Month: July 2022

ATLANTA — There have not been many games in this forgettable Angels season like this one. The Angels scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon. “It felt great,” said Taylor Ward, who started the scoring with a homer. “Hopefully we can keep…

The Orlando Magic have reached an agreement with Kevon Harris on a two-way contract, multiple league sources confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel Monday morning. Once the deal is signed, Harris will occupy the Magic’s second two-way roster spot after Admiral Schofield signed his two-way qualifying offer with the Magic on Friday to return to Orlando.…

With a base open and two outs, perhaps avoiding the situation entirely would’ve been the best result. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had done his share of damage to that point this series. Entering Sunday, Judge had eight homers in his previous 11 games against Baltimore, including two during Friday’s series opener. But Orioles…

The NFL is in the streaming business. NFL+ officially launched Monday, the league’s own streaming service that will include live out-of-market preseason games, local and primetime regular season and postseason games, Network shows and NFL Film archives on mobile phones and tablets. “The passionate and dedicated football fans are the lifeblood of the NFL, and…

Any speculation as to whether quarterback Lamar Jackson will hold out of Ravens training camp until he signs a contract extension was seemingly put to rest Thursday. The 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player arrived at the Ravens’ facility in Owings Mills five days before veterans are expected to report for training camp. Jackson, who is…

Isac Lundestrom and the Ducks avoided an arbitration hearing and agreed Monday on a two-year, $3.6-million contract. Lundestrom was the fourth and final restricted free agent to re-sign with the Ducks, after Urho Vaakanainen, Bo Groulx and Olle Eriksson Ek agreed to deals Friday. The hearing had been scheduled for Wednesday. Lundestrom’s salary of $1.8…

Q: Hi, Ira. Could Max Strus have a shot at the starting P.J. Tucker slot? Could they start him and Tyler Herro, too? – Eddie. A: The only way Max Strus could start alongside Tyler Herro would be for Max or Jimmy Butler to start at power forward. And that would put considerable stress on…

Any speculation as to whether quarterback Lamar Jackson will hold out of Ravens training camp until he signs a contract extension was seemingly put to rest Thursday. The 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player arrived at the Ravens’ facility in Owings Mills five days before veterans are expected to report for training camp. Jackson, who is…

ATLANTA — There have not been many games in this forgettable Angels season like this one. The Angels scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon. “It felt great,” said Taylor Ward, who started the scoring with a homer. “Hopefully we can keep…

One swing of Pete Alonso’s super-charged bat on Sunday night may end up as a turning point of the Mets’ season. The Mets’ 8-5 win over the San Diego Padres — who had beaten the Mets four out of five times entering the game — was accelerated by Alonso in the bottom of the sixth…

Q: Hi, Ira. Could Max Strus have a shot at the starting P.J. Tucker slot? Could they start him and Tyler Herro, too? – Eddie. A: The only way Max Strus could start alongside Tyler Herro would be for Max or Jimmy Butler to start at power forward. And that would put considerable stress on…

With a base open and two outs, perhaps avoiding the situation entirely would’ve been the best result. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had done his share of damage to that point this series. Entering Sunday, Judge had eight homers in his previous 11 games against Baltimore, including two during Friday’s series opener. But Orioles…

The trade deadline is approaching, and the Orioles have done little to clarify the direction executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias might take. Even in dropping a series to the vaunted New York Yankees, these Orioles showed how competitive they can be if they are kept together and potentially added to. But they…

Daniel Vogelbach and Michael Perez are not going to win the Mets a World Series. Sure, both players could contribute should the Mets get there. It’s not hard to envision Vogelbach stepping up to the plate against a right-handed reliever and delivering a 400-foot euphoria bomb into the Citi Field crowd, instantly becoming a postseason…

Wins always lighten the mood in the clubhouse. Chicago Cubs manager David Ross joked catcher Yan Gomes will get all the day-game starts going forward after he hit two home runs in a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies. The homers were Gomes’ first since June 13. “If the performances keep up like…

To the credit of the youth gathered at the Miami Heat’s basketball clinic Thursday at the Rolling Loud music-festival venue at Hard Rock Stadium, they tried. No sooner did a hand go up and the question came out about the Heat possibly trading for Utah Jazz guard Donovan Michell, then Heat guard Victor Oladipo said,…

The Ravens added more depth at offensive tackle Thursday by re-signing veteran David Sharpe. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sharpe, who appeared in three games with Baltimore in 2021, was signed to the Ravens’ practice squad in September before being elevated to the active roster ahead of a Week 7 loss to the…

Wins always lighten the mood in the clubhouse. Chicago Cubs manager David Ross joked catcher Yan Gomes will get all the day-game starts going forward after he hit two home runs in a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies. The homers were Gomes’ first since June 13. “If the performances keep up like…

ATLANTA — There have not been many games in this forgettable Angels season like this one. The Angels scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon. “It felt great,” said Taylor Ward, who started the scoring with a homer. “Hopefully we can keep…

With a base open and two outs, perhaps avoiding the situation entirely would’ve been the best result. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had done his share of damage to that point this series. Entering Sunday, Judge had eight homers in his previous 11 games against Baltimore, including two during Friday’s series opener. But Orioles…