Day: June 14, 2022

When Lance Lynn is on the mound, fellow Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito always notices his “presence and attitude.” “When it’s a big spot and he starts running that fastball up there and gets a couple of big strikeouts to get out of an inning, it’s always great to see his reaction to it,”…

There were a lot of winners in the June 7 primary election. But there were also a lot of losers. Once-rising-stars and big-deals-in-their-own-mind ran for office and lost. Those are my favorite political stories. Here are six Southern California pols whose campaigns went bust. 1. John Valdivia San Bernardino Mayor John Valdivia is currently trailing…

The clouds did not part to reveal a heavenly chorus, but he was back — Lamar Jackson in the flesh, wearing his No. 8 jersey and slinging passes from all angles on a Ravens practice field. After months of chatter about the contract extension he has not signed and about the voluntary workouts he did…

After skipping the Ravens’ organized team activities, quarterback Lamar Jackson was back at the team’s mandatory minicamp. Defensive tackle Michael Pierce, however, was not. Pierce missed the team’s first minicamp session with a personal matter, coach John Harbaugh said after practice Tuesday. Pierce also was not present for the three voluntary practices open to reporters…

The Ravens have reached an injury settlement with Derek Wolfe, coach John Harbaugh announced Tuesday, ending the defensive lineman’s tenure in Baltimore after just 14 games. Wolfe, who missed all of last season with hip and back injuries, announced Monday that he underwent his second hip surgery in five months. He had his first operation…

VAN NUYS — New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes — who pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a run-in that resulted in his arrest last summer in Woodland Hills — was sentenced Tuesday to 450 hours of community service, 52 weeks of domestic-violence classes and three years of probation Hayes, now 22,…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew Wiggins delivered the biggest game yet in his eight-year career with 26 points and 13 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 21 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics, 104-94, on Monday night for a 3-2 NBA Finals lead. Steph Curry contributed 16 points…

The Miami Heat family looks like its going to get a little bigger. Coach Erik Spoelstra’s wife, Nikki Sapp Spoelstra, announced Monday that the couple are expecting their third child. Sapp made an Instagram post making it known that she’s about halfway through the pregnancy. The announcement was accompanied by a quartet of photos, two…

A $1 million house in Southern California comes with 25% less space than the national norm for that price — plus, it has one less bathroom and bedroom. As million-dollar price tags have moved from luxury homes to more mainstream purchases, even well-heeled buyers are battling the region’s housing affordability challenges. With the help of…

Eighty-nine days before the Chicago Bears kick off the regular season against the San Francisco 49ers at Soldier Field, quarterback Justin Fields was asked if he was itching for the season to start, if his eagerness to test his growth and see the team’s new-look offense in action was eroding his patience. Fields just chuckled.…

The Miami Heat family looks like its going to get a little bigger. Coach Erik Spoelstra’s wife, Nikki Sapp Spoelstra, announced Monday that the couple are expecting their third child. Sapp made an Instagram post making it known that she’s about halfway through the pregnancy. The announcement was accompanied by a quartet of photos, two…

There were a lot of winners in the June 7 primary election. But there were also a lot of losers. Once-rising-stars and big-deals-in-their-own-mind ran for office and lost. Those are my favorite political stories. Here are six Southern California pols whose campaigns went bust. 1. John Valdivia San Bernardino Mayor John Valdivia is currently trailing…

When Lance Lynn is on the mound, fellow Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito always notices his “presence and attitude.” “When it’s a big spot and he starts running that fastball up there and gets a couple of big strikeouts to get out of an inning, it’s always great to see his reaction to it,”…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew Wiggins delivered the biggest game yet in his eight-year career with 26 points and 13 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 21 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics, 104-94, on Monday night for a 3-2 NBA Finals lead. Steph Curry contributed 16 points…

A $1 million house in Southern California comes with 25% less space than the national norm for that price — plus, it has one less bathroom and bedroom. As million-dollar price tags have moved from luxury homes to more mainstream purchases, even well-heeled buyers are battling the region’s housing affordability challenges. With the help of…

When the The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture opens in Riverside, it will turn what was once a public library building into a tourist destination. The Cheech, as it is popularly known, calls itself “one of the nation’s first permanent spaces dedicated to showcasing Chicano art and culture.” It backs that claim…

SANTA ANA — A 45-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to 17 years in prison for opening fire on deputies who responded to his San Juan Capistrano home six years ago. Robert Case Fee pleaded guilty to two counts of assault with a semiautomatic rifle on a peace officer and admitted sentencing…

By STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is wobbling Tuesday in its first trading after tumbling into a bear market on worries that high inflation will push central banks to clamp the brakes too hard on the economy. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in midday trading as investors brace for the Federal…

For donors supporting Cal State Fullerton’s “It Takes a Titan” campaign, their motivations are as diverse as the programs funded by the campaign, along with the lives of the students who benefit. The seven-year “It Takes a Titan” initiative (which went public two years ago) is the university’s first-ever philanthropic campaign, designed to prioritize investment…

I don’t vote. Never have, in fact. My reasoning is fairly simple and best put by the great American philosopher George Dennis Patrick Carlin: “If you vote, and you elect dishonest, incompetent politicians, and they get into office and screw everything up, you are responsible for what they have done. You voted them in. You…