Matt Kemp

Rihanna cherishes her relationship with Matt Kemp

Rihanna has long gotten over the rough relationship she shared Chris Brown, and has found solace in boyfriend Matt Kemp.

Rihanna feeling "OK" after being treated for injured rib

Rihanna is feeling fine after being briefly hospitalized the other night in Zurich, Switzerland, according to U.S. reports. The R&B singer was taken to a Swiss hospital after a gig in Zurich on Monday night.

Confirmed: Matt Kemp is Rihanna's boyfriend

Finally, Rihanna has acknowledged she’s dating L.A. Dodger star Matt Kemp. Until now, the Barbadian singer has played coy about her relationship with the baseball star.

Boyfriend arranges surprise birthday party for Rihanna

Rihanna’s 22nd birthday was made special for the singer by Los Angeles Dodgers star Matt Kemp. The ballplayer surprised the pop star with a grand birthday party in Phoenix, which he had secretly been planning for quite long.

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis 3

Los Angeles, Oct. 8: Matt Kemp put Los Angeles ahead with a home run three pitches into the first inning Wednesday and the Dodgers beat St. Louis 5-3 in their playoff series opener.

In a game filled with wasted opportunities, the teams combined to leave 30 runners on base. The Cardinals had 12 men on through the first four innings and could score only two of them.

After the Cardinals scored a run in the top of the first, the Dodgers quickly took the lead for good against Chris Carpenter. Rafael Furcal led off the bottom of the inning with a single to left on an 0-1 pitch and Kemp then hit Carpenter's next offering over the wall in center for a 2-1 lead.

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 14, Washington 2

Washington, Sept. 22: Rafael Furcal had four RBI and scored three runs Tuesday to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 14-2 rout of the Washington Nationals.

Matt Kemp, James Loney, who was 3-for-5, scored two runs, and Casey Blake, who homered, each had two RBI for the Dodgers, who have not won back-to-back division crowns since 1977-78 but are close to winning the NL West for the second straight year.

Hiroki Kuroda (8-6) gave up two runs on four hits over six innings to earn the win.
Livan Hernandez (8-12) allowed eight runs on eight hits with four walks in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss.

Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer for Washington.

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MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Arizona 4

Phoenix, Sept. 9: Ronnie Belliard drove in the go-ahead run in a four-run eighth inning Tuesday night and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat Arizona 5-4.

Belliard's game-winning hit followed a bases-loaded two-run single by James Loney that tied the score 4-4.

With the victory, the Dodgers maintained their 3 ½ -game lead over Colorado in the National League West. Arizona lost its sixth in a row.

Andre Ethier was 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Dodgers. Matt Kemp drove in a run and Manny Ramirez went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks.

James McDonald (5-4) pitched the seventh to get the win. Jonathan Broxton earned his 34th save.

MLB: LA Dodgers 3, Cincinnati 2 (12 inn.)

Cincinnati -- Matt Kemp's 12th-inning sacrifice fly Sunday lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory against the Cincinnati Reds.

Los Angeles compiled 11 hits off five Cincinnati pitchers, but no batter had more than one.

Kemp also hit a solo homer and starter Clayton Kershaw added a fifth-inning RBI
single for the Dodgers, who have won four of five.

The winner was James McDonald (4-3).

Closer Jonathan Broxton recorded his 29th save.

He walked two but fanned the side in the bottom of the 12th.

Cincinnati's runs scored on James McDonald's first-inning two-run homer.

MLB: LA Dodgers 9, San Francisco 1

San Francisco, Aug. 12: Manny Ramirez and Matt Kemp homered Tuesday to back up a solid eight-inning start by Randy Wolf in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9-1 win over San Francisco.

Ramirez had a two-run homer and an RBI double while Kemp notched a three-run blast for the Dodgers, who have won the first two games in the series between the NL West rivals.

Wolf (6-6) held the Giants to one run on three hits and struck out three in eight innings.

Joe Martinez (2-1) took the loss, giving up four runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Los Angeles scored four runs in the fifth when Andre Ethier hit a two-run double and then scored on a double by Ramirez, who then came in on a single by James Loney.

MLB: LA Dodgers 4, San Francisco 2

San Francisco, Aug. 11: Matt Kemp's fourth-inning three-run double and a strong performance by Hiroki Kuroda helped the Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Francisco 4-2.

Kuroda (5-5) went 6 1/3 innings, giving up one run on six hits with one walk and two strikeouts to get the win.

Mark Loretta had two hits and an RBI for the Dodgers, who won for the first time in four games.

Travis Ishikawa and Bengie Molina accounted for the Giants' scoring with solo home runs.

Jonathan Sanchez (5-10) allowed four runs on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts to take the loss for San Francisco, which has lost two straight and trails LA by 6 1/2 games in the NL West.

Colorado, which beat the Chicago Cubs 11-5 Monday, is in second place, 5 1/2 games out.

MLB: LA Dodgers 17, Milwaukee 4

Los Angeles, Aug. 5: Manny Ramirez homered and drove in three runs Tuesday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded out 18 hits in a 17-4 win over Milwaukee.

Matt Kemp had four hits, including a two-run homer, and finished with five RBI and three runs scored for the Dodgers. They took control with a seven-run sixth inning and went on to win for the fourth time in their last six games -- and put up their highest run total since beating Cincinnati 17-6 in May 1979.

Andre Ethier and Russell Martin had three hits and two RBI apiece for LA.

Hiroki Kuroda (4-5) got the win, allowing three runs on nine hits in six innings with seven strikeouts and one walk.

MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Atlanta 1

Atlanta, Aug. 2: Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs Sunday to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-1 rout of Atlanta.

Kemp finished with three hits, including his 14th homer of the season. James Loney had three hits and two RBI for the Dodgers, who took two out of three games in Atlanta and finished their road trip 3-4.

Andre Ethier had three hits and scored a run, and Russell Martin and Mark Loretta each had two hits and a run scored for LA. Pitcher Jason Schmidt had a pinch-hit single and scored a run for the Dodgers, who have the best record in baseball at 65-40.