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Something monumental happened on this week’s Saturday Night Live: The show was actually live. Unsurprisingly, things kicked off with Donald Trump reflecting on his first 100 days in office, which he’s shocked to learn isn’t the end of his presidency. While most of his business has taken place at Mar-a-Lago, the White House is home to Trump’s next big decision: firing either Steve Bannon or Jared Kushner. Continue to Article

April 16, 2017 9:29:am EST

BOSTON — It wasn’t much, but the Boston Red Sox bats finally came through for Chris Sale in the seventh inning Saturday night. Just after Sale finished seven strong innings, Sandy Leon’s bases-loaded RBI groundout to snap a 1-1 and Sale picked up his first win in a Boston uniform with a 2-1 decision over the Tampa Bay Rays. Sale (1-1, 1.25 ERA) allowed one run and three hits and struck out 12, and he has been strong in all three outings. But the Red Sox (6-5) have scored just three runs for him in the starts. He has 29 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings, allowing 11 hits. The only run off Sale came in the third inning, on a two-out RBI single by Evan Longoria, who came to the plate 1-for-22 lifetime Continue to Article

April 15, 2017 10:11:pm EST

The one thing he won't do is shake, shake, shake. Chris Sale has taken a Little League saying, "just catch it and throw it," and turned it into one of the most dominating approaches anywhere. “I think he’s getting better every time,” catcher Sandy Leon said after a 2-1 win over the Rays on Saturday. “It’s really fun to catch him.” When you’re never wrong as a catcher, it has to be fun. Sale almost never shakes off his catcher. Ever. And it's part of the reason he’s so captivating to watch. Rick Porcello really couldn’t locate on Friday night and was trying to be too overpowering with his fastball. But it also appeared Leon and Porcello weren’t on the same page. There was none of that a day later. Continue to Article

April 15, 2017 7:13:pm EST

The Minnesota Twins thoroughly dismantled the Chicago White Sox, 6-0, as Ervin Santana threw a complete game one-hitter on Saturday. The Twins jumped on Sox ace — and No. 1 trade chip — Jose Quintana from the first pitch, tagging him for five runs in Continue to Article

April 15, 2017 6:22:pm EST

BOSTON (AP) -- Tampa Bay Rays starter Jake Odorizzi left his start against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday after his first pitch of the second inning because of left hamstring tightness. Odorizzi, who faced four batters in the first, threw a pitch to Mitch Continue to Article

April 15, 2017 5:13:pm EST