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USA men’s water polo survive rare brutality penalty to advance to Olympic semis

Brutal penalties couldn’t stop the USA men’s water polo team. Jonny Hooper received a rare brutality penalty for striking Australia’s Chaz Poot in the head during Team USA’s 11-10 shootout victory in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday at La Defense Arena. The controversial penalty resulted in Hooper being sent off, and Australia scored […]

Edwin Diaz converts rare save opportunity for Mets

DENVER — Edwin Diaz hasn’t had many save opportunities recently, but the Mets’ closer has made saves when called upon. On Wednesday, he got the final three outs of the Mets-Rockies game at Coors Field for his second save since July 22. Diaz allowed a triple to leadoff batter Michael Toglia in the ninth inning, […]

Mets’ Jose Quintana struggles through rare rough outing

ANAHEIM, Calif. — It was an afternoon of too much “trying” and not enough pitching control for Jose Quintana. The left-hander has been the team’s best starter since mid-June, but he put runners on base early in Sunday’s game against the Angels and stretched his pitch count. The best thing that can be said about […]

Freddie Freeman’s 3-year-old son is battling ‘rare neurological condition’

Freddie Freeman’s three-year-old son, Maximus, is in hospital with a severe case of Guillain-Barré syndrome. The Dodgers’ All-Star first baseman’s wife, Chelsea, said Thursday that her son’s condition “rapidly deteriorated and he became completely paralyzed” last Friday, but suggested the worst of the frightening situation may already be over. “We were very lucky to get […]