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Jason Castro (15) and Willians Astudillo (64) of the Minnesota Twins congratulate Jonathan Schoop (16) for hitting the team's 300th home run of the season. (Image: AP)

Minnesota Twins First Team to Hit 300 Home Runs in a Season

It’s no surprise, considering the juiced balls in play this season, that the Minnesota Twins became the first team in MLB history to hit 300 home runs in a single season. On Thursday afternoon, Jonathan Schoop smacked a two-run homer against the Detroit Tigers for Twins homer number 300 on […]

Caesars finally found a buyer for the Rio, in all her faded glory. (Image: Getty)

Caesars Finally Sells the Rio, Starting New NBA Rumor

On Sept. 23, Caesars Entertainment announced it had finally sold the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, putting an end to one of the longest running rumors in Las Vegas. A company co-owned by Micheal Fascitelli — also a co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks — is buying the property for […]

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon takes the ball from relief pitcher Jose Quintana at Wrigley Field. (Image: Jon Durr/USA Today Sports)

NL Wild Card Race: Nats and Brewers In, Cubbies Dunzo After 6-Game Skid

The NL wild-card race might have decided itself over the weekend when St. Louis Cardinals swept the Chicago Cubs, who dropped four, one-run games in a row, and now find themselves four games behind the Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals with only six games remaining in the regular season. What […]

The Cleveland Indians are in playoff mode in the final two weeks of the season while vying for an AL Wild Card berth. (Image: Phil Long/AP)

AL Wild Card Race: Tampa Bay and Cleveland Tied with 6 Games to Go

Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Oakland A’s (94-62) hold a two-game lead in the AL wild-card standings over the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians. The Rays and Indians are tied, with six games remaining in the AL Wild Card race that will come down […]

Kyle Schwarber is congratulated by his  teammates after slugging a 3-run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. (Image: Quinn Harris/Getty)

NL Wild Card Race: 1.5 Games Separate Cubbies, Nats, and Brewers

With 12 games remaining in the regular season, the NL Wild Card race is down to three teams jockeying for the final two Wild Card spots after the streaking Chicago Cubs caught the slumping Washington Nationals, and the Yelich-less Milwaukee Brewers hang tough on the playoff bubble. The NL Wild […]