Month: August 2022

The Milwaukee Brewers were in another tight divisional race when they arrived at Wrigley Field on Friday for the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. So I asked Brewers President David Stearns the obvious question: Can you still show your face in Milwaukee? “Yes,” Stearns replied. Is your face on any posters?…

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — The C.J. Tiller era at Rancho Cucamonga high school began Friday and gave Cougar fans a taste of the highlights they can expect to see this season. Rancho Cucamonga’s Trey Wilson runs past Servite’s Tyler McCown during a Week 0 non-league football game at Rancho Cucamonga HS stadium on Friday Aug. 19,…

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With a high-effort performance on a short week on the road, the Chicago Bears gave coach Matt Eberflus exactly what he was looking for in Thursday’s 27-11 defeat of the Seattle Seahawks. Sure, it’s preseason. And the big-picture significance of the Bears’ 2-0 start must be kept in proper perspective. (Translation: ultimately, it means very…

Reynaldo López’s slider was low and inside, well off the plate. It didn’t matter to Steven Kwan, who hit the pitch into the right-field corner for a tying triple for the Cleveland Guardians on Friday at Progressive Field. Amed Rosario hit López’s next offering to left for a run-scoring single. And just like that, a…

As the Orioles relievers line up by the home bullpen, watching the starting pitcher finish his warmup, there’s time for their attention to wander. They know in a few moments they’ll partake in a daily handshake line, but in the minutes before then, a great green stalk catches their focus. It was a midseason addition,…

Confronting the cartels The U.S. continues to monitor drug gang activity in Baja California after a recent spasm of violence across Mexico. The Aug. 12 instructions to U.S. government personnel in the nation to shelter in place are no longer in effect. The good news is most of Mexico is safe to visit, but the…

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The Chicago White Sox had an opportunity to inch closer to first place ahead of a big series against the division-leading Guardians in Cleveland. Instead, they closed out a homestand with a clunker Thursday against the Houston Astros. The Sox surrendered four home runs, including two two-run homers to Alex Bregman, in a lopsided 21-5…

This is the place to find all of OCVarsity’s coverage of the high school football games on the first Friday night of the 2022 season. We have game stories, a complete list of scores, a photo gallery and more. On Saturday, we’ll be publishing our detailed roundup of other games Friday, plus the Week 0…

Confronting the cartels The U.S. continues to monitor drug gang activity in Baja California after a recent spasm of violence across Mexico. The Aug. 12 instructions to U.S. government personnel in the nation to shelter in place are no longer in effect. The good news is most of Mexico is safe to visit, but the…

RANCHO CUCAMONGA — The C.J. Tiller era at Rancho Cucamonga high school began Friday and gave Cougar fans a taste of the highlights they can expect to see this season. Rancho Cucamonga’s Trey Wilson runs past Servite’s Tyler McCown during a Week 0 non-league football game at Rancho Cucamonga HS stadium on Friday Aug. 19,…

LOS ANGELES ― After six innings of scoreless baseball, Trayce Thompson got the Dodgers on the board Friday night. Then in the ninth inning, he kept the Miami Marlins off the board. Thompson’s leaping catch at the fence in right-center field denied Nick Fortes a possible game-tying home run to preserve a 2-1 Dodger win…

Reynaldo López’s slider was low and inside, well off the plate. It didn’t matter to Steven Kwan, who hit the pitch into the right-field corner for a tying triple for the Cleveland Guardians on Friday at Progressive Field. Amed Rosario hit López’s next offering to left for a run-scoring single. And just like that, a…

The Chicago White Sox had an opportunity to inch closer to first place ahead of a big series against the division-leading Guardians in Cleveland. Instead, they closed out a homestand with a clunker Thursday against the Houston Astros. The Sox surrendered four home runs, including two two-run homers to Alex Bregman, in a lopsided 21-5…

Elvis Andrus has played well against Cleveland throughout his 14-year career, slashing .342/.409/.518 in 87 games. He’s hoping that success continues after signing with the Chicago White Sox. “That was one of the things I saw when I signed with the team, ‘Ah, we’re going to play in Cleveland,’ ” Andrus said before Friday’s game…

The results from Thursday’s high school football games and the schedule for Friday’s games. THURSDAY’S RESULTS CIF-SS NONLEAGUE Adelanto 26, Castaic 7 Aquinas 28, Etiwanda 21 Bellflower 39, Pioneer 0 Bishop Amat 29, Valencia 6 Cantwell-Sacred Heart 38, Bassett 0 Capistrano Valley 45, Tustin 13 Carter 20, Los Osos 16 Chino Hills 13, Glendora 7…

Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Aug. 11 to Aug. 18. Kitchen at Dana Point Yacht Club, 24399 Dana Drive, Dana Point Closed: Aug. 17 Reason: No reason provided Thanh Long Maria Market, 12451 Westminster Ave., Santa Ana Closed: Aug. 16 Reason: Cockroach…

LOS ANGELES — Throughout his soccer-playing life, Cristian Arango saw himself reflected in the fictional exploits of Tsubasa Ozora. And for the past 12 months, Arango has repeatedly delivered his best Ozora impersonations while playing forward for the Los Angeles Football Club. Regardless of where in the world people have been exposed to Ozora, whose rise…

The NBA star questioned the owner, called out his co-star, pressed to fire the coach and general manager he once helped hire and repeated a loud trade request to sweep everything into a messy public conversation. Kevin Durant in Brooklyn in the discontented summer of 2022? This was Shaquille O’Neal in 2004. It’s why Miami…