DODGERS Retired: 1 Pee Wee Reese, 2 Tommy Lasorda, 4 Duke Snider, 14 Gil Hodges, 19 Jim Gilliam, 20 Don Sutton, 24 Walter Alston, 32 Sandy Koufax, 39 Roy Campanella, 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball), 53 Don Drysdale, broadcasters Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrin You can make a case: Zack Wheat (played before numbers…
Month: August 2022
‘Do I deserve this?’ After doubt and depression, NBA star Carmelo Anthony of Baltimore is finding the answers
A black SUV pulled up in front of a youth detention center in Northeast Washington on a hot August afternoon. NBA veteran Carmelo Anthony hopped out of the car, wearing a hoodie, sweatpants and a crisp pair of Nike Air Force 1s. It was the entrance of a future Hall of Famer, but Anthony carried…
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…
Angels’ Shohei Ohtani outduels Blue Jays’ Alek Manoah
TORONTO — Until the Angels can get to the playoffs, they’ll have to settle for moments like this one. Facing a contending team with a Cy Young candidate on the mound in front of hostile sellout crowd, Shohei Ohtani delivered. Ohtani pitched seven innings in the Angels’ 2-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on…
Dan Rodricks: Fact-checking a Trump-supporting Biden basher is probably futile, but irresistible | COMMENTARY
I can’t help myself: If we’re watching an Orioles game at the Swallow at the Hollow tavern, and some guy says Earl Weaver was the last manager to take the team to the World Series, I’d say sorry, pal, that was Joe Altobelli in 1983, and you can Google to confirm. I like facts. And…
High school football: Orange County’s Week 1 stat leaders and top performers
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The top performances from the Orange County high school football games in Week 1. Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to OCVarsity. WEEK 1 LEADERS Passing yards Awad, Edison …
ASK IRA: Does Kevin Durant door closing open one for Heat with Donovan Mitchell?
Q: Ira, you and others have said the Heat were holding off on Donovan Mitchell in case assets have to be available for Kevin Durant. Does the Nets’ statement change that? – Henry. A: First, I’m still not sold that the Kevin Durant issue is settled. Yes, perhaps for the moment, but the Nets’ first…
Alexander: There’s no single standard for retired numbers
Retiring a player’s number is one of the signature honors of sports, maybe just a step below Hall of Fame status. The standards? They often depend on who’s doing the retiring. Shortly after the Lakers recently announced plans to retire Pau Gasol’s No. 16 next March 7, this came tumbling into the inbox: “I am…
Galaxy goes east for two games amid tight playoff chase
Success for the Galaxy this season is usually found by scoring first and also when playing against the Eastern Conference. When scoring the first goal, the Galaxy is 9-1-2. And even though it is a limited schedule against the East, the Galaxy has a 4-1-1 mark. For the next two games, the Galaxy get to…
Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill among starters available for Dolphins preseason finale against Eagles
The Miami Dolphins’ preseason finale against the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday night might just be quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s in-game debut with new star receiver Tyreek Hill. The Dolphins announced a shorter-than-expected list of 10 players “not expected to play” 90 minutes before kickoff. Among the names on the list: Left tackle Terron Armstead, wide receiver…
‘Do I deserve this?’ After doubt and depression, NBA star Carmelo Anthony of Baltimore is finding the answers
A black SUV pulled up in front of a youth detention center in Northeast Washington on a hot August afternoon. NBA veteran Carmelo Anthony hopped out of the car, wearing a hoodie, sweatpants and a crisp pair of Nike Air Force 1s. It was the entrance of a future Hall of Famer, but Anthony carried…
Southern California teams’ retired numbers
DODGERS Retired: 1 Pee Wee Reese, 2 Tommy Lasorda, 4 Duke Snider, 14 Gil Hodges, 19 Jim Gilliam, 20 Don Sutton, 24 Walter Alston, 32 Sandy Koufax, 39 Roy Campanella, 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball), 53 Don Drysdale, broadcasters Vin Scully and Jaime Jarrin You can make a case: Zack Wheat (played before numbers…
Dan Rodricks: Fact-checking a Trump-supporting Biden basher is probably futile, but irresistible | COMMENTARY
I can’t help myself: If we’re watching an Orioles game at the Swallow at the Hollow tavern, and some guy says Earl Weaver was the last manager to take the team to the World Series, I’d say sorry, pal, that was Joe Altobelli in 1983, and you can Google to confirm. I like facts. And…
ASK IRA: Does Kevin Durant door closing open one for Heat with Donovan Mitchell?
Q: Ira, you and others have said the Heat were holding off on Donovan Mitchell in case assets have to be available for Kevin Durant. Does the Nets’ statement change that? – Henry. A: First, I’m still not sold that the Kevin Durant issue is settled. Yes, perhaps for the moment, but the Nets’ first…
Alexander: There’s no single standard for retired numbers
Retiring a player’s number is one of the signature honors of sports, maybe just a step below Hall of Fame status. The standards? They often depend on who’s doing the retiring. Shortly after the Lakers recently announced plans to retire Pau Gasol’s No. 16 next March 7, this came tumbling into the inbox: “I am…
Santa Ana’s first Chicano Heritage Festival celebrates city’s people, culture
There was a time when El Salvador Park was the place to be on a Sunday afternoon. Santa Ana residents packed the park to meet friends, hear music, and check out the shiny low-riders that cruised by, all forming part of a vibrant Mexican scene in the city. On Sunday, Aug. 28, Santa Ana is…
Column: It’s a bizarro season in Chicago, where the contending White Sox get booed and optimism grows for the Cubs
With a little more than one month remaining in this bizarro baseball season in Chicago, the Cubs and White Sox have somehow managed to switch identities. A contending Sox team is being booed on the South Side, where expectations have exceeded results and impatient fans have grown weary. “They have every right to be upset…
Villa Park football knocks off Orange again in rivalry game
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now ORANGE — Villa Park’s football team extended a big chunk of its bragging rights with a well-rounded performance Friday. Running back Carson Ridge rushed for two short scores and backfield mate Carter Chistie added a 63-yard touchdown run as the No. 20 Spartans…
How 2 Envigo beagles found forever homes in North Redondo Beach
Just two weeks ago, a 2.5 year-old gentle pooch had never heard the sound of a squeaky toy. Similarly, a 5-year-old sweet pup had never drunk from a water bowl. The two female beagles grew up confined to unsanitary cages. They likely each mothered a litter of pups every year of their young lives. They…
Kyle Bradish shuts down AL-best Astros over eight innings as Orioles begin series with 2-0 win
Eight days before he faced the American League’s best team, Orioles rookie right-hander Kyle Bradish watched reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes take on that circuit’s top squad. As the Milwaukee Brewers’ ace pitched against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bradish noticed how far to the first-base side of the rubber Burnes worked…