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Murphy’s Bleachers dubbed it “Stropening Day” on its marquee, and opening day 2023 at Wrigley Field certainly was an eventful one for Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman. The Stropener was not your grandfather’s opener, but it definitely…

It was sickle cell anemia that brought Chicago-born, Detroit-raised Tiffani Jackson to Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal in 2017. Having endured some attacks, called pain crises, while attending Grambling State University,…

For the first eight minutes of Wednesday’s 121-110 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, it seemed as if Nikola Vučević was the only player in a Chicago Bulls jersey who could land a shot at the United Center. Vučević found nearly every shot…

By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in a Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican…

“Volpe’s on deck.” Matt Hyde, a Northeast area scout for the Yankees, used to send that text to his colleagues, crosscheckers and superiors whenever Anthony Volpe stepped to the plate. The messages, which began during a tournament in…

One former Rule 5 draft pick being put in the Orioles’ rotation opened a potential spot in their bullpen for another, but right-hander Andrew Politi’s time in the organization came to an end Tuesday. Baltimore returned the 26-year-old to…

TAMPA — Aaron Boone knows how Oswald Peraza is feeling. The Yankees manager sipped his first cup of major league coffee with the Reds in 1997, and then made the team out of spring training in 1998. But a demotion soon followed, and…

Many older adults are using medical marijuana to treat a variety of conditions, but experts say that conflicting laws, unclear safety standards and complicated rulemaking processes mean it could be years before Medicare may cover the…

Mets-boosting Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is joining a coalition of local environmental activists in calling on the baseball team’s owner to rename Citi Field over climate change concerns. The Queens ballpark’s name comes from…

As he prepared to make his return to Los Angeles, Patrick Beverley swore he didn’t need any extra juice to face his former team. “It’ll be fun as hell,” Beverley said cheerfully after practice at the Galen Center a day before the game…