Torrance man pleads guilty for role in brother-sister real estate scam

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man, who worked with his sister to operate a $6 million real estate fraud scam in which homes were listed for sale without the owners’ consent and would-be buyers were bilked out of money, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge. Adolfo Schoneke, 44, of Torrance, entered his plea…

Another worthy pitching effort goes by the wayside as Orioles lose to Twins, 2-1

It’s been this way before for the Orioles, even if it’s just a small sample size. When an inning looks promising at the plate, there are few examples of that promise turning into runs, and it continued Monday night against the Minnesota Twins at Camden Yards. There were few opportunities as it was. But with…

Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile

By BEN FOX, AAMER MADHANI, JAY REEVES and DAN HUFF WASHINGTON (AP) — The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware — hulking C-17s loaded up with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply Ukraine’s military in its fight against Russia. The game-changing impact…

No. 1 University draws rival Harvard-Westlake for Open Division boys tennis playoffs

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now University’s undefeated boys tennis team on Monday received the top seed, and a familiar, first-round opponent, for the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs. The Trojans (23-0), champion of the Pacific Coast League, the recent Ojai tournament and All-American tournament, will play host to Harvard-Westlake…

Winderman’s view: Bam lowers the boom, plus other Heat-76ers thoughts

Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 106-92 NBA playoff victory over the Philadelphia 76ers: – This is what you wanted to see, needed to see. – If the disrespect for Bam Adebayo was such that the 76ers were willing to start the player formerly known as DeAndre Jordan, then attack mode had…

2022 NFL draft tracker: Where did the prospects with Maryland ties end up?

With the 2022 NFL draft beginning Thursday night in Las Vegas, there are a handful of players with Maryland ties who are hoping to turn their dreams of playing professionally into reality. From Kentucky edge rusher Josh Paschal to Maryland safety Nick Cross, here are the local prospects to watch: Note: This story will be…

Gleyber Torres powers Yankees to tenth straight win

TORONTO — The Yankees showed up Monday night. After months of speculation and concern about whether the Yankees would be able to bring their entire roster through the the strict Canadian COVID vaccine travel requirements for players, the first-place Bombers showed up Monday night with their entire roster. Gleyber Torres homered and singled in the…

Phillip Danault’s late goal helps Kings hold off Oilers in series opener

Kings players celebrate a goal during the first period of Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) The Kings’ Sean Durzi, left, and the Edmonton Oilers’ Evander Kane battle during the first period of Game 1 of their first-round…

Albano’s Diamond Club: Orange County softball standouts last week, May 2

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Alyssa Grajeda, JSerra, Fr., 1B: Grajeda went 3 for 3 with a two doubles and an RBI triple, and scored the winning run, in a 3-2 win against Mater Dei that helped the Lions finish strong in the Trinity League strong. Ally Guzman,…

Winderman’s view: Bam lowers the boom, plus other Heat-76ers thoughts

Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 106-92 NBA playoff victory over the Philadelphia 76ers: – This is what you wanted to see, needed to see. – If the disrespect for Bam Adebayo was such that the 76ers were willing to start the player formerly known as DeAndre Jordan, then attack mode had…

2022 NFL draft tracker: Where did the prospects with Maryland ties end up?

With the 2022 NFL draft beginning Thursday night in Las Vegas, there are a handful of players with Maryland ties who are hoping to turn their dreams of playing professionally into reality. From Kentucky edge rusher Josh Paschal to Maryland safety Nick Cross, here are the local prospects to watch: Note: This story will be…

Gleyber Torres powers Yankees to tenth straight win

TORONTO — The Yankees showed up Monday night. After months of speculation and concern about whether the Yankees would be able to bring their entire roster through the the strict Canadian COVID vaccine travel requirements for players, the first-place Bombers showed up Monday night with their entire roster. Gleyber Torres homered and singled in the…

Another worthy pitching effort goes by the wayside as Orioles lose to Twins, 2-1

It’s been this way before for the Orioles, even if it’s just a small sample size. When an inning looks promising at the plate, there are few examples of that promise turning into runs, and it continued Monday night against the Minnesota Twins at Camden Yards. There were few opportunities as it was. But with…

Depp’s agent calls Heard op-ed piece on abuse ‘catastrophic’

By MATTHEW BARAKAT FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Johnny Depp’s agent testified Monday that his ex-wife’s 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was “catastrophic” to his career and coincided with the loss of a $23 million deal for a “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel. Amber Heard’s…

Mark Sadowski is out as Chicago Bears college scouting director, sources say, as Ryan Poles reshapes the front office

General manager Ryan Poles is working to reshape the Chicago Bears front office and scouting staff after the NFL draft, his second set of moves after hiring some trusted advisers. League sources say the Bears dismissed college scouting director Mark Sadowski, a 1992 St. Rita graduate who has been with the organization since 2005, when…

Heat pour it on late behind Adebayo, Herro, roll past 76ers 106-92 for 1-0 series lead

The notion that it would be easy with Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid being out was misguided from the outset. Especially when considering the Miami Heat remained without Kyle Lowry. So the early 14-point lead evaporated quickly. And only then did this Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series truly begin. Real work ensued for Erik Spoelstra’s…

Stagecoach 2022: Yola brings some soul to the Palomino and Locash brings out The Beach Boys’ Mike Love

Sundays are typically a bit slower out at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival. By now, fans that have braved the heat, dust and long hours out on the festival grounds are gearing up for one last party and tonight that comes courtesy of Luke Combs on the Mane Stage. However, there were plenty of folks…

Chicago Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson taps Jeff Greenberg, a Cubs executive, for a key front-office role

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson added to his new leadership team Thursday by hiring former Cubs executive Jeff Greenberg, a onetime rival for the Hawks GM job, as one of his top two lieutenants. Greenberg was named associate general manager, the same title former Seattle Kraken executive Norm Maciver holds. Maciver, Davidson’s former colleague…