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US baseball has a coronavirus problem

A second Boston Red Sox star quarantined because of the coronavirus has forced the nervous team to take extreme measures.

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MLB

LeBron’s savage spray over cheating scandal

LeBron James has teed off, venting his fury about a cheating scandal that rocked America and calling for more action to be taken.

Melbourne Aces closer Cody Mincey beans Adelaide Giants batter Mikey Reynolds.

Sport

Basebrawl: Benches clear in ABL championship game

A wild pitch has sparked a fiery bench-clearing dust up in game 1 of the Australian Baseball League Championship series, with the Melbourne Aces claiming a tense victory over Adelaide Giants. WATCH

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2017 file photo, the Houston Astros celebrate with the trophy after their win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of baseball's World Series in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Council wants Major League Baseball to strip the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox of their World Series titles and award the trophies to the Dodgers. The resolution was introduced Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, after it was revealed that the Astros used a system by then-coach Alex Cora in 2017 to tip off batters on what pitch was to be thrown. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

American Sports

Novel solution to US sport’s major headache

Los Angeles Dodgers were on the receiving end of World Series heartbreak in 2017 and 2018. So, with the winners now embroiled in a cheating scandal, the LA City Council has proposed a unique punishment.