Day: May 29, 2022

Giants manager Gabe Kapler announced his national anthem protest on Friday in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A day later, his Mets counterpart, Buck Showalter, said he supports Kapler’s action and would support his players if they chose to do the same. “I respect everybody’s views on…

Ballerinas performed pirouettes to patriotic ballads on a battleship. That’s not a scene that takes place every day — except at LA Fleet Week. The San Pedro City Ballet stopped by the annual celebration of America’s maritime military branches on Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, to, as the LA Fleet Week website said,…

For any pitcher, joining a list that includes Jim Palmer, Mike Mussina and Don Larsen should be a matter of pride. Two of them are Hall of Famers, and the third pitched a perfect game in the World Series. As pitching royalty goes, those three are about as regal as it gets. And yet, for…

FULLERTON — It was a wild Friday night at Goodwin Field. But only UC Irvine enjoyed the outcome. The Anteaters rallied from a three-run first-inning deficit to earn a 7-3 victory over Cal State Fullerton that evened their three-game Big West Conference series going into Saturday’s season finale. Fullerton pitchers endured a rough night, with…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees were beatable, after all. The Rays rallied again on Sunday to hand the Bombers their second straight loss behind a home run and tough defense from Taylor Walls, who predicted the outcome on Thursday. Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres each homered for the Yankees only offense in the 4-2…

Francisco Lindor has increasingly come through in the clutch for the Mets this season. In six straight games, since May 22, the Mets shortstop has logged at least one RBI, the longest such streak of his career. In that span, he’s knocked in 14 runs, six of which came against the Giants in San Francisco…

Johnny Cueto didn’t allow a run in his first two starts with the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs got to him early Saturday with two runs in the first and didn’t look back, beating the Sox 5-1 in the City Series in front of a sellout crowd of 37,820 at Guaranteed Rate Field. Both first-inning…

A prevailing thought across sports is that a team takes on the personality of its coach. It sure seems to be the case with the 2022 Miami Dolphins through their offseason and organized team activities. There’s a noticeable difference in the vibes around Dolphins players in new coach Mike McDaniel’s first several practices led than…

With Anaheim’s mayor seat now open and the deal to sell Angel Stadium dead amid allegations of corruption, some public officials and activists are hoping to seize the moment to push for lasting changes in what they’ve considered to be a “company town” essentially run by big business interests. Mayor Harry Sidhu resigned Tuesday, about…

I remember the day in 2016 that a terrorist attack killed several of my fellow students and professors at the American University of Afghanistan. I wasn’t hurt during the 10-hour siege, but from then on, I decided I could no longer risk attending school in-person because of my young daughter. I needed to be alive…

FULLERTON — It was a wild Friday night at Goodwin Field. But only UC Irvine enjoyed the outcome. The Anteaters rallied from a three-run first-inning deficit to earn a 7-3 victory over Cal State Fullerton that evened their three-game Big West Conference series going into Saturday’s season finale. Fullerton pitchers endured a rough night, with…

Johnny Cueto didn’t allow a run in his first two starts with the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs got to him early Saturday with two runs in the first and didn’t look back, beating the Sox 5-1 in the City Series in front of a sellout crowd of 37,820 at Guaranteed Rate Field. Both first-inning…

A prevailing thought across sports is that a team takes on the personality of its coach. It sure seems to be the case with the 2022 Miami Dolphins through their offseason and organized team activities. There’s a noticeable difference in the vibes around Dolphins players in new coach Mike McDaniel’s first several practices led than…

With Anaheim’s mayor seat now open and the deal to sell Angel Stadium dead amid allegations of corruption, some public officials and activists are hoping to seize the moment to push for lasting changes in what they’ve considered to be a “company town” essentially run by big business interests. Mayor Harry Sidhu resigned Tuesday, about…

I remember the day in 2016 that a terrorist attack killed several of my fellow students and professors at the American University of Afghanistan. I wasn’t hurt during the 10-hour siege, but from then on, I decided I could no longer risk attending school in-person because of my young daughter. I needed to be alive…

Rolando Romero punches Gervonta Davis during their fight for Davis’ WBA World lightweight title at Barclays Center on May 28, 2022 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Rolando Romero punches Gervonta Davis during their fight for Davis’ WBA World lightweight title at Barclays Center on May 28, 2022 in Brooklyn, New York.…

A culture is being created by new head coach Mike McDaniel and his coaching staff. A new offense is being installed by the Miami Dolphins, meshing what worked for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the core foundation of the play-action-based West Coast Offense. A defense that returns most of its core players is being tinkered with,…

This is a defining moment for Anaheim. The painful crisis we face will forever be part of our city’s history. As always, though, history will judge us on how we respond. On Tuesday, our City Council unanimously voted to void a sale and development proposal for Angel Stadium of Anaheim. That same day, former Mayor…

The 15th annual Top Workplaces program launched nominations Sunday, May 29 for Orange County companies and organizations. Last year, the program invited 3,077 companies to take the survey to determine who would make the list of Top Workplaces. In all, 207 companies or organizations took part and a record-setting 155 winners were honored. Here’s a…

The 15th annual Top Workplaces program launched nominations Sunday, May 29 for Orange County companies and organizations. Last year, the program invited 3,077 companies to take the survey to determine who would make the list of Top Workplaces. In all, 207 companies or organizations took part and a record-setting 155 winners were honored. Here’s a…