Month: July 2022

DALLAS — Amanda Nunes won a unanimous five-round decision over Julianna Peña in the main event of UFC 277 on Saturday night to regain the women’s bantamweight championship that she lost last December. Nunes (22-5), nicknamed “The Lioness,” also holds the featherweight belt. The judges’ scoring was 50-45, 50-44 and 50-43. “Double champ again, baby!”…

DEL MAR — Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, recovering at home from a bout with COVID-19, most likely was feeling much better after watching Royal Ship run away and hide from his eight rivals in Saturday’s $300,000 Grade II San Diego Handicap at Del Mar. Sent postward at 9-1 from a 4-1 morning line,…

ANAHEIM — It would have seemed crazy a month ago for Luis Rengifo to be batting third. But this is what it’s come to for the Angels. Rengifo has actually been the Angels best hitter for a month. He delivered his biggest hit with a two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the…

MIAMI — Buck Showalter, as usual, was in good spirits prior to Saturday’s game. Part of it might be a return to his home state of Florida, or the generally relaxed nature that most players and coaches exude on the road, but the main reason is definitely how well his team has been playing. On…

It started with a leap at the wall, and then all hell broke loose. The ball screamed off the bat of Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Senzel, sailing toward the left field fence in the fifth inning Saturday night. With a leap, Orioles left fielder Austin Hays reached toward the ball and missed the catch. But…

As Gavin Sheets stepped to the plate with a man on in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday night at Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago White Sox starter Johnny Cueto turned to Leury Garcia in the dugout. “A homer here would be good for us,” Cueto said he told Garcia. “And then he hit a…

Ravens wide receiver Devin Duvernay suffered a thigh bruise after colliding with safety Chuck Clark on a sideline throw in an 11-on-11 period during Saturday night’s open practice at M&T Bank Stadium. Duvernay and Clark appeared not to see each other as they tracked the overthrown ball from quarterback Lamar Jackson, with Duvernay running up…

This is about the story we don’t know yet. That’s the romance of any NFL training camp. Each summer we sit in the bleachers at Miami Dolphins practices, just as coaches sit in meetings after them, wondering who will emerge as a story. Is it undrafted Braylon Sanders, who caught a touchdown Friday? Edge rusher…

What has been a consistent campaign for right-hander Tyler Wells hit a speedbump Thursday with the Orioles placing him on the 15-day injured list with lower left side discomfort. Manager Brandon Hyde said the team had yet to receive Wells’ MRI results, so the timeline for his absence is unknown. Wells left the mound with…

When Marcus Stroman signed with the Chicago Cubs shortly before the lockout, he thought it was a sign of the organization’s commitment to winning. After all, the Cubs gave him the fourth-largest contract among starting pitchers in the offseason. Stroman noted at the time that the Cubs are ”definitely not in a full rebuild, they…

The Yankees invited some of the heroes of their storied past to the Stadium Saturday. With no Old-Timer’s Game after extensive introductions, however, they just had to sit back and watch as the Yankees current hero continued to crush this game they played. Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 42nd home run in the second…

When Marcus Stroman signed with the Chicago Cubs shortly before the lockout, he thought it was a sign of the organization’s commitment to winning. After all, the Cubs gave him the fourth-largest contract among starting pitchers in the offseason. Stroman noted at the time that the Cubs are ”definitely not in a full rebuild, they…

The Yankees invited some of the heroes of their storied past to the Stadium Saturday. With no Old-Timer’s Game after extensive introductions, however, they just had to sit back and watch as the Yankees current hero continued to crush this game they played. Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 42nd home run in the second…

MIAMI — Buck Showalter, as usual, was in good spirits prior to Saturday’s game. Part of it might be a return to his home state of Florida, or the generally relaxed nature that most players and coaches exude on the road, but the main reason is definitely how well his team has been playing. On…

This is about the story we don’t know yet. That’s the romance of any NFL training camp. Each summer we sit in the bleachers at Miami Dolphins practices, just as coaches sit in meetings after them, wondering who will emerge as a story. Is it undrafted Braylon Sanders, who caught a touchdown Friday? Edge rusher…

What has been a consistent campaign for right-hander Tyler Wells hit a speedbump Thursday with the Orioles placing him on the 15-day injured list with lower left side discomfort. Manager Brandon Hyde said the team had yet to receive Wells’ MRI results, so the timeline for his absence is unknown. Wells left the mound with…

Through thickets of flora at City Creek in Highland, San Bernardino County sheriff’s Deputies Mike Jones and Branden Davault led county fire marshal’s inspectors along a narrow, rocky trail to several homeless encampments concealed in the brush. Holding boxes of 18-inch wooden stakes and stacks of red paper signs, they stapled the signs to the…

The consensus box of Del Mar picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday July 30, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…

LAFC forward Cristian Arango, left, and Seattle Sounders defender Jimmy Medranda vie for the ball during the first half of their MLS match on Friday night at Banc of California Stadium. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) LAFC forward Cristian Arango, right, and Seattle Sounders defender Jimmy Medranda vie for the ball during the first half of…

Darrell Smith Who in America will win the jackpot from Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing worth $1.28 billion? That’s billion with a B. The winning numbers were 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 with a Mega number of 14, lottery officials announced during the 8 p.m. drawing. The prize money has been building for months after…