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Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, left, celebrates with Eric Haase after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Saturday, June 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Skubal wins consecutive starts, Tigers beat ChiSox 4-3

By Sarah Trotto Jun. 05, 2021 06:09 PM EDT

MLB umpire Sam Holbrook, left, talks with Chicago White Sox Tony La Russa during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The Reds won 1-0. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
La Russa's extra-inning gaffe stings White Sox in loss

By Andrew Seligman May. 05, 2021 08:35 PM EDT

Chicago White Sox manager Tony LaRussa (22) removes starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (27) from the baseball game as catcher Yasmani Grandal, left, and first baseman Jose Abreu (79) wait on the mound during the fifth inning of a spring training matchup against the San Francisco Giants on Monday, March 22, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
LEADING OFF: Crowds back on opening day, Cole starts season

By The Associated Press Apr. 01, 2021 01:11 AM EDT

Washington Nationals' Juan Soto flies out to center field during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, March 21, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
LEADING OFF: Crowds back on opening day, Cole starts season

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 11:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, fans sit in a mostly empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were cancelled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Scrubbing last year's March Madness due to coronavirus concerns cost the NCAA some $375 million, and another loss like that would have ripple effects throughout college sports. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally

By Fred Lief Dec. 24, 2020 11:03 AM EST

FILE - Former Philadelphia Phillies player Dick Allen speaks after the unveiling of his retired number prior to a baseball game between the Phillies and the Washington Nationals in Philadelphia, in this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, file photo. Dick Allen, a fearsome hitter who was a seven-time All-Star, the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1972 AL MVP, has died. He was 78. The Philadelphia Phillies, the team Allen started out with, announced his death on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020.(AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)
Dick Allen, fearsome hitter and 7-time All-Star, dies at 78

By Rob Maaddi Dec. 07, 2020 03:58 PM EST