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Earlier this month it was announced that Prince Harry's patron charity Invictus Games Foundation would be teaming up with MLB for their London series. Both Harry and Meghan are sporty, and Harry even brought his wife to the Invictus Games trials in 2018. Next Saturday, June 29, Prince Harry is going to be in attendance during the Red Sox vs. Yankees game in England-the first of the two-day MLB London series. Continue to Article

June 21, 2019 8:41:am EST

But they must have caught the baseball gods snoozing because rather than being struck down for their sins, the Dodgers lived like kings, dismantling Bumgarner to the tune of 10 hits and six runs in just 3 2/3 innings. The six runs, including one courtesy of Muncy's RBI single in the first, were the most the 29-year-old had ever allowed in his 35 career appearances against the Dodgers. The Pacific Ocean didn't capture any baseballs this time around—they would have had to play on the pier at Santa Monica—but that didn't stop Los Angeles from pounding three homers including two off Bumgarner in a 9-8 victory. Continue to Article

June 21, 2019 5:02:am EST

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. A man being held in the Dominican Republic in connection with the shooting and serious wounding of retired Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz was charged in New Jersey on Thursday with drug and weapons violations in an unrelated case, the U.S. Justice Department said. Rolfi Ferreira-Cruz, 25, of Paterson, New Jersey, was indicted in Newark on three federal counts, including conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine and possession of a firearm to traffic drugs, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Continue to Article

June 21, 2019 12:59:am EST

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will consider inviting the Toronto Raptors, the first Canadian team to win an NBA title, to the White House. "If they'd like to do it, we'll think about that," Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "We have a lot of other folks coming," Trump added in a reference to championship US sports teams visiting the presidential mansion. Continue to Article

June 20, 2019 2:23:pm EST

The Tampa Bay Rays reportedly are considering a drastic measure to keep their franchise afloat. Major League Baseball has given the Rays permission to explore a "two-city solution" in which they would play early-season games in the Tampa Bay area and late-season games in Montreal, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Thursday. The bold plan calls for both a non-domed stadium in the Tampa Bay area and a new stadium in Montreal to be built, per Passan, who notes the number of games in each city has yet to be determined. Continue to Article

June 20, 2019 2:13:pm EST