Every year August flies by and we wonder where it went. It feels like the shortest month because it comes at the end of summer, and let’s face it, summer is all we have in this climate-cursed town, so we treasure it while it lasts. August also was supposed to be the month the Chicago…
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OAKLAND — This was not a weekend for the highlight reel. After a dramatic second-half slide, the Yankees had swept the contending Mets to start the week and hoped to come out here and build some momentum against the AL-worst A’s. Instead, the Yankees’ offensive issues resurfaced as Oakland’s Adrian Martinez shut down their bats…
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OAKLAND — Zack Britton left his rehab start on Saturday with a “glute cramp,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Sunday’s series finale against the A’s at the Coliseum. He added that the left-handed reliever should not suffer too much of a setback in his rehab from October 2021 elbow surgery. “It sounds like he…
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OAKLAND — It was a picture of his sister on his left leg that put Aroldis Chapman on the injured list. The Yankees former closer said Sunday he does feel bad about not being available for the Yankees right now, but felt it could not be expected. Chapman, who has large swathes of his arms…
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Earlier this year, we celebrated 49 years of safe, legal abortions with the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Unfortunately, we knew that as the Supreme Court was debating a case heard last fall – Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – it was likely to be the last anniversary of the landmark case. The outcome…
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I moved to Southern California in the ’80s with a suitcase full of skin tight spandex pants, ripped fishnet tank tops and extra large glam metal dreams of becoming the next Bret Michaels, Vince Neil or Joe Elliott. The Stadium Tour, featuring Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Classless Act,…
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The Miami Dolphins concluded their three-game preseason slate with a dominant 48-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles that both showed what the team’s top units can look like and saw several players battling for roster spots come through. “We got better every game,” McDaniel said, summarizing the exhibition season. Dolphins general manager Chris Grier and…
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The next singles match Serena Williams loses could – gulp – be her last. And she plays Monday. She’ll face Danka Kovinic, a 27-year-old Montenegrin who grew up watching Serena dominate on TV: No. 80 in the world vs. No. 605 headlining Day 1 of the U.S. Open, the only tournament standing between Williams and…
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Daniel Jones could be this fall’s lone hope at quarterback for New York football, not just Giants football. The QB situation at MetLife Stadium on Sunday was bleak. Giants backup Tyrod Taylor left the game on a cart with a back injury after a huge hit by Jets edge Micheal Clemons. Coach Brian Daboll said…
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Giants big-money receiver Kenny Golladay played 14 snaps and three offensive series in Sunday’s preseason finale, even though Daniel Jones and a lot of starters got the day off. Head coach Brian Daboll was noncommittal postgame when asked if Golladay’s roster spot could be in jeopardy. “All those receivers are competing,” Daboll said. “Kenny’s had…
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