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The lifetime catcher was asked to play some first base in spring training, so he did the natural thing: Manager Bruce Bochy wants his backup catcher, whether it’s Susac or Trevor Brown, to be available to play first in a pinch. Susac’s kid brother, Daniel, also is a catcher but had a nice Wilson A2000 first baseman’s mitt he wasn’t using, so their dad shipped it to Andrew, who catches with an All-Star mitt. Brown has played seven spring training innings at first base. Maybe facing a left-hander... Читать дальше...

Chairman of Salomon Brothers during its Wall Street heyday

Chairman of Salomon Brothers for more than a decade during its Wall Street heyday

A group representing condo owners urged caution in any government reaction to a study commissioned by the City of Vancouver that concluded more than one in 10 condos sits empty. The study appeared to dispel the idea that foreigners were snapping up homes in Vancouver and leaving them vacant, as only about one per cent of single-family homes and duplexes were vacant, a number that remained steady between 2002 and 2012.

Adults are buying more scooters, using them to ride with their children, to travel small distances and to get in a workout.

In the first hour of Univision's Democratic debate, Americans got to see why it's so important for a Hispanic-focused, Spanish-speaking network to host a debate: We got more questions about the candidates' stances on immigration policy — a so far largely neglected issue — at this debate than any other.

Evidence has been seized in a search at the French soccer federation headquarters for a criminal case against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, Swiss federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — Cars were submerged by water, residents forced to flee their homes with housecats and birds in tow, and the Louisiana National Guard and others rescued people by boat and in big military trucks as torrential…

BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — Cars were submerged by water, residents forced to flee their homes with housecats and birds in tow, and the Louisiana National Guard and others rescued people by boat …

(AP) — Cars were submerged by water, residents forced to flee their homes with housecats and birds in tow, and the Louisiana National Guard and others rescued people by boat and in big military trucks as torrential rains Wednesday drenched parts of Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas with nearly a foot of rain. Sharon Anderson, her three children and four grandchildren were rescued from her south Bossier Parish mobile home after rising water threatened to trap them. [...] the steps on my back porch are under water and if you walk down the driveway... Читать дальше...

TOKYO - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga condemns North Korea's short-range missile launch during a pr...

NORFOLK, Virginia - Jeff Short scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half and second-seeded Norfolk State used a big first-half run to beat No. 7 seed North Carolina Central 66-47 on Wednesday night to advance to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.

A court in Tennessee said she fabricated facts in a big sex-trafficking case.

It took a come-from-behind rally and a shootout – with Nikita Soshnikov scoring the winner – to down the red-hot New York Islanders, but the prospects push Toronto to its first win since the masse AHL recall

South Korea’s central bank held its base rate steady at 1.5% for the ninth straight month as expected Thursday, though there remains pressure to ease policy and spur growth.

South Korea’s central bank held its base rate steady at 1.5% for the ninth straight month as expected Thursday, though there remains pressure to ease policy and spur growth.

TOYOYAMA, Japan - Reporters stand in front of the newly-built final assembly plant for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, th...

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The specific terms of the offer made by the Broncos to quarterback Brock Osweiler aren’t known. The terms of the offer made by the Texans are known, because they’re now available. Per a source with knowledge of the terms, Osweiler received a $12 million signing bonus. He also has a $4 million fully-guaranteed base salary…

Coming off an important primary win in Michigan, the stakes were high for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as he sparred with rival Hillary Clinton in Miami Wednesday night. In the fourth one-on-one debate, Clinton and Sanders were asked about immigration reform, Republican front-runner Donald Trump's racially charged language and their leadership styles.

Tempers are flaring and testosterone “flying” around the ACT Brumbies' camp as competition for places heats up in Australia's front-running Super Rugby team.

Regrouping a fortnight after violent protests for reservation in Haryana ended, leaders of the Jat community are getting ready for the next round of battle with the government.