Q: Who is the better fit next to Kyle Lowry in the starting unit, Victor Oladipo or Tyler Herro? – Eddie, South Bend, Ind. A: First it remains to be seen how the Heat handle power forward. But assuming a lineup of Bam Adebayo at center, Jimmy Butler at small forward and Kyle Lowry at…
Month: August 2022
Serial con artist pleads guilty to stealing $1 million from rich clients in concierge service scam
A serial con woman from Arizona pleaded guilty Tuesday to running a bogus concierge service that siphoned rich people’s money — and their kids’ college funds — to fund her swanky lifestyle. Tracii Show-Hutsona, 53, admitted in Manhattan Federal Court to embezzling more than $1 million through her fraudulent VIP service Elite Lux Life from…
Ravens coach John Harbaugh swats away criticism of first-round pick Kyle Hamilton: ‘He’s going to be very versatile’
Ravens coach John Harbaugh was baffled by one line of criticism he saw coming out of the team’s Saturday evening practice at M&T Bank Stadium. First-round pick Kyle Hamilton could not stay with rookie free agent Bailey Gaither during a one-on-one coverage drill, a lapse that drew plenty of attention as fans and analysts dissected…
Anaheim’s leaders cannot afford to ignore their city’s fiscal problems: John Moorlach
When I was growing up in Orange County, there was an annual GLASS Conference that had a night for attenders and guests at Disneyland. As a teenager in the early 1970s, spending that evening with friends at “the happiest place on Earth” was a big deal, even for us locals. I bring it up as…
Mets silence Juan Soto and Nats, 7-3, one day before trade deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If this was Juan Soto’s last game as a Washington National, it ended like most of his other 2022 games have: with a loss. The Mets beat Soto and the Nats 7-3 on Monday night, giving the Mets seven straight wins and the Nationals nothing more than an uncertain future. Twisting the…
Football practices begin for Orange County high school teams
The calendar shows that summer has another seven weeks remaining, but the high school football season officially begins this week. Many Orange County teams are scheduled to hold their first practices of the 2022 season Monday. Those are teams that will play their season-opening games Aug. 18-20, which is called Week 0 by the CIF…
ASK IRA: Could there be a Jimmy Butler component to a Heat trade for Kevin Durant?
Q: If Boston has now set the mark that an All-Star needs to be included in the package for Kevin Durant, it should be Jimmy Butler and not Bam Adebayo. The combination of Butler and Durant is simply not as lethal as a combination of Bam and Durant. Not to mention, having two 34-year-olds is…
Dodgers keep rolling, rough up Logan Webb to beat Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Whatever intrigue and uncertainty surrounds the Dodgers these days, it has nothing to do with what they’re doing on the field. That has become very predictable. While the wheels of trade speculation spin faster and faster, the Dodgers keep collecting wins, handing the San Francisco Giants an 8-2 defeat for the latest…
Adley Rutschman has 3 hits to help Orioles beat Rangers, 7-2, in first game after Trey Mancini trade: ‘We’d like to think it was for him’
As the Orioles looked ahead to what the coming weeks might hold for them after Trey Mancini was traded to the Houston Astros, many noted it created an opportunity for others to step up. Many an Oriole did exactly that in Monday’s 7-2 victory over the Texas Rangers, coming hours after Mancini, their longest-tenured player…
Mets silence Juan Soto and Nats, 7-3, one day before trade deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If this was Juan Soto’s last game as a Washington National, it ended like most of his other 2022 games have: with a loss. The Mets beat Soto and the Nats 7-3 on Monday night, giving the Mets seven straight wins and the Nationals nothing more than an uncertain future. Twisting the…
Anaheim’s leaders cannot afford to ignore their city’s fiscal problems: John Moorlach
When I was growing up in Orange County, there was an annual GLASS Conference that had a night for attenders and guests at Disneyland. As a teenager in the early 1970s, spending that evening with friends at “the happiest place on Earth” was a big deal, even for us locals. I bring it up as…
Football practices begin for Orange County high school teams
The calendar shows that summer has another seven weeks remaining, but the high school football season officially begins this week. Many Orange County teams are scheduled to hold their first practices of the 2022 season Monday. Those are teams that will play their season-opening games Aug. 18-20, which is called Week 0 by the CIF…
Los Alamitos football brothers Vaka and Hoi Hansen transfer to St. John Bosco
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Football standouts Vaka and Hoi Hansen are returning to the Trinity League. The brothers, expected to be major contributors at Los Alamitos this fall, have enrolled at St. John Bosco, they confirmed over the weekend. Last season, the Hansens helped Servite beat St.…
Truck stuck under overpass bridge in Fountain Valley temporarily blocks northbound 405 Freeway traffic
Traffic was snarled on the northbound 405 Freeway in Fountain Valley on Monday afternoon after a truck became stuck under a bridge being constructed over the freeway at Brookhurst Street. Caltrans at 4:16 p.m. said all northbound mainline lanes were blocked and a SigAlert was issued. By 6:29 p.m. all lanes had reopened and the…
Giants lose safeties Dane Belton, Jarren Williams to injuries; center Jon Feliciano still out
The Giants lost their second-string safety tandem to injury. Giants rookie safety Dane Belton broke his collarbone intercepting a Daniel Jones pass in the end zone on Saturday. And third-string safety Jarren Williams was waived/injured with a hamstring. Belton, 21, had his left arm in a sling on the sidelines of practice Monday. The fourth-round…
Ravens coach John Harbaugh ‘not at liberty’ to share opinion on Browns QB Deshaun Watson’s suspension; G Ben Cleveland practices | NOTES
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after Monday’s training camp practice that he was “not at liberty” to share his opinion on the NFL suspending Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct. “That’s for the league to decide,” Harbaugh said. Watson, who was…
Yankees find time between trades to beat Mariners, 7-2
Hours after the Yankees made their biggest move before Tuesday’s trade deadline, Aaron Judge wanted to make sure that he and this team continued to prove they are contenders. So far, with less than 24 hours to go before the MLB trade deadline, the Yankees have added left-handed hitter Andrew Benintendi, relievers Scott Effross and…
Los Alamitos football brothers Vaka and Hoi Hansen transfer to St. John Bosco
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Football standouts Vaka and Hoi Hansen are returning to the Trinity League. The brothers, expected to be major contributors at Los Alamitos this fall, have enrolled at St. John Bosco, they confirmed over the weekend. Last season, the Hansens helped Servite beat St.…
Ravens coach John Harbaugh ‘not at liberty’ to share opinion on Browns QB Deshaun Watson’s suspension; G Ben Cleveland practices | NOTES
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after Monday’s training camp practice that he was “not at liberty” to share his opinion on the NFL suspending Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct. “That’s for the league to decide,” Harbaugh said. Watson, who was…
Football practices begin for Orange County high school teams
The calendar shows that summer has another seven weeks remaining, but the high school football season officially begins this week. Many Orange County teams are scheduled to hold their first practices of the 2022 season Monday. Those are teams that will play their season-opening games Aug. 18-20, which is called Week 0 by the CIF…