Month: August 2022

A year later, not much has changed about the Ravens’ preseason battle at left guard. Same early-preseason favorite: Ben Powers. “Probably Ben has been the most consistent guy there right now,” coach John Harbaugh said after practice Wednesday, “so he’s got to keep rolling from there and see what happens.” Same competition in training camp:…

Deshaun Watson will miss 11 games and be fined $5 million for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Thursday’s announcement comes after the NFL and NFLPA reached an agreement on the punishment for the Cleveland Browns quarterback. Watson will also undergo a “professional evaluation by behavioral experts and will follow their treatment program,” the league…

Flames badly damaged a boat in Dana Point Harbor on Thursday, Aug. 18, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported. The 31-foot Sea Ray was in a slip at Dock L when the fire was reported at about 1:30 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Hylton said. One person was aboard…

COSTA MESA — Justin Herbert didn’t play in the Chargers’ exhibition opener against the Rams last Saturday at SoFi Stadium, the first of three preseason games before the regular season begins Sept. 11. He also won’t play Saturday against the Dallas Cowboys or Aug. 26 against the New Orleans Saints. Keenan Allen and Mike Williams,…

  A T-34 airplane taxis at Camarillo Airport during the Wings Over Camarillo media day, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, to promote the airshow, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 20 and 21 at Camarillo Airport. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer) Judy Phelps will pilot her Pitts Special Biplane at the Wings Over Camarillo…

What a time to be alive and following college sports. All the intrigue and upheaval of this moment is making the NBA free agency season register as a minor, did-you-feel-something tremor on the Richter scale. Still all the major Whoa-Nellie! seismic activity shaking up the college athletics landscape is starting to feel sort of predictable:…

By RALPH RUSSO (AP) The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays. The Big Ten announced Thursday it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the rights to the conference’s…

Q: So in regards to the Tyler Herro extension, is Tyler going to be bummed he’s having to wait on it? Or do you think he wants another season to try and play his way to a max deal? I think the Heat are holding off more than just to preserve a trade chip. I…

The 2022 high school football season begins in Southern California tonight with a set of Thursday games for Week 0. Follow along tonight, Thursday, Aug. 18, for live updates from Southern California News Group reporters including scores, stats, video and much more from the sidelines. Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital…

By RALPH RUSSO (AP) The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays. The Big Ten announced Thursday it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the rights to the conference’s…

Deshaun Watson will miss 11 games and be fined $5 million for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Thursday’s announcement comes after the NFL and NFLPA reached an agreement on the punishment for the Cleveland Browns quarterback. Watson will also undergo a “professional evaluation by behavioral experts and will follow their treatment program,” the league…

Q: So in regards to the Tyler Herro extension, is Tyler going to be bummed he’s having to wait on it? Or do you think he wants another season to try and play his way to a max deal? I think the Heat are holding off more than just to preserve a trade chip. I…

When the Ravens face the Cardinals on Sunday night, wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown won’t be playing. But he will be a talking point. The Ravens traded Brown, Eric DeCosta’s first-ever draft pick as general manager, to Arizona for a first-round pick on the opening night of April’s draft. Sunday’s nationally televised game will be…

A year later, not much has changed about the Ravens’ preseason battle at left guard. Same early-preseason favorite: Ben Powers. “Probably Ben has been the most consistent guy there right now,” coach John Harbaugh said after practice Wednesday, “so he’s got to keep rolling from there and see what happens.” Same competition in training camp:…

The Mets placed Eduardo Escobar on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 16. His left oblique strain has been an interesting one, as Escobar hurt it on Friday, sat out on Saturday, then was forced into the game on Sunday when Guillorme’s injury occurred. On Monday, he started at third base, but with the…

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns following accusations of sexual misconduct. Watson was accused of sexual assault and harassment by two dozen women…

ATLANTA — Brett Baty is officially the new kid in the Mets’ clubhouse. The 22-year-old, wearing a jersey number that matches his age, stood in a small room in the lower level of Truist Park on Wednesday and explained everything that’s happened to him over the last 24 hours. “I got the call yesterday, got…

Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now A small medallion shining from Collins Acheampong’s necklace provides the first clue about what drives the Santa Margarita senior to succeed more than 7,000 miles away from home. The golden pendant in the shape of Acheampong’s native Ghana hangs high on his chest…

The Mets placed Eduardo Escobar on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 16. His left oblique strain has been an interesting one, as Escobar hurt it on Friday, sat out on Saturday, then was forced into the game on Sunday when Guillorme’s injury occurred. On Monday, he started at third base, but with the…

A year later, not much has changed about the Ravens’ preseason battle at left guard. Same early-preseason favorite: Ben Powers. “Probably Ben has been the most consistent guy there right now,” coach John Harbaugh said after practice Wednesday, “so he’s got to keep rolling from there and see what happens.” Same competition in training camp:…