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After a week of Ohtani drama, Dodgers beat Cardinals in home opener

To Dave Roberts, Thursday afternoon felt nostalgically, longingly, thankfully familiar. The afternoon start time. The red, white and blue bunting. Even the traffic clogging up Vin Scully Avenue on the first of his 80 commutes, at least, into Chavez Ravine this year. “You feel the buzz,” said Roberts, entering his ninth year as Dodgers manager.

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How Dodgers fans built a gigantic community of L.A. hikers

Early Sunday morning, hundreds of hikers and Dodgers fans gathered in a parking lot in Griffith Park. They were decked in blue, huddling in groups and dancing along to energetic music to shake off the predawn chill. As more people arrived, the sea of jerseys and baseball caps licked the edges of the lot. They

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Dodgers nearing long-term contract extension with Will Smith

In what’s been a week of uncertainty and speculation surrounding the Dodgers, the team was close to locking up some important long-term clarity Wednesday afternoon. On the eve of their regular-season home opener, the Dodgers and catcher Will Smith are nearing a long-term contract extension that will reportedly be for 10 years and $140 million,

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Tyler Glasnow hopes to bring more than SoCal cool to Dodgers

There is a certain “it” factor that many professional athletes, movie stars and musicians possess, qualities that fuel their celebrity and attract legions of fans but are often hard to define. Not so with Tyler Glasnow, the new Dodgers ace with a 6-foot-8, 225-pound frame that oozes athleticism, a personality as big as his 98-mph

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