95 m. ago World Series Game 7: Los Angeles Dodgers v Toronto Blue Jays – live

Blue Jays host Dodgers in winner-take-all Game 7Reach out to Beau on Bluesky or via emailDodgers 0-0 Blue Jays, end of first inningA bit of confusion here. Ohtani takes the mound a bit late and has yet to throw a warm-up pitch at the time the Blue Jays are ready to bat. The home-play umpire is giving him a little extra time.George Springer takes three straight balls from Ohtani before taking a strike. The Toronto DH, back from an oblique injury, then rips a line drive to left field for a leadoff single. The crowd explodes.Nathan Lukes goes down 1-2 in the count and fights off a few more pitches before striking out swinging on a splitter.Vladimir Guerrero Jr works the count to 3-2, then takes a 100mph fastball right down the middle for a called strikeout ... before catcher Will Smith fires down to second to catch Springer stealing. The strikeout double play abruptly ends the inning. Both teams get leadoff hits in the first inning but neither can take advantage.Ohtani takes two balls,...

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4 h. ago Photos show Japan’s fascination with baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani

It is hard to escape Shohei Ohtani in Japan, even while the country was glued to its own World Series equivalent.

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8 h. ago Shohei Ohtani to start World Series Game 7 for Dodgers against Blue Jays and Max Scherzer

Shohei Ohtani will start Game 7 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, showcasing the two-way star on the mound in the sport’s biggest game

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11 h. ago Dodgers fan who ran onto field brandishing Stars and Stripes loudly booed in Toronto

Security guards quickly tackled the fan during Game 6 of the World Series as political tensions between the North American neighbors continue

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20 h. ago Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Shohei Ohtani a possibility to start Game 7 of World Series

Shohei Ohtani might start Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday

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22 h. ago Blue Jays' Max Scherzer gets second World Series Game 7 start after Dodgers force winner

Max Scherzer is set to start a winner-take-all World Series Game 7 for the second time

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22 h. ago Dodgers force World Series to decisive Game 7 by holding off Blue Jays 3

Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, slumping Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in a three-run third inning and the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Blue Jays 3-1 to force the World Series to a decisive Game 7

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25 h. ago World Series Game 6: Los Angeles Dodgers v Toronto Blue Jays – live updates

Toronto one win from first title since 1993Drop David a line at Bluesky or via emailThe lineups!Here is your starting lineup for the NL champs and the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers! Continue reading...

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26 h. ago World Series Game 6: Los Angeles Dodgers v Toronto Blue Jays – live buildup

Toronto one win from first title since 1993Drop David a line at Bluesky or via email at our rolling coverage of Game 6 of the World Series! I’m your host, David Lengel, and I could not be more ready to bring you the print play-by-play of the upcoming Fall Classic encounter between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. Especially because this is an elimination game and the “piece of metal” – which is how MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred – once described the World Series trophy – is in the house.The Rogers Centre in downtown Tdot is buzzing with the expectation of a third Jays championship, that is, if they can fend off LA one last time. If they can, it will be a worst-to-first meteoric rise for the club that barely anyone (except me) picked to unseat the champs. All that said, if the Dodgers somehow remember how to hit, there’s every chance that this Fall Classic could extend until Saturday for a winner take all Game 7, which surely all baseball fans with no skin in the game...

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51 h. ago Autumn Internationals: England seek ‘Bazball’ inspiration ahead of Australia Test

Wallabies present first challenge of four-game autumn series

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61 h. ago Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection review – test your might in this brutally brilliant fighting package

The latest instalment in Digital Eclipse's Gold Master game series focusses on Mortal Kombat, and it does a extremely great job preserving the gory fighter's classic games.

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61 h. ago Frankie Bridge shuts down Michael McIntyre after cheeky Strictly swipe

The Wheel host Michael McIntyre has made a subtle dig at Frankie Bridge in a new series of the BBC game show

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65 h. ago Dominant Trey Yesvage sets record as Blue Jays on brink of first World Series win for three decades

Rookie pitcher Yesavage confounded the Dodgers to move Toronto within a game of World Series glory at 3-2, with the series set to return to Canada for game six

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2 d. ago Blue Jays on brink of World Series crown after Yesavage tames Dodgers in Game 5

Yesavage fans 12 to set rookie Series recordSchneider, Guerrero Jr open with back-to-back HRsToronto can clinch title Friday on home fieldTrey Yesavage delivered a performance for the ages and Davis Schneider homered on the very first pitch of the night as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6–1 on Wednesday, moving within one victory of their first World Series championship since 1993.The 22-year-old Yesavage, who made his major league debut in September, struck out 12 without issuing a walk – the first pitcher in World Series history to do so – while allowing one run on three hits across seven innings. The rookie right-hander, who began the year pitching before a few hundred fans in Class A ball, has now started and won two of Toronto’s three victories in the best-of-seven series. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Meghan Markle posts gushing 'date night' video from World Series baseball game

Meghan Markle has posted a gushing 'date night' video from a World Series game after Prince Harry used his recent podcast appearance to discuss his concerns about social media.

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3 d. ago Shohei Ohtani had an off night at the World Series but he still breaks baseball logic

The Dodgers star pitched in Game 3 just 18 hours after setting records with the bat. It’s a reminder of how he makes the miraculous seem mundaneEven Shohei Ohtani’s teammates struggle to find the right adjectives to describe him; ones that express how good he is while emphasizing how unlikely his existence is in the first place.After Monday’s Game 3, when Ohtani became the first player in postseason history to reach base nine times in a World Series game, Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman opted for “unicorn,” one of the more common Ohtani descriptors. Starting pitcher Blake Snell, meanwhile, put things simple and plain. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sit in front of LA royalty at Game 4 of World Series

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the LA Dodgers 6-2, tying the series 2-2

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3 d. ago Harry and Meghan cheer on the Los Angeles Dodgers from front row seats

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex supported the LA Dodgers as they lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in game four of the World Series at Dodgers Stadium.

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3 d. ago Why Trump’s White House is using video game memes to recruit for ICE

A recent spate of posts has garnered attention, but Trump and his allies have long been using gaming imagery to mobilise a toxic subculture of ‘rootless white males’ Just days after Microsoft announced Halo: Campaign Evolved, the next game in its famous science-fiction series, the White House shared an interesting picture on X. The image, which appears to be AI-generated, shows President Donald Trump wearing the armour of Halo’s iconic protagonist, Master Chief, standing in salute in front of an American flag that’s missing several stars. In his left hand is an energy sword, a weapon used by the alien enemies in the Halo games. Posted in response to a tweet from US game retailer GameStop, the text accompanying the image reads “Power to the Players” in reference to the store’s slogan.GameStop and the White House exchanged another Halo meme or two, and then, on 27 October, the official Department of Homeland Security X account joined in – using Halo imagery of a futuristic soldier in ...

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3 d. ago Meghan and Harry upset US sports fans by getting best seats in the house for World Series baseball game as they sit in front of LA legends

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seated in the front row at the LA Dodgers World Series game last night in front of a number of local sporting legends.

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