How a red-eye flight from a Little League teammate made Michael Mercado’s first start that much more special – Phillies Nation
CHICAGO — The Egans had it all planned out.
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‘I hope it doesn’t happen’: Phillies weigh in on automated strike zone
SAN FRANCISCO — The robots are coming. At some point. Not yet. But they’re coming. Probably.
The question is when. And how. And what.
And, for some, why.
Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in photo finish
The 150th Kentucky Derby has delivered a stunner: Mystik Dan (18-1) won the Run for the Roses in a photo finish at Churchill Downs, narrowly edging out Sierra Leone by a nostril to win.
Managers, former teammate react to Mike Trout injury news: ‘It stinks’
ANAHEIM — No one raised an eyebrow at Mike Trout during the Angels’ 6-5 win over the Phillies on Monday night. There was no reason to. Trout went to the plate all four times the leadoff spot came up for Los Angeles. Manned center field all nine innings. Stole a bag. Scored from second on a wild pitch. The biggest abnormality for the future Hall of Famer was the zero in the hit column.
After a trade everybody won, Brandon Marsh and Logan O’Hoppe are pulling for each other
ANAHEIM — There aren’t many trades in sports history that qualified as win-wins once hindsight offered its two cents. On Aug. 2, 2022, the Phillies and Angels completed one of them.
As relocation materializes, Oakland fans grapple with a ballpark’s mortality and a team’s betrayal
OAKLAND — Few baseball fans will ever have to face the types of conflictions currently facing Oakland Athletics ones.
Taijuan Walker has a new gameplan. So far, it’s working
SAN FRANCISCO — When the Phillies signed Taijuan Walker in December, they had a vision in mind, a strategy to get the most out of the four-year, $72 million deal. It was relatively simple: Throw the splitter. Then throw it some more.
‘I’m not waiting that long’: Bryce Harper will return on Tuesday, something only he ever imagined
LOS ANGELES — More than four hours before stepping into the batters box for Monday’s first pitch, Bryson Stott stood at the top step of the Dodger Stadium visitors dugout, leaned on a bat and looked out onto the field. He was watching the only action on said field at that particular moment: Bryce Harper, taking grounders at first base.
Garrett Stubbs bat-spiked and DJ’d his way to fan favorite status in 2022. He’s ready for ‘new memories’ in 2023
You’ve seen the image plenty by now: Game 3. The three-run homer, at least 10 rows deep. Citizens Bank Park in a frenzy.
The bat spike.
Bryce Harper told Alec Bohm ‘nothing’ during Game 3 — and it worked
In between a couple home runs that elevated a stadium from extremely loud to downright deafening, Bryce Harper whispered to Alec Bohm.
USC leaving Pac-12 for Big Ten in seismic move
USC and UCLA are leaving for the Big Ten in 2024, the University officially announced.
For Mark Appel, ‘All of this is gravy’
Pregame feature from Petco Park. Turnaround on this one was about an hour, following Appel's impromptu media scrum.
Biletnikoff winner Jordan Addison announces transfer to USC
The five-star receiver and top available transfer is headed from Pittsburgh to Southern California.
Alec Bohm had a whirlwind of a Monday night — in many ways – Phillies Nation
Alec Bohm’s Monday was, to say the least, eventful.
DJ Mal-Ski knows how to get in your head
Creative approach to a profile on a creative individual, USC basketball's hype man.
Ellis’ jumper with two-tenths remaining lifts USC men’s basketball over Washington State
Ellis, Drew Peterson and Max Agbonkpolo’s heroics helped USC erase an eight-point deficit.
Saturdays are for the bands, and the DJs: How USC Athletics and the Spirit of Troy have changed the game day experience — but not without controversy
Investigative piece. Top-20 winner in the Hearst National Sports Writing Competition.
USC clobbered by Utah for third straight home loss
A key play before halftime caused a downward spiral that ultimately did the Trojans in.
Unconventional-eyeblack-wearing, sideline-kiss-receiving Jaxson Dart has thrown himself into USC’s starting quarterback conversation
Different take on a game story. More profile than recap. Somewhat of a hybrid.
Opinion: Perpetual underperformance and underpreparation leaves USC with one option: a head coaching change
This one got some clicks. Popular column about an unpopular head coach.
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