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In the Marlins’ latest attempt to keep sole possession of first place as the laughingstock of MLB, the team is trying to avoid going to court in Miami by claiming that it is actually a corporate citizen of the British Virgin Islands — where a minority shareholder of the Derek Jeter-formed ownership group Marlins Teamco resides, according to the Miami Herald. The move is in response to a lawsuit from Miami-Dade County filed against Jeffrey Loria and current Marlins owners over an ongoing profit-sharing dispute....

Jeff Baker hit a two-out RBI single to cap a four-run ninth inning for the Marlins, who extended their winning streak to five games by beating the Nationals 7-6. Miami won after trailing 6-0 with two out in the seventh. Washington’s Rafael Soriano (2-1), who earned his 200th career save Sunday, took the mound in the ninth with a 6-3 lead and blew a save for the fourth time this season....

“He did not have a setback … he just did not feel he could go,” said coach Pete Carroll of Lynch’s decision, which seemed to catch Seattle off guard. PLAYOFF PICKS: Against spread | Straight up | MORE: Should Seattle be favored? The Seahawks won, and while Lynch says he plans to play in Sunday’s divisional playoff game against the Panthers, his status is shaky. But there should be no uncertainty about his status after the season....

The former Seahawks running back showed he can still get down and dirty in the trenches by pushing around a young kid at Lynch’s annual football camp. (NOTE: There’s a little bit of adult language in the video below. It does involve Marshawn Lynch, after all.) MORE: Most shocking NFL retirements Good to see Lynch remains all about that action, boss. A video posted by Squint (@iamsquint) on Jul 9, 2016 at 5:30pm PDT

Speaking with 7 Action News journalist Keenan Smith on January 15, which would have been his father’s 92nd birthday, King said: “The foolishness that’s happening is very tragic, very frightening at this very moment because 50 state governments are potentially under threat. “But we can’t allow the threats of some to overcome the freedom and justices for all.” The “foolishness” King spoke of was the potential threat to state capitols across the U....

Kompany has been dogged by persistent muscular injuries over recent seasons, most notably groin and calf, but he was set to appear for Belgium for the first time in almost 13 months at the Amsterdam Arena. Aguero left out for crunch Argentina test But he was not part of the visiting side to take to the field, with debutant Christian Kabasele featuring in his place for a game where Yannick Carrasco’s deflected 82nd-minute strike cancelled out a first-half penalty from Netherlands’ Davy Klaassen....

The Red Devils began their tournament with a 3-0 win over Panama, but their coach was not fully convinced by their output on the pitch with a game against Tunisia on the horizon. After a laboured first-half against the unfancied Central Americans, Belgium took the lead through Dries Mertens’ superb volley before hitting their stride and adding further goals from Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku. Martinez acknowledged that his side’s slow start had attracted criticism but he said the game ultimately lived up to his hopes....

A Reddit post sharing a Guardian video of Adams, who is the deputy administrator for defense programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), giving the explanation at a press conference after the announcement, went viral, amassing over 25,000 upvotes. The announcement was that scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California had achieved a net energy gain from nuclear fusion for the first time, taking them a step closer to the dream of harnessing the power of the sun to produce unlimited clean energy....

During Saturday’s matchup with Wisconsin, the student section broke out into a flash mob during a television timeout a little more than halfway through the first half. MORE: These 16 teams could win it all | Six things to know for March With a Star Wars theme and a bevy of popular dance moves including the Dab and Nae Nae, the Maryland students and the school’s mascot, Testudo put on a heck of a show....

The Yanks' big offseason investment in Tanaka won't be measured for months. Saturday's Grapefruit League exhibition against the Minnesota Twins was billed as late-spring tune-up for a pitcher acclimating to Major League Baseball. So critics and believers will be dissecting his work. He faced a close approximation of the Twins' opening-day lineup, one not expected to be a danger to solid hurlers. Results: 92 pitches, five hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings, with six strikeouts....

The All-Star Brunch was taking place on Monday morning, featuring many of Major League Baseball’s finest costumed creatures. Seven of them arrived at the event on one glorious escalator ride. MORE: All-Star Game’s mustachioed mascot | All-bust team That’s T.C. Bear (Twins), Stomper (A’s), Ace (Blue Jays), Homer (Braves), Dinger (Rockies), Swinging Friar (Padres) and Lou Seal (Giants). The mascots, as they do, took photos with fans who did and did not have tickets for the brunch....

Zanesville Times Recorder Reporter Christine Holmes explained the state of the building in a caption as she tweeted a video of the building on fire. She wrote: “The Masonic Temple in downtown Zanesville is fully engulfed in flames. The iconic building, the city’s tallest, is home to numerous art studios. “We know the county jail located next door has been safely evacuated. We are still waiting on word regarding the temple....

Emergency services were called to the park in Neumarkt, Mannheim, at 11 a.m. local time on Friday morning after several children were coughing and experiencing eye irritation after going down a slide in the playground, local news radio station FHH reported. An irritant toxic gas broke out in the playground, only a few meters away from the Neckar School, FHH reported. Two classes from the school started to complain of feeling ill after playing on the playground....

As has been the case before, pundits and politicians have attempted to prematurely determine the motives for these killings, often without sufficient evidence or nuance, well before official investigations have concluded. Much like shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, it has taken little time for speculation to brew following the deaths of seven people in Highland Park, Illinois on July 4, 2022. Within less than 48 hours of the attack, a now-familiar narrative blaming psychiatric drugs has resurfaced, in spite of little information at the time about the alleged perpetrator’s life....

It was not the Argentine’s fault. He had done more than most, more than anyone, to win the game for Barcelona. But after 18 straight victories at Camp Nou in La Liga (since the 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in December last year), Ernesto Valverde’s side were forced to settle for a solitary point this time. Celta are the only team to have beaten Barca in each of the last three seasons, and even though two of those victories had come at Balaidos, the Galicians always seem to cause problems for the Blaugrana....

It's good to see Jim Furyk and Fred Couples among names near the top of the leaderboard at Augusta. At least there is some presence of elder statemen. But as the Masters got under way Saturday, young players were proving forecasters correct. There is a definite fresh look to golf's first major of 2014. MORE: Saturday leaderboard | Augusta images | Mickelson misses cut | Meet the new Bubba...

It was a phone call in 1998, and I was sitting in my office at Sports Illustrated, thinking maybe Woods was just having a bad day. We were supposed to be talking about his first video game with EA Sports, which seemed like the type of thing a kid his age (22) might be happy to talk about, but he sounded like he'd rather be doing something more fun, like cleaning the dirt out of his wedges....

The new father almost missed the tournament because his son was set to be born during the week. Luckily, he was was born on March 30 and Willett took advantage of the opportunity. MORE: What to know about Danny Willett | Worst Masters meltdowns Spieth, 22, was trying to become the first repeat winner at Augusta since Tiger Woods in 2001 and 2002, but he let go of a five-shot lead entering the back nine....

Yet four-time Masters champion Woods — seeking a first major title in 11 years — reduced his arrears by turning in 35 as Molinari and Finau shot 36 over the first nine. Molinari had led by three after five holes but headed to the 10th a solitary stroke clear of Woods at 13 under, with Finau and Brooks Koepka two off the pace. The overnight leader’s play over the front nine was far from faultless as rising winds made life tricky, but he initially salvaged a succession of pars with sensational scrambling skills....

The Spain midfielder hit a brace at Anfield in March 2015, including a superb scissor-kick volley. But while his manager Jose Mourinho just deemed it another important game in the run up to Saturday’s match, Mata ranks the United-Liverpool rivalry above games such as the north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal, as well as the Manchester derby. “It is the biggest game for both teams and maybe in English football as well,” Mata told MUTV, “The rivalry, the history of both clubs and the atmosphere as well....