Month: June 2022

The UCLA baseball team entered Saturday needing four consecutive wins to advance out of the Auburn Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins easily cut the task to three with a 16-2 blowout of Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. No. 2 seed UCLA (39-23) still has a tough road ahead to make it out of the…

LOS ANGELES – From the ashes of the Dodgers’ three-game sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates, there has risen … smoke. “So two days ago, we beat the Mets and we come in (to the clubhouse) – the lights are off, the disco ball is going and the smoke machine is on,” Dodgers…

Caleb Kilian’s much-anticipated start Saturday night at Wrigley Field rekindled memories of similar Chicago Cubs debuts, from Jeff Pico to Kyle Hendricks. You never know whether a Cubs pitcher’s first start is the harbinger of things to come or just a cameo appearance in a career soon to be forgotten. Kilian showed Saturday he has…

PARIS — Iga Swiatek is unbeaten since February and sure looks unbeatable at the moment, now a two-time champion at the French Open. Coco Gauff, appearing in her first Grand Slam final at just 18, never stood much of a chance, like most opponents against Swiatek lately. The top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in…

Caleb Kilian’s much-anticipated start Saturday night at Wrigley Field rekindled memories of similar Chicago Cubs debuts, from Jeff Pico to Kyle Hendricks. You never know whether a Cubs pitcher’s first start is the harbinger of things to come or just a cameo appearance in a career soon to be forgotten. Before a 6-1 win over…

Orange County firefighters were battling a multi-alarm fire at a commercial building in Buena Park on Saturday night, June 4, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the 7600 block of Ninth Street, near Beach Boulevard, just before 8:10 p.m., Orange County Fire Authority spokesman Capt. Thanh Nguyen said. Buena Park – Firefighters are on scene…

PHILADELPHIA — On the day the Angels losing streak reached double-digits, Joe Maddon was asked another version of the same question he’s been asked just about every day this week. At what point does he need to call a meeting or somehow express his anger at what’s happened? “Who should I be angry at?” Maddon…

LOS ANGELES — Nothing like encouraging Jacob deGrom news to quell the disappointment of the Mets’ start to their Dodgers series. DeGrom threw a bullpen session on Saturday at Citi Field, said general manager Billy Eppler. It was the first time the Mets ace got back on a mound since he learned in late March…

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 Sunday June 5, 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…

Former Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace and his wife, Stephanie, sold their house in Lake Bluff for $1.4 million in an off-market deal, according to public records. Now a senior personnel executive with the Atlanta Falcons, Pace was the Bears’ general manager from 2015 until the team fired him in January. Pace and his…

Voters in Orange County weighed in on several key races in voting that ended Tuesday, from the race for governor to local races throughout the county. Orange County Register reporters covered the key races, and we’ve gathered links to their stories here. You can check out live results here, and we’ll have more updates from…

The next step could further define the degree that Udonis Haslem’s NBA story becomes one for the ages. With the Miami Heat captain turning 42 on Thursday, a return for a 20th season would put him in decidedly rarified air. The oldest player in the NBA this past season by four years over Carmelo Anthony…

There are a lot of reasons why you might want to download videos from a website or a platform. Maybe you’d like to watch them offline or you want to use them in a video project. However, some websites don’t offer a straightforward way to download videos. And so, a video downloading tool comes in…

  It’s unfortunate the Summit of the Americas being held in Los Angeles this week has been overshadowed by controversy over the Biden administration blocking the attendance of the authoritarian leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. That decision led Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to boycott the event. Although the summit involves a lot…

The courtroom drama of Proposition 22 has once again placed the issue of worker classification into focus. Proposition 22 was a ballot measure that excluded app-based drivers from provisions of the infamous Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), a law that reclassified many workers from independent contractors into employees. A trial court recently ruled to void…

The consistent fall of rain in Baltimore perhaps offered some cover, but the first pitch of Tuesday night’s Orioles game and six others that followed made it clear: Summer has arrived early at Camden Yards. After Chicago Cubs leadoff hitter Christopher Morel hammered Kyle Bradish’s first pitch over Oriole Park’s new left field wall to…

SAN DIEGO – Pete Alonso (hit by pitch on right hand) and Starling Marte (quad tightness) left with alarming injuries in the second inning of the Mets’ 7-0 loss against the Padres on Tuesday at Petco Park. Both Alonso and Marte left Petco Park for late-night MRIs following the loss, according to a Mets spokesman,…

As much hype as there is around Tua Tagovailoa and whether the Miami Dolphins quarterback’s arm strength has improved this offseason, what may be of greater importance for this offense is if new coach Mike McDaniel will transform the team’s run game. The Dolphins have been among the bottom four teams in rushing yards per…

After four whales were struck last year, Navy officials are now asking for some wiggle room in their agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service for training in the Pacific Ocean because it might be hard to guarantee another whale isn’t hit before the agreement runs out in December 2025. Officials with the U.S. Pacific…

Angels interim manager Phil Nevin, center, smiles in the dugout before their game against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Angels starting pitcher Jose Suarez throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Ronald…