The Dodgers had just moved into first place in the National League West for good, in a month they had won 21 of 28 games. They were gliding toward their first division championship in nine years when their first-year general manager suddenly tossed a bomb into the clubhouse.
The starting catcher...
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City officials last week accepted an application… Read MoreNevada plans to execute inmate next week using controversial paralytic drugThe Nevada Department of Corrections released its plan Tuesday to execute convicted killer Scott Dozier next week by using a controversial, never-before-tried cocktail of drugs that includes the use of a paralytic.
Dozier, 47… Read More
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