Freddie Freeman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto propel Dodgers to Fourth of July win over Padres

Fireworks began going off outside Dodger Stadium as soon as Saturday’s Fourth of July game began. Inside, however, the pyrotechnics were on hold until the bottom of the sixth, when Freddie Freeman detonated a sold-out crowd in the Dodgers’ 3-0 home win over the Padres. In an unexpected pitcher’s duel between All-Star Yoshinobu Yamamoto and over-7.00-ERA Griffin Canning, Freeman delivered the biggest blow with a solo home run in his third trip to the plate, doubling the Dodgers’ lead en route to a series-clinching victory. Up to that point, the Dodgers had needed –– and gotten –– near perfection out…

AI-crazed San Francisco homebuyers find insane new currency to outbid rivals

Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom is making home-buying in the notoriously expensive Bay Area real estate market even more miserable. In a viral post this week, Michael Hess, a founder at an AI-moderated research platform, shared a screenshot of a text message exchange with a realtor. Hess in the exchange…

With Edwin Díaz injured, who will Dodgers use to get saves now?

DENVER –– It will likely be at least three months until the Dodgers get closer Edwin Díaz back from his elbow surgery. Three months, that means, of having to piece things together in save situations come the ninth. It’s not exactly new territory for the Dodgers. Since Kenley Jansen’s departure…

Karl-Anthony Towns turned into nonfacter when Knicks needed him most

In Game 1, the Hawks didn’t have an answer for Karl-Anthony Towns. They weren’t really slowing him down the first three quarters Monday, either. But in the final stanza, Towns didn’t see the ball much, and the Knicks blew a 12-point fourth-quarter lead in this best-of-seven opening-round series. Now, the…

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