Month: July 2022

Dwight Smith, who as a rookie in 1989 helped the Chicago Cubs win the National League East title, died Friday. He was 58. The Atlanta Braves, with whom Smith earned a World Series ring in 1995, said he died of congestive heart and lung failure, according to the Associated Press. “We are saddened by the…

As it turns out, Yu Darvish and Eric Hosmer can still win you a ball game. The Padres’ duo — one on the pitcher’s mound, the other manning first base and hitting an impactful early home run — joined forces to give San Diego a 4-1 win over the Mets on Friday night. Darvish, whose…

The Mets wasted no time in their search for a designated hitter. Before even beginning their first game after the All-Star break, the club announced that it acquired first baseman/designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates. In exchange, the Mets sent reliever Colin Holderman to the Pirates. “We wanted to get an offensive player…

Annie Rock is not a Baltimore native, but she’s adopted the Orioles. Her hometown Chicago Cubs remain her favorite, but the Orioles are her American League team, and she’s kept up with them since moving to Baltimore in 2019 for law school. In that time, she’s largely known the club as the worst in Major…

The second ball Aaron Judge smoked to left-center field went even farther than his first, almost clearing the visitor’s bullpen entirely on its way to the statue plaza at Camden Yards before a ricochet sent it back toward the celebrating New York Yankees relievers. They were nearly identical swings, the two home runs from Judge…

The run the Orioles embarked on before the All-Star break turned what some expected to be another losing campaign into one of excitement, with a 46-46 record and a path toward more competitive baseball on the horizon. Baltimore is 30-22 since May 21, the day then-top prospect Adley Rutschman made his major league debut at…

The run the Orioles embarked on before the All-Star break turned what some expected to be another losing campaign into one of excitement, with a 46-46 record and a path toward more competitive baseball on the horizon. Baltimore is 30-22 since May 21, the day then-top prospect Adley Rutschman made his major league debut at…

For as long as he’s hiding in the shadows of minor-league fields, rehab starts and simulated games, Jacob deGrom is the great unknown looming over the Mets’ season. Perhaps the best pitcher of his generation, deGrom hasn’t been any help to his team this year, as a problem in his scapula has kept him from…

“And once again, geek couture has invaded San Diego Comic-Con!” With that welcome from founder Ashley Eckstein, the 2022 Her Universe Fashion Show kicked off its return to Comic-Con International with a celebration of homecoming on Thursday, July 22. Eckstein and celebrity drag queen Nina West presided over the show, once again in its usual…

At least 600 pharmacists and pharmacy workers at Ralphs, Vons, Albertsons and Pavilions stores in Southern California voted “overwhelming” on Friday to authorize union leadership to call for a strike. United Food and Commercial Workers, which represents workers across seven locals, filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against the stores with the National Labor Relations Board,…

Annie Rock is not a Baltimore native, but she’s adopted the Orioles. Her hometown Chicago Cubs remain her favorite, but the Orioles are her American League team, and she’s kept up with them since moving to Baltimore in 2019 for law school. In that time, she’s largely known the club as the worst in Major…

Entering Year 10 of his professional football career, former UCF running back Latavius Murray has a message for the NFL. “I’m ready without a doubt physically,” Murray, who’s gone unsigned this offseason, told the Orlando Sentinel. Murray has spent the summer working out at UCF with other current NFL players such as Green Bay Packers…

When he was named Mets’ manager in December, the always-insightful Buck Showalter declared that “there’s no magic sprinkle dust,” and “it’s about winning baseball games.” His team’s next five games — three with the San Diego Padres beginning on Friday night, then a two-game mixer with the Yankees — are the exact types of games…

Aaron Donald’s “ring me” celebration instantly became a memorable Super Bowl moment, but he waited six months before they actually put a ring on his finger. There was no need for imagination on Thursday night when Donald and his Rams teammates pointed to their flashy championship jewelry during the team’s Super Bowl rings ceremony. The…

Those watching Jackson Holliday become the Orioles’ first overall draft pick witnessed something Stillwater baseball coach Jimmy Harris saw 29 times this spring, once after each of the shortstop’s doubles in his record-setting high school season. With his parents to his right and his girlfriend and siblings to his left as his name was announced…

The Ravens placed six players on the physically-unable-to-perform list Friday, five days before their first full-team practice of training camp. Running backs J.K. Dobbins (knee) and Gus Edwards (knee), outside linebacker Tyus Bowser (Achilles tendon), left tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle), cornerback Marcus Peters (knee) and safety Ar’Darius Washington (foot) will start camp on the PUP…

When he was named Mets’ manager in December, the always-insightful Buck Showalter declared that “there’s no magic sprinkle dust,” and “it’s about winning baseball games.” His team’s next five games — three with the San Diego Padres beginning on Friday night, then a two-game mixer with the Yankees — are the exact types of games…

“And once again, geek couture has invaded San Diego Comic-Con!” With that welcome from founder Ashley Eckstein, the 2022 Her Universe Fashion Show kicked off its return to Comic-Con International with a celebration of homecoming on Thursday, July 22. Eckstein and celebrity drag queen Nina West presided over the show, once again in its usual…

Aaron Donald’s “ring me” celebration instantly became a memorable Super Bowl moment, but he waited six months before they actually put a ring on his finger. There was no need for imagination on Thursday night when Donald and his Rams teammates pointed to their flashy championship jewelry during the team’s Super Bowl rings ceremony. The…

The run the Orioles embarked on before the All-Star break turned what some expected to be another losing campaign into one of excitement, with a 46-46 record and a path toward more competitive baseball on the horizon. Baltimore is 30-22 since May 21, the day then-top prospect Adley Rutschman made his major league debut at…