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Boston 98.5 The Sports Hub co-host Michael Felger went on a long rant Wednesday blasting “idiot” former MLB great Roy Halladay for crashing his airplane, leading to his death. The “Felger and Mazz” co-host blamed Halladay for his death and

NBC Philadelphia brought on former Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. Wednesday to talk about former star pitcher Roy Halladay, who passed away Wednesday in a plane crash at 40-years-old. As Amaro discussed Halladay’s life, the station aired clips of the

Former Phillies and Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay was killed in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico. Halladay was 40 years old.

The Dodgers had a rough time of it on Wednesday night. They lost Game 7 of the World Series, a series they were overwhelmingly predicted to win, 5-1 to the Houston Astros. However, for one Dodger, losing the game was only the start of a very bad night.

If you make enough predictions, sooner or later one of them will turn out to be right. Sports Illustrated makes a lot of predictions. In 2014 they predicted the Astros would win the World Series in 2017. On Wednesday nigh, that became reality.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Houston Astros have won the 2017 World Series with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.

Oakland A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell made news last month, becoming Major League Baseball’s first anthem protester. This month he made news for a disputed charge that a waiter refused to serve him over political differences, and for brandishing a gun in the face of a pizza delivery worker.

HOUSTON (AP) Nobody needs a day off in this World Series more than those run-down relievers.

Moments after the Houston Astros outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers in a thrilling 13-12 World Series game, Fox 11 in Los Angeles flashed a screenshot of Dodger fans celebrating with the header: “Dodgers Win!”

HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman hit a game-ending single off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros outslugged the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12 Sunday night to take a 3-2 World Series lead.

The Oakland A’s Bruce Maxwell, the only MLB player to protest the national anthem, was arrested Saturday night on gun charges.

HOUSTON (AP) — Cody Bellinger pulled into second base with his first World Series hit and said: “It’s a miracle!”

During Game 3 of the World Series, Astros slugger Yuli Gurriel made a racist gesture, mocking Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that he would meet with Gurriel to discuss the incident and possible disciplinary action.

Houston Astros first baseman Yulieski “Yuli” Gurriel opened up the scoring in Game 3 of the World Series by homering off of Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yu Darvish in the bottom of the second inning. Following the homer, Gurriel can be seen in

Game 3 of the World Series was a rough one for the Dodgers, and especially tough for their pitcher Yu Darvish. Yet, while every pitcher is going to give up homeruns, and have bad things happen to them from time-to-time. No pitcher or player should have to experience what the Astros’ Yuli Gurriel did to Yu Darvish Friday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — A perfect fit in their own place, the Houston Astros are halfway home.

A waiter from an Alabama restaurant has come forward to dispute the claim of Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell who made national news on Wednesday saying the waiter refused to serve him because he took a knee during the national anthem.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 2 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers.

The widow of Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, says she doubts whether her famed husband would have protested during the playing of the national anthem, but she can’t say for sure.

No stand, no service. That would best describe the account being told by Oakland A’s catcher and anthem protester, Bruce Maxwell. Who claims that a waiter in an Alabama restaurant refused to serve him after the server recognized him as baseball’s sole anthem protester.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 1 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers.

It’s been quite a while since Major League Baseball was the apple of the American sports fan’s eye, but, according to a recent survey, MLB has regained the top spot. According to the Remington Research Group, baseball has taken advantage of the NFL’s descent into protest madness, and surpassed the NFL in terms of popularity.

HOUSTON (AP) — Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers combined for a three-hitter, Jose Altuve and Evan Gattis homered and the Houston Astros reached the World Series, blanking the New York Yankees 4-0 Saturday night in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.

Washington (AFP) -The Washington Nationals parted company with manager Dusty Baker on Friday in the wake of the team’s latest playoff near-miss.

NEW YORK (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the New York Yankees finally solved Houston Astros nemesis Dallas Keuchel, beating the ace lefty 5-0 on Wednesday for a 3-2 lead in the AL Championship Series.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, Yasiel Puig added a homer and an RBI double to his dynamite postseason, and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a short start by Clayton Kershaw for a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night in the NL Championship Series opener.

Jose Altuve raced home on Carlos Correa’s double in the ninth inning, Justin Verlander struck out 13 in a complete game and the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Saturday for a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.

Shortstop Corey Seager was left off the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster for the NL Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Dallas Keuchel dominated the Yankees again, striking out 10 in seven scoreless innings to lead the Houston Astros over New York 2-1 on Friday night in the AL Championship Series opener.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Addison Russell drove in four runs, Wade Davis earned a seven-out save, and the Chicago Cubs reached their third NL Championship Series in a row by edging the Washington Nationals 9-8 in a thriller of a Game 5.

CHICAGO — Game 4 of the NL Division Series was postponed by rain on Tuesday, giving Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta another day to rest his troublesome right hamstring and putting ace Stephen Strasburg in play for the Washington Nationals.

WASHINGTON — Things were looking bleak for the Washington Nationals and their dormant offense until Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman took over.

Kyle Hendricks goes about things completely differently than Stephen Strasburg does on the mound. The kid from Dartmouth relies on a fastball that on a good day reaches 88 mph — about 10 mph slower than Strasburg’s — and a deceptive changeup. Instead of power, he gets by on precision, guile and smarts.

Washington Nationals manager and former Dodgers player Dusty Baker insisted in an interview that athletes should absolutely use their platform in pro sports for social justice activism.

As part of a cruel bid to ensure that sports fans have nowhere to turn, without being confronted with the decay of Western society. Another group of protesters unfurled yet another banner at a major league park, this time in St. Louis.

Major League Baseball can no longer claim to be free of any anthem-protesting players. On Saturday night, A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell took a knee during the national anthem.