Month: July 2022

Ignas Brazdeikis is moving on from the Orlando Magic after being with the organization for over a year. Brazdeikis, who was on a two-way deal with the Magic during the 2021-22 season, signed a contract with Zalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League and EuroLeague, the team announced Sunday. He signed a two-year deal with…

The United Food and Commercial Workers union, representing more than 700 pharmacists and pharmacy workers at Ralphs, Vons, Albertsons and Pavilions stores in Southern California, has rejected the latest contract offer from employers. The UFCW, representing seven locals, said in a statement released Wednesday the contract did not meet the needs of the majority of…

Navigating a shift in any market is difficult. No one wants to leave any money on the table by dropping their price too much. Nor do they want to overpay for something when buying. So, dressing up a disappointing deal requires a bit of finesse. For sellers, this means your house will be on the…

“Numerology” tries to find reality within various measurements of economic and real estate trends. Buzz: Is it safe to say housing has “crashed” when Southern California’s homebuying pace drops by 25% in a year to the sixth-slowest June in the past 35 years? Fuzzy logic: I’m bemused by how sensitive the real estate industry is…

In the digital world, everything you do online is tracked and mined by marketers to monetize your data. They track your browsing activities, cookies data, and identifiable features like IP address, device, and browser based identifiers, etc. to link your data to you. This brings us to the question: what’s the solution to such online…

Before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, returning the power to decide abortion law to the states, Texas found a way to restrict abortion by enacting a law that courts would not be able to block because no government entity was involved in enforcing it. Texas Senate Bill…

South Korean and American veterans and active duty service members gathered Wednesday, July 27, to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. In evidence the alliance that fought the war remains strong between the two countries today, the event at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos was hosted by the Association…

On Wednesday, Jacob deGrom made his fourth minor league rehab start of the year. Pitching to highly touted catching prospect Francisco Alvarez at Triple-A Syracuse, deGrom pitched four innings, matching the length of his previous outing on July 14. In between, he threw a simulated game on July 21 after dealing with some shoulder soreness…

Major League Baseball introduced PitchCom this year, a system that allows catchers to call signs for their pitcher electronically, sending the call directly to their ear rather than doing it the traditional way by putting down fingers for everybody to see. One of their best pitchers ever is not a fan. “Here’s what I’ll say…

South Korean and American veterans and active duty service members gathered Wednesday, July 27, to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. In evidence the alliance that fought the war remains strong between the two countries today, the event at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos was hosted by the Association…

In the digital world, everything you do online is tracked and mined by marketers to monetize your data. They track your browsing activities, cookies data, and identifiable features like IP address, device, and browser based identifiers, etc. to link your data to you. This brings us to the question: what’s the solution to such online…

On Wednesday, Jacob deGrom made his fourth minor league rehab start of the year. Pitching to highly touted catching prospect Francisco Alvarez at Triple-A Syracuse, deGrom pitched four innings, matching the length of his previous outing on July 14. In between, he threw a simulated game on July 21 after dealing with some shoulder soreness…

Ignas Brazdeikis is moving on from the Orlando Magic after being with the organization for over a year. Brazdeikis, who was on a two-way deal with the Magic during the 2021-22 season, signed a contract with Zalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League and EuroLeague, the team announced Sunday. He signed a two-year deal with…

Q: Ira, the Kevin Durant saga is over the top. He’s 34, past his prime, and exactly how many championships has he won without Stephen Curry/ Klay Thompson/Draymond Green? Zero. How many NBA Finals has he made without Russell Westbrook/James Harden/Serge Ibaka? Zero again. Giving away a young All-Star and multiple first round picks for…

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…

The Chicago Bears hit the practice field for the first time Wednesday morning at Halas Hall, but the real work for offensive linemen begins Monday when rules allow the team to put on full pads. So when the first unit the team ended June minicamp with was first up in team drills, that said something.…

Q: Adam Silver has unilateral power, so tell him to call the Nets and have them make up their mind with Kevin Durant. An entire league awaits. – Dylan. A: At the moment, Adam Silver does not seem to be taking my calls. But, believe me, the entire league would appreciate some type of closure…

Jackson Holliday didn’t have anything in mind when it came to what he might do with the franchise-record $8.19 million signing bonus the Orioles provided him as the first overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft. His grandfather, too, was largely stumped, with both noting Jackson has a satisfactory truck. Only one item came…

Walk-offs are more fun, right? The Mets will certainly take their 3-2, last-minute win over the Yankees on Wednesday, but the events that led up to it were less than ideal. A deeply strange managerial decision in the top of the eighth, a blown chance in the bottom of the eighth and a two-out single…

Walk-offs are more fun, right? The Mets will certainly take their 3-2, last-minute win over the Yankees on Wednesday, but the events that led up to it were less than ideal. A deeply strange managerial decision in the top of the eighth, a blown chance in the bottom of the eighth and a two-out single…