Month: May 2022

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…

  Like most political debates these days, the issue of policing has become unnecessarily divisive. After a Minneapolis officer killed George Floyd in 2020, the nation endured a wave of protests and riots, with some leftists even calling for the “defunding” of police departments. In the face of a post-pandemic crime wave, most conservatives have…

TORONTO — The Yankees may have started slow, but they couldn’t have ended the month of April better. They finished the first calendar month of the season with the best record in baseball, their pitching on point and their offense rolling. And very early in May it looks like they could be getting even stronger.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SOFTBALL TOP 25 (Records through Sunday, May 1) 1. Villa Park (23-4): The Spartans return to No. 1 after rallying for a share of the Crestview League title and earning the No. 2 seed for the Division 1 playoffs. They play host to…

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,…

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…

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now SOFTBALL TOP 25 (Records through Sunday, May 1) 1. Villa Park (23-4): The Spartans return to No. 1 after rallying for a share of the Crestview League title and earning the No. 2 seed for the Division 1 playoffs. They play host to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…