There are few sure things when it comes to working in the collegiate wing of the Miami Heat scouting department. Yet until Feb. 9, Adam Simon and his staff were assured of being on the clock during the first round of the June 23 NBA draft. Now, as often is the case with Heat first-round…
Month: June 2022
Ira Winderman: Butler, Haslem, Heat, even in their absence, impacted NBA Finals in unique ways
It turns out that even with their Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals, the Miami Heat had an impact on the NBA Finals. At least that’s how it played out with Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala and even Nemanja Bjelica. While Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry emerged as MVP…
Dodgers pitcher Andrew Heaney’s ‘business trip’ home is over
LOS ANGELES ― It is not unusual for a Major League Baseball player to live in one city during the offseason and work in another most of the year. Thousands of miles can separate their personal and professional lives. Therein lies the irony of a minor league rehabilitation assignment taking Andrew Heaney to Oklahoma City.…
Piper is a heroic bloodhound in LAPD’s K-9 unit, and this week she solved a shooting
By Marianne Love, Correspondent The nose always knows. And that’s what the LAPD’s K-9 unit was banking on when one of their bloodhound sniffers was let loose to hunt down a gunman who allegedly critically wounded a California Highway Patrol officer during a traffic stop on Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Studio City. Piper, a four-year-old,…
Mike Lupica: Steph Curry ranks with the NBA’s very best after delivering another title for his Warriors
Michael Jordan played in six NBA Finals and won all of them. And with some luck, and some self-control from Draymond Green, Steph Curry could be right there with him. Curry has played in six Finals himself, and now won four of them. One he lost when the Warriors were up three games to one…
Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker has second secret son: report
Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football star-turned-Republican politician who has spent his campaign railing against deadbeat dads, has not one but two sons he never revealed. Days after the former NFL running back admitted that he had a secret 10-year-old son, the Daily Beast reported a second 13-year-old son who had been similarly hidden…
Francisco Lindor belts three-run homer, Pete Alonso crushes grand slam in Mets win over Marlins
With his No. 1 fan in the house, Francisco Lindor put on a show. Lindor’s mom, Maria Serrano, watched him play at Citi Field for the first time since he signed with the Mets last year. And, in his first at-bat of the night, Lindor belted a three-run home run to straightaway center field, just…
Column: 2022 Chicago Cubs share dubious history with the 1879 team — but there could be a sign of hope
When a colleague pulled out his iPhone in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse Thursday afternoon to show a factoid he received from the team’s historian, my head began to spin. After the four-game sweep by the San Diego Padres, the Cubs had been outscored by 20 or more runs in back-to-back series for only the second…
Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturday June 18
The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Saturday June 18, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…
Here’s who Magic interviewed at combine, hosted or will host for workouts
The Orlando Magic, owners of the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, took a step forward in their pre-draft evaluations during the mid-May NBA draft combine in Chicago. Now the Magic, who also have the Nos. 32 and 35 picks in the second round, are hosting prospects for workouts in Orlando ahead of the…
Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker has second secret son: report
Herschel Walker, the University of Georgia football star-turned-Republican politician who has spent his campaign railing against deadbeat dads, has not one but two sons he never revealed. Days after the former NFL running back admitted that he had a secret 10-year-old son, the Daily Beast reported a second 13-year-old son who had been similarly hidden…
Dodgers pitcher Andrew Heaney’s ‘business trip’ home is over
LOS ANGELES ― It is not unusual for a Major League Baseball player to live in one city during the offseason and work in another most of the year. Thousands of miles can separate their personal and professional lives. Therein lies the irony of a minor league rehabilitation assignment taking Andrew Heaney to Oklahoma City.…
Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturday June 18
The consensus box of Santa Anita picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for races on Saturday June 18, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get the…
Francisco Lindor belts three-run homer, Pete Alonso crushes grand slam in Mets win over Marlins
With his No. 1 fan in the house, Francisco Lindor put on a show. Lindor’s mom, Maria Serrano, watched him play at Citi Field for the first time since he signed with the Mets last year. And, in his first at-bat of the night, Lindor belted a three-run home run to straightaway center field, just…
Piper is a heroic bloodhound in LAPD’s K-9 unit, and this week she solved a shooting
By Marianne Love, Correspondent The nose always knows. And that’s what the LAPD’s K-9 unit was banking on when one of their bloodhound sniffers was let loose to hunt down a gunman who allegedly critically wounded a California Highway Patrol officer during a traffic stop on Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Studio City. Piper, a four-year-old,…
Mike Preston: Ravens’ 2022 season is filled with ‘what-ifs,’ but that’s what makes it interesting | COMMENTARY
The Ravens have made improvements heading into the 2022 season, but not enough to make a deep run in the playoffs. Well, not yet anyway. A lot of the same problems that have plagued this team in recent years still exist, such as an inconsistent pass rush, the lack of a sophisticated passing game, the…
Adley Rutschman’s first RBI at Camden Yards, Dean Kremer’s scoreless start give Orioles 1-0 win over Rays
Based on his accomplished amateur and minor league career, it figured that when Adley Rutschman started hitting, he would do so in bunches. The evidence appears to be building. Baseball’s top prospect slapped a game-winning single into center field to snap a scoreless tie in the seventh inning of the Orioles’ 1-0 victory over the…
Heat focus shifts from reflection to inspection as NBA draft (and No. 27) looms next week
Two weeks ago, Erik Spoelstra and his players put a season to bed amid the team’s exit interviews. Last week, Miami Heat President Pat Riley attempted to sum it all up. And next week, the future again will become the focus. The NBA circle of life affords little time for exhale, particularly when the playoff…
Weeks later, Jimmy Butler’s missed 3-pointer still a Heat talking point (with no second-guessing from Gabe Vincent)
Having a history, and in particular having a championship history, also means having to endure the what-if moments. What if Dan Majerle doesn’t allow the New York Knicks’ Allen Houston to duck under and then convert the winning shot that eliminated the Heat from the 1999 playoffs? What if Jamal Mashburn didn’t pass up a…
Adley Rutschman’s first RBI at Camden Yards, Dean Kremer’s scoreless start give Orioles 1-0 win over Rays
Based on his accomplished amateur and minor league career, it figured that when Adley Rutschman started hitting, he would do so in bunches. The evidence appears to be building. Baseball’s top prospect slapped a game-winning single into center field to snap a scoreless tie in the seventh inning of the Orioles’ 1-0 victory over the…