Month: July 2022

As the Ravens trudged off the practice fields in Owings Mills last month, headed for their summer break, it was easy to imagine what the team could be in January but harder to project who it might have in September. The Ravens’ top offensive tackle was missing. So were their top two running backs. And…

Q: At first I was worried about missing out on P.J. Tucker backups like Gorgui Dieng and T.J. Warren. But I realize Pat Riley probably does not sweat role players when he is whale hunting. I probably would not either if I could regularly uncover undrafted and G League gems almost every year. But honestly,…

Perhaps coincidence. Perhaps reason for hope. And certainly perspective needed because it is summer league. But Nikola Jovic’s best performance three games into summer league came Tuesday in the Heat’s first victory of summer league, a 94-70 decision over the Golden State Warriors at the California Classic at Chase Center. Scoring 25 points, including 5…

Bugatti has opened a franchise showroom in Irvine, joining supercar nameplates Lamborghini, McLaren and Koenigsegg on Auto Center Drive. The 1,500-square-foot Bugatti Newport Beach is operated by Pietro Frigerio, the dealer principal who also operates the adjacent luxury car showrooms. Cedric Davy, the company’s chief operating officer of Bugatti of the Americas, was in attendance…

As the Orioles trickled toward their final out in a game in which they held three leads and lost each, a fan in the bowl of Camden Yards yelled out. “This is all your fault, Roogie!” It’s doubtful Baltimore second baseman Rougned Odor heard that proclamation as he prepped to hit in Tuesday’s bottom of…

Before Anthony Santander grabs a bat and waits his turn for on-field batting practice before games, the Orioles outfielder makes his way to first base. He doesn’t have a glove other than what he uses in the outfield, so Santander borrows a first baseman’s mitt from Ryan Mountcastle, Trey Mancini or Tyler Nevin. Then he…

If you are actively using iMessage to chat, you will eventually end up with a shortage of storage space. Be it an iPhone or even an iPad (if they’re both synced), the iMessages app takes up a lot of space. Freeing up space from your iMessage can be tricky – you will face the dilemma…

As the Orioles trickled toward their final out in a game in which they held three leads and lost each, a fan in the bowl of Camden Yards yelled out. “This is all your fault, Roogie!” It’s doubtful Baltimore second baseman Rougned Odor heard that proclamation as he prepped to hit in Tuesday’s bottom of…

PITTSBURGH — Aroldis Chapman touched 102 miles an hour with his fastball Tuesday night and pitched his first perfect inning since April 30. That was the lefty fireball thrower the Yankees were hoping to get back after he spent five weeks on the injured list with ankle tendinitis. “I mean, that’s more in line with…

Perhaps coincidence. Perhaps reason for hope. And certainly perspective needed because it is summer league. But Nikola Jovic’s best performance three games into summer league came Tuesday in the Heat’s first victory of summer league, a 94-70 decision over the Golden State Warriors at the California Classic at Chase Center. Scoring 25 points, including 5…

Bugatti has opened a franchise showroom in Irvine, joining supercar nameplates Lamborghini, McLaren and Koenigsegg on Auto Center Drive. The 1,500-square-foot Bugatti Newport Beach is operated by Pietro Frigerio, the dealer principal who also operates the adjacent luxury car showrooms. Cedric Davy, the company’s chief operating officer of Bugatti of the Americas, was in attendance…

Something seemed off with Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks early in his start Tuesday night. The veteran is known for his command and doesn’t light up the radar gun, but when Hendricks threw a sinker clocked at 83.8 mph in the first inning of the Cubs’ 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, it was notable.…

On a night when the Minnesota Twins pulled off the first 8-5 triple play in major-league history and manager Tony La Russa earned his first ejection of the season, the Chicago White Sox fell 6-3 in 10 innings before a raucous crowd of 32,483 on the South Side. The Twins pulled 5½ games ahead of…

SANTA ANA — A 44-year-old bookie pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years in prison Tuesday for gunning down a loan shark who owed him money in Westminster. Minh Quang Tran pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and admitted a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a gun. After his first trial in the…

CINCINNATI – Max Scherzer’s first pitch to Reds leadoff hitter Jonathan India was a 94 mph fastball that fell in for a strike. Catcher James McCann immediately tossed the ball back to Scherzer, who was working quicker than even his usual brisk pace. Right back to work, Scherzer offered another fastball, and then another. An…

A passerby found a man’s body in Ponderosa Park in Anaheim near a fence for the playground of Ponderosa Elementary School on Tuesday morning, July 5, and police investigators say they suspect the death was the result of a homicide. A passerby reported finding the man, who was north of Wilken Way, between South Haster…

The OC Health Care Agency reported 2,662 more cases of the coronavirus between Friday, July 1, and Tuesday, July 5, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 606,717. There were 13,896 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. The county is averaging 31 new cases a day…

The OC Health Care Agency reported 2,662 more cases of the coronavirus between Friday, July 1, and Tuesday, July 5, increasing the cumulative total since tracking began in the county to 606,717. There were 13,896 new cases reported in the last two-week period as of Tuesday. The county is averaging 31 new cases a day…

Perhaps coincidence. Perhaps reason for hope. And certainly perspective needed because it is summer league. But Nikola Jovic’s best performance three games into summer league came Tuesday in the Heat’s first victory of summer league, a 94-70 decision over the Golden State Warriors at the California Classic at Chase Center. Scoring 25 points, including 5…

On a night when the Minnesota Twins pulled off the first 8-5 triple play in major-league history and manager Tony La Russa earned his first ejection of the season, the Chicago White Sox fell 6-3 in 10 innings before a raucous crowd of 32,483 on the South Side. The Twins pulled 5½ games ahead of…