Day: June 15, 2022

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…

Aroldis Chapman was throwing on the field before Tuesday’s series-opener against the Ray at Yankee Stadium. It was the second time the closer has thrown off the mound and he will need one more session before he is ready to face hitters, Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake said. “So the biggest thing is just to…

Aroldis Chapman was throwing on the field before Tuesday’s series-opener against the Ray at Yankee Stadium. It was the second time the closer has thrown off the mound and he will need one more session before he is ready to face hitters, Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake said. “So the biggest thing is just to…

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…

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 Orlando Magic, owners of the Nos. 1, 32 and 35 picks in the NBA draft, will have multiple chances to add to their roster on June 23. After kicking off a rebuild in March 2021, the Magic already have significant young talent. Orlando has nine players who were drafted in the first round since…

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…

Trea Turner #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers beats out the throw as first baseman Jared Walsh #20 of the Los Angeles Angels waits for the baseball for the Dodgers first hit of the game in the fourth inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.…

Even to those who watch Jorge Mateo play baseball every day, what the Orioles shortstop did was the sort of mouth-gaping, voice-rasping web gem that makes his teammates shake their head in wonder. In the ninth inning of a one-run game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night, Mateo did what only he can…

Adley Rutschman wasn’t surprised when he checked his phone after Monday’s game and saw a message from Gunnar Henderson. When he opened it to find a voice memo, he expected the friendly trash talk that had passed between the pair of Orioles prospects for days. Henderson was committed to Auburn before Baltimore drafted him. Rutschman…

San Francisco and Bakersfield are 251 miles apart as a condor would fly but culturally and politically, they might as well be on different planets — and that also applies to their congressional representatives. Uber-progressive San Francisco’s Nancy Pelosi is the long-serving Democratic leader — and current speaker — of the House while very conservative…

Adley Rutschman wasn’t surprised when he checked his phone after Monday’s game and saw a message from Gunnar Henderson. When he opened it to find a voice memo, he expected the friendly trash talk that had passed between the pair of Orioles prospects for days. Henderson was committed to Auburn before Baltimore drafted him. Rutschman…

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…

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…

Aroldis Chapman was throwing on the field before Tuesday’s series-opener against the Ray at Yankee Stadium. It was the second time the closer has thrown off the mound and he will need one more session before he is ready to face hitters, Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake said. “So the biggest thing is just to…

The Yankees came prepared. This stretch of the season is expected to be a test for the Bombers, a chance to see how they measure up against the teams they are projected to be battling at the end of the year for playoff position, and in the playoffs. With six scoreless, bounce-back innings from Gerrit…

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,”…

Victor Reyes and Harold Castro singled to begin the bottom of the fifth for the Detroit Tigers. Chicago White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz went to the mound to have a discussion with starter Dylan Cease, who was looking to hold on to a three-run lead. “He was just trying to slow me down, saying…

This all could have been much different had the ball been a few feet to the right. It had plenty of distance — landing in the highest deck at Rogers Centre — but Teoscar Hernández turned back toward home plate rather than starting the trot of a grand slam. One pitch after that foul ball,…