Day: August 4, 2022

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., recently asked the Department of Transportation to fine airlines for delays and cancellations and prevent airline consolidation. The widespread delays and cancellations are indeed annoying, but the senators’ demands won’t help any more than Congress’ last airline blunder did. Remember the last airline bailouts? During the pandemic,…

The passing of Bill Russell brought back a rush of memories of my attempt to obtain the basketball icon’s autograph in a place where few die-hard New York Knicks fans would have dared to enter. But I am getting ahead of the story. It was the spring of 1966. I was with a few friends…

ANAHEIM ― With the first overall pick of the 1992 amateur draft, the Houston Astros selected infielder Phil Nevin from Cal State Fullerton. Nevin reached the majors with the Astros three years later, only to be traded to the Detroit Tigers midway through his first season, in Aug. 1995, for pitcher Mike Henneman. With the…

In 1856, South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks walked over to the United States Senate chamber and repeatedly beat Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner over the head with a cane. Now that’s a fighter. Of course, Brooks was mad Sumner gave a speech denouncing slavery that threw shade at his uncle, so this was no virtuous fight…

WASHINGTON — It was just as beautiful as one would dream it to be. On a steamy Wednesday afternoon in our nation’s capital, Daniel Vogelbach connected for his first home run as a Met. At its glorious apex, the ball sat 125 feet in the air, coming down only when it was ready to land…

Lamar Jackson’s personal quarterback coach, Adam Dedeaux, has worked with his star client at Ravens training camp this week, an addition offensive coordinator Greg Roman said he welcomes. “We’re very familiar and very comfortable with Adam Dedeaux,” Roman said. “We’ve spent a lot of time talking to him, pretty much explaining to him what we…

Former New York Knick Iman Shumpert was arrested at Dallas’ airport and charged with marijuana possession on Wednesday. Police said Shumpert, who also briefly played for the Nets, admitted that he was carrying about six ounces of weed in his bag, TMZ reported. Shumpert was hoping to fly from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Los…

As Jordan Lyles packed for the Orioles’ series in Cincinnati and Texas, he stuffed his suitcase with more clothing than he typically would for a six-game road trip. That, he said Monday, was the only consideration he had given to the possibility he might be traded during it. Those clothes will go unneeded, and the…

Los Angeles County could move out of the federal government’s “high” COVID-19 activity category on Thursday, Aug. 3, based on recent drops in the rate of people being hospitalized with the virus, although the number of people being treated in local medical centers has risen slightly in recent days. The county has been in the…

Ravens rookie safety Kyle Hamilton left Wednesday’s training camp practice with an apparent injury, an early end to a disappointing day for the first-round draft pick. Hamilton was slow to get to his feet after diving to the ground as he defended a pass to tight end Isaiah Likely in an 11-on-11 period. After walking…

SAN FRANCISCO — Joey Gallo knew his time in New York was coming to an end, allowing him to get a headstart on regrowing the beard he had to shave a year ago when he was traded to the Yankees who do not allow their players to have beards. “I had a good idea that…

Los Angeles County could move out of the federal government’s “high” COVID-19 activity category on Thursday, Aug. 3, based on recent drops in the rate of people being hospitalized with the virus, although the number of people being treated in local medical centers has risen slightly in recent days. The county has been in the…

Ravens rookie safety Kyle Hamilton left Wednesday’s training camp practice with an apparent injury, an early end to a disappointing day for the first-round draft pick. Hamilton was slow to get to his feet after diving to the ground as he defended a pass to tight end Isaiah Likely in an 11-on-11 period. After walking…

Lamar Jackson’s personal quarterback coach, Adam Dedeaux, has worked with his star client at Ravens training camp this week, an addition offensive coordinator Greg Roman said he welcomes. “We’re very familiar and very comfortable with Adam Dedeaux,” Roman said. “We’ve spent a lot of time talking to him, pretty much explaining to him what we…

In 1856, South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks walked over to the United States Senate chamber and repeatedly beat Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner over the head with a cane. Now that’s a fighter. Of course, Brooks was mad Sumner gave a speech denouncing slavery that threw shade at his uncle, so this was no virtuous fight…

As Jordan Lyles packed for the Orioles’ series in Cincinnati and Texas, he stuffed his suitcase with more clothing than he typically would for a six-game road trip. That, he said Monday, was the only consideration he had given to the possibility he might be traded during it. Those clothes will go unneeded, and the…

Q: Jae Crowder doesn’t seem happy in Phoenix. Is it time for a reunion? – Theo. A: Well, it certainly has been an interesting few days regarding Jae Crowder’s Twitter account. First, on Monday, the former Heat forward tweeted, “CHANGE IS INEVITABLE.. GROWTH IS OPTIONAL.!! I BELIEVE ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE… I WANNA CONTINUE…

Hours before beginning their series with the Texas Rangers, the Orioles faced the demoralizing reality that they would not remain intact through the trade deadline. By its end, they could fully embrace they still have the potential to hunt a playoff berth in the season’s final months. Having traded away the longtime face of the…

On a day the Yankees traded away one of their starting pitchers, Jameson Taillon made that decision look even more questionable. The right-hander continued to struggle and the Bombers’ offense couldn’t keep up as the Mariners beat the Yankees 8-6 at the Stadium. The Yankees (70-35) have split the first two games of the series…

As the 2021-22 state budget was being finalized in June of last year, a $279.5 million appropriation was quietly inserted into the massive spending plan before it was sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. “Funds appropriated in this item shall be for the Port of Oakland for improvements that facilitate enhanced freight and passenger access and…