Month: June 2022

  With a recession bearing down on the economy, the last thing needed is more legislation to hamper businesses. Which is why the California Legislature should cancel all seven “jobs killer” bills on the California Chamber of Commerce’s May 31 list. The deadly bills: Assembly Bill 2183 is by Assemblyman Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley. It…

Kings captain Anze Kopitar was honored with the NHL’s Mark Messier Leadership Award on Wednesday. It is bestowed each year upon “the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice, during the regular season and who plays a leading role in his community growing the game of hockey.” Though…

A culture is being created by new head coach Mike McDaniel and his coaching staff. A new offense is being installed by the Miami Dolphins, meshing what worked for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the core foundation of the play-action-based West Coast Offense. A defense that returns most of its core players is being tinkered with,…

THOUSAND OAKS — Tutu Atwell rededicated his mind and body to football this offseason after the Rams’ top draft pick in 2021 had a disappointing, injury-shortened rookie year. Part of Atwell’s program, prescribed by team trainers to strengthen his 5-foot-9, 165-pound frame, involves drinking milkshakes, lots of milkshakes. “Strawberry-banana, always,” he said when asked his…

NEW YORK — Not even Shohei Ohtani could stop the Angels’ losing streak. Ohtani was charged with four runs in three innings, his second consecutive rough outing, and the Angels lost, 6-1, to the New York Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday. It was the Angels’ seventh loss in a row,…

Grayson Rodriguez, the Orioles’ top pitching prospect, has been diagnosed with a lat muscle strain, an industry source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Baltimore Sun. The severity is not yet certain, the source said, and there isn’t a timeline for recovery in place currently. “Safe to say he’ll miss some time, and…

Flux is a GPU-mineable coin that is completely decentralized thanks to FluxNodes, which is located worldwide on enterprise-class hardware. Like other GPU-mined currencies, Flux uses the Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism. But the biggest advantage of Flux is the ZelHash algorithm, which provides ASIC and FPGA resistance to avoid excessive hash power centralization. So, in this guide,…

Here’s hoping this grand experiment of Mike McDaniel works, and not just to show there’s another way of leading football besides the drill-sergeant dinosaur from an antiquated time before players got pedicures and picked playlists for practice. It’s also because football sounds fun with the new Miami Dolphins coach. That’s a word you rarely hear…

The thinnest ice cracks dangerously when you tell people that a movie they love has been changed and that they might enjoy the new version as much or even more. With crushed ice on hand, here goes: the musical version of “Tootsie,” which opened Wednesday, June 1 in Costa Mesa, stacks up very well with…

The Ravens are in their second week of organized team activities, and offensive coordinator Greg Roman already likes the flexibility offered by tight ends Mark Andrews, Nick Boyle and rookies Charlie Kolar and Isaiah Likely. When the Ravens traded wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to the Arizona Cardinals in a surprising move on the first…

The Ravens are in their second week of organized team activities, and offensive coordinator Greg Roman already likes the flexibility offered by tight ends Mark Andrews, Nick Boyle and rookies Charlie Kolar and Isaiah Likely. When the Ravens traded wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to the Arizona Cardinals in a surprising move on the first…

A culture is being created by new head coach Mike McDaniel and his coaching staff. A new offense is being installed by the Miami Dolphins, meshing what worked for quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the core foundation of the play-action-based West Coast Offense. A defense that returns most of its core players is being tinkered with,…

Flux is a GPU-mineable coin that is completely decentralized thanks to FluxNodes, which is located worldwide on enterprise-class hardware. Like other GPU-mined currencies, Flux uses the Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism. But the biggest advantage of Flux is the ZelHash algorithm, which provides ASIC and FPGA resistance to avoid excessive hash power centralization. So, in this guide,…

Kings captain Anze Kopitar was honored with the NHL’s Mark Messier Leadership Award on Wednesday. It is bestowed each year upon “the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice, during the regular season and who plays a leading role in his community growing the game of hockey.” Though…

  With a recession bearing down on the economy, the last thing needed is more legislation to hamper businesses. Which is why the California Legislature should cancel all seven “jobs killer” bills on the California Chamber of Commerce’s May 31 list. The deadly bills: Assembly Bill 2183 is by Assemblyman Mark Stone, D-Scotts Valley. It…

Keegan Thompson’s value to the Chicago Cubs goes beyond labeling his role. He has done everything from spot start to working in multi-inning appearances out of the bullpen. His 2.1 bWAR ranks eighth among big-league pitchers and second overall on the Cubs behind catcher Willson Contreras. Thompson’s versatility on the pitching staff is a welcomed…

Bolsa Grande High handed diplomas to its graduating class on Tuesday, May 31. The commencement featured cheering families and smiling grads as the seniors marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of their bright futures. Graduate Dinh Thong Ngo waves to family and friends during the commencement ceremony for Bolsa Grande…

The longer you stay in the freelancing trade, the more you will encounter a particular type of client, one of the ‘difficult’ variety. They are essentially the same as normal clients, although they aren’t afraid to make their opinions heard. Everyone has their own opinion on matters, and it’s not uncommon for freelancers or entrepreneurs…

Southern California homeowners who have turned their yards into lush green oases filled with grass, trees and vegetable gardens may be in for a challenging summer as temperatures rise and drought-driven water restrictions take effect in parts of the region. The instinct may be to scramble to save everything, but agricultural experts say you may have…

The Ravens’ preseason schedule has been set. The team’s Aug. 27 finale against the Washington Commanders will now kick off inside M&T Bank Stadium at 7 p.m. The game was previously scheduled to start at 4 p.m. The Ravens will also host the Tennessee Titans on Aug. 11, with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. On Aug.…