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Phillies homer 3 times into corn for 7-1 victory

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Kyle Schwarber smashed two home runs into the corn behind right field to stretch his major league -leading total to 37, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on Thursday night in the first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years. Schwarber ...

San Francisco lands MLB All-Star in 2028

SAN FRANCISCO — The All-Star Game is returning to San Francisco in two years. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Friday that the 2028 Midsummer Classic will be at Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. The 2007 game was played in the picturesque ...

Trailblazing women enter Basketball Hall of Fame

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Dawn Staley and the 1996 Olympic women's basketball team paved the way for the WNBA and players such as Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and Chamique Holdsclaw. The team that started the Americans' 30-year Olympic dominance will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial ...

T-Wolves to retire Garnett’s jersey after game against Celtics

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves will retire Hall of Fame forward Kevin Garnett's No. 21 jersey after their game against the Boston Celtics this season. The team announced Friday that the ceremony will take place following the Feb. 28 game at Target Center against the Celtics, who ...

Kicking up dirt

USA BMX was in Syracuse for the Great Salt Lake Nationals leg of the professional tour, held at the city's Antelope BMX park from Aug. 7-9. Youth, amateur and professional riders took to the dirt track to compete over a three-day event. Kamren Larsen, a California native and 2024 Olympian, ...

Correction (Aug 12)

An Aug. 12 sports story about high school boys golf incorrectly identified two West Field players in photo captions. The photo appearing on Page B1 is Ethan Luna, and the player on Page B6 is Roc Hansen. The Standard-Examiner regrets the errors.