Angels star Mike Trout needs knee surgery for torn meniscus  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Angels superstar Mike Trout, hoping for a fully healthy season after being significantly limited by injury the past three years, needs knee surgery, general manager Perry Minasian said Tuesday.

Martin Freeman reflects on age-gap controversy with Jenna Ortega in 'Miller's Girl'  —  Edward Segarra Brendan MorrowUSA TODAY  —  Martin Freeman is pushing back on the recent controversy surrounding his film “Miller's Girl.”  —  Freeman, who plays high school teacher Jonathan Miller …

Pest control hero saves Dodgers-D-backs game from bees  —  PHOENIX — A few hours before Christian Walker's second homer of the game gave the D-backs a 4-3 walk-off win over the Dodgers in the 10th inning, a crucial series of events was about to start unfolding at a different type of ballgame on the Westside of the Valley.

Early MLB takeaways: Best and worst teams, umpires, trends  —  This time last year, the pitch clock had fundamentally changed baseball, and its effects were wide-ranging.  This year, the game has fallen into relatively familiar patterns.  The teams that were supposed to be better than everyone …

Inside a Lakers season gone wrong and what's next for LeBron James, Darvin Ham  —  Midway through the fourth quarter of a “road” game against the rival LA Clippers on Feb. 28, with the Los Angeles Lakers having cut a lead that was once as much as 21 points in the fourth quarter down to five …

DJ Stewart hits a 3-run homer to lead the Mets past the Cubs 4-2  —  NEW YORK — DJ Stewart hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning Tuesday night, lifting the New York Mets to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.  —  Stewart had just three hits in his previous 23 at-bats …

Ex-Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleads no contest to domestic battery charge  —  LOS ANGELES — Former Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías pleaded no contest Wednesday to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge stemming from his arrest last September outside BMO Stadium in Exposition Park.

Four suspended for roles in Brewers-Rays brawl  —  Three Milwaukee Brewers, including manager Pat Murphy, and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jose Siri received suspensions for their roles that led to a bench-clearing incident between the two teams in the eighth inning of their game Tuesday night.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration  —  What marijuana reclassification means for the United States  —  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.  —  US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance

Tigers' Jack Flaherty strikes out first 7 batters, ties AL record  —  DETROIT — Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty tied an American League record with seven straight strikeouts to open a game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday and finished with a career-high 14 in 6⅔ innings.

Buster Posey on the Giants' start, Logan Webb's leadership and Greg Johnson's commitment  —  The thought hit me early last week, stuck with me through the San Francisco Giants' solid homestand and remained present enough in my mind that I decided to go ahead and ask Buster Posey about it.

Astros to option Jose Abreu to spring training facility  —  HOUSTON — The Houston Astros will option slumping first baseman Jose Abreu to their spring training facility to try to get the 2020 American League MVP back on track.  —  General manager Dana Brown made the announcement Tuesday, saying that they'd make the move Wednesday.