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Opening day News

Baseball season off and running

Opening Day for Major League Baseball was technically Sunday night, but Monday saw a full slate of games with 13 meetings.

In the Media by Michael Bearak

Op-Ed: MLB, Opening Day

Every spring is signified by a number of different events from flowers blossoming, pollin dropping, and the sound of baseballs being hit and caught.

In the Media by Michael Bearak

Around the Horn: What You Might Have Missed from Opening Day

One game may have been played Sunday night, but baseball's true Opening Day was Monday, when 22 major league teams took to the field in the much-anticipated annual spring ritual.

In the Media by Bob Orlandini

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Freud show to open until midnight

The National Portrait Gallery is to open its Lucian Freud exhibition until midnight for three days to cope with demand.

Events mark 100 days to Olympics

The official London Olympic motto is revealed as events are held to mark 100 days to the 2012 Games opening ceremony.

Vegas Opens New Mob Museum

At first glance, it may seem strange to open a museum dedicated to organized crime on a day intended for expressions of love, but the opening of The Mob Museum of Las Vegas on Valentine’s Day is no coincidence: Today is the 83rd anniversary of...

Canadian hurlers Dempster, Bedard get opening day nods

Canadian Ryan Dempster will make his second straight opening day start for the Chicago Cubs, facing visiting Washington and Stephen Strasburg on April 5. Erik Bedard of Navan, Ont., will take the mound for Pittsburgh versus Philadelphia the same day.

Phillies' Utley won't be set for opener

Chase Utley will miss the entire exhibition schedule for the second straight year and will not be in the Philadelphia Phillies' opening-day lineup due to his injured knees.