The Chicago Bulls delivered hope in Game 4 of their series with the Milwaukee Bucks. That was an improvement, at least, for fans at the United Center after the beatdown of Game 3. The offense matched blows with the Bucks throughout the first half, avoiding an early hole. Patrick Williams finally delivered on his young…
Day: April 25, 2022
Heat schooling Trae Young as they seek to extinguish Hawks, ‘We’re not going to stop’
To put the intricacies of the Miami Heat’s defensive approach on Trae Young into perspective is to consider that the precepts sometimes are leaving Erik Spoelstra’s team as confused as the increasingly befuddled Atlanta Hawks guard. “Half the time,” Heat forward Jimmy Butler quipped, “I don’t even know what we’re doing, to tell you the…
Seal Beach Classic Car Show motors back to Main Street Saturday, April 30
Downtown Seal Beach will become a pedestrian plaza on Saturday, April 30, but the emphasis will remain on cars — it’s the 34th annual Classic Car Show. If it feels like the show just happened, that’s because it did. Last year’s show moved to October because of coronavirus health restrictions earlier in 2021. But organizers…
Stocks fall on Wall Street, extending market’s losses
By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as worries about rising inflation and interest rate hikes weigh on investors and extend the market’s losses. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern and more than 90% of stocks within the index lost…
Eloy Jiménez (hamstring) will miss an estimated 6-8 weeks. ‘The guys are hurting,’ says Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa.
For the second year in a row, an injury will sideline Eloy Jiménez for an extended period of time. The Chicago White Sox left fielder will be out an estimated six to eight weeks after suffering a right hamstring strain, the team announced Sunday. The Sox placed Jiménez on the 10-day injured list. “I think…
Instead of a gap season, Heat’s Victor Oladipo living in the moment; Kyle Lowry out again Tuesday
This could have been Victor Oladipo’s gap season, similar to the one taken by Kawhi Leonard with the Los Angeles Clippers and the one that ultimately proved to be the case with Ben Simmons with the Brooklyn Nets, as they dealt with injury recovery. That, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, is why Oladipo’s return,…
Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine
By DAVID KEYTON KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities Monday, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive. Meanwhile, two fires were reported at oil facilities in western Russia, not far from the Ukrainian border. It was not clear what caused…
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will privatize company
TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the platform where he promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on social and economic issues to more than 83 million followers. The outspoken Tesla CEO, who…
Heat schooling Trae Young as they seek to extinguish Hawks, ‘We’re not going to stop’
To put the intricacies of the Miami Heat’s defensive approach on Trae Young into perspective is to consider that the precepts sometimes are leaving Erik Spoelstra’s team as confused as the increasingly befuddled Atlanta Hawks guard. “Half the time,” Heat forward Jimmy Butler quipped, “I don’t even know what we’re doing, to tell you the…
Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine
By DAVID KEYTON KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities Monday, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive. Meanwhile, two fires were reported at oil facilities in western Russia, not far from the Ukrainian border. It was not clear what caused…
Stocks fall on Wall Street, extending market’s losses
By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as worries about rising inflation and interest rate hikes weigh on investors and extend the market’s losses. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% as of 10:19 a.m. Eastern and more than 90% of stocks within the index lost…
Eloy Jiménez (hamstring) will miss an estimated 6-8 weeks. ‘The guys are hurting,’ says Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa.
For the second year in a row, an injury will sideline Eloy Jiménez for an extended period of time. The Chicago White Sox left fielder will be out an estimated six to eight weeks after suffering a right hamstring strain, the team announced Sunday. The Sox placed Jiménez on the 10-day injured list. “I think…
Chicago Bulls lose at the United Center again — and now are down 3-1 in their playoff series to Milwaukee Bucks
The Chicago Bulls delivered hope in Game 4 of their series with the Milwaukee Bucks. That was an improvement, at least, for fans at the United Center after the beatdown of Game 3. The offense matched blows with the Bucks throughout the first half, avoiding an early hole. Patrick Williams finally delivered on his young…
1 dead after crash on 57 Freeway in Anaheim
ANAHEIM — A person died Sunday afternoon in an apparent crash on the Orange (57) Freeway in Anaheim. The death was reported around 4:15 p.m. The person died on the southbound 57 Freeway at Katella Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. No vehicles stopped in the area, the CHP reported. There’s no information regarding…
Court won’t revive ban on secret filming at slaughterhouses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Kansas to revive a law, earlier struck down by lower courts, that banned secret filming at slaughterhouses and other livestock facilities. The justices did not comment in leaving in place a ruling by a federal appeals court panel that the so-called ag-gag law…
Far-right Le Pen plots parliament win after loss to Macron
By ELAINE GANLEY PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen gathered her party’s troops on Monday, not to mourn her loss a day earlier in the French presidential election but to plot out how to orchestrate a victory in June’s parliamentary vote and capture a majority of seats in the National Assembly. Centrist…
Angel City FC wraps up Challenge Cup with win over Portland
The Angel City Football Club ended the NWSL Challenge Cup in perfect fashion Sunday. After going winless in its first five games in the preseason tournament, Angel City took advantage of a first-half penalty kick and held on for a 1-0 win over the Portland Thorns at Titan Stadium. “I think it (the win) will…
Angels’ Anthony Rendon still waiting for full return of lower body strength
ANAHEIM — Anthony Rendon agreed with Joe Maddon’s assessment of the issue with his throwing. The Angels third baseman conceded on Sunday morning that the recovery from last year’s hip surgery has left him still searching for the lower body strength necessary to be able to throw normally. Rendon, 31, said before the start of…
1 dead after crash on 57 Freeway in Anaheim
ANAHEIM — A person died Sunday afternoon in an apparent crash on the Orange (57) Freeway in Anaheim. The death was reported around 4:15 p.m. The person died on the southbound 57 Freeway at Katella Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. No vehicles stopped in the area, the CHP reported. There’s no information regarding…
Eloy Jiménez (hamstring) will miss an estimated 6-8 weeks. ‘The guys are hurting,’ says Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa.
For the second year in a row, an injury will sideline Eloy Jiménez for an extended period of time. The Chicago White Sox left fielder will be out an estimated six to eight weeks after suffering a right hamstring strain, the team announced Sunday. The Sox placed Jiménez on the 10-day injured list. “I think…