(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) Home games in May already have been more rewarding for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are in line for a three-game sweep over the Atlanta Braves when the National League powers meet on Sunday afternoon. The Dodgers are 2-for-2 in the month at their own ballpark. That total nearly matches their wins over the entirety of the previous homestand, a disappointing 3-6 struggle aga ..read more

Some are using postgraduate courses to "avoid their responsibilities" defending the country, its deputy education minister has said Ukraine is planning to introduce an additional midterm qualification exam for undergraduate and postgraduate university students, Strana.ua has reported. The move comes amid a drive by Ki ..read more

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) It's been more than a month since the Los Angeles Angels won their only series of the season. And much longer since doing so at Cleveland. The Guardians, meanwhile, likely will be without star left fielder Steven Kwan as they try to build on a needed victory and avoid losing their third consecutive series Sunday against the visiting Angels. Though Los Angeles fell 7-1 ..read more

Massive protests and tent encampments opposing the war in Gaza are growing at universities across California, with classes canceled at the University of California-Los Angeles Wednesday, after tensions boiled over into violence there. Police arrested 25 students at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Tuesday. An organizer named Rithik from the Students for Gaza encampment at San Francisco Sta ..read more

(Photo credit: Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports) Brent Rooker and Brett Harris each belted two home runs while 10 Oakland players registered at least one hit in the Athletics' lopsided 20-4 home win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. Despite a weather delay pushing back first pitch by three hours, Oakland appeared eager to bat against visitingMiami by the time the teams got to play. The A's batted around in a game-changi ..read more

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) Max Muncy delivered his first-career three-homer game, Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to an 11-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Tyler Glasnow had 10 strikeouts over seven innings as the Dodgers won for the ninth time in their past 11 games after a 3-6 homestand in late April. Los Angeles has scored at l ..read more

HOUSTON, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were injured after a car rammed into a restaurant on Saturday afternoon in Jersey Village, south-central U.S. state of Texas, authorities said. Several families were dining in the restaurant when an elderly woman crashed her car into the building, according to the Jersey Village Police Department. Police believe that the driver showed up to eat and confused the gas p ..read more

(Photo credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports) Bo Naylor hit his first career grand slam, while Austin Hedges and Ramon Laureano also went deep as the Cleveland Guardians won 7-1 over the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Cleveland's Ben Lively (1-1) allowed four hits and three walks, but only a run and struck out five in six innings to lower his ERA to 2.08 in four starts. With the Guardians ahead 3-1 and two ..read more

(Photo credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports) Cleveland left fielder Steven Kwan exited Saturday night's game against visiting the Los Angeles Angels with left hamstring tightness. Kwan entered the day leading the American League with a .356 batting average. He walked and popped out in his two plate appearances before leaving the game. He was replaced by Gabriel Arias to begin the fourth. --Field Level Media ..read more

(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports) Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball, who has missed the past two-plus seasons with chronic knee issues, picked up his $21.3 million option for the 2024-25 season, ESPN and NBC Sports Chicago reported Saturday. Ball, 26, has undergone three surgeries on his left knee, the last a cartilage transplant in March 2023. Ball hasn't played in an NBA game since Jan. 14, 2022, a ..read more