OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Treehouse entertainment space way out in left-center field bustled between games of a doubleheader as Oakland Athletics fans relished a chance to get out of the sun on a cloudless, spectacular day in the Bay Area, for some ping-pong or to grab a cold drink. They are few but mighty at the moment, small crowds of longtime diehards determined to cheer their beloved A's this year before they relocate to Sacramento for the next three seasons and, later, Las Vegas. Those who
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Phillies are hot, that much is certain, with Bryce Harper and Zack Wheeler powering and pitching the team to the best record in baseball and a recent home winning streak that nearly matched the franchise record. Hot, yes. But sexy, too? Well, no team has been quite as alluring to the packed crowds at Citizens Bank Park as the Phillies. Just ask them. Brandon Marsh, the outfielder with the Rip Van Winkle whiskers, was mic’d up for an ESPN Sunday night game when he was rela
TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe took his place in the front of a dozen television cameras. The Maple Leafs head coach — on centre stage inside a small auditorium at the team's practice facility — was optimistic about the future for both himself and the group. Keefe also understood Toronto had yet to meet expectations under his watch after its ultra-talented roster bowed out at the post-season's first stage for a fourth time in five years. He knew his job might be in jeopardy. "Ownership and management,