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‘Supermaket Sweep’ hopes to get you swept into the fun
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A little more than seven months ago, I stood in a line at my local Vons supermarket with a rack of frozen ribs and a frozen turkey in my cart. I've never cooked ribs before and the calendar was closer to Valentine's...
Astros batter A’s 9-2 to complete four-game sweep
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Dusty Baker tied Bill McKechnie for 14th among managers with 1,896 wins. Kyle Tucker and Chas McCormick also homered for the Astros, off to their best start since 2001. Yuli Gurriel had three hits and two RBIs. Hous...
SAG Awards make history as actors of color sweep top film categories
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The SAG Awards are a closely watched Oscar harbinger. Actors make up the largest branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and SAG winners often line up with Oscar ones. Last year, "Parasite" went o...
Reds keep rolling, hit 4 HRs to back Castillo, sweep Pirates
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The Reds have started a season 5-1 for the first time since 2016. They outscored the Pirates 30-8 in the three-game series sweep. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . Their 56 runs are the most in Reds franchise hi...
Panda! Sandoval helps Braves sweep doubleheader against Nats
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He's sure paying dividends quickly. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . The guy affectionately known as Kung Fu Panda hit his second pinch-hit homer in a week Wednesday, driving a two-run shot to the deepest part ...
Molina HR, Carlson slam lead Cards over Marlins 7-0 & sweep
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Jack Flaherty (1-0) allowed one hit in six innings, a leadoff single by Corey Dickerson, who advanced on a walk before he was caught stealing. After another walk, Flaherty settled down. He allowed only two more runne...
Mariners use 7-run inning to avoid sweep, top White Sox 8-4
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Seager had three hits and his two-out liner down the left-field line cleared the bases as the Mariners posted their highest scoring inning of the young season. Taylor Trammell, J.P. Crawford and Jose Marmolejos all h...
Oilers beat Senators 3-1 to sweep 9-game season series
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"There’s always going to be games when maybe you’re not feeling your best or the other team gets some bounces," said Smith, who improved to 14-3-2. "To get 18 points against one team is obviously pretty impressive. "...
Indians complete sweep by beating Miggy-less Tigers 5-2
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Allen (1-1) found his rhythm after hitting a batter on his second pitch and walking two in the first. He hung around and allowed just one run and two hits in five innings. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . The l...
Bullpen shines as Padres blank Rangers for 3-game sweep
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Grisham pulled a 1-0 fastball into the right-field stands off Mike Foltynewicz (0-2), who had retired the first nine batters. Machado hammered a 2-2 changeup off Ian Kennedy deep down the left-field line leading off ...
Kershaw barely outduels Scherzer, Dodgers sweep Nats 3-0
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Rookie Zach McKinstry homered and drove in all three runs for the defending World Series champion Dodgers, who are off to a major league-best start of 8-2 despite playing this series without injured former MVP outfie...
Stroman pitches Mets past Phils 4-0 to sweep doubleheader
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Back on the mound two days after an abbreviated start, Stroman tossed six spotless innings and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 Tuesday night for a doubleheader sweep. Brandon Nimmo had three hits...
Rays finish Bronx sweep, last-place Yanks lose 5th straight
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Four pitchers combined on the Rays' second three-hitter of a series in which New York managed 11 hits in all. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . Cole (2-1) was hurt by slipshod defense that made three mistakes in...
Rangers finish off four-game sweep of New Jersey Devils
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Chris Kreider, Vitali Kravtsov, Alexis Lafreniere and Ryan Strome also scored as the Rangers extended their season-high point streak to six games (5-0-1). Alexandar Georgiev, who had to leave the ice late in the firs...
Mercedes homers, White Sox complete sweep over Red Sox
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Nick Madrigal had two hits and drove in two runs for Chicago, which climbed back to .500 at 8-8. In the opener, Tim Anderson homered on the game’s first pitch and Dallas Keuchel pitched five solid innings in a 3-2 vi...
Narvaez, Peterson homer, Brewers win 4-2 to sweep Padres
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San Diego right-hander Dinelson Lamet left his season debut after two scoreless innings due to right forearm tightness. The Padres closed out a 1-5 homestand with their seventh loss in nine games overall. CLICK HERE ...