After a disastrous first year as a Laker, it seems that Russell Westbrook now wants out of L.A. An ESPN report on Friday indicated that Westbrook, 33, “parted ways” with longtime agent Thad Foucher after 14 years over “irreconcilable differences” about staying another season with the Lakers – and Westbrook appears to be the one…
Day: July 16, 2022
Someone in your family has COVID, so now what?
With persistently high case rates, and new extra-contagious omicron strains, what exactly are you supposed to do now in the growing eventuality that someone in your home tests positive for COVID-19? Can you and others in your home avoid infection? And when are you in the clear? The answers to some of these questions have…
Yankees fall to Red Sox, 5-4, on 11th inning wild pitch
In one of the sillier games of the season, the Yankees could not take advantage of a ridiculously bad throwing error from Red Sox’s closer Tanner Houck, eventually losing 5-4 in 11 innings. The game’s final innings saw Aroldis Chapman give up his third home run in his last nine outings, Aaron Boone get ejected…
Samuel Woodward, accused of killing Blaze Bernstein, to be evaluated by mental health experts
An Orange County judge temporarily suspended criminal proceedings against Samuel Woodward, accused of stabbing his former high school classmate Blaze Bernstein to death and burying him in a Lake Forest park, after Woodward’s defense attorney said she has concerns about whether he is competent to stand trial. Two mental health experts — one chosen by…
MLB’s Play Ball Park blends baseball history with hands-on fun
A worker puts finishing touches on a Negro League Baseball Museum exhibit at MLB’s Play Ball Park, which will be open to the public from Saturday-Tuesday at the L.A. Convention Center. The interactive baseball theme park features combines regionally relevant memorabilia, batting cages, high-tech fun and the chance to mingle with current and former stars…
Miguel Castro likely headed to IL after MRI for shoulder ‘barking’
Miguel Castro is the latest Yankees pitcher to take a ride through the MRI tube. The right-handed reliever has been dealing with some shoulder issues for the last couple of days. He got up to warm up in Thursday night’s loss, but never got into the game. “Yeah, He’s been barking a little bit shoulder…
Red Car Trolley returns this weekend to Disney California Adventure
The Red Car Trolley that added a nostalgic nod to the 1920s Los Angeles theme of the Disney California Adventure entry esplanade and an essential burst of kinetic energy to Buena Vista Street will return this weekend after a three-year absence. The Red Car Trolley returns Sunday, July 17 to Buena Vista Street in the…
Magic struggle without top pick but still productive with other players
The Orlando Magic are one game way from wrapping up their Las Vegas summer league schedule after another loss without No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero. The New York Knicks defeated the Magic 102-89 late Thursday night After starting 2-0 behind Banchero’s dominance, the Magic have lost two games in a row. They close out summer…
Orioles’ 10-game winning streak ends with 5-4 loss to Rays in AL East wake-up call
The Orioles have pledged that they show up to the ballpark each night expecting to win. Friday night brought a reminder that the other teams in the American League East feel the same way. A 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays ended Baltimore’s 10-game winning streak — their longest in one season since 1999…
Dodgers expect Brusdar Graterol’s absence to be brief
ANAHEIM ― The Dodgers might have dodged a bullet in the bullpen. Brusdar Graterol reported improvement in his right shoulder on Friday, one day after he was placed on the injured list with inflammation. The team was still awaiting the results of an MRI, but Manager Dave Roberts said he expects the right-hander’s time on…
MLB’s Play Ball Park blends baseball history with hands-on fun
A worker puts finishing touches on a Negro League Baseball Museum exhibit at MLB’s Play Ball Park, which will be open to the public from Saturday-Tuesday at the L.A. Convention Center. The interactive baseball theme park features combines regionally relevant memorabilia, batting cages, high-tech fun and the chance to mingle with current and former stars…
Red Car Trolley returns this weekend to Disney California Adventure
The Red Car Trolley that added a nostalgic nod to the 1920s Los Angeles theme of the Disney California Adventure entry esplanade and an essential burst of kinetic energy to Buena Vista Street will return this weekend after a three-year absence. The Red Car Trolley returns Sunday, July 17 to Buena Vista Street in the…
Samuel Woodward, accused of killing Blaze Bernstein, to be evaluated by mental health experts
An Orange County judge temporarily suspended criminal proceedings against Samuel Woodward, accused of stabbing his former high school classmate Blaze Bernstein to death and burying him in a Lake Forest park, after Woodward’s defense attorney said she has concerns about whether he is competent to stand trial. Two mental health experts — one chosen by…
Someone in your family has COVID, so now what?
With persistently high case rates, and new extra-contagious omicron strains, what exactly are you supposed to do now in the growing eventuality that someone in your home tests positive for COVID-19? Can you and others in your home avoid infection? And when are you in the clear? The answers to some of these questions have…
Magic struggle without top pick but still productive with other players
The Orlando Magic are one game way from wrapping up their Las Vegas summer league schedule after another loss without No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero. The New York Knicks defeated the Magic 102-89 late Thursday night After starting 2-0 behind Banchero’s dominance, the Magic have lost two games in a row. They close out summer…
Black Trader Joe’s customer drops civil rights lawsuit over incident at Chatsworth store
CHATSWORTH — A 74-year-old Black man has dropped his lawsuit against Trader Joe’s in which he alleged a white store captain at the Chatsworth location wrongfully blocked him from leaving for several minutes with a cart of groceries he had already bought while shopping in 2020. A lawyer for plaintiff Rene McCray filed court papers…
The surging Orioles are .500 this late in a season for the first time since 2017. They say they have ‘bigger aspirations.’
John Means isn’t on the field to experience this, no matter how much he’d like to be, but the injured Orioles left-hander can feel the energy in the clubhouse as their winning streak reached nine straight and Baltimore’s record rose to .500 on Tuesday. It’s so different than the first three seasons Means spent with…
Hertz false-arrest claimants file new suit, expanding dispute
Dozens of people who have accused Hertz Corp. of having them falsely arrested for stealing its rental cars filed a new lawsuit against the company Thursday, exposing it to potentially higher court losses. The new lawsuit, seen by Bloomberg, is based on allegations that had been bogged down in federal bankruptcy court, where there are…
Enclosing Soldier Field and selling its naming rights eyed to keep Bears in Chicago
Mayor Lori Lightfoot should consider renaming Soldier Field to raise money and “explore the feasibility” of enclosing the stadium with a dome or roof, an advisory panel she appointed to study Chicago’s Museum Campus recommended. The panel’s work marks Lightfoot’s attempt to keep the Chicago Bears, who are exploring a possible move to Arlington Heights,…