Houston Chronicle

Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and mountains that surround it. Japanese call such places “inaka” — roughly translated as the “countryside.” No glitz, quiet streets and up north — cold winters. It’s only 300 miles (500 kilometers) from … [Read more...] about Shohei Ohtani’s rural hometown honors its superstar son — from city hall to the hair salons

Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as the Dodgers beat the Yankees for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic. … [Read more...] about Freeman and Buehler lead Dodgers past slumping Yankees 4-2 for 3-0 advantage in World Series

Instead of closing in on title No. 28, the New York Yankees are on the verge of getting swept in the World Series for just the fourth time. Aaron Judge again looked lost at the plate, starting pitching faltered for the second straight game and the Yankees dropped into a 3-0 Series deficit with a 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Judge is 1 for 12 with no RBIs and seven … [Read more...] about Instead of closing in on 28th title, Yankees on verge of getting swept at World Series for 4th time