On a sunny autumn morning, in Jessie Homer French’s garage-studio, up several miles of mountain switchbacks from Palm Desert, Calif., a dozen canvases are propped on shelves in various stages of completion. Most are landscapes. Three depict cemeteries, a recurrent subject for the 83-year-old self-taught artist. Standing out among the
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World Series Game 4 preview: D-backs look to even series after two-run homer powers Rangers to 2-1 lead
The 2023 World Series continues on Tuesday night, as the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks meet for a pivotal Game 4. The first game of the series turned out be an instant classic, with the Rangers winning in dramatic fashion in extra innings. The D-backs bounced back in Game 2,
Rangers' Adolis Garcia hit by pitch and benches clear, sparking ejections; Jose Altuve hits go-ahead homer
Things got heated in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series Friday. Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia crushed a go-ahead home run off Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander to give Texas a 4-2 lead. Garcia took some time to admire his clutch hit as he jogged
Austin Riley's clutch homer, crazy game-ending double play lifts Braves over Phillies, ties NLDS
The Philadelphia Phillies were four outs away from taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NLDS and heading back home – but Austin Riley had other plans. The Atlanta Braves third baseman, on a full count, just needed a base hit to bring in the tying run that was
This day in sports history: Yankees great Lou Gehrig hits first homer; Lions rookie ends 19-game losing streak
New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig made his MLB debut at age 19 over a century ago, and on Sept. 27, 1923 – exactly 100 years ago – he hit his first home run against the Boston Red Sox. Gehrig made his first appearance for the Yankees June 15, 1923,
Phillies manager prefers 'people act like they’d been there' after taking issue with Braves homer celebrations
While Atlanta Braves stars Ronald Acuña Jr. and Marcell Ozuna bring a little extra flavor to their home run trots, it is not sitting well with everyone around Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson included. Thomson made a remark before the Phillies took on the Braves Wednesday night.
California hits walk-off homer to win Little League World Series
California won the Little League World Series in dramatic fashion. Louis Lappe hit a walk-off home run in the sixth inning to help the team from El Segundo defeat Curacao on Sunday afternoon in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Ryan Gaydos is a
Rays' Luke Raley hits easy inside-the-park homer thanks to crazy double bounce
The brick wall at Oracle Park in San Francisco didn’t exactly benefit its own home team on Wednesday. Tampa Bay Rays’ Luke Raley took advantage of the funky wall Barry Bonds cleared so many times for an inside-the-park homer after a bizarre bounce. Up 5-0 in the top of the
Yankees fans blast GM after Rays' Wander Franco hits homer: 'Fire Cashman'
New York Yankees fans expressed their frustration with the team on Wednesday night in their game against the Tampa Bay Rays and specifically aimed their ire at general manager Brian Cashman. Wander Franco started the game off right for the Rays with a two-run home run on a pitch from
Shohei Ohtani's clutch homer vs Yankees comes with epic bat flip
Shohei Ohtani showed some emotion as the Los Angeles Angels came back to defeat the New York Yankees on Monday night, 4-3, as the Bronx Bombers continue to trend downward. Ohtani’s big moment came against Michael King in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Angels trailed by two