Month: August 2022

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…

Parkland Little League 12-Under All-Star Manager Derek Anderson was proud of everything this year’s team was able to accomplish. Parkland followed up the program’s first trip to the state tournament last season by making a return visit. Parkland captured the district tournament as they defeated North Springs, 8-7; Fort Lauderdale, 6-0, and Fort Lauderdale, 4-2.…

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…

Ravens outside linebacker Vince Biegel tore his Achilles tendon in practice Thursday, ending his promising training camp bid for a roster spot and thinning the team’s defensive depth. Ravens rookie center Tyler Linderbaum, meanwhile, will be “fine,” coach John Harbaugh said, after leaving practice early with a left foot injury. Biegel was carted off the…

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…

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…

Legislators in California and throughout the country say they are trying to make the internet a safer place – and limit the harassment, harm, misogyny and misinformation that have become too common in the online world. In their haste to protect the public, however, they risk making the internet a more foreboding place. California’s approach…

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…

The past week-plus has been big for the Orioles’ farm system, in several ways. On Monday, Baltimore finalized its 2022 draft class, adding a fresh wave of talent to the system’s lower rungs. The same day, they traded Trey Mancini, long the face of their major league team, to the Houston Astros in a three-team…

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…

A couple of decades, 104 NFL starts and two Pro Bowl selections ago, Kyle Fuller was just a kid who’d excitedly attend Ravens preseason games after youth football practice. A Baltimore native in a football-focused family, Fuller was a Ravens fan as he grew up and excelled at Mount Saint Joseph. He went on to…

For the last 50 years, right-of-center politics in California has been laser-focused on one subject: keeping taxes low. For these voters, the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978 was a monumental achievement that put hard caps on how much property taxes could rise for existing homeowners. Even as California politics has become dominated by Democrats,…

A petition circulating in Arlington Heights could hamper the village’s ability to offer financial incentives to the Chicago Bears in their proposed relocation to the village, as well as to any business looking to settle there. An organization called Americans for Prosperity, which its Illinois director, Brian Costin, described as libertarian, is spearheading the campaign…

The Chicago Cubs are finally heading to London. They were initially scheduled to play the St. Louis Cardinals in London during the 2020 season before the pandemic canceled the series. Major League Baseball announced Thursday the Cubs and Cardinals will play in the London Series next season at London Stadium on June 24-25. “The MLB…

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…

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…

The past week-plus has been big for the Orioles’ farm system, in several ways. On Monday, Baltimore finalized its 2022 draft class, adding a fresh wave of talent to the system’s lower rungs. The same day, they traded Trey Mancini, long the face of their major league team, to the Houston Astros in a three-team…

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…

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…

The consensus box of Del Mar picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus picks Enjoy the consensus horse racing picks online? Subscribe Sign up for Ponies Express newsletter and get…