Villa Park's Sydney Somerndike voted Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week  —  Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week  —  Athlete: Sydney Somerndike School: Villa Park Sport: Softball  —  Noteworthy: The Arizona commit fired her first perfect game in an 8- victory against JSerra …

Umpire Joe West is awarded $500,000 in defamation lawsuit against former player Paul Lo Duca  —  You can scream at him, curse at him, and call him names, but if you attempt to discredit veteran umpire Joe West's credibility, well, be ready to pay a lot bigger price than simply being thrown out of a game.

Los Angeles Angels' Dexter Fowler out for season with torn ACL  —  Los Angeles Angels starting right fielder Dexter Fowler has a torn left ACL that will require season-ending surgery, the team announced Sunday.  —  Fowler, 35, injured himself while sprinting into second base on an attempted forceout …

New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman unhappy game started despite rain  —  NEW YORK — New Mets owner, same old dysfunction.  —  Pitcher Marcus Stroman criticized New York for starting Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins in a steady rain.  Stroman's outing lasted just nine pitches …

Struggling Washington Nationals get back Kyle Schwarber, Josh Bell, Josh Harrison  —  WASHINGTON — Kyle Schwarber, Josh Bell and Josh Harrison were reinstated from the injured list Monday by the Washington Nationals, making the team's roster nearly whole again after a coronavirus outbreak …

Paranoia, mismanagement and office politics: Inside the Eagles' downfall under Jeffrey Lurie, Howie Roseman  —  Four weeks into the 2019 season, Doug Pederson sat down for his scheduled inquisition.  —  The Tuesday tribunals with team owner Jeffrey Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman …

Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez on a mission to leave 2020's struggles behind  —  J.D. Martinez suffered through a miserable 2020 season.  He hit .213.  He ranked 129th out of 142 qualified hitters in weighted on-base average (wOBA).  He finished with more strikeouts than hits.

Tim Locastro breaks record for most stolen bases to start career without getting caught  —  PHOENIX — Arizona manager Torey Lovullo has often said that Tim Locastro is the fastest man in the majors.  You don't have to take his word for it: The video game MLB The Show agrees.

Yermín Mercedes, Daniel Bard, Rich Hill and baseball's long, winding road  —  But he was back in business when they set him free againThe road goes on forever and the party never ends.  — Robert Earl Keen, Jr.  —  Yermín Mercedes had a bit of a misunderstanding when it came …