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US beats Germany to stay unbeaten at the Olympics, but Canada is the top seed

Sun Sentinel 16 Feb 2026
By STEPHEN WHYNO. MILAN (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk insists he and his U.S. teammates were only focused on beating Germany in their preliminary round finale and never worried about scoring enough goals to pass Canada for the top seed at the Olympics ... ___.
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Pistons-led USA Stars team wins new-look NBA All-Star game

Michigan Live 16 Feb 2026
The Detroit Pistons entered the All-Star break with the top record in the NBA and their large contingent at Sunday night’s All-Star Game proved why ... players, putting primarily younger players on USA Stars and veterans on USA Stripes ... ....
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SF Giants 2026 spring training preview: catchers

Chico Enterprise Record 16 Feb 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.Fielding Run Value is a metric that attempts to quantify a player’s measurable defensive performance ... Since Patrick Bailey made his debut, he has been worth +79 FRV, the most in baseball ... Additions ... Subtractions ... 3rd ... “It is just that ... .
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Angels’ Mike Trout plans on moving back to center field this season

LA Daily News 16 Feb 2026
TEMPE, Ariz. — A year after Mike Trout announced that he was moving to right field in an effort to preserve his health, he said he’s planning to go back to center ... “I feel like I’m at my best when I’m in center ... Trout said his knee feels better now ... .
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SF Giants observations: Roupp ramps up for innings uptick

Chico Enterprise Record 15 Feb 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A year ago, Landen Roupp entered camp in competition for the fifth spot in the Giants’ rotation with Hayden Birdsong and Landen Roupp — a spot he ended up winning ...Even if I do have the spot, I’m going to attack it like I don’t.” ... .
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SF Giants sign outfielder Will Brennan to one-year MLB deal

Chico Enterprise Record 15 Feb 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.The Giants added more outfield depth on Sunday morning, announcing they’ve signed outfielder Will Brennan to a one-year MLB deal ... “We’ve liked him for some time,” said general manager Zack Minasian ... bullpen.
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Angels’ Reid Detmers brings lessons from bullpen in return to the rotation

LA Daily News 15 Feb 2026
TEMPE, Ariz. — As Logan O’Hoppe saw it from his squat behind the plate, the difference between Reid Detmers, the successful reliever, and Reid Detmers, the inconsistent starter, was not in the pitches that he threw ... Last year, he was in “attack mode.”.
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Healthy and stronger this year, Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki in better position to succeed in 2nd season

LA Daily News 15 Feb 2026
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Roki Sasaki was credited with three saves during the Dodgers’ postseason run last October. But his late-season move to the bullpen might have saved the whole year for him ... His results as a rookie seemed to prove it ... No. They draft ... ALSO ... .
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SF Giants’ Ron Washington is back coaching eight months after quadruple bypass

Chico Enterprise Record 15 Feb 2026
SCOTTSDALE, ArizonaRon Washington never imagined being anywhere else in the world during spring training than at a baseball field ... teaching infield defense ... “That was my intention. It’ll get better as the year goes along; it’s not going to get worse.
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SF Giants’ Webb, Birdsong throw first live bullpens of camp

Chico Enterprise Record 14 Feb 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — If the stars align, Logan Webb will have an opportunity to pitch against Jung Hoo Lee at loanDepot Park in Miami during the upcoming World Baseball Classic ... No, I’m just kidding. It’d be a blast ... But, always before and after.” ... .
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Angels’ Grayson Rodriguez enjoying a spring without bone spurs

LA Daily News 14 Feb 2026
TEMPE, Ariz. — Although it’s too early to know if Grayson Rodriguez can finally be healthy, it’s not too early for him to know he’s ahead of last year ... The discomfort was manageable enough for him to pitch, until last spring ... “I’m pretty excited ... .
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‘Nothing has changed,’ Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto says of epic World Series performance

LA Daily News 14 Feb 2026
GLENDALE, Ariz.There is no doubt it was a historic performance by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in last year’s World Series. But don’t tell him that he’s now a Dodgers legend ...Nothing has changed.”. That is not as accurate as Yamamoto is with his pitches ... .
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‘Two peas in a pod’: Two decades after college, Vitello, Tingler reunited with SF Giants

Chico Enterprise Record 14 Feb 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.Tony Vitello, Jayce Tingler and the Missouri Tigers wanted one last hurrah ... Vitello, a volunteer coach, and Tingler, a departing senior, chatted over drinks. Vitello recalls the conversation vividly ... I know what was going on ... bullpen.
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SF Giants 2026 spring training preview: bullpen

Chico Enterprise Record 13 Feb 2026
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.Opportunity. That was the word of the day when Buster Posey and Tony Vitello answered questions on Tuesday about the composition of the Giants’ bullpen. Opportunity, opportunity, opportunity ... Additions ... Subtractions ... 28th ... Ryan Walker ... .
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Dodgers’ Alex Vesia addresses heartbreaking loss of newborn daughter

LA Daily News 13 Feb 2026
GLENDALE, Ariz. — It would be hard for one sentence to contain more heartbreak ... “But we’re carrying her with us every day. It’s been hard, but we’re doing OK.”. Vesia’s statement echoed the video posted to Instagram by his wife, Kayla, in November ... 26 ... .
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