In leaked audio, L.A. council members make racist remarks, mock colleagues  —  Three Latino members of the Los Angeles City Council and a top county labor official held a conversation last fall that included racist remarks, derisive statements about their colleagues and council President Nury Martinez saying …

‘Sad to see two legends go:’ Legendary careers of Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina end without a ring in St. Louis  —  ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols slowly dressed Saturday evening.  He put on a black Roberto Clemente T-shirt, black jeans, and then slipped on a white sweatshirt with a green hood.

Nightengale's Notebook: Aaron Judge is the AL MVP.  Who else deserves 2022 MLB awards?  —  ST. LOUIS — It was a season where teams were either really, really good, or were really, really bad.  —  There were four 100-victory teams this season, tying a major-league record.

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2023  —  Matt Swartz has created a model to project salaries for arbitration eligible players, which we've been publishing at MLB Trade Rumors for 12 years.  —  In the baseball industry, teams and agents determine arbitration salaries by identifying comparable players.

Legacy Runners return to Long Beach Marathon again and again — and again  —  The Legacy Runners may be slowing down, but there's no stopping this premier group from giving their best in the grueling marathon.  —  Call them crazy or call them inspirational, the Legacy Runners …

Oscar-worthy ending in 15th puts Guardians in ALDS  —  CLEVELAND — It was the game that seemed like it never was going to end.  Guardians Game 1 starter Shane Bieber decided to go grab a cup of chicken broth to keep him warm in the dugout as Cleveland went to the bottom of the 15th inning.

Aroldis Chapman left off Yankees' roster for missing workout  —  NEW YORK — Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman has been ruled out for the American League Division Series after he skipped a mandatory workout, leading to a fine and likely ending the All-Star's seven-year tenure with New York.

4 things we learned from MLB playoff openers: It's on Jacob deGrom to save the Mets' season  —  Blink, and it could be over.  —  For all the talk that Major League Baseball's best-of-three wild-card weekend would somehow be fairer than the one-game playoff that preceded it …

Detroit Tigers fire scouting director Scott Pleis after 15 seasons, per sources  —  Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has started the restructuring of his front office.  —  Amateur scouting director Scott Pleis was fired after 15 seasons with the organization …

Mater Dei football knocks off St. John Bosco with big lift from defense  —  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.  Subscribe now  —  SANTA ANA — Mater Dei's football team claimed a state championship last season despite swirling controversy.

How hot is Matt Rhule's seat?  —  As the Panthers face the strong possibility of 1-3 start becoming a 1-6 hole (the 49ers, Rams, and Bucs are the next three opponents), it's time to pay close attention to the tenure of coach Matt Rhule.  —  Rhule was arguably saved by his buyout after a substandard second season.

Bullpen, right-handed bat, rotation help all high on Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen's to-do list  —  The Diamondbacks won 22 more games this year than the previous year, but it was clear from General Manager Mike Hazen's end-of-year session with reporters that fact did not mean much to him.