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LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw couldn’t rescue the Dodgers from the brink of World Series elimination, and now the pitcher regarded as the best of his generation might be on his way out of Los Angeles. Down 3-1 to the Boston Red Sox, the Dodgers turned to their three-time NL Cy Young Award winner to deliver a victory and force the best-of-seven Series back to Boston. Instead, it was another postseason shellacking for Kershaw. The left-hander gave up three home runs, including a two-run shot by Steve Pearce in the first inning, and the Dodgers lost 5-1 on Sunday. “It just hurts worse when you make it all the way and get second place,” Kershaw said quietly. The Dodgers glumly watched the opposition celebrate a World Series championship on their field for the second straight year. Last October, it was Houston partying at Chavez Ravine after winning Game 7 by the same 5-1 score. This time, the Dodgers only lasted five games. “It might not be a personnel … [Read more...] about October to forget: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers lose World Series again

GWANGJU, South Korea — American swimmer Lilly King lost an appeal of her disqualification from the 200-meter breaststroke preliminaries at the world championships on Thursday. FINA’s jury of appeal upheld the DQ shortly before the evening finals began. It was a big blow for King, the outspoken doping critic who was aiming for a sweep of the breaststroke titles in Gwangju. She already won the 100 over Russian rival Yulia Efimova. King won the third morning heat in 2 minutes, 24.56 seconds, but was disqualified for not touching the wall with both hands at the same time in the first turn of the four-lap race, according to USA Swimming. The U.S. team filed a formal protest, which was denied by FINA’s appeals process. The matter was then escalated to the jury of appeal at the Americans’ request and the decision came down about seven hours later. King’s time would have qualified her second-fastest for the evening semifinals behind Canada’s Sydney Pickrem, … [Read more...] about U.S. loses appeal of Lilly King’s disqualification at swimming world championships

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 11 Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 11 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com A Texas inmate convicted of murdering his supervisor at a state prison shoe factory 17 years ago was executed by lethal injection Wednesday despite a last-ditch appeal by his attorneys to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his death sentence. Travis Runnels, 46, did not give a final statement before he was given a lethal dose of the powerful sedative pentobarbital. He smiled and mouthed words and a kiss toward three female friends and two of his attorneys who watched through a window a few feet from him. Then he blurted out “Woof, woof!” just before taking four quick breaths and snoring four times before all movement stopped. He was pronounced dead at 7:26 p.m. at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, 22 minutes after receiving an injection to the arm. He is the 22nd inmate put to death this … [Read more...] about Texas inmate who murdered prison shoe factory supervisor is executed

close Video House Judiciary begins markup session on articles of impeachment Fox News contributor Karl Rove and Fox News political analyst Juan Williams weigh in. The House Judiciary Committee, on which I serve, met Wednesday night to continue work on the baseless articles of impeachment that partisan Democrats are considering against President Trump – despite the obvious absence of any grounds for seeking his removal from office. No one should be surprised that the Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against the president earlier this week, accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s professed love for all people notwithstanding, the willingness of Democrats to relentlessly attack President Trump and his supporters has divided this country and done irreparable harm to an institution already viewed with almost universal disapprobation. IMPEACHMENT MARKUP HEATS UP AS NADLER SAYS 'WE CANNOT … [Read more...] about Rep. Andy Biggs: Democrats continue baseless rush to impeach Trump despite no evidence of wrongdoing

ATLANTA — Missy Franklin can still light up a room. She’ll start off with that big, broad smile. Then comes the bubbly laugh, summoned from deep in the belly. Finally, there’s a boundless, almost child-like passion for whatever is on her mind. “The thing that people always ask me about her, after they first meet Missy and she’s so nice, they wonder, ‘Is she like that all the time?’” said Jack Bauerle, her former coach. “Yes, that’s what she’s like all the time.” Even now, when she has every reason to be bitter about a broken-down body that snuffed out her brilliant swimming career, Franklin still glides easily to the sunny side to life. “One of the hardest things about retirement is having a lot of people ask — and I know they don’t always mean it negatively — but there’s this connotation of, ‘What are you going to do now?’” Franklin told The Associated Press during a … [Read more...] about Missy Franklin “so grateful,” embraces life after swimming