Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Los Alamitos’ football team and quarterback Malachi Nelson took the national stage Saturday but American Heritage of Florida seized the spotlight. The Patriots used a powerful ground attack to sprint past the Griffins 56-27 in the GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff in…
Day: August 29, 2022
Kenny Golladay sees curious amount of playing time in Giants’ preseason finale
Giants big-money receiver Kenny Golladay played 14 snaps and three offensive series in Sunday’s preseason finale, even though Daniel Jones and a lot of starters got the day off. Head coach Brian Daboll was noncommittal postgame when asked if Golladay’s roster spot could be in jeopardy. “All those receivers are competing,” Daboll said. “Kenny’s had…
Rams review: What we learned in preseason finale loss to Bengals
Here’s what we learned, what we heard and what comes next after the Rams completed their preseason with a 17-6 loss Saturday to the Bengals in Cincinnati that gave them a 1-2 record in exhibition play: UNDISCLOSED PUNISHMENT The biggest news item came from Rams coach Sean McVay’s in-game interview with the TV broadcast, when…
NASA moon rocket on track for Monday launch despite lightning hits
By MARCIA DUNN | The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight Monday, despite a series of lightning strikes at the launch pad. The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA. It’s poised to send…
Los Alamitos football falls to American Heritage in national showdown in Florida
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Los Alamitos’ football team and quarterback Malachi Nelson took the national stage Saturday but American Heritage of Florida seized the spotlight. The Patriots used a powerful ground attack to sprint past the Griffins 56-27 in the GEICO ESPN High School Football Kickoff in…
ASK IRA: Is change coming for Heat even with stagnant roster?
Q: Training camp might be more competitive than anticipated, since no whales were reeled in. Control what you can control is the motto for many NBA players. The Heat might adapt that outlook in September as Miami focuses in on sorting out assets under their control. – Leonard, Cornelius, N.C. A: And there could be…
Dennis Rodman plans visit to Russia in support of Brittney Griner
Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star who says he knows Russian President Vladimir Putin well, revealed his plan to travel to Moscow in support of incarcerated WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner was sentenced this month to nine years at a Russian prison. She was detained at a Moscow airport in February after custom officials said vape…
Austin Voth spins six one-hit innings but Orioles bats go quiet in 3-1 loss to close series with Astros
Pulled in with the rest of the Orioles’ infielders, Rougned Odor dove to his left, Yuli Gurriel’s sharp grounder just out his reach. Two innings later, the same was true of Rafael Montero’s two-strike changeup the Orioles’ second baseman saw while representing the go-ahead run in the ninth inning. Gurriel’s two-run single in Sunday’s seventh…
Dodgers’ slumping Chris Taylor ‘searching’ for his swing
MIAMI — It has not been pretty. Chris Taylor missed a month with a small fracture in his left foot after fouling a ball off it in early July. Since he returned in early August, he is 11 for 60 (.183) with strikeouts in almost half of those at-bats (27). “I think he’s clearly searching,”…
Denzel Mims says decision for trade request was between him and his agent
In possibly his final game in a Jets uniform, Denzel Mims might have saved his best for last. Mims recorded seven catches for 102 yards in Gang Green’s 31-27 victory over the Giants. On Wednesday, Mims’ agent Ron Slavin publicly requested the Jets either trade or release his client, stating, “It’s just time.” After Sunday’s…