A look at where things stand in baseball – and which key dates are in peril – as the impasse continues.
Author: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY
Matt Harvey, former Angels testify they received pills from Angels employee in trial over Tyler Skaggs death
Matt Harvey, C.J. Cron, Mike Morin and Cam Bedrosian testified in court that they received painkillers such as oxycodone from Angels’ Eric Kay.
How Rocket Mortgage found Barbie and another victory in USA TODAY Ad Meter
Rocket Mortgage became the first company to record consecutive Ad Meter victories since Super Sunday king Budweiser three-peated from 2013-15.
Anna Kendrick leads Rocket Mortgage to another Super Bowl victory in USA TODAY’s Ad Meter
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The cryptocurrency company spent its 60 seconds – and estimated $13 million on its Super Bowl ad.
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After a one-year absence from the Super Bowl commercial game, Budweiser returns with another inspiring story featuring its Clydesdales.
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Kevin Hart appears in a comedy spot for Sam’s Club during which the brand touts its Scan & Go service that enables customers to skip the checkout.
Alex Rodriguez in the Hall of Fame? His limp debut suggests a Barry Bonds-like freezeout
Alex Rodriguez, a three-time MVP whose 696 home runs trail only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth, received just 34.3% of the votes in his debut.
David Ortiz elected into baseball’s Hall of Fame; Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens denied in final year on ballot
David Ortiz needed just one swing to power his way into baseball’s Hall of Fame, narrowly punching his ticket to Cooperstown.
Time may run out for Barry Bonds, but Hall of Fame will be worse off without baseball’s home run king
One of the greatest players in the history of the game likely won’t make the Baseball Hall of Fame in his final year on the ballot.