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Padres' Jurickson Profar walks back to the outfield during the seventh inning against the Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 6, 2024. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Tossed baseballs from stands — apparently aimed at Jurickson Profar — interrupts San Diego Padres’ Game 2 win

October 7, 2024 at 10:46 a.m.

Tempers flared on the field and in the stands at Dodger Stadium, with rowdy fans tossing baseballs, apparently at San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar, and then trash that caused...

John Amos | Emmy nominee John Amos has played some of the most iconic characters ever to appear on both the big and small screens, including Kunta Kinte in "Roots," James Evans Sr. in "Good Times," and Cleo McDowell in "Coming to America." A veteran of the New Jersey National Guard, Amos is the Honorary Master Chief of the U.S. Coast Guard.

John Amos, ‘Good Times’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Roots’ star, dies at 84, actor’s publicist says

October 1, 2024 at 3:16 p.m.

John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He...

The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani smiles after reaching first base on a single off Rockies relief pitcher Seth Halvorsen in the eighth inning on Sept. 29, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Shohei Ohtani and the MLB playoffs — a pairing the world will experience for the 1st time

October 1, 2024 at 10:24 a.m.

Shohei Ohtani was already a superstar with his hitting and pitching accomplishments over six years with the Angels. But Coming up Interstate 5 to the Dodgers seemingly changed everything —...

Bing Crosby stands with his wife, Kathryn, left in New York on Dec. 8, 1976. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez, File)

Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar winner Bing Crosby, dies at 90

September 22, 2024 at 4:23 p.m.

Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad,” “Anatomy of a Murder” and “Operation Mad Ball” before marrying famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby,...

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley accepts the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance onstage during the 2024 ESPY Awards on July 11, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty)

Serena Williams hosts an ESPY awards show celebrating a landmark year for women’s sports

July 11, 2024 at 11:49 p.m.

Led by host Serena Williams, the ESPYS celebrated a landmark year for women’s sports, with Simone Biles, A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark and Dawn Staley among the honorees Thursday.

This Jan. 27, 2013, file photo shows Dick Van Dyke on stage at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)

Dick Van Dyke becomes the oldest Daytime Emmy winner at age 98 for guest role on ‘Days of Our Lives’

June 8, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

Dick Van Dyke has won a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98.

FILE- San Diego Padres third baseman Sean Burroughs fires a throw to first from his knees but is unable to get Los Angeles Dodgers’ D. J. Houlton at first during the third inning of a baseball game June 22, 2005, in San Diego. Burroughs, a two-time Little League World Series champion who won an Olympic gold medal and went on to a major league career that was interrupted by substance abuse, has died. He was 43. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s online records said Burroughs died Thursday, May 9, 2024, with the cause of death deferred. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)

Sean Burroughs, former MLB player and Little League World Series and Olympic champion, dies at 43

May 11, 2024 at 2:29 p.m.

Sean Burroughs, a two-time Little League World Series champion who won an Olympic gold medal and went on to a major-league career that was interrupted by substance abuse, has died....

FILE - Victor Espinoza rides American Pharoah to victory in the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., May 2, 2015.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It’s survived world wars and controversies of all kinds

May 4, 2024 at 8:34 a.m.

By age, it’s got the Westminster dog show beat by two years.

Brian Hernandez Jr. rides Mystik Dan, right, across the finish line to win the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947

May 4, 2024 at 8:32 p.m.

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a dramatic three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young for the upset victory. It was the 10th Derby to...

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO DEMERITTE, NOT DEMERIT AS ORIGINALLY SENT – Trainer Larry Demeritte watches as Kentucky Derby entrant West Saratoga gets a bath after a workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 4. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Larry Demeritte is just the second Black trainer since 1951 to saddle a horse for the Kentucky Derby

May 3, 2024 at 12:07 p.m.

If Larry Demeritte is looking for a positive sign heading into his first Kentucky Derby as a trainer, it’s right where his horse is assigned.

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