday for a second straight win at Wrigley Field. Burleson has homered in consecutive games, boosting his total to 21 to ...

Henderson outduels Skubal as Brewers take 3 of 4

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Logan Henderson allowed one run in seven innings, Jake Bauers had four hits and two RBIs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Sunday to take three of four in the matchup of division leaders. Henderson (7-2) struck out six while giving up three ...

Girls tennis action underway

Norway opened its girls tennis season with a 7-0 home win over Ishpeming on Friday. Collecting singles victories for the Knights were Jordyn Moln, Tessa Rossler and Tori Trudeau. Teaming up for the doubles wins were Myah Gilroy and Emily Carlson; Lilly Tomlanovich and Chloe Mitchem; Marisa Pipp and Lyla Tomlanovich; and Myah Zeugner and Katie Reath. The Knights play at Iron Mountain on Tuesday and host West Iron on Thursday. At Iron Mountain on Friday, the Mountaineers got singles wins against West Iron from Alysia Wood and Ella Theisen, while Penelope Geneva and Juliana ...

Misiorowski holds Ohtani and Dodgers at bay

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dominant fastball has made Jacob Misiorowski one of the most exciting pitchers in baseball over the past two seasons, but it was an effective slider that helped him get out of a bases-loaded jam by striking out Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman in the Milwaukee ...

Little brown bats make late summer appearances

What seems to be an annual rite of late summer happened Wednesday at The Daily News office. Just after dusk, a big brown bat swooped through the newsroom, making figure eights above and around us, obviously searching for a way out. Luckily, we have a back door that opens straight to the ...