Here’s what we learned, what we heard and what comes next after the Rams completed their preseason with a 17-6 loss Saturday to the Bengals in Cincinnati that gave them a 1-2 record in exhibition play: UNDISCLOSED PUNISHMENT The biggest news item came from Rams coach Sean McVay’s in-game interview with the TV broadcast, when […]
Read more »By MARCIA DUNN | The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight Monday, despite a series of lightning strikes at the launch pad. The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA. It’s poised to send […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »Q: Training camp might be more competitive than anticipated, since no whales were reeled in. Control what you can control is the motto for many NBA players. The Heat might adapt that outlook in September as Miami focuses in on sorting out assets under their control. – Leonard, Cornelius, N.C. A: And there could be […]
Read more »Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star who says he knows Russian President Vladimir Putin well, revealed his plan to travel to Moscow in support of incarcerated WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner was sentenced this month to nine years at a Russian prison. She was detained at a Moscow airport in February after custom officials said vape […]
Read more »Pulled in with the rest of the Orioles’ infielders, Rougned Odor dove to his left, Yuli Gurriel’s sharp grounder just out his reach. Two innings later, the same was true of Rafael Montero’s two-strike changeup the Orioles’ second baseman saw while representing the go-ahead run in the ninth inning. Gurriel’s two-run single in Sunday’s seventh […]
Read more »MIAMI — It has not been pretty. Chris Taylor missed a month with a small fracture in his left foot after fouling a ball off it in early July. Since he returned in early August, he is 11 for 60 (.183) with strikeouts in almost half of those at-bats (27). “I think he’s clearly searching,” […]
Read more »In possibly his final game in a Jets uniform, Denzel Mims might have saved his best for last. Mims recorded seven catches for 102 yards in Gang Green’s 31-27 victory over the Giants. On Wednesday, Mims’ agent Ron Slavin publicly requested the Jets either trade or release his client, stating, “It’s just time.” After Sunday’s […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »Q: Training camp might be more competitive than anticipated, since no whales were reeled in. Control what you can control is the motto for many NBA players. The Heat might adapt that outlook in September as Miami focuses in on sorting out assets under their control. – Leonard, Cornelius, N.C. A: And there could be […]
Read more »Here’s what we learned, what we heard and what comes next after the Rams completed their preseason with a 17-6 loss Saturday to the Bengals in Cincinnati that gave them a 1-2 record in exhibition play: UNDISCLOSED PUNISHMENT The biggest news item came from Rams coach Sean McVay’s in-game interview with the TV broadcast, when […]
Read more »Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star who says he knows Russian President Vladimir Putin well, revealed his plan to travel to Moscow in support of incarcerated WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner was sentenced this month to nine years at a Russian prison. She was detained at a Moscow airport in February after custom officials said vape […]
Read more »MIAMI — It has not been pretty. Chris Taylor missed a month with a small fracture in his left foot after fouling a ball off it in early July. Since he returned in early August, he is 11 for 60 (.183) with strikeouts in almost half of those at-bats (27). “I think he’s clearly searching,” […]
Read more »As Anthony Santander rounded second base after his third-inning home run Saturday, he waved out to the Orioles’ bullpen out behind a fence in left field, a tradition he’s adopted with the relievers not being in the dugout to celebrate with the rest of the team. “I salute them,” Santander said through team interpreter Brandon […]
Read more »Zach LaVine and his wife, Hunter, on Sunday welcomed their first child, Saint Thomas, the Chicago Bulls guard announced Wednesday on Twitter. After signing a maximum five-year, $215.2 million contract extension with the Bulls in July, LaVine expressed excitement and nerves over his new role as a father. “That’s bigger than basketball, bigger than everything,” […]
Read more »If statues honoring the former DuSable High School’s most revered alumni were erected in front of 4900 S. Wabash Ave., “Sweet” Charlie Brown would be standing in bronze alongside Nat King Cole, Mayor Harold Washington and Sweetwater Clifton, the first Black player to sign a contract to play in the NBA. Like Clifton, Brown was […]
Read more »Q: Ira, I heard you talking about Montrezl Harrell so I had to chime in. He would be perfect for the Heat. – Eric. A: Except, of course, the Heat are not in position against the luxury tax to add another player at the moment. But, yes, many of the Heat’s size and energy questions […]
Read more »The final few active-roster cuts are annually some of the toughest decisions NFL teams have to make as August turns to September and training camp turns into regular season prep. Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier and coach Mike McDaniel have several questions to answer by the Tuesday 4 p.m. deadline to cut their roster […]
Read more »Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star who says he knows Russian President Vladimir Putin well, revealed his plan to travel to Moscow in support of incarcerated WNBA star Brittney Griner. Griner was sentenced this month to nine years at a Russian prison. She was detained at a Moscow airport in February after custom officials said vape […]
Read more »As Anthony Santander rounded second base after his third-inning home run Saturday, he waved out to the Orioles’ bullpen out behind a fence in left field, a tradition he’s adopted with the relievers not being in the dugout to celebrate with the rest of the team. “I salute them,” Santander said through team interpreter Brandon […]
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