Whicker: Remade Kershaw quietly passes 200-win mark

“It took five days for Clayton Kershaw to get from 200 wins to 201. And some people worry about his velocity.

Kershaw is 36, written off more often than a political contribution, abused in the postseason, forgotten at times, forced to put his talents on short-term lease. He is again one of the best pitchers in the National League, and he is 4-1 with a 2.32 ERA in the (absurdly) early going. While the rest of the baseball world fantasizes over a Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay World Series, and while Fox sports executives check job-posting websites in fear of the same thing, Kershaw has kept the sputtering Dodgers tied for the lead in the National League West.”

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UBC keeps conference title hopes alive after split with Oregon Tech

The UBC Thunderbirds quest for top spot in the Cascade Collegiate Conference standings remains very much in play after a thrilling, lengthy afternoon of double-header baseball in Klamath Falls, Ore. Chris Pritchett's crew bounced back from a heartbreaking 18-17 loss in the opener with a 12-7 victory in the finale over the current conference leading Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls.

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