DeSean Jackson was a free agent looking for a home. The Rams gave the wide receiver a familiar one. The Los Angeles native and Long Beach Poly product agreed to sign with the Rams on Sunday evening, marking the team’s first free-agent acquisition of the year. The agreement was announced by the Rams on Twitter…
Day: March 22, 2021
A California wealth tax would do major harm
Last week, a few ultra-progressive legislators and a radical public employee labor organization proposed a new wealth tax which they claim would raise approximately $22 billion a year annually. Although the tax would be imposed only on the super wealthy, its downstream consequences would be felt by all Californians no matter their income or bank…
Cal Petersen, Kings snap Golden Knights’ win streak
Los Angeles Kings left wing Austin Wagner, left, and Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar fight as linesman Ryan Gibbons watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 21, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) William Karlsson #71 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates out with the puck…
Ducks’ Adam Henrique, Trevor Zegras, Troy Terry passing chemistry tests
The Ducks packed their bags, their 9-17-6 record and their minus-39 goal differential Sunday and hit the road for a season-long five-game trip to play the Minnesota Wild twice, the St. Louis Blues twice and the Colorado Avalanche. They don’t return home to play until April 2. They also carried with them the knowledge that…
Angels try Shohei Ohtani hitting, pitching in same game
TEMPE, Ariz. — The idea of losing Shohei Ohtani’s bat for three days in a row was so unappealing to Joe Maddon that he tried an experiment Sunday. The Angels manager put Ohtani in the lineup as the leadoff hitter and starting pitcher for Sunday’s Cactus League game against the Padres in Peoria, Ariz. Although…
Angels try Shohei Ohtani hitting, pitching in same game
TEMPE, Ariz. — The idea of losing Shohei Ohtani’s bat for three days in a row was so unappealing to Joe Maddon that he tried an experiment Sunday. The Angels manager put Ohtani in the lineup as the leadoff hitter and starting pitcher for Sunday’s Cactus League game against the Padres in Peoria, Ariz. Although…
Angels try Shohei Ohtani hitting, pitching in same game
TEMPE, Ariz. — The idea of losing Shohei Ohtani’s bat for three days in a row was so unappealing to Joe Maddon that he tried an experiment Sunday. The Angels manager put Ohtani in the lineup as the leadoff hitter and starting pitcher for Sunday’s Cactus League game against the Padres in Peoria, Ariz. Although…
UCLA gymnastics earns third at Pac-12 Championships
After three events at the Pac-12 Championships, UCLA gymnastics sat in second place, but beam, an event that the team has struggled with all season, was approaching. “I think just going to the last event, we were kind of tense I think because we wanted it so bad,” said Pauline Tratz. “We do have the…