Month: June 2022

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…

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…

Criticism can tear you apart, but only if you allow it to do that. Accepting criticism is an essential part of improving one’s skills. A person always has to face his own share of criticism. The best kind is those who take criticism in their stride and learn to live with it. It is a…

This is the reality of owning a cat: You will buy him a soft, cushy cat bed. And a 6-foot-tall kitty condo. And various other comfy places to rest his head, exhausted from knocking things off the shelves all day. And the cat will sleep on a folded towel on the breakfast bar. This has…

Integrating Zoho Voice with Zoho Desk gives users the ability to manage both their call center and contact center services from one location. Having access to features that allow you to maximize productivity, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction means that you will stick and never searching for another alternative solution again. In this post,…

An open letter from lawmakers, staffers and consultants rocked the California state Capitol in 2017. California “postures itself as a leader in justice and equality,” they wrote, but the 140 signers all say they “endured, or witnessed or worked with women who have experienced some form of dehumanizing behavior by men with power in our…

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 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…