Day: July 17, 2022

It’s a weekend filled with fun in the sun and in the surf, a beach festival that puts a spotlight on the sea. The annual San Clemente Ocean Festival features serious competition along with lighthearted fun for all ages in the form of a two-day coastal community tradition that kicked off in the 1970s. Ian…

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now MISSION VIEJO — Mission Viejo clinched the unofficial title as the best high school 7-on-7 team in Southern California by capturing its South County tournament on Saturday. The Diablos even muscled their way to the top of the linemen competition but one questioned…

On May 19, the Texas Rangers released Matt Carpenter from their Triple-A team because they didn’t see a place for him on their big-league roster. The decision was described as mutual, and when Carpenter opted out of his deal with the Rangers, there was no guarantee that he’d ever step on a big-league field again.…

EUGENE, Ore. — Fred Kerley was 12 when he got his first tattoo. It was a birthday present to himself and he paid a street artist in the central Texas town of Taylor $200 to ink the Bible verse “Psalm 104” over his right rib cage so he could hide the tattoo from the disapproving…

The wreckage keeps piling up in the Yankees’ bullpen. One day after saying Miguel Castro would need some time on the injured list to deal with a shoulder issue, manager Aaron Boone gave some more clarity on the righty’s situation. “Castro, as of right now, will be a no throw for up to four weeks,”…

Sometimes, the future is closer than you think. MLB’s All-Star week festivities begin in earnest on Saturday with the annual Futures Game, and some of the best prospects in baseball have gathered for the seven-inning exhibition at Dodger Stadium. They’re not household names like the players who will take the field for Tuesday night’s main…

Multiple fights broke out Saturday evening at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, causing the park to close early for the night, officials said. Police responded around 7:30 p.m. to the park, where multiple fights were occurring, Buena Park Police Department Sgt. Chad Weaver said. There were reports from amusement park goers that shots were…

CHICAGO — The Mets could not have taken Game 1 of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field without J.D. Davis, who can pick it. In the bottom of the 10th inning of a tied game, Adam Ottavino had the pressure turned up when Frank Schwindel, the Cubs’ free runner at second, stole third. Ottavino, who was…

Sometimes, the future is closer than you think. MLB’s All-Star week festivities begin in earnest on Saturday with the annual Futures Game, and some of the best prospects in baseball have gathered for the seven-inning exhibition at Dodger Stadium. They’re not household names like the players who will take the field for Tuesday night’s main…

It’s a weekend filled with fun in the sun and in the surf, a beach festival that puts a spotlight on the sea. The annual San Clemente Ocean Festival features serious competition along with lighthearted fun for all ages in the form of a two-day coastal community tradition that kicked off in the 1970s. Ian…

CHICAGO — The Mets could not have taken Game 1 of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field without J.D. Davis, who can pick it. In the bottom of the 10th inning of a tied game, Adam Ottavino had the pressure turned up when Frank Schwindel, the Cubs’ free runner at second, stole third. Ottavino, who was…

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…

The wreckage keeps piling up in the Yankees’ bullpen. One day after saying Miguel Castro would need some time on the injured list to deal with a shoulder issue, manager Aaron Boone gave some more clarity on the righty’s situation. “Castro, as of right now, will be a no throw for up to four weeks,”…

They say all good things must come to an end. The Orioles lost their series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, on Friday night, ending their improbable 10-game winning streak. The club’s longest stretch of victories since 1999 propelled them back into playoff contention, serving as the first signs of life of a rebuild…

Everything was going as expected, Brian Ortega said. And then his shoulder happened. The South Bay featherweight suffered a shoulder injury late in the first round, resulting in a TKO loss to Yair Rodrigez on Saturday in the UFC on ABC 3 main event in UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. Ortega and Rodriguez went to the…

California is No. 1 in the nation when it comes to the business of professional sports. My trusty spreadsheet found the 15 pro teams in the four biggest leagues that call the Golden State home are worth a combined $43 billion. That’s more franchises and more value than any other state, according to a compilation…

At least one police officer fired at a homicide suspect in an Anaheim apartment building Friday night, authorities said. The suspect’s condition was not provided as of Saturday morning. After Westminster detectives learned that Trent William Millsap was in an apartment in the 3300 block of Lincoln Avenue in Anaheim, the West County SWAT Team…

Why do I collect backstories? For me, they are like hidden gems of background information that so often isn’t reported for one reason or another. Backstories have the potential to be a heartwarming feature, they can pique my interest to do further research, or they offer a beneficial lesson that someone else has learned. For…