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The lead singer of Scorpions has dismissed rumors that the band’s 1990 power ballad “Wind of Change” was written by the CIA as a piece of Cold War propaganda. Klaus Meine appeared on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation” where he explained that a reporter contacted him for a podcast investigating the mystery surrounding the epic anthem. The …

First of all, enough with the spitting. I get why we’re all so fascinated by the notion that coronavirus baseball will be expectorate-free. Spitting is as synonymous with baseball as are home runs, stolen bases and poverty-crying owners. Guess what, though? Most players, understanding the logic behind the banishment, will go along with it. Those …

Part 21 in a series analyzing the New York Mets. It’s been a long time since Amed Rosario was the Mets’ top prospect. Now that distinction belongs to Ronny Mauricio, the 19-year-old who finished last season at Class-A Columbia. Since the Mets signed Rosario for $1.75 million in 2012, he’s shown glimpses of promise, like …

Alex Rodriguez’s bid to become an MLB owner may be over for now, but the former slugger sure is acting like one. And that might make some baseball players livid. Rodriguez, who recently flirted with buying the Mets, implored players on Friday to cave into the owners’ demands and accept a 50 percent split of …

Art Howe is in the ICU with coronavirus, the former Mets manager told KPRC 2 in Houston on Thursday. Howe provided a detailed description of how he was doing, telling the station he felt the first symptoms of the virus on May 3 when he experienced chills that made his body shake “like a leaf.” …

Vampires and gardening don’t seem to share much in common — but don’t tell that to British comedian Natasia Demetriou. Demetriou, who stars as Nadja in FX’s vampire mockumentary “What We Do in the Shadows,” is also co-hosting “The Big Flower Fight,” a reality competition series premiering May 18 on Netflix. “It is a bit …

A major league season is a lie detector test. You can fake a week, a month, perhaps even a few months. But 162 games reveal a club, exposes if it has both depth of players and character. A 7-9 NFL team can become 9-7 with a few bounces of a weirdly shaped ball going one …

As sports slowly return to action during the coronavirus pandemic, some aspects of networks’ presentation will look the same, while others could see a fundamental shift. A historic show like ESPN’s “College GameDay” in the fall already is being forced to consider whether it will have the atmosphere of students and fans, who have fueled …

When the Mets played at Yankee Stadium on July 20, 2018, Asdrubal Cabrera was at second, Matt den Dekker was in center, Jose Bautista at third, Wilmer Flores at first and Devin Mesoraco behind the plate. The designated hitter was Yoenis Cespedes. This was the last time he played a major league game. You might …

MLB did not make a formal economic proposal as part of its presentation Tuesday to the Players Association on how it sees restarting the season. The sides met for 90 minutes, broke, then continued for another hour, with MLB focusing heavily on the protocols for how it believes it could keep the players and support …