Day: April 9, 2022

Gerrit Cole and many of the Yankees’ pitchers gave PitchCom a thumbs up. PitchCom is the new technological advancement sweeping through Major League Baseball. The system, designed to improve pace of play and eliminate sign stealing, allows pitchers and catchers to communicate through wearable devices and transmit signals at the press of a button. Cole…

Former Penn State walk-on kicker Nick DeAngelis, a native of Ramsey, N.J., harnessed the viral power of TikTok for a chance to boot field goals at the Detroit Lions’ Ford Field on Saturday. He built a following of 46,800 fans with videos of splitting the uprights, and he lobbied NFL teams for a chance to…

Much frustration surrounds growing plants in containers outdoors, probably due to exaggerated expectations. If you want safety where container planting is concerned, confine your choices to cacti and succulents. You will not need to change the soil except on an occasional basis and some of these plants may remain in the same pot in the…

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde sees the value of right-hander Jordan Lyles as a veteran presence and innings-eater. Although he brought both of those traits to the Tropicana Field mound Saturday for his Orioles debut, Lyles also carried the same run-prevention issues he’s had throughout his career. The Tampa Bay Rays hit Lyles hard and often…

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials predict Russian President Vladimir Putin may use U.S. support for Ukraine as justification for a new campaign to interfere in American politics. Intelligence officials tell The Associated Press that they have yet to find any evidence that Putin has authorized measures like the ones Russia undertook…

When I called him earlier this week, he was hard at work doing his research, scouring statistics, reading player bios, writing out his game notes, finishing up his depth charts. What else would you expect from the iconic Gene Deckerhoff? It didn’t matter that he was preparing for a relatively meaningless spring game on Saturday…

More than half-dozen teams in the NFC are in some phase of a rebuilding project, overhauling their rosters to get younger and cheaper. That means the teams with upper-echelon quarterbacks — Green Bay, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Arizona and the Los Angeles Rams — should all be able to lock up their division with little resistance…

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was struck and killed by a dump truck early Saturday morning on I-595 near Fort Lauderdale airport, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. “Mr. Haskins was walking on a limited access facility Highway/expressway for unknown reasons,” FHP said in a statement. “He was attempting to cross the westbound lanes of…

It wasn’t a dress rehearsal, considering there will be a full week for practice before their postseason opener. And it wasn’t played for seeding, with the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs secured a night earlier. Friday night instead merely was a moment to create one more night of regular-season magic at FTX…

Orlando Magic forward Admiral Schofield and center Robin Lopez were fined for their roles in the on-court altercation during Thursday’s 128-101 road loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the NBA announced Saturday afternoon. Schofield was docked $20,000 while Lopez was fined $15,000 for escalating an incident between the two teams during the fourth quarter. Hornets big…

More than half-dozen teams in the NFC are in some phase of a rebuilding project, overhauling their rosters to get younger and cheaper. That means the teams with upper-echelon quarterbacks — Green Bay, Dallas, Tampa Bay, Arizona and the Los Angeles Rams — should all be able to lock up their division with little resistance…

When I called him earlier this week, he was hard at work doing his research, scouring statistics, reading player bios, writing out his game notes, finishing up his depth charts. What else would you expect from the iconic Gene Deckerhoff? It didn’t matter that he was preparing for a relatively meaningless spring game on Saturday…

Much frustration surrounds growing plants in containers outdoors, probably due to exaggerated expectations. If you want safety where container planting is concerned, confine your choices to cacti and succulents. You will not need to change the soil except on an occasional basis and some of these plants may remain in the same pot in the…

Former Penn State walk-on kicker Nick DeAngelis, a native of Ramsey, N.J., harnessed the viral power of TikTok for a chance to boot field goals at the Detroit Lions’ Ford Field on Saturday. He built a following of 46,800 fans with videos of splitting the uprights, and he lobbied NFL teams for a chance to…

It wasn’t a dress rehearsal, considering there will be a full week for practice before their postseason opener. And it wasn’t played for seeding, with the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs secured a night earlier. Friday night instead merely was a moment to create one more night of regular-season magic at FTX…

WASHINGTON – The Knicks won at basketball but lost at ping pong and, most importantly, lost their best player. RJ Barrett, the emerging face of the franchise, suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of Friday night’s 114-92 victory over the Wizards and will at least sit the season finale this weekend, according to…

No NFL team should ever be in salary cap hell while picking in the top five of a draft. Money is only supposed to run out on contenders who load up for Super Bowl runs, not on a 4-13 team tied for the league’s worst record since 2017 at 22-59. But that’s where the Giants…

Lakers forward Stanley Johnson dunks during the first half of their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Oklahoma City Thunder guard Zavier Simpson fouls Lakers guard Talen Horton-Tucker during the first half on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Lakers guard Malik Monk passes…

“Gooder Friday,” I used to call it on those rare occasions, like this year when Good Friday and Passover fell on the same day. It opened a window of mutual celebration for me with my Christian friends, making it a double Good Friday. As a Jewish minority, both in the town and the school where…

By ADAM SCHRECK and CARA ANNA KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile hit a train station where thousands of Ukrainians had gathered Friday, killing at least 50 and wounding dozens more in an attack on a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a new, looming Russian offensive in the country’s east, Ukrainian…