JOSH SMITH

The Seattle Mariners won their 14th straight game when rookie All-Star Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run double and Ty France homered after joining him on the AL team to beat the Texas Rangers 6-2.

Josh Smith's Colorado school district has a bus driver shortage. So he kayaked to class in search of "new adventures," he told newspaper Summit Daily.

Desperate for a powerful, left-handed bat to park balls in the short porch at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees got two of them.

KALAMAZOO, MI — After a year of canceled live music performances across the country, fans and musicians are being reunited at concerts as restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic begin to loosen. More announcements are expected in the future, Bell’s Brewery spokesman Josh Smith said. Bell’s provides a guide for concertgoers about what is allowed and what isn’t. Bell’s said in the announcement Thursday it has been 520 days the company has hosted live entertainment at the pub. In June 2020, the 2020 season of the concert series was canceled amid the ongoing conavirus pandemic.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Cold Hearted is what Bell’s Brewery is calling “a beer for your ex’s parents.”And it’s being released just in time for Valentine’s Day. Following up on last year’s popular Black Hearted IPA, it was announced today Bell’s Brewery is releasing an IPL beer called Cold Hearted, and it’s only available in the Kalamazoo General Store beginning Wednesday. “It’s recognizing there are those still feeling the effects of a relationship gone sour for whatever reason,” said Larry Bell, founder and president of Bell’s Brewery, Inc. “No matter what you did you were never going to be good enough for ‘our little girl’ or ‘darling son.’”The name “Cold Hearted” just stuck, he said. Cold Hearted has an ABV of 7%.

(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)ATLANTA Adam Duvall drove in nine runs with three homers, including a grand slam, and the Atlanta Braves obliterated their franchise scoring record in a 29-9 romp over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. The Braves had 23 hits, including seven homers, to score the most runs in their history in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. The old Atlanta record was 20 runs, most recently against the Marlins on Oct. 5, 2001. Freeman hit second, d'Arnaud hit fourth and Albies hit eighth. Marlins second baseman Isan Daz was optioned to the teams alternate training site in Jupiter, Florida.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los Angeles Clippers have experienced lots of rest since their 11-game winning streak ended and attempt to start a new stretch of victories when they host the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. Los Angeles hasn't played since losing to the Denver Nuggets on Monday, halting a streak that tied for second-longest in franchise history. Los Angeles will get guard Jamal Crawford (calf) and Darren Collison (stomach virus) back from their absences. ET, FSN Detroit, Prime Ticket (Los Angeles)ABOUT THE PISTONS (25-43): The poor free-throw shooting sabotaged Detroit in the loss to Phoenix and the Pistons also committed 19 turnovers. Los Angeles has won seven of the past eight meetings, including a 112-103 road win on Jan. 20.

– The Detroit Pistons will be coming off their biggest win of the season when they invade Boston on Wednesday night in a matchup of two teams inching toward the .500 mark. The Pistons, who opened 6-10, won for the sixth time in their last 10 games with a victory Monday at Eastern Conference-leading Indiana, which had been unbeaten at home. Boston has won two straight, five of seven and eight of 12 after a 101-97 victory over Minnesota on Monday. Boston had a season-high 25 turnovers and scored a season-low 77 points in a 10-point loss at Detroit on Nov. 3. Boston F Jeff Green is averaging 21.8 points in his team's last six losses and just 13 points in the last five wins.